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Childrenβs author. Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories out April β26 (full cast Audible Original out now) π―π΅π¬π§ Rep: Lucy Irvine https://www.darleyandersonchildrens.com/client/william-yamaguchi-dobson/
βοΈCOVER REVEALβοΈ for our graphic novel Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares! @scholasticuk.bsky.
Weβve been working on it since 2023. Itβs been quite a journey. The idea was one of those lightning bolt moments.
Think Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Labyrinth & Wednesday
#comics #KidLitUK
I hope many children (and adults!) will enjoy reading The Village Beyond The Mist by Sachiko Kashiwaba, enthrallingly translated by Avery Udagawa - so wonderful it's been selected for this scheme. Can't wait for the next book to be published in English. Maybe something involving π§ββοΈπ??
Thanks for the signal boost, Avery! γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγ!πββοΈ
Chelsea buns in Obuse, Nagano, remain the stuff of #kidlit! William Yamaguchi Dobson "was able to slip the slenderest of references to the Iwasaki bakery in my debut middle-grade novel. It's called The Fortress of Lost Memories . . ." 1/3
". . . [and is already] an Audible Original, with a full cast (starring many Japanese actors) out now in English-speaking territories. It will be published in April next year by Scholastic with the title KAMIZEN: Fortress of Lost Memories." 2/3 www.audible.com/pd/The-Fortr...
After all these years, how wonderful to know the Iwasaki familyβs story has been commemorated in a PB! I have many happy memories of them.
@wydobson.bsky.social lived in Tokyo until age 11 and spent summers near Obuse, where he sometimes rode in Iwasaki-san's station wagon. The Iwasakis also feature in the #picturebook The Nurse and the Baker by Mika Ichii, translated by Hart Larrabee. Legends! 3/3 ihatov.wordpress.com/2016/09/10/c...
Thank you!!
ICYMI: Scholastic UK has signed Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories, a middle-grade fantasy with a focus on Japanese folklore by debut author William Yamaguchi Dobson, accompanied by βbreathtakingβ art by Japanese artist Sawa π #BookSky
Congratulations to you both in finding each other! Excellent interview too.
Spectacular achievement, Craig! Hope good things come from this win, and to the others on the short and longlists. For now, enjoy the moment. π₯
Congratulations!!
Picture shows cover art from Architecture in Animation, the bath house from Studio Ghibliβs Spirted Away
Top picture of a still from My Neighbour Totoro of an early Showa house, below that a hand drawn image of the house and well, and below that a painting of a subterranean view out into the garden.
A still from the film From Up on Poppy Hill showing the Latin Quarter, a rainbow tinted gallimaufry of higgledy stairs, cobwebbed chandeliers and book piles.
First book post of the year. And what a stunner!
The book will not be going on the shelf, but will remain within reach for future reference and re-reading, and I can't say that happens often.
Astonished to find I'm the first reviewer on Waterstones. Go, readers, add a review, this book deserves the signal boost. @questingvole.bsky.social
The moment for snippets! I remember seeing a golden yes for my entry and being in total joyous disbelief. I hope the feeling has been reciprocated for those who are in a similar position with these teasers. It was a pleasure reading your submissions, well done to everyone who entered. π
Sounds like another cracking case, congratulations Lis.
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Girl with smiley faces painted on her hands, making a heart shape in front of her eye. Captioned Last call for children's manuscripts for 2024's award
It's the final week for children's submissions and our Junior Judges are raring to read! With a whopping Β£5,000 for the winning manuscript and literary agent Enrichetta Frezzato judging, don't miss Saturday's deadline! #booksky #kidlit
Spiral staircase at Beckford's Tower in Bath with the caption The Bath Novel Awards, the next step for your manuscript
π«Emerging children's writers, if you're thinking of stepping up for the Bath Children's Novel Award 2024, don't miss the deadline! With Β£5,000 for the winner, and literary agent Enrichetta Frezzato judging, enter by Nov 30th for your chance to shine #booksky
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Listened to it. Mind and heart totally swept away.
Rufus says hi! Heβs an Australian Labradoodle, going through the teenage phase. ππβπ¦Ί
