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IRREVERENT INTERVIEW
…with the inimitable Greg Havas, (old college friend) in which we talk about Jennifer Lawrence, Japanese toilets, Spandex and the Grateful Dead. Oh, and did I mention ninja? blog.paperbackswap.com
FIVE QUESTIONS FOR LEZA LOWITZ
Suzanne Kamata: What is your latest book, Jet Black and the Ninja Wind, about? Leza Lowitz: I love Japan. But I got tired of reading about girls in kimonos trailing behind boys. Where were the female warriors? They were hidden. They were ninja. After Memoirs of A Geisha came out, we decided that we wanted to tell a story about a strong Asian heroine, …
GO, CAPE GRRRLZ!
Our first review of Jet Black and the Ninja Wind has appeared on the wonderful, brave blog “Girls in Capes.” CLICK HERE! Thanks, Feliza for the insightful and positive read. Go, Cape Grrrrlz!
HONORING NATIONAL NAVAJO CODE TALKERS DAY!
Jet Black and the Ninja Wind features these American heroes! See the official Navajo Code Talker’s page here: www.navajocodetalkers.org
JET BLACK AND THE NINJA WIND
Jet Black and the Ninja Wind by Leza Lowitz & Shogo Oketani (Book One in a Trilogy) Jet Black is the last living female ninja in the world. There’s only one problem–she doesn’t know it. Everyone else does, and they all want to capture her and uncover her secret–a secret she doesn’t even know she has. Will the discovery of …
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Click here to read an excerpt from Leza’s forthcoming memoir about Japan in the New York Times Motherlode Blog
MY POSTWAR LIFE
Read the reviews: Japan Times Asian Review of Books To purchase from Amazon, please click here.
TOMO: FRIENDSHIP THROUGH FICTION
On March 11th, 2012, the anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Stone Bridge Press will be releasing Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction, an anthology whose proceeds go to help teenagers affected by the tsunami. All Tomo proceeds go to teenagers affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. An excerpt from “Jet Black and the Ninja Wind” appears in this anthology. Book description …
SHAMBHALA SUN
Leza’s poems and an essay from “Best Buddhist Writing 2011″/Shambhala Sun is featured on POETS ON ADOPTION Leza’s poem “Waiting” from Yoga Heart featured in Daily Downward Dog. Listen to Leza interviewed about poetry, yoga, transformation and world peace on Blog Talk Radio by Kim McMillon on June 21. 2011