by Rebecca Copeland | Jun 22, 2022 | Japanese Culture
In The Kimono Tattoo, main character Ruth Bennett keeps an eye on the Japanese seasons. She knows when it’s appropriate to wear unlined kimonos or to dispense with long sleeves. Knowing of her fastidiousness, I was surprised when she forgot to celebrate the Aoi... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jun 8, 2022 | Honors & Awards, Mystery Fiction
I’m so happy to have this new review of The Kimono Tattoo in the Kyoto Journal. Many thanks to David Cozy, Kyoto Journal’s Reviews editor, for writing it! —Rebecca David Cozy is a writer and critic who has lived in Japan for several decades. His fiction... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Apr 26, 2022 | Mystery Fiction, Translation
When you write, do you hear voices in your head? Do the words on the page turn color? Do they fly? When I was writing The Kimono Tattoo, the scenes unfurled on the screen of my imagination. They were most vibrant when I went out for my morning run. There must be... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Apr 13, 2022 | Honors & Awards, Mystery Fiction
Last September, just as I was relaxing into the routine of the semester, a happy surprise popped up in my inbox. The subject line: Good News! It came from my publisher Melissa Carrigee. The message was short and sweet (as I’ve come to expect from... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Mar 30, 2022 | Honors & Awards, Mystery Fiction
“Can you talk???” A few weeks ago my publisher, Melissa Carrigee, sent me an email with this in the subject line. She hadn’t written anything in the body of the email. But my email system, being ever so helpful, added this little reminder of its own accord: You may...
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