Events & Free Reads

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, August 5
Interviewer for D.K. Furutani’s debut novel, WHEN MIKAN ROAD WAS OURS
Vroman’s
695 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
7 PM

Tuesday, August 11
CROWN CITY Online Discussion
Menlo Park Library Book Club
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM

Wednesday, August 12
Discussion of CROWN CITY and WHEN MIKAN ROAD WAS OURS with the authors
Montana Branch Library
1704 Montana Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90403
6 to 8 PM

Saturday, August 22
Historical Crime Fiction
Free presentation with Elisabeth Rhoads (HAGGARD HOUSE)
Sisters in Crime Orange County Chapter
Orange Public Library
407 E. Chapman Ave.
Orange, CA 92866
2:30-4:30 PM

Thursday, September 10
History and Mystery: Author Panel
With Cara Black, Rob Osler and Gigi Pandian
Mechanics’ Institute
57 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 94104
6:30 to 8 PM
$10 members/$20 nonmembers

Sunday, September 13
CROWN CITY Presentation
Grace Bridge Chapel and Ventura County JACL
300 Mission Dr.
Camarillo, CA 93010
1 PM
Free

Wednesday, September 16
Literary Guild of Orange County Fall Literary Salon
With Rachel Howzell Hall and Mary StJohn Putnam
Mission Viejo Country Club
26200 Country Club Dr.
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
5:30 to 9 PM

Friday, September 18
End of the Summer at Descanso Gardens
A joint event between Descanso and the Japanese American National Museum
Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Dr.
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
Readings at 5 PM and 6 PM
Free for JANM Members, Descanso Members, and La Cañada Flintridge residents

Saturday, September 19
Discussion of CROWN CITY and WHEN MIKAN ROAD WAS OURS with authors
Lamanda Park Branch Library
140 S Altadena Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91107
3 PM
Free

Saturday, October 3
Burbank Book Festival
Buena Vista Branch Library
300 N. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91505
10 AM to 4 PM
Free

Discover Nikkei Web Serials

Ten Days of Cleanup (2020-21)

Silk (2019-20)

Killer Roll (2018-19)

Trouble on Temple Street: An Officer Ellie Rush Mystery (2017-18)

As You Like It (2016-17)

Death of an Origamist (2015-16)

Nikkei Detective (2014-15)

Baishakunin, Inc. (2009-10)

The Nihongo Papers (2008-09)