From time to time, I post news on my blog relating to conferences, books, events and memorable experiences. You can access the blog entries by clicking on the posts, below. Please feel free to make comments or ask questions!
News
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Trevor Kew – Singing the Japanese National Anthem (Kimi ga yo)…or trying to…at the 2010 World Cup
Continuing from the last post’s theme of embarrassing myself in foreign languages, I thought I’d include a flashback to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Below […]
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Getting Interviewed (on Japanese TV)…
Getting interviewed is always a strange experience, even more so when in another language! And when the topic is wrapping paper, obviously an area of expertise for […]
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A Real Visit to Marist Brothers School in Kobe…Followed by A Virtual Visit
I had the great experience of visiting Marist Brothers School in Kobe over my school’s spring break in order to speak about my two sports novels, Trading […]
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After the Earthquake
In the wild maelstrom of post-earthquake news, pseudo-news and high-speed opinions, it has been difficult to know what to make of the past month here in Japan. […]
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London Times Literary Review – Spiders
While reading my weekly edition of the London Times Literary Review in early March, I happened on an interesting review of a book called Spider that examines […]
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SCBWI Interview – Why Write Novels About Sports?
I was recently interviewed about my sports novel writing by Holly Thompson of SCBWI (the Society of Book Writers and Illustrators). You can find the interview by […]