Books & Zines
Book and zine reviews, plus my own zines and ebooks.
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Japan Links #8
Another bumper batch of Japan-related articles. First up, I reviewed a new book – Kawaii! Japan’s Culture of Cute at Super Cute Kawaii, and we…
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Let’s Make a Zine!
Okay, Zine Challengers – if you’re wishing you’d never signed up and now you have no time and aaargh… well, here’s how to make a…
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Moshi Moshi Tokyo Shopping Guide Book
It’s been a while since I shared some other Tokyo Shopping Guides with you. Moshi Moshi Tokyo is a new-ish guidebook from the Space Shower TV…
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Four Months of Kindle
I’ve now been a Kindle owner for four months, though it feels like a lot longer. The short news is that I still love it,…
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Fun with the iBookstore
My Kawaii Japan book has finally been accepted by Apple’s iBookstore, after 3 rejections. My Tokyo Shopping Guide was accepted everywhere first time so I…
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Sewing Plans
As part of my clearout, I had another look through my fabric crate and found quite a few unfinished projects. While I am guilty of…
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Angel Bunny Gets Lost!
If you remember, I made a wee comic at the zine workshop the other week, called Angel Bunny Gets Lost. It turned out pretty cute…
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GUGNACS Zine Workshop
I had to rush back from my holiday earlier than I would have liked because I was booked to do a zine workshop with the…
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