by Rebecca Copeland | Jul 5, 2021 | Japanese Culture
Earlier this summer John Moore, a member of the Communications Office at Washington University, interviewed me about The Kimono Tattoo. The editor wanted a photograph of me with “my kimono collection.” I recognize that I have A LOT of kimonos, but I had never thought... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jun 30, 2021 | Japanese Culture
Last week saw the release of Yamamba: In Search of the Japanese Mountain Witch, which I coedited with Linda C. Ehrlich.. This unique collection, published by Stone Bridge Press, has received stunning acclaim from scholars and artists alike. For example, Kristen... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jun 22, 2021 | Japanese Culture
BOOK RELEASE I catch sight of her sometimes, the yamamba or mountain witch. Now and then I’ll find her staring back at me from the corner of the mirror or racing ahead of me on the darkened street. She’s fearless and almost always laughing. Not that big... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Apr 5, 2021 | Japanese Culture
Have you ever wondered how authors find the ideas for their books? Or, how they nurture those ideas to publication? Join this live zoom-based interview to explore the way the Japanese mountain witch, or the yamamba, has encouraged artistic creativity across time... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jan 27, 2021 | Japanese Culture
If I had it all to do over again, I would do it differently. Of course, I didn’t know then what I know now. I had been given the opportunity to translate Kirino Natsuo’s award-winning novel, Grotesque, and I was elated. It was the first time I’d been contracted to... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jan 13, 2021 | Japanese Culture
I was not the first pick to translate Kirino Natsuo’s Grotesque. Kirino’s agent went the rounds of other translators before being directed to me. And once she found me, she did not give me a contract on the spot. I had to “try out” for the job. She sent me several... 
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