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Leslie Shimotakahara

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in Toronto, Canada

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http://www.leslieshimotakahara.com

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Stories

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Edith Wharton, Toni Morrison, Emma Donoghue ...more

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May 2010

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Leslie Shimotakahara's memoir, The Reading List, was winner of the Canada-Japan Literary Prize. Her debut novel, After the Bloom, was published to critical acclaim in 2017, receiving a starred review from Booklist, and her next novel, Red Oblivion, will be released in fall 2019. She holds a Ph.D. in English from Brown University. Leslie lives with her partner in Toronto.

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	After the Bloom 3.54 avg rating — 183 ratings — 5 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
	Red Oblivion 3.65 avg rating — 55 ratings — 6 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 Reading List: Literature, Love and Back Again 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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

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Leslie Shimotakahara answered Goodreads's question: What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book? Actually, in my new novel, After the Bloom, I draw upon a mystery in my own life as a point of inspiration -- the mystery surrounding the grandfather I never knew. He died before I was born of a stroke, according to my grandmother, though as I grew o See Full Answer
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