A convent with a secret, sesame-miso hotpot, and why it’s harder to get a Japanese boyfriend than a Japanese girlfriend
Hi friend, it’s me again.
Last month there was a special edition of Japanagram because I found so many things I wanted to share with you while I was getting ready to launch The Last Tea Bowl Thief. The book is finally out now, YAY! And I was very surprised and excited to see it was named an Editor’s Pick for Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense by Amazon. I hope you’re intrigued enough to have a look and maybe even try a sample. Meanwhile, here are the extra goodies that Japanagram subscribers got in October!
Links to the SPECIAL EDITION Japanagram features:
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WHY, JAPAN, WHY?
Why is it so much harder to get a Japanese boyfriend than a Japanese girlfriend?
The American character in The Last Tea Bowl Thief has had a longer relationship with her goldfish than with any man since she arrived, and I think the reason might surprise you…read more
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BEYOND TOKYO
The convent with a thousand-year-old secret
Come with me to Jakko-in, the venerable convent that appears in The Last Tea Bowl Thief, and pull up your chair to hear the most amazing true story I’ve ever come across in my travels through Japan…read more
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JAPANESE HOME COOKING
Savory Sesame-Miso Hotpot
The Japanese tradition of cooking fresh ingredients at the table in a clay pot is extra-magical. I make this hotpot whenever I invite people who don’t know each other very well to dinner, because cooking together somehow always leads to great conversations and lasting friendships…read more
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BOOK REVIEW
The Last Tea Bowl Thief
This is the story of a tea bowl that passes from one fortune-seeker to the next for three hundred years. It’s also the story of two women—one American, one Japanese—whose futures depend on finding it. But neither can get her hands on it without the other’s help…read more
Coming in NOVEMBER…
