“Spring Covers” by Megumi Yamaura Just two blocks from the hanami madness near Nakameguro Station is an oasis of beauty and calm with no crowds, no bullhorns, and no signs forbidding you to stop and pose for a selfie. At the Sato Sakura Museum, the flowers are always at peak bloom, even if you cameContinueContinue reading “At this cherry blossom spot, the flowers never, ever, disappoint”
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Read a sample of The Samurai’s Octopus!
If you’re like me, you like to read a sample before you buy. Here are the first few chapters, and I hope they persuade you to pre-order The Samurai’s Octopus! • 1772 Yoshiwara Pleasure QuarterEdo, Japan It’s the kind of balmy spring evening that inspires even mediocre poets to greatness, but nobody is gazing at theContinueContinue reading “Read a sample of The Samurai’s Octopus!”
The Samurai’s Octopus
Yes, finally! New book coming out on April 21, 2026! For readers who loved the intrigue of Shōgun and the resourceful women in The Square of Sevens… It’s the year 1784 and the shōgun rules with an iron fist…except within the walled pleasure quarter of Yoshiwara. Inside the Great Gate, samurai law does not apply, and it’s women who pull theContinueContinue reading “The Samurai’s Octopus”
Jonelle Patrick writes about Japan 