Where The Wild Ladies Are

I have been anxiously awaiting the release of not one but TWO Japanese translations this fall, and they have finally arrived! The first, WHERE THE WILD LADIES ARE, by Aoko Matsuda, is a collection of stories that are loosely based on Japanese folktales about ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural entities. The second, EARTHLINGS, was written by Sayaka Murata—if you haven’t read her delightful 2016 novel CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN, you’ve probably at least seen the cover. EARTHLINGS is about a young girl named Natsuki who is convinced that both she and her cousin are aliens. As we watch Natsuki mature into adulthood, we watch her struggle to define her identity as she feels increasing social pressure to conform. Both books are now available at your local indie bookstores (and Amazon, but who wants that). 

—Julia Hammer, Creative Exec