Donald Richie will appear again at Good Day Books to discuss how he writes short stories. To attend his talk, please buy a copy of Botandoro, his latest collection of  stories, fables, parables and allegories from us.

 
  Past Events
 9 November 2008

contradictory attitude toward imperialism to his spat with Mark Twain, who returned from the dead to present his side.

We congratulate Professor Donald Keene for being awarded the Order of Culture.  Professor Keene, one of the pioneers in introducing Japanese literature to the world, is pictured below during his October 2008 talk at  Good Day Books.

BOOKCLUBS
On 16 November, our BookClub members will discuss The Failure of Political Islam by Oliver Roy.

On 7 December, members of our Non-Native English Speakers’ BookClub will discuss The  Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.

Conan the Librarian says:

Strange Questions of the Month:

Do you have B.O.? 
He was not asking about body odor, but Barack Obama!

Why did time begin?

If I give you one book, can I take a book?

Why aren’t you Russian?

What is the mass of the English book readers in Japan?

Are Japanese citizens are reader of English Book? (sic)

No, we do not need any 2008 calendars!

Strangest Request:

Please buy some new German books for me.

Strangest book traded: 

Cannibalism and the Common Law by A.W. Brian Simpson

Strangest title requested:

The Great Tit (Hamlyn Species Guides) (Paperback) by Andrew Gosler