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The Book Trail: From ‘Kitchen’ to Short Stories - stopthefud The Book Trail: From ‘Kitchen’ to Short Stories - stopthefud Posted: 10 May 2020 11:30 PM PDT I am beginning this particular Book Trail post with a translated novel I reviewed last month, and very much enjoyed.  As ever, I have used the 'Readers Also Enjoyed' tool on Goodreads to generate this list. 1.  Kitchen   by  Banana Yoshimoto ' Kitchen juxtaposes two tales about mothers, transsexuality, bereavement, kitchens, love and tragedy in contemporary Japan. It is a startlingly original first work by Japan's brightest young literary star and is now a cult film.   When Kitchen was first published in Japan in 1987 it won two of Japan's most prestigious literary prizes, climbed its way to the top of the bestseller lists, then remained there for over a year and sold millions of copies. Banana Yoshimoto was hailed as a young writer of great talent and great pas...

Concord High students bond over shared love of learning in quarantine literature course - Concord Monitor Concord High students bond over shared love of learning in quarantine literature course - Concord Monitor Posted: 07 May 2020 01:44 PM PDT Lately, Niyanta Nepal is spending a lot of time reading on the deck of her home in Concord. With her busy schedule as president of the junior class, reading for fun isn't normally something she has much time for. But now that she's learning from home, Nepal finds herself immersed in the world of classic literature. Nepal is part of a course with six other juniors run by Concord Interim Superintendent, Frank Bass, on James Joyce's "Dubliners" and William Faulkner's short stories. It's a new remote learning course students have chosen to take in addition to their regular course load. They aren't getting grades for it – and Bass isn't getting paid to teach the cl...

Shonen Jump: Ten Series You Won’t Believe They Publish | CBR - CBR - Comic Book Resources Shonen Jump: Ten Series You Won’t Believe They Publish | CBR - CBR - Comic Book Resources Posted: 03 May 2020 11:42 AM PDT Shonen Jump has traditionally been seen as "boys manga." Most readers expect to see how powered action-filled series like Naruto being published by the company. Every once in a while, a comedy anime like Rosario+Vampure will wiggle at of the magazine, but the core vibes of the magazine are still apparent. It's a bit surprising to fans to find out that there are tons of well-known series that come from Shonen Jump and don't fall into the normal tropes as the popular series. In fact, Shonen Jump has actually been known to license shoujo series, one of which that became a hit drama in Korea. Below are ten different manga series that you won't belive they publish. RELATED:  10 Must-Read Ongoing Romance Webtoons, Ran...