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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 16d

quite a feat for Honford Star!

Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · 16d

We've acquired the rights to South Korean author You-Jeong Jeong’s speculative literary fiction novel Bonobo! @thebookseller.com
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Honford Star acquires You-Jeong Jeong's speculative novel

Honford Star has acquired South Korean author You-Jeong Jeong's speculative literary fiction novel, Bonobo.

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · 16d

We've acquired the rights to South Korean author You-Jeong Jeong’s speculative literary fiction novel Bonobo! @thebookseller.com
www.thebookseller.com/rights/honfo...

Honford Star acquires You-Jeong Jeong's speculative novel

Honford Star has acquired South Korean author You-Jeong Jeong's speculative literary fiction novel, Bonobo.

www.thebookseller.com

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Aug 26

"In this turbulent period, everyone’s words, no matter how significant or trivial, create a ripple effect."—JaeHoon Choi (tr. by Janet Hong).

buff.ly/UTACSYG

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Asian Review of Books @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social · Aug 18

Today in the ARB: Mahika Dhar reviews “Mistress Koharu” by Noboru Tsujihara tr from Japanese by Kalau Almony: "a thrilling read in its encyclopedic style and penchant for weirdness" @honfordstar.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/mistress-koh...

“Mistress Koharu” by Noboru Tsujihara

In Mistress Koharu, a Hungarian love doll comes to life, turning heads as she stalks the streets of Tokyo, while the man who bought her—Akira—strings along two other relationships in a spectacular …

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Jess.esa (they/them) Writer & Editor @jess-esa.bsky.social · Jul 23

of course my TBR tripled on my recent trip back to the UK. With wonderful new reads from @charcopress.com @grantamag.bsky.social @sublunary.bsky.social @honfordstar.bsky.social and more!

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Jul 22

"Tsujihara, winner of virtually every major Japanese literary prize, writes with a casual, detailed candor, as if disturbing behaviors and impossible scenarios are just quotidian happenings."—Terry Hong, Book List.

Get your copy: buff.ly/T8b0jMO

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Jul 15

Red Sword explores "how an individual or small group can fight back against an overwhelming force"—Rachel S. Cordasco @worldlittoday.bsky.social

Read the review: buff.ly/SC1IJD2
Get your copy: buff.ly/mm5cFTg

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're publishing Alien Gods by Lee Suhyeon (tr. Anton Hur) in October 2025!

It's a part of the Lovecraft Reanimated project, where leading Korean speculative fiction writers reimagine the works of horror master H.P. Lovecraft. 🌠

Get your copy here: buff.ly/qkRTILA

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're publishing The Call of the Friend by JaeHoon Choi (tr. Janet Hong) in October 2025! It's a part of the Lovecraft Reanimated project, where leading Korean speculative fiction writers reimagine the works of horror master H.P. Lovecraft. 📻 buff.ly/6u3FVJj

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're publishing Come Down to a Lower Place by JaeHoon Choi (tr. Janet Hong) in October 2025!

It's a part of the Lovecraft Reanimated project, where leading Korean speculative fiction writers reimagine the works of horror master H.P. Lovecraft. 📻

buff.ly/6u3FVJj

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Jun 11

Semishigure "paints a detailed and believable picture of a significant moment in Japanese history while also telling a personal and well-wrought story of political intrigue, swordplay, and growing up."—Ben Woollard, Asian Review of Books - buff.ly/JA6WSCQ

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Jun 3

"The stories included in this anthology graft traditions and myths on to innovative forms of storytelling."— Declan O'Driscoll, Irish Times.

Read the review: www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Get your copy here: honfordstar.com/products/ten...

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · May 22

We're publishing Mistress Koharu by Noboru Tsujihara (tr. Kalau Almony) in August 2025! 👒 🤖 🏙️ Get your copy here: buff.ly/IM4Itui

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · May 13

Happy publication day to Red Sword by Bora Chung (translated by @antonhur.com). Get your copy wherever books are sold! ⚔️

"An outstandingly sustained exercise in breaking through from alienated claustrophobia into urgent resistance."—Niall Harrison, Locus Magazine.

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · May 3

Thank you everyone for coming to our book launch!

RED SWORD by the Booker shortlisted and National Book Award finalist duo Bora Chung and Anton Hur available from @honfordstar.bsky.social! honfordstar.com/products/red...

Bora and Anton posing with Korea for Palestine merchandise

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Asian Review of Books @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social · Apr 26

Today in the ARB: Ben Woollard reviews “Semishigure” by Shuhei Fujisawam, tr from Japanese by Thomas Harper @honfordstar.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/semishigure-...

“Semishigure” by Shuhei Fujisawa

Despite the last decade’s increase in the amount of Japanese fiction being translated into English, several genres remain underrepresented. While English-speakers get access to a number of critical…

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bella creel @bellacreel.bsky.social · Apr 2

so much Japanese literature seems to thrive on the acknowledgment (and thus deconstruction) of these 'widely-held assumptions' - love to see it expressed so elegantly here

Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Apr 2

"In a way, the novel is about examining, and shattering, widely-held assumptions, from father-daughter relationships to gender roles."—Tony, Tony's Reading List.

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Apr 2

"In a way, the novel is about examining, and shattering, widely-held assumptions, from father-daughter relationships to gender roles."—Tony, Tony's Reading List.

tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/f...

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𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕆'𝔻𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝 @jacqbetula.bsky.social · Mar 27

In this weekend's @irishtimes.com, I review:

Ten Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moons, edited by Zuo Fei, Xiao Yue Shan and Simon Shieh, various translators, pub. by @honfordstar.bsky.social

City of Fiction by Yu Hua translated by Todd Foley, pub. by Europa Editions

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Mar 25

Just in case you missed the Japan Foundation Toronto talk 'First Love and Beyond: Author Shimamoto Rio on Japanese Romance Fiction' www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApmQ...

First Love and Beyond: Author SHIMAMOTO Rio on Japanese Romance Fiction

YouTube video by The Japan Foundation, Toronto

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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · Mar 22

In the mail: fantastic end-of-the-week haul, with five books (two of them two-in-ones, the @tomcomitta.bsky.social and Paul Griffiths' Ophelia-variations (now in a US ed.) !), from @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social , @honfordstar.bsky.social , Astra House, and @columbiaup.bsky.social

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Mar 16

Semishigure by Shuhei Fujisawa (translated by Thomas Harper) has finally been published. Get your copy wherever books are sold! ⚔️
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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · Mar 14

Happy release day to Shuhei Fujisawa's Semishigure (trans Thomas Harper). UK only, I'm afraid, but Honford rarely disappoints!

When his father is accused of rebellion and forced to commit seppuku, it falls to Maki Bunshirō to protect his family’s house...

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Semishigure

When his father is accused of rebellion and forced to commit seppuku, it falls to Maki Bunshirō to protect his family’s house from future retribution. Training as a samurai, Bunshirō must hone his ski...

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Honford Star @honfordstar.bsky.social · Feb 19

Publishing next month, SEMISHIGURE by Shuhei Fujisawa (tr. Thomas Harper) is the samurai novel which has captivated generations of Japanese readers. It was adapted into an award-winning movie by Mitsuo Kurotsuchi.

🎬 Promotional stills from the movie, directed by Mitsuo Kurotsuchi.

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Beth @bethgilchrist.substack.com · Feb 17

today’s book delivery ✨ many many thanks to @honfordstar.bsky.social for the arc of Red Sword - very excited to read it! also picked up Esc&Ctrl in the @influxpress.bsky.social sale as though I don’t already have enough on my tbr
#booksky📚💙

two books lying side by side. on the left is a paperback copy of Esc&Ctrl by Steve Hollyman, and on the right is an advance reader copy of Red Sword by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur.

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