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8/8/2022

Idea book by IGLOO*DINING* published in French

Cover image of the French edition of IDEA BOOK by igloo*dining*, published in French worldwide by Hachette Pratique and licensed from the Japanese publisher PIE International through Paper Crane Agency, Tokyo.
©︎2022 Hachette Pratique. All rights reserved.
Now available in French from Hachette Pratique, IDEA BOOK by igloo*dining* features practical examples for creating original illustrations and handlettering, along with tips for choosing your favorite color palette for each season, to decorate your diary, journal, greeting cards, gift tags and more.

Perfect for beginners and also fun for more experienced illustrators, this book shows how to customize any project with a variety of seasonal illustrations and adorable characters.
Cover image of the original Japanese edition of igloo*dining*'s IDEA BOOK, published by PIE International.©︎PIE International. All rights reserved.
​We were delighted to represent the Japanese publisher PIE International in licensing this title in French worldwide to Hachette Pratique.

​Check out the original Japanese edition here, or get in touch to learn more about this charming title. ​

An image of an interior spread from IDEA BOOK by igloo*dining*, originally published in Japan by PIE International.
©︎igloo*dining* / PIE International. All rights reserved.

11/27/2019

Sushi Modoki Featured in the New York Times

SUSHI MODOKI by Japanese chef iina appears in this week's "Front Burner" column in the New York Times.

Food and wine writer Florence Fabricant says: "The results are worth the time and patience they require; alas, they’ll be consumed in a flash." 

Originally published in Japanese by Graphic-sha Publishing in Tokyo, this title is now available in English worldwide from The Experiment Publishing (New York).
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11/9/2019

MINDBODYGREEN.COM features Sushi Modoki recipe

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9/17/2019

How to Draw and Write in Fountain Pen

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HOW TO DRAW AND WRITE IN FOUNTAIN PEN: A MODERN GUIDE by Ayano Usamura is now available in English worldwide from The Experiment Publishing (New York).

Full of fun pictures to draw and a range of calligraphy, block, 3D and other lettering styles, this easy-to-follow guide will make all your handwritten messages and design projects even more unique and fun! The book also includes advice for left-handers and a guide to choosing and taking care of your fountain pen. 

Take a look at the publisher's blog here for tips on how to get started. And be sure to share your inspirations for #HowToFountainPen , too!

Originally published in Japanese as Simple Sketch by Graphic-sha Publishing in Tokyo, this guide makes a great gift - and is a great resource for creating your own gifts, tags, cards and more.
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8/1/2019

PONE: The Art of Posuka Demizu

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Fans of the popular  Shonen Jump/VIZ manga series The Promised Neverland, by Kaiu Shirai, will be thrilled to see this first collection of art works by the series artist Posuka Demizu. 

Originally published in a bilingual English/Japanese edition by PIE International in Tokyo, PONE: Posuka Demizu Art Book is now available in a bilingual German/French edition from Carlsen Manga (Germany) and Kaze France. 

This stunning art book showcases the characters and scenes created by this rising star in the world of manga illustration so far, and also features several new works created especially for this title.

At Paper Crane Agency, we are delighted to represent PIE International in their collaboration with Carlsen Manga. We hope that this edition will reach even more fans of Posuka Demizu's mesmerizing works.

2/7/2019

Publication day: For All the stars across the sky

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Also available around the world in these languages:
FOR ALL THE STARS ACROSS THE SKY, the new picture book by Karl Newson and illustrated by Chiaki Okada, is published for the first time in English today by Walker Books. 

For all the stars across the sky,
big and little and bright.
Here's a wish from me to you, 
before we say goodnight...


For a little bear called Luna and her mother, this magical incantation transforms bedtime into a wondrous journey through the sky and under the sea...and finally to sleep. 

At Paper Crane Agency, it is our privilege to represent Chiaki Okada in her collaboration with Walker Books Ltd. and picture book author Karl Newson on this amazing book.

Readers around the world have enjoyed many of Chiaki Okada's books in languages other than her native Japanese, but this is the first time that readers in English have been able to see her illustrations as they bring Karl Newson's musical words to life. 

We hope readers will fall in love with her adorable characters and dreamy scenes as much as we have. Many thanks to to Karl and to everyone at Walker for this wonderful collaboration!

For more information about where to buy the book, please visit the Walker Books page here, or visit your local bookstore. For foreign rights inquires, please contact [email protected].

#ForAlltheStars 
​#ChiakiOkada
Cover Illustration ©2019 Chiaki Okada
 / FOR ALL THE STARS ACROSS THE SKY by Karl Newson & illustrated by Chiaki Okada / Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd.

10/10/2018

NEW RELEASES: FOR ALL THE STARS ACROSS THE SKY

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Congratulations to Karl Newson and Chiaki Okada on the publication of their new picture book, FOR ALL THE STARS ACROSS THE SKY, in Dutch as Voor alle sterren in de nacht by Lemniscaat and in French as Un vœu aux étoiles by nobi nobi! 

FOR ALL THE STARS ACROSS THE SKY was originally produced by Walker Books and these are the first two of eight languages to be published, thanks to Walker's amazing foreign rights team. For more information about this title, please contact the publishers or [email protected].

10/9/2018

New Memoirs & Non-Fiction Added for 2019

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Autumn is just beginning, but our 2019 Catalogue is here!

This year, in addition to a curated selection of gorgeously produced lifestyle, food, practical art, how-to-draw, and craft books, we've added some inspiring memoirs and non-fiction titles from some of the most compelling Japanese writers to our offering. 

Please get in touch to find out more about our selection of amazing new books from Japan. We look forward to hearing from you!

We also have some exciting announcements about forthcoming titles, so please watch this space and be sure to follow us on Instagram @papercraneeditions and Twitter @papercranejapan!

10/9/2018

2019 Children's Catalogue Now Available

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Cover Illustration ©2019 Chiaki Okada
FOR ALL THE STARS ACROSS THE SKY 
by Karl Newson & illustrated by Chiaki Okada
Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd.
​Our 2019 Children's Catalogue is here!

Please get in touch to find out more about our selection of amazing new books from Japan.

Special thanks to Walker Books for letting us use an illustration from their forthcoming picture book FOR ALL THE STARS ACROSS THE SKY by Karl Newson and illustrated by Chiaki Okada. For more information, please contact Walker Books at the address below.

It is our privilege to represent Chiaki Okada in her collaboration with Walker Books Ltd. on her first picture book to be created and published in English. For more information about Chiaki Okada's picture books and other works, please contact Paper Crane Agency. 

We have some exciting announcements about this book so watch this space and please follow us on Instagram @papercraneeditions and Twitter @papercranejapan!

Foreign Rights Contact Details:
[email protected]
87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ UK — with Karl Newson - Children's Author & Illustrator, Chiaki Okada and Walker Books.

Translation Rights Already Sold:
Dutch
Russian
Catalan
Spanish
Japanese
Italian
French
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9/14/2018

Tokyo Street Style本の中で紹介されている東野翠れんさんの展覧会が開催されます!

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TOKYO STREET STYLE本の中で紹介されているモデルや文筆家、そして写真家として活動してきた東野翠れんさん。
写真提供:湯浅 亨/Copyright©2018 Tohru Yuasa

From the organizers:

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モデルや文筆家、そして写真家として活動してきた東野
翠れんの、写真集としては実に13年ぶりとなる新作『Pendant 1957-2018』の出版、そして同名の展覧会を開催致します。
Suilen Higashino/東野翠れん "Pendant 1957-2018"
2018年9月15(土)~9月 30日(日)
12:00時~20:00時
予定休:
18日 (火), 25日 (火)
会場:VACANT/2F(東京都渋谷区神宮前3-20-13)
ENTRANCE: ¥500

https://www.vacant.vc/pendant1957-2018
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4/3/2018

New Title: Tokyo Street Style (Abrams Image)

Paper Crane Editions is delighted to announce the publication of our first fashion title, Tokyo Street Style, by fashion journalist and coordinator Yoko Yagi and photographer Tohru Yuasa.

Offering an inside look at Tokyo's wonderfully diverse and influential fashion scene, this book showcases an eclectic range of styles, insights from notable personalities who are shaping Japanese and international fashion, along with a curated guide to Tokyo's best concept and vintage stores, up-and-coming Japanese brands, and some of the city's most stylish places to eat and drink.

Published April 3rd, 2018, Tokyo Street Style is now available in English worldwide from Abrams Image, New York! Please visit Abrams's homepage for more information and ways to buy the ebook and printed book.
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Many thanks to each of our amazing contributors and to everyone whose talent and support made this book possible. 

3/20/2018

The Barista Book by Hiroshi Sawada

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The Barista Book by renowned Japanese barista Hiroshi Sawada is now available in English in the US and Canada from Skyhorse Publishing.  (Originally published in Japan by Transworld Publishing.)

Full of clear, easy-to-follow recipes for making lattes and other espresso-based drinks, The Barista Book is the perfect guide for coffee lovers who want to create their own latte art at home.

The detailed explanations and short prep time - each recipe can be made in 3 minutes or less - makes this book an essential guide for professional baristas, cafe and restaurant owners, and other professionals wanting to serve their customers coffee with excellent flavor and superb presentation quickly and elegantly..  
About Hiroshi Sawada
Hiroshi Sawada is a world-renowned barista and latte artist. After graduating from Kinki University School of Commerce and Education, Sawada began working for Kinokuniya International Supermarket. In 2008, he became the first Asian to win the Latte Art World Championship in Seattle, WA. In 2010, Sawada opened Streamer Coffee Company, his first independent coffee shop, in Japan. In 2015, he opened Sawada Coffee in Chicago, IL.  ​

11/25/2017

BOOK TOUR: Chiaki Okada in Paris

Chiaki Okada, the author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, will begin her first international book tour next week to promote "Douce lumière", the newly published French edition of "Akari" (Mitsumura Educational Co., Ltd.)* written by Kirin Hayashi.

Hosted by her French publisher nobi nobi! (Hachette Group) who published "Douce lumière" this November, Okada will be promoting this title, along with French editions of her other picture books (which you can see here on the nobi nobi! website). Okada will also be participating in workshops for children, signings, Q&As and more at the Montreuil Book Fair and at various libraries, bookstores, and other venues in Paris. We wish her all the very best on her tour. Bon voyage!

For more information about Chiaki Okada's work, please contact Paper Crane Agency here.  
*French translation rights for Akari were arranged with nobi nobi! by  Mitsumura Educational Co., Ltd. through Paper Crane Agency. ​

[NEWS] Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la venue au #SLPJ17 de l’illustratrice japonaise Chiaki Okada ! □□

À cette occasion, des dédicaces se tiendront sur le stand durant le salon et en librairie. □□□

Infos : https://t.co/QGAANqfmtB pic.twitter.com/8ZrMTOLhtE

— nobi nobi ! (@nobi__nobi) November 17, 2017
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Images Copyright © Chiaki Okada. All rights reserved.

11/22/2017

The NEW York Times Book Review

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Images Copyright © Shinsuke Yoshitake. All rights reserved.
"STILL STUCK" by Shinsuke Yoshitake (Abrams Books for Young Readers 2017) has a great review in The New York Times! 

Author Rumaan Alam in his review "These Kids Never, Never, Never Give Up", writes about the protagonist: "It's a relatable predicament, and his response is instructive: He learns to cope."  For Alam, Yoshitake's ultimate message remains ambiguous: "keep a stiff upper lip, look on the bright side, or just hope mom will arrive, deus ex machina, to help you." But, he says, "Yoshitake's illustrations are so charming they obviate the need for an obvious lesson - my kids laughed throughout, though never harder than at the poor hero's bare bottom as mom bathes him. Each child is unique, but all children think butts are hilarious." So true.   

To read Alam's full review of this and other great books about never giving up, visit the New York Times here.
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10/17/2017

BOING BOING calls The Original Area Mazes "Addictive"

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Area mazes, or  "menseki meiro" as they're called in Japan, are logic puzzles with simple rules but sometimes complex solutions. Originally developed in Japan for students to develop logical and geometric thinking skills, this collection by Japanese puzzle master Naoki Inaba and first published in English by The Experiment Publishing brings area mazes to everyone - especially lovers of sudoku and other brain games. The first ones are easy, but the area mazes get progressively more difficult. 

In the first review of the English edition, boing boing's Mark Frauenfelder calls them "fun" and "addictive." You can read the whole review here, and try some of the puzzles for yourself!


10/17/2017

Area Mazes featured in FiveThirtyEight's "The Riddler"

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The Original Area Mazes by Japanese puzzle master Naoki Inaba, Ryoichi Murakami and introduced by Alex Bellos is published in English by The Experiment Publishing on October 3, 2017. 

To solve each puzzle, remember these simple rules:
  • ​Area = Length x Width
  • Use spatial reasoning to find helpful relationships (diagrams are NOT drawn to scale!)
Whole numbers are all you need. All of the problems can be solved without using fractions.

FiveThirtyEight's "The Riddler" column by Oliver Roeder featured two puzzles from The Original Area Mazes on September 22, 2017. Here they are below. See if you can solve them! 
(A video in which Roeder explains how to solve both puzzles was released the next week!)

Riddler "Express"

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Puzzle © 2011, 2017 Naoki Inaba

Riddler "Classic"

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Puzzle © 2011, 2017 Naoki Inaba
Did you solve them? Here's a link to the The Riddler Oliver Roeder's video explaining the solution: 

10/6/2017

Children's Book Council (CBC) features What What What? in October's "Hot off the Press"

!! @CBCBook’s October Hot Off the Press features WHAT WHAT WHAT by Arata Tendo, illus. Ryoji Arai https://t.co/uuyPFGBJpp #kidlit #mustread pic.twitter.com/1sNljGaMO6

— Enchanted Lion Books (@EnchantedLion) October 6, 2017
The Children's Book Council (CBC) has featured "What What What?" by Arata Tendo, illustrated by Ryoji Arai, and translated from the Japanese by David Boyd, in their October edition of "Hot off the Press":

"He'll talk to anyone―even total strangers―to satisfy his curiosity. But not everyone likes his questions. And because some people get annoyed with him, he asks his grandparents, "Why does everyone always get mad at me?" Still, when Pan discovers that what he mistook for Halloween makeup on a schoolmate's face won't come off, he knows he’s got to get to the bottom of things. His search leads him from his teacher to his classmate’s doorstep, and before long Pan has the entire community asking the same questions he is: “What’s up? What’s happened? What’s going on?” Pan shows us all that a little bit of curiosity can go a long way, and that some things deserve more than a second glance."

Originally published in Japan by Shueisha, Boyd's English translation is published by Enchanted Lion Books, the Brooklyn-based independent and family-owned publisher of outstanding illustrated books for children.

What What What? is the debut picture book from Tendo, who is best known as a bestselling Japanese novelist and author of the Naoki Prize-winning novel "The Mourner," which was adapted as a film in 2015. It is also Tendo's first collaboration with Arai, the Astrid Lindgren Award-winning illustrator. 

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