Stephen Snyder

1 week ago | thebookerprizes.com | Margaret Atwood |Stephen Snyder |Hiromi Kawakami |Asa Yoneda

‘Speculative fiction encompasses that which we could actually do,’ Margaret Atwood famously said, often considered mother of the genre. ‘Sci-fi is that which we’re probably not going to see.’  Her comment emerged during a long-running (and occasionally heated) debate – one that saw her butt heads with SF titan Ursula K. Le Guin, who countered that speculative fiction is science fiction, and that trying to draw a line between them was merely splitting hairs.

Aug 13, 2024 | bookshop.org | Yoko Ogawa |Stephen Snyder

Praise for Mina's Matchbox A Most Anticipated Book of the Summer from The Atlantic, TIME, Boston Globe, Bustle, and Publishers Weekly "The reader is immersed in [Tomoko's] ardent love for her fragile cousin, and comes to appreciate how history seeps into every life, even the most sheltered ones." --The Atlantic "A transfixing coming of age tale." --TIME "Capturing a Japanese girl's adolescence in the early 1970s, this hypnotic book shimmers with eccentric enigmas." --Boston Globe "Yoko Ogawa...

Aug 10, 2024 | nytimes.com | Yoko Ogawa |Stephen Snyder

MINA'S MATCHBOX, by Yoko Ogawa. Translated by Stephen Snyder. "Mina's Matchbox," the latest novel by the Japanese writer Yoko Ogawa, is a story of first enchantments and last gasps. In 1972, a 12-year-old girl, Tomoko, leaves her widowed mother in Tokyo to spend a year with her maternal aunt's family, heirs to a soft drink fortune.

May 31, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Stephen Snyder |Kristin Hannah

A charming yet guileless exploration of childhood’s ephemeral pleasures and reflexive poignancy. A young Japanese girl spends the pastoral summer of 1972 with her asthmatic cousin. Focusing on characters of an age when the world seems full of wonder and possibility, this engaging bildungsroman explores the friendship and mutual curiosity between two extraordinary young people.

Dec 8, 2023 | catranslation.org | Yoko Ogawa |Stephen Snyder |Jessica Gaitán Johannesson

From fiction to poetry, from classics to new releases, our staff has been diligently reading some of the best literature around. Of all the wonderful books in the world, we have selected just a sampling for your gift giving needs this holiday season. What better way to stuff a stocking than filling it to the brim with books? Our annual Holiday Gift Guide has returned, featuring personal book recommendations from the CAT staff.