Yasutaka Tsutsui’s surreal and satirical send-ups celebrate literature with mind-bending trips into alternate realities.

Literature Stories

1. Online Feature What Goes Bump in the Japanese Night?

   Just in time for Halloween, a new supernatural survival guide details how to defeat Japan’s monsters.

2. Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum

   Sarah Shun-lien Bynum’s novel displays her empathetic voice for the wonderful journeys we all take through life. 

3. Top 10 Albums Top 10 Books: Natsuo Kirino

   One of Japan’s most famous authors reveals Japan’s seedy underbelly and shares her top 10 books of all time with Theme.

4. Theme Ahn Sang-soo’s Poetic Graphics

   The written language of Hangul takes about three hours to learn, but it took years for Ahn Sang-soo to revolutionize it.