Writer, reader, winner of the Canada-Japan Literary Prize. My new novel SISTERS OF THE SPRUCE will be published in March 2024.
Joined May 2010
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On this week's episode of GET LIT, I enjoyed chatting about my latest novel and its sources of inspiration in family secrets unearthed on a road trip around British Columbia in 1990: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @jtennant1020
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Happy to see THE BREAKWATER on this list of the indie books most borrowed from Canadian libraries, along with many other books from my publisher, Cormorant! lpg.ca/news/13628954 @cormorantbooks @TRFNews
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A fun literary evening at Flying Books, with Jane Park and Rachel Phan! Warm thanks to Diaspora Dialogues for organizing the event and to Flying Books for hosting it! @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @flyingbooks_to
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Had a wonderful time last night at the Drunk Fiction Series! I read from THE BREAKWATER, alongside Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson, Stephanie Wyeld and Ken Murray, whose readings I enjoyed. Plus zingy commentary by host Emily Weedon. @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @EmilyWeedon2
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Today is Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! Always happy to discover my novel in one of the many indie bookstores in my neighbourhood, like Another Story Bookshop. @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @AnotherStoryTO #cibd2026
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It always give me a little moment of delight to see my novel at one of the Toronto Public Library's many branches! @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @torontolibrary
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Warm thanks to everyone who attended the book launch for my new novel, THE BREAKWATER, last night! @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @BenMcNallyBooks
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Join us via Zoom with Leslie Shimotakahara on April 23 at 6pm, on her new novel, "The Breakwater", presented by Past Wrongs Future Choices.
Register here: uvic.zoom.us/meeting/registe…
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Looking forward to this Diaspora Dialogues event in a couple weeks! @ddialogues @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @flyingbooks_to @HelenWalshBooks
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Looking forward to this warm literary event in a couple of weeks! @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @EmilyWeedon2 @steph_the_twit
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I enjoyed writing for the 49th Shelf this annotated reading list of some memoirs and historical novels that I recommend: 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04/0… @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @49thShelf
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Leslie Shimotakahara retweeted
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha—Jonathan Han on Leslie Shimotakahara's latest novel, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 (Cormorant Books), came out on Sat 4 April 2026. "... deftly oscillates between the estrangement of two brothers and the history of Japanese Canadians."
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/04/08/le…
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Thanks CHA journal for this insightful, lovely review of THE BREAKWATER! chajournal.com/2026/04/08/le… @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @asiancha
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Leslie Shimotakahara's new novel 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 came out on Saturday. We're glad to present her essay reflecting on how a childhood encounter with an institutionalised great-uncle, silenced by internment-era injustice, became her book.
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Here's my essay in CHA journal about the real life inspiration and family secret behind my latest novel, THE BREAKWATER: chajournal.com/2026/04/07/le… @cormorantbooks @TRFNews @asiancha
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Thanks to everyone at TRF and Cormorant Books who helped me with this highly personal novel!
📚 #THEBREAKWATER by @Ex_Lit_Prof is out now from Cormorant Books!
This powerful multigenerational novel follows a family journey from Toronto to Victoria that uncovers a long-buried truth.
📖 Get your copy:
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Happy Publication Day THE BREAKWATER and Leslie Shimotakahara!
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Delighted to receive this review in THE SEABOARD REVIEW OF BOOKS of my new novel, The BREAKWATER, which will be released this weekend: theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-b… @cormorantbooks @TRFNews
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Leslie Shimotakahara retweeted
Join us as we celebrate spring 🌷and launch more springtacular titles📚 on Sunday, April 26, 3:30 pm at Supermarket in Toronto!
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