Book Breaks

“Japan’s Unsung Gifts: Masks, Umeboshi and More.” Memoirs of a Mask Maker captures Kathryn Graven’s four-decade relationship with Japan. From high school exchange student to Tokyo correspondent, from mother and artist to teacher and author, Japan shaped her professional and personal life in ways big...

The speakers will be Roland Kelts and Joseph Chou. The Hollywood Reporter calls Japanese animation (anime) “the world’s most bankable and Covid-resistant form of popular entertainment.” What’s behind anime’s explosive global appeal, and why is Hollywood so invested? Now Japan’s premier export, anime reaches massive...

David Joiner’s novel Kanazawa was released in January 2022 by Stone Bridge Press. It is the first published literary novel set in the city of Kanazawa and Ishikawa prefecture. In this Book Break, Joiner will read from and discuss Kanazawa. Special focus will be...

  We all know now that climate change is very much "for real" – and the question on many people's lips is, can we slow the process down sufficiently or quickly enough to prevent a climate disaster, or is it too late? But there is...