Book Review: The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper and Other Short Stories by Rebecca Otowa

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper and Other Short Stories Author: Rebecca OtowaPublisher: Tuttle PublishingPublication Date: March 24, 2020ISBN: 9784805315514 Synopsis from Goodreads:From the unique standpoint of an American woman who married into a Japanese family and has lived in Japan for moreContinue reading “Book Review: The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper and Other Short Stories by Rebecca Otowa”

Rats Nest by Mat Laporte

Title: Rats Nest Author: Mat Laporte Publisher: BookThug Publication Date: October 16, 2016 ISBN: 9781771662444 Synopsis from Goodreads: Mysterious and sometimes hallucinogenic, RATS NEST builds a narrative out of the complexity and dialectical uncertainty that many people feel about being alive in the 21st century. This first full-length book by Mat Laporte introduces readers to aContinue reading “Rats Nest by Mat Laporte”

Review: Bream Gives Me Hiccups

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Bream Gives Me Hiccups Author: Jesse Eisenberg Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: September 8, 2015 ISBN: 9780802124043 Synopsis from Goodreads: Taking its title from a group of stories that begin the book, Bream Gives Me Hiccups moves from contemporary L.A. to theContinue reading “Review: Bream Gives Me Hiccups”

Review: Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami

*I received this book from Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Wind/Pinball: Two Novels Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: August 2015 ISBN: 9780385681827 Synopsis from Goodreads: The debut short novels–nearly thirty years out of print– by the internationally acclaimed writer, newly retranslated and in one English-language volumeContinue reading “Review: Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami”