Holly Thompson





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Holly Thompson was raised in New England, earned her B.A. in biology from Mount Holyoke College and her M.A. in English with a concentration in creative writing/​fiction from New York University. Long-time resident of Japan, she is a lecturer at Yokohama City University, where she teaches creative writing, academic writing, short stories and American culture.

Holly's fiction is often set in Japan.


Recently PaperTigers.org, the wonderful website that focuses on multicultural books for young readers, world literacy and more, launched a series on the PaperTigers Blog called Global Voices. I was honored to be asked to be the first guest blogger for this new program. The PaperTigers Blog describes the new Global Voices program: "Each month we will be inviting a guest to join us and write thr... read more »
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Average rating: 3.78 · 327 ratings · 104 reviews · 4 distinct works
Orchards
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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The Wakame Gatherers
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2007
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Ash: A Novel
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions
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Tomo: Friendship through Fi...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012
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Words in the Dust
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"Actually, yes! A productive afternoon. "
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Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
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Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
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Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy
Words in the Dust
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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Between Shades of Gray
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An important book that has long needed to be written.
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How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
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I loved this novel, Sara Zarr's strongest yet, I thought. Looking forward to her next work.
The House Baba Built by Ed Young
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Drawing from Memory by Allen Say
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The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto
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