Sara Fujimura
@authorsarafujimura.bsky.social
YA Author | NPR Best Book Winner | Educator
Authorpreneurship Coach at Tanabata Wishes Enterprises
aka The Obento Lady
https://linktr.ee/saraffujimura
Authorpreneurship Coach at Tanabata Wishes Enterprises
aka The Obento Lady
https://linktr.ee/saraffujimura
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The 2026 #WinterOlympics start tonight! What's your favorite winter sport to watch? To nobody's surprise, #figureskating is my fav sport, but I will also be glued to the TV for short track #speedskating & #icedancing. We are a house divided. I cheer for Team USA, while Hubs cheers for Team Japan.
I've been going to #Japan for 30 yrs & always sleep on futon while I'm there. I was today years old when I learned that the layers actually have different names under the broader term. Time to fix that in my current WIP.
#writer #writing
Here's the answer: jlifeinternational.com/blogs/news/a...
#writer #writing
Here's the answer: jlifeinternational.com/blogs/news/a...
A Complete Guide to the Japanese Sleep System
When you walk into a Japanese bedroom, there’s a good chance there won’t be a bed in sight. At least not in the western sense of the word. The Japanese have maintained a unique, minimalist approach to...
jlifeinternational.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I've been going to #Japan for 30 yrs & always sleep on futon while I'm there. I was today years old when I learned that the layers actually have different names under the broader term. Time to fix that in my current WIP.
#writer #writing
Here's the answer: jlifeinternational.com/blogs/news/a...
#writer #writing
Here's the answer: jlifeinternational.com/blogs/news/a...
I went to the @dandelionbookshop.bsky.social in Oak Park last night for an @scbwi.bsky.social IL event. I didn't know they had my books on their shelves. 🥹 Thank you, Jamie and Team Dandelion, for championing Chicagoland authors. We appreciate you.🫶
#indiebookshop #oakpark #books #sweetromance
#indiebookshop #oakpark #books #sweetromance
February 13, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I went to the @dandelionbookshop.bsky.social in Oak Park last night for an @scbwi.bsky.social IL event. I didn't know they had my books on their shelves. 🥹 Thank you, Jamie and Team Dandelion, for championing Chicagoland authors. We appreciate you.🫶
#indiebookshop #oakpark #books #sweetromance
#indiebookshop #oakpark #books #sweetromance
Are you as obsessed with the #figureskating & #icedancing at the #WinterOlympics as I am? Many of the costumes are gorgeous works of art. Madison Chock's designs for her pair, along w other skaters, are particularly amazing.
Did you know that I had to change Olivia's skating costume in ERWS at
Did you know that I had to change Olivia's skating costume in ERWS at
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Are you as obsessed with the #figureskating & #icedancing at the #WinterOlympics as I am? Many of the costumes are gorgeous works of art. Madison Chock's designs for her pair, along w other skaters, are particularly amazing.
Did you know that I had to change Olivia's skating costume in ERWS at
Did you know that I had to change Olivia's skating costume in ERWS at
The 2026 #WinterOlympics start tonight! What's your favorite winter sport to watch? To nobody's surprise, #figureskating is my fav sport, but I will also be glued to the TV for short track #speedskating & #icedancing. We are a house divided. I cheer for Team USA, while Hubs cheers for Team Japan.
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The 2026 #WinterOlympics start tonight! What's your favorite winter sport to watch? To nobody's surprise, #figureskating is my fav sport, but I will also be glued to the TV for short track #speedskating & #icedancing. We are a house divided. I cheer for Team USA, while Hubs cheers for Team Japan.
It's World Read Aloud Day! Did you know that we're not just reading to little kids today? I read to multiple classrooms of 9th/10th grade students at Foster High School in Richmond, TX. Since the #Olympics start on Friday, I read from EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN’T.
@litworld.bsky.social #WRAD #literacy
@litworld.bsky.social #WRAD #literacy
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It's World Read Aloud Day! Did you know that we're not just reading to little kids today? I read to multiple classrooms of 9th/10th grade students at Foster High School in Richmond, TX. Since the #Olympics start on Friday, I read from EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN’T.
@litworld.bsky.social #WRAD #literacy
@litworld.bsky.social #WRAD #literacy
A big thanks to the Oak Lawn Park District for having me do my bento-making workshop with their special recreation participants. We had a lot of fun together making bento for their loved ones. Kudos to Jacqueline for making it all happen. She's the best! Food is love. 🍱🫶
#bentobox #autism #foodies
#bentobox #autism #foodies
January 30, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Hey, @npr.org, thank you for giving EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN'T (@torbooks.bsky.social) a shout-out. It made my day. This one goes out to all the 1-in-a-million teens dreaming of competing at the #WinterOlympics --like Olivia (figure skater) & Jonah (speed skater).
#books
www.npr.org/2026/01/24/n...
#books
www.npr.org/2026/01/24/n...
A wintry mix: 12 reading recommendations to get you through the storm
If you're hunkering down ahead of the big storm, we want to make sure you're prepared. Yes, with batteries, flashlights, and toilet paper, but — perhaps most importantly — with good reading material.
www.npr.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Hey, @npr.org, thank you for giving EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN'T (@torbooks.bsky.social) a shout-out. It made my day. This one goes out to all the 1-in-a-million teens dreaming of competing at the #WinterOlympics --like Olivia (figure skater) & Jonah (speed skater).
#books
www.npr.org/2026/01/24/n...
#books
www.npr.org/2026/01/24/n...
Looking forward to co-hosting this FREE #kidlit @scbwi-illinois.bsky.social event at Dandelion Bookshop! All are welcome.
dandelionbookshop.com
dandelionbookshop.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 AM
A big thank you to super librarian Kat and the Glenview Public Library (IL) writing community for having me speak tonight. I look forward to seeing you at IL bookish events with *your* book (trad or indie!) in the future.
#writingcommunituly #library #authorpreneur #tradauthor #indieauthor
#writingcommunituly #library #authorpreneur #tradauthor #indieauthor
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 AM
A big thank you to super librarian Kat and the Glenview Public Library (IL) writing community for having me speak tonight. I look forward to seeing you at IL bookish events with *your* book (trad or indie!) in the future.
#writingcommunituly #library #authorpreneur #tradauthor #indieauthor
#writingcommunituly #library #authorpreneur #tradauthor #indieauthor
Let's play with our food! A big thanks to Susan and the Forest Park Public Library team for having me out tonight to teach my bento-making workshop. I loved working with your community members. Though we all had the same box, tools, & food, no two turned out the same. Itadakimasu! #foodies #library
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Hey, school/public libraries getting ready to build special collections for their teen readers in honor of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. Here are some titles for your consideration. Thank you! @torbooks.bsky.social
www.slj.com/story/five-t...
#winterolympics #library #YAbooks
www.slj.com/story/five-t...
#winterolympics #library #YAbooks
Five Titles For Young Readers Enjoying Olympic Figure Skating
The Winter Olympics is underway in Beijing, and figure skaters from around the world are dazzling with innovative, exceptional programs. Here are five titles to hand to young readers who are avidly wa...
www.slj.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hey, school/public libraries getting ready to build special collections for their teen readers in honor of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. Here are some titles for your consideration. Thank you! @torbooks.bsky.social
www.slj.com/story/five-t...
#winterolympics #library #YAbooks
www.slj.com/story/five-t...
#winterolympics #library #YAbooks
Getting ready for my final author signing event of 2025 at Macushla Brewing Company in Glenview, IL. Enjoy a festive drink, delicious nosh, and an afternoon with some awesome local author friends. I'll be there repping Team YA.
#readers #humanmade #authorlife #yabooks #breweryevents
#readers #humanmade #authorlife #yabooks #breweryevents
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Getting ready for my final author signing event of 2025 at Macushla Brewing Company in Glenview, IL. Enjoy a festive drink, delicious nosh, and an afternoon with some awesome local author friends. I'll be there repping Team YA.
#readers #humanmade #authorlife #yabooks #breweryevents
#readers #humanmade #authorlife #yabooks #breweryevents
It would blow 2003 Sara's mind to know that this article for PAHO (part of WHO) about the Spanish Flu would still be relevant today. Two Chicagoland HS students found me through this article, and we just did an interview for their #History Fair documentary. 🤯 www.paho.org/en/who-we-ar...
Purple Death: The Great Flu of 1918
This article was written by Sara Francis Fujimura for the "Volume 8 No. 3 - 2003" issue of Perspectives in Health, the magazine of the Pan American Health Organization (published from 1996 to 2007).
www.paho.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
It would blow 2003 Sara's mind to know that this article for PAHO (part of WHO) about the Spanish Flu would still be relevant today. Two Chicagoland HS students found me through this article, and we just did an interview for their #History Fair documentary. 🤯 www.paho.org/en/who-we-ar...
Big thanks to Ms. Miller from Batavia HS & Ms. Blum from Hononegah HS for inviting me to Zoom w your wonderful students today for @scbwi.bsky.social IL's Read ALOUD Illinois Day. I enjoyed talking about EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN’T w them. They asked great questions.
#reading #scbwi #literacy #library
#reading #scbwi #literacy #library
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Big thanks to Ms. Miller from Batavia HS & Ms. Blum from Hononegah HS for inviting me to Zoom w your wonderful students today for @scbwi.bsky.social IL's Read ALOUD Illinois Day. I enjoyed talking about EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN’T w them. They asked great questions.
#reading #scbwi #literacy #library
#reading #scbwi #literacy #library
Hey, Illinois teachers and school librarians! Did you know that a bunch of @scbwi-illinois.bsky.social of all levels are volunteering their time to do 20-minute Zoom readings on Friday, 12/5/25?
I have 2 slots left for MS/HS classes.
#readaloudillinois #teachers #schoollibrary #author #literacy
I have 2 slots left for MS/HS classes.
#readaloudillinois #teachers #schoollibrary #author #literacy
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hey, Illinois teachers and school librarians! Did you know that a bunch of @scbwi-illinois.bsky.social of all levels are volunteering their time to do 20-minute Zoom readings on Friday, 12/5/25?
I have 2 slots left for MS/HS classes.
#readaloudillinois #teachers #schoollibrary #author #literacy
I have 2 slots left for MS/HS classes.
#readaloudillinois #teachers #schoollibrary #author #literacy
Pikachu and I had a fun, artsy, profitable day at the Hoffman Estates Craft Fair. Thank you to everyone who came out and purchased human-made gifts from local, small businesses. We appreciate you! 🫶
Psst...now go create YOUR art!
#smallbusinesslove #writer #books #authorlife #art
Psst...now go create YOUR art!
#smallbusinesslove #writer #books #authorlife #art
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Pikachu and I had a fun, artsy, profitable day at the Hoffman Estates Craft Fair. Thank you to everyone who came out and purchased human-made gifts from local, small businesses. We appreciate you! 🫶
Psst...now go create YOUR art!
#smallbusinesslove #writer #books #authorlife #art
Psst...now go create YOUR art!
#smallbusinesslove #writer #books #authorlife #art
It's tiiiiiiiime! Grab your Santa hat, Pikachu. We have a Holiday Craft Fair in Hoffman Estates (IL) this weekend.
🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
Sat. 11/22/25
10am-2pm
The Club at Prairie Stone
Hoffman Estates, IL
#craftshow #author #pikachu #books #humanmade
🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
Sat. 11/22/25
10am-2pm
The Club at Prairie Stone
Hoffman Estates, IL
#craftshow #author #pikachu #books #humanmade
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It's tiiiiiiiime! Grab your Santa hat, Pikachu. We have a Holiday Craft Fair in Hoffman Estates (IL) this weekend.
🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
Sat. 11/22/25
10am-2pm
The Club at Prairie Stone
Hoffman Estates, IL
#craftshow #author #pikachu #books #humanmade
🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
Sat. 11/22/25
10am-2pm
The Club at Prairie Stone
Hoffman Estates, IL
#craftshow #author #pikachu #books #humanmade
Reposted by Sara Fujimura
Our Spring Fling Writers Conference headlining author Brenda Jackson is a NYT and USA Today Bestselling author with 50 million books in print!
Join us in April 2026 in #Chicago or online. A full slate of workshops and networking!
#WriterSky #AuthorSky
www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/spring-fling
Join us in April 2026 in #Chicago or online. A full slate of workshops and networking!
#WriterSky #AuthorSky
www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/spring-fling
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Our Spring Fling Writers Conference headlining author Brenda Jackson is a NYT and USA Today Bestselling author with 50 million books in print!
Join us in April 2026 in #Chicago or online. A full slate of workshops and networking!
#WriterSky #AuthorSky
www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/spring-fling
Join us in April 2026 in #Chicago or online. A full slate of workshops and networking!
#WriterSky #AuthorSky
www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/spring-fling
Any 80s teens turned HS English teachers in my feed? Are you teaching OTHELLO? Do you remember this song from FAME (TV show)? This was my fav song off the entire LP. It's still my fav.
#englishteacher #othello #80steen #mondaymusic
youtu.be/W4c2eD1hcMg?...
#englishteacher #othello #80steen #mondaymusic
youtu.be/W4c2eD1hcMg?...
Kids From Fame Desdemona
YouTube video by lovinthe80s1
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Any 80s teens turned HS English teachers in my feed? Are you teaching OTHELLO? Do you remember this song from FAME (TV show)? This was my fav song off the entire LP. It's still my fav.
#englishteacher #othello #80steen #mondaymusic
youtu.be/W4c2eD1hcMg?...
#englishteacher #othello #80steen #mondaymusic
youtu.be/W4c2eD1hcMg?...
Hey, Chicagoland storytellers of all kinds! I am excited to return to the Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee, Illinois on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. to teach "There Are Only Seven Stories in the World."
calendar.wnpl.info/event/13970845
#writingcommunity #writer #storytelling
calendar.wnpl.info/event/13970845
#writingcommunity #writer #storytelling
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Hey, Chicagoland storytellers of all kinds! I am excited to return to the Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee, Illinois on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. to teach "There Are Only Seven Stories in the World."
calendar.wnpl.info/event/13970845
#writingcommunity #writer #storytelling
calendar.wnpl.info/event/13970845
#writingcommunity #writer #storytelling
No Sunday Sads! Let's go leaf peepin' instead. Enjoy some shinrin yoku from Schaumburg, IL. I love how there are pockets of beauty and wildlife all over Chicagoland.
#leafpeeping #outdooradventures #fallleaves🍁🍂 #shinrinyoku #sundaysads #schaumburg #illinoislife #chicagoland
#leafpeeping #outdooradventures #fallleaves🍁🍂 #shinrinyoku #sundaysads #schaumburg #illinoislife #chicagoland
October 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
No Sunday Sads! Let's go leaf peepin' instead. Enjoy some shinrin yoku from Schaumburg, IL. I love how there are pockets of beauty and wildlife all over Chicagoland.
#leafpeeping #outdooradventures #fallleaves🍁🍂 #shinrinyoku #sundaysads #schaumburg #illinoislife #chicagoland
#leafpeeping #outdooradventures #fallleaves🍁🍂 #shinrinyoku #sundaysads #schaumburg #illinoislife #chicagoland
Reposted by Sara Fujimura
With the recent brazen robbery of the Louvre, I can't help but think of @tphillipswriter.bsky.social's THE CURIOUS LEAGUE OF DETECTIVES AND THIEVES: EGYPT'S FIRE. Did Tom write this into being? Is there something we don't know? Should we call Toadius and John? holidayhouse.com/site/pixel-i...
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
With the recent brazen robbery of the Louvre, I can't help but think of @tphillipswriter.bsky.social's THE CURIOUS LEAGUE OF DETECTIVES AND THIEVES: EGYPT'S FIRE. Did Tom write this into being? Is there something we don't know? Should we call Toadius and John? holidayhouse.com/site/pixel-i...
After a hiatus, I'm back to making bento. This time for myself on the days I'm working in the Japanese sweet shop. I made a tamago sando from a Japanese recipe. I put waaaaay too much wasabi paste on the bread (instead of mustard) and now my sinuses are cleaned out. Also, Jpn bread is worth 💲
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
After a hiatus, I'm back to making bento. This time for myself on the days I'm working in the Japanese sweet shop. I made a tamago sando from a Japanese recipe. I put waaaaay too much wasabi paste on the bread (instead of mustard) and now my sinuses are cleaned out. Also, Jpn bread is worth 💲
I agree, Totoro. Chicagoland readers should head over to Kinokuniya-Chicago to pick up @zombicatures.bsky.social (Stan Yan's) new MG graphic novel, THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG.
#readers #graphicnovel #middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #kinokuniya #totoro
#readers #graphicnovel #middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #kinokuniya #totoro
October 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I agree, Totoro. Chicagoland readers should head over to Kinokuniya-Chicago to pick up @zombicatures.bsky.social (Stan Yan's) new MG graphic novel, THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG.
#readers #graphicnovel #middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #kinokuniya #totoro
#readers #graphicnovel #middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #kinokuniya #totoro