About Bronwyn Elsmore: Bronwyn is New Zealand born and bred and though she’s travelled a lot she’s “very much a Kiwi”. Over her writing career she has published over a wide range of genres – fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children, short stories, articles, poetry, and stage plays – but she is now concentrating on novels. She has won many writing awards, particularly for short stories and plays. Home is on the outskirts of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, overlooking the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Bronwyn Elsmore
Motions and Moments: More Essays on Tokyo by Michael Pronko
Motions and Moments is the third book by Michael Pronko on the fluid feel and vibrant confusions of Tokyo life. These 42 new essays burrow into the unique intensities that suffuse the city and ponder what they mean to its millions of inhabitants. Based on Pronko’s 18 years living, teaching and writing in Tokyo, these essays on how Tokyoites work, dress, commute, eat and sleep are steeped in insights into the city’s odd structures, intricate pleasures and engaging undertow. Included are … [Read more...] about Motions and Moments: More Essays on Tokyo by Michael Pronko