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Publisher of Stone Bridge Press, books on Asia, mostly Japan, featuring culture, language, travel, film, literature, manga and anime, food and sake. Advocate for indie publishing and freedom of expression.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reminder! free presentation from PPN, tomorrow

Tuesday, September 16, 12 pm PT
Book Printing Overseas with Simona Gheorghiu

By Publishing Professionals Network

Finding a Vendor, Understanding Tariffs, Complying with EUDR

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Book Printing Overseas with Simona Gheorghiu
Finding a Vendor, Understanding Tariffs, Complying with EUDR
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September 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Solano Stroll. Come visit the Albany News Project booth between Key Route and Pomona to find out about plans to create a citizen-organized news site for Albany: reliable, hyperlocal, informative, essential. For updates and to offer support, visit albanynewsproject.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Library Insights Summit 2025
Jun 27, 2025 in Philadelphia

A daylong conference focused on bringing publishers and librarians together to improve their business relationship.

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April 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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April 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Some aspects of books are exempt from Trump's new tariffs. And of course with fewer disposable dollars, consumers are likely to buy fewer books, although it seems to me that books are usually a refuge in hard times. Maybe fewer Starbucks and more Murakami?

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April 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“When President Trump convened CEOs of some of the country’s top automakers for a call earlier this month, he issued a warning: They better not raise car prices because of tariffs,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
March 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
from Macintouch: "A threat intelligence researcher with absolutely no malware coding experience has managed to … create a fully functional, highly dangerous, password infostealer to compromise sensitive information from the Google Chrome web browser."
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March 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sake lovers will love this
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ENJOYING JAPANESE SAKE, NIHONSHU | APRIL 2025 | HIGHLIGHTING Japan
“HIGHLIGHTING Japan” is an official monthly online magazine to promote understanding of Japan for the people around the world, with variety of themes.The April issue of HIGHLIGHTING Japan features an ...
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March 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
There's still time to register!
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This session will encourage audience participation, and to get things started we’ll have some very brief comments by two top-notch—and very opinionated—copyeditors, Gigi Mark and Chansonette Buck.
Copyediting Today: The Niceties and Not-So-Niceties
An Open and Fun Forum on Pronouns, Short Attention Spans, and Whatever Else Makes You Crazed and Confused.
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March 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Copyediting Today: The Niceties and Not-So-Niceties

Wednesday, March 26 • 12 - 1pm PDT. Free.

Attend the free 1-hour PPN session and join the discussion. From PPN, the Publishing Professionals Network.

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Copyediting Today: The Niceties and Not-So-Niceties
An Open and Fun Forum on Pronouns, Short Attention Spans, and Whatever Else Makes You Crazed and Confused.
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March 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The 2025 Publishing Professionals Network Conference is now open for registration!

Friday, April 25, at the David Brower Center in Berkeley.

"Fast Forward: Staying Grounded in the Changing Landscape of Book Publishing"

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March 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I'm watching a super cheazy thriller. Naive, angry voters have elected a president who is in fact a Russian asset. Selecting soft-minded, cowardly aides, he bullies the government and economy into self-destruction, at the same time undermining foreign alliances. Can our hero stop him in time?
March 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Having trouble thinking straight today. Doge fires the weather forecasters and 'intemperate' Trump has epic meltdown at the WH, casting further doubt on the planet's ability to survive itself. We will either roast humanity into oblivion or let pettiness and ignorance destroy our civilization.
February 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"Fuck Trump! Black Man Spy Has Reached His Limit."
One of the more bracing critiques of President FlimFlam. It goes on for over 20 minutes, and I found it a delightful companion on my daily walk in the Berkeley hills.
Screw Donald Trump! Black Man Spy Has Reached His Limit.
Watch now | FAFO is coming ... a New American Revolution is Necessary.
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February 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
You can play Trump Bingo at any news conference or speech and almost always fill in every circle!
February 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Did Maruchan Just Make The Horniest Udon Commercial Ever? - Unseen Japan
A commercial from instant noodle maker Maruchan is once again stirring debate about the sexualization of women in Japanese media.
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February 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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ABA and ABFE are proud to join 50+ organizations in signing a joint letter expressing concern that the executive order of January 20, 2025, targeting transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and gender nonconforming people, which could lead to viewpoint-based censorship of literature.
February 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
A memo listing all of the clubs eliminated by USMA.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
And Trump is Elon's poodle.
governorwalz.mn.gov Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Feb 3
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
February 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"We will take a look at the current state of "book banning" in contemporary America and offer some context for what is happening."
with Nick Weir-Williams
Tuesday, June 21, 12 pm PT (free; space limited)
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Books They Don't Want You to Read
Banned Books in the 21st Century
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January 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Free presentation of interest to publishers, authors, librarians, and educators!

Books They Don't Want You to Read
Banned Books in the 21st Century

With Nick Weir-Williams
Jan 21, 12 pm PT via Zoom
(sponsored by PPN)
Books They Don't Want You to Read
Banned Books in the 21st Century
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January 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Do annoyances find me or do I look for them? Today: (1) USPS mailboxes in my neighborhood are now fully converted to accept nothing wider than 1/2". Had to go to PO. (2) Local deli imposed a 3.5% surcharge because I paid by credit card. Isn't that forbidden by their card issuer? Truckin' Fump!
January 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I would never express the desire for anyone who voted for Trump to contract a vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval (Gift Article)
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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December 13, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Join JSB to celebrate the launch of Volume 5 of MONKEY: New Writing from Japan, the only annual English-language anthology of Japanese contemporary literature.
Tuesday, December 3 | 6PM EST
Wednesday, December 4| 8AM JST

Hosted online via Zoom

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Japan Society of Boston - Japan's Literary Boom!
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December 3, 2024 at 6:13 AM