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“In Why Ghosts Appear, Todd and LJC Shimoda tell a terrifically vivid story about the nature and shape of possibility. You find yourself in a tug-of-war with yourself, lingering over sentences while pressing on, eager to see what happens next, to uncover—or surmise—how the details fit together and, above that, what it all might mean. That back-and-forth, between imagining and knowing, suspicion and satisfaction, controlling and letting go, is echoed—and amplified—by the book’s visuals, which sometimes seep into the story by way of a page’s margins and at other times fill page after page with allusive snippets of info and evocative touches of ink-loaded brushes. Linda’s images do not interrupt Todd’s narrative so much as they bubble up from the nooks and crannies between chapters, elaborating upon what has just happened or intimating what is about to unfold. Together, the Shimodas’ artistry turns a detective story grounded in the facts of reality into a deft investigation of how and where restless souls find meaning. Reading between the lines never looked better, nor left you with so much to ponder.”

—David Pagel, Professor of Art Theory and History, Claremont Graduate University; art critic, Los Angeles Times; adjunct curator, Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY

Praise for Oh! A Mystery of ‘Mono no Aware’

“A fascinating glimpse into a little-known dark side of Japanese culture as well as a compelling account of an obsession with feeling emotional epiphany at any price.”—Shelf Awareness

“You don’t buy a book by Todd Shimoda expecting the usual thing. His fiction veers in and out of nonfiction, and the ubiquitous illustrations by his wife, master calligrapher/artist Linda Shimoda, are integral to the passage of the plot.”—Westword

Praise for Subduction

“… heaves with a splintered brilliance I could only appreciate after rejoining the parts inside my imagination ... the final whole is a work that stayed with me for weeks afterward.”—The Japan Times

“Gorgeous, both in the art and the writing ... the best kind of character exploration, and told with a purely Japanese feel.”—Brittany Jackson, book buyer

Todd Shimoda’s five novels have been called philosophical and psychological mysteries. The books have been translated into six languages. In 2010, he won the Elliot Cades Award for Literature from the Hawai’i Literary Arts Council.

LJC Shimoda is an accomplished artist, illustrator, and book designer. Her artwork and illustrations have appeared in numerous books and venues, including Glyphix for Visual Journaling and Todd Shimoda’s novels Why Ghosts Appear, Subduction, Oh! A Mystery of ‘Mono no Aware’, The Fourth Treasure, and 365 Views of Mt Fuji.

more at www.shimodaworks.com