Suzanne Kamata
Writer at Freelance
Author of Cinnmon Beach, Indigo Girl, Squeaky Wheels, The Baseball Widow, and more. Permanent resident of Japan.
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1 week ago |
forewordreviews.com | Suzanne Kamata
Andrea Leeb Amazon KDP (273pp)978-1-64742-994-2 Clarion Rating: 4 out of 5 Such a Pretty Picture is a shocking memoir about surviving sexual abuse. Andrea Leeb’s powerful memoir Such a Pretty Picture explicates the long-term consequences of and process of recovery from abuse. As a graduate student and later as a university instructor, Leeb’s father was a respected member of society. In the privacy of his home, however, he molested his daughter.
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1 month ago |
medium.com | Suzanne Kamata
Japonica: the publication for everything Japan: culture, life, business, language, travel, food, and everything else. A review of “Words by Baye, Art by Miki”Baye McNeil is familiar to many readers and writers in Japan.
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1 month ago |
forewordreviews.com | Suzanne Kamata
A Memoir Chyana Marie Sage House of Anansi Press (May 27, 2025) Softcover $20.99 (296pp)978-1-4870-1302-8 In her gritty yet lyrical memoir Soft as Bones, Chyana Marie Sage confronts generational trauma. Sage, who is of Cree, Metis, and Salish heritage, was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Her earliest memories are happy ones of running wild with her sisters on her family’s land. She adored her father, Frank, a charismatic but ill-tempered drug dealer who taught her traditional stories.
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Mar 7, 2025 |
medium.com | Suzanne Kamata
A review of a novel by Sharon WhiteSuzanne Kamata·FollowPublished inJaponica Publication·3 min read·--Minato Sketches by Sharon White (published by Minerva Press)In Minato Sketches, Gigi, an American art historian recovering from a stroke, travels to post-COVID Tokyo to spend the summer teaching at a university. Her husband, also a scholar, and her two grown sons stay behind. Away from her family’s well-meaning but oppressive solicitude, Gigi can redefine herself.
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Feb 23, 2025 |
japantimes.co.jp | Suzanne Kamata
Shikoku, with its lushly forested mountains and dramatic coastline, has long been ignored by most foreign tourists. No bullet trains connect the southern island to Japan’s larger cities, and English is a relative rarity. Recent years, however, have seen a surge in visitors who have come to embark on the Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage. David Moreton is among the foreign-born devotees of the historic route, with decades of research and experience under his belt.
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Excited to read this fantastic review of THE VILLAGE IN THE MIST by Sachiko Kashiwaba and translated by Avery Fischer Udagawa in the NY Times! https://t.co/pPgzG1TRbV