Japanese novelist Nao-cola Yamazaki tours the UK in October with the Japan Foundation, appearing at two literature festivals plus bookshop dates across England. Her novel Don’t Laugh at Other People’s Sex Lives was a Japanese bestseller, and her latest work Beautiful Distance is out from Daunt Books.
Confirmed dates
- Sunday 18 October, 17:00 - Cheltenham Literature Festival, Pillar Room, Cheltenham Town Hall, £16, 60 minutes, chaired by Rosie Goldsmith with a book signing. Live captions, step-free entrance, guide dogs welcome and accessible toilets.
- Monday 19 October, 18:30 - Manchester Literature Festival, Waterstones Deansgate, £10/£8, co-presented with the Japan Foundation and Waterstones. Wheelchair access with free essential carer tickets via the box office (0161 876 2015).
Further tour dates listed by the Japan Foundation (booking to be announced): 21 October at Daunt Books, London; 22 October at Pembroke College, Oxford; 23 October at Storysmith Books, Bristol; and 24 October at Off the Shelf Festival, Sheffield.
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