MEDIA WHORES -- a bizarro story of sex, zombies, and a mediamatrix looking to step on your nuts -- now on sale at Second Life: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Publishing%20Island/63/187/36

Hello everyone, I would like to steal a little of your bandwidth and make a quick announcement about the opening of my e-bookstore at Lulu.com. I hope no one is overly upset that I am posting this. This group obviously enjoys Japan themes, so I am crossing my fingers that I won't get flamed. But I will delete the post if it is deemed inappropriate ( Read more... )

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Kodansha, a great site for introducing yourself to, or curbing your craving for, Japanese best-selling novels. Great authors like Miyuki Miyabi (one of Masae's absolute favorite authors -- and quickly becoming one of mine), Ryu Murakami (Coin Locker Babies, In the Miso Soup), Kenzaburo Oe, Yukio Mishima and many others. Also find books on cooking, ( Read more... )

I found this list of references to English-language publishing in Japan. I happened upon it accidentally, but it's a resource I have been wondering about for years. Finally, a very comprehensive list, courtesy of The Foreigner - Japan:

The Foreigner - Japan: Publishing Links