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Good heavens, what a mess!  I am NOT well versed in uploading, posting, revising, re-organizing text and photos…..you’ll simply have to take it as it is.  I hope you can figure out what goes where!

So, what else have I been doing for these past weeks? Events are one thing;  marketing is another kettle of fish.  Due to its bi-lingual nature, there are things that only Tak and I can do to promote the book, specifically to the Japanese community.

Along with my illustrator, David Namisato, I have an interview coming up this month in the Canada-wide Nikkei VOICE, a bi-lingual newspaper. Coincidentally, the English editor, Mika Fukuma, went to school with David!  There’s that small world thing again!

Jennifer Hashimoto of  Nikkei Books, featured Fly Catcher Boy at recent book events in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Hamilton, Ontario.

David also got books to several newspapers found on line—e-Nikka and Bits, both of which can be translated into English with a click.

Locally, the Nikkei Centre Museum in Burnaby is featuring Shiwasu, a collection of crafts by local Japanese artists. I was welcomed to participate and feature Fly Catcher Boy; Takeshi has also entered his hand-made calligraphy cards for the show/sale, running until December 19^th.

Outlets for the book in Vancouver:

RICE TERRACES, everything Japanese & South Asian. Owner, Yoko Aljama is featuring the book for sale. 1441 W. Broadway in Vancouver.

ONCE UPON A HUCKLEBERRY BUSH, 4387 Main Street, Vancouver

KIDSBOOKS, on W. Broadway, Vancouver

BLACKBERRY BOOKS, Granville Island, Vancouver

Local White Rock/South Surrey outlets:

KIDSBOOKS, 32^nd Avenue shopping centre

WHITBY BOOKS, 14833 Marine Drive

SOL YOGA STUDIO, Crescent Beach

Of course, it’s available on Amazon: Canada, USA, Japan, UK, Germany, France…..so far!

Bulk orders? Get onto www.gumbootbooks.com and check out “how to order”.

In the works….

*readings at all Japanese language schools in the lower Mainland.  We will be telling the story in the old Japanese tradition of “kamishibai” (see recent blog to find out more)

*working on several more Japanese retailers to handle the book on consignment

*postings on “annoucement boards” on two Japanese business organizations’ websites

*featured speaker to Mokoyouku’s Lunch & Learn program in January 2010

*January interview for Senior Living Magazine plus book featured on their website and in their magazine

*reading for 6-8 year olds in after-school program, January

*working on getting FCB onto the B.C. Ferry gift shops

*present the Japanese Consul General with a book (photo of course)

*continue to work at getting book into the hands of Japanese, in Japan; we have some elves working on this as we speak. Our eyes are focused on the goal of getting multiple copies of FCB into every public & private primary school library across Japan.

*pre-Christmas filming of yours truly reading the story; to be posted on Youtube hopefully by the end of the year.  SUGOI!!!! Pretty busy….