2 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:5.00

Roland Kelts’s Followers (12)

Roland’s Bookshelves

to-read (1)
currently-reading (0)
read (2)

Roland’s Friends (6)

Robert Weston

13 books | 241 friends

Diana

145 books | 126 friends

John

1,753 books | 2,198 friends

Leza Lowitz

105 books | 610 friends

Imran Khan

2 books | 145 friends

Patrick Sherriff

614 books | 733 friends

Roland Kelts

Goodreads Author

Website

http://www.japanamericabook.com/

Twitter

rolandkelts

Genre

Nonfiction, Entertainment, History

Member Since

August 2009

edit data

Roland Kelts, half-Japanese American writer, editor and lecturer, lives half of each year in Tokyo and New York. He is the author of "Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US," writes about contemporary Japan for several publications in the US, Japan, Europe and Canada, and is a frequent commentator on Japan for National Public Radio and the BBC. He also plays the drums. ...more

933 posts
Roland Kelts's Blog

Live in New York with Haruki Murakami, Jason Moran and Motoyuki Shibata December 11

Please join me this December 11th at Town Hall New York City with author Haruki Murakami, jazz artist Jason Moran and friends, and scholar/translator Motoyuki Shibata for a very special one-night celebration hosted by Japan Society, The Town Hall, The Center for Fiction, All Nippon Airways and McNally Jackson Books. Tix on sale September 26. https://japansociety.org/events/haruki-murakami/

Combine Editions
Roland Kelts’s books

Average rating: 3.56 · 411 ratings · 56 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us by Colleen Kinder (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Leslie Jamison (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Lauren Groff (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 949 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naoto: Wächter von Fukushima by Fabien Grolleau, Ewen Blain, Roland Kelts (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. 3.53 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

rss
Roland’s Recent Updates

Roland Kelts wrote a new blog post Live in New York with Haruki Murakami, Jason Moran and Motoyuki Shibata December 11 Please join me this December 11th at Town Hall New York City with author Haruki Murakami, jazz artist Jason Moran and friends, and scholar/translator Read more of this blog post »
Sep 20, 2025 12:07AM · like
Roland wants to read Things Become Other Things: A Walking Memoir by Craig Mod (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 09, 2024 11:25PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Roland's books…

Quotes by Roland Kelts (?)

“But in Japan, there are two very specific words to define these selves: tatemae, or the presentation of your public self, and honne, how you really feel. ”
― Roland Kelts

4 likes

“In America, if you succeed, you get sued. If nobody is suing you in America, you haven’t made it there.”
― Roland Kelts, Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.

0 likes

“It’s kind of a stoic life, to survive strictly on your obsessions. It’s also kind of religious, sometimes. You could say that it’s a kind of postmodernist view—to survive a meaningless life strictly on your tastes in things, your styles.”
― Roland Kelts, Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.

0 likes

See all Roland Kelts's quotes »

Roland’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.

Roland Kelts’s Followers (12)

Roland Kelts

Goodreads Author

rssRoland’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod

rss
Roland’s Recent Updates