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Ask a Polyglot: Interview with Skritter CEO Jake Gill

Jake Gill is the CEO of Inkren (Skritter)—an app for learning to write Chinese and Japanese characters—and a lifelong student who is passionate about helping make Chinese language learning more acces ...

Women's History Month: Interview with Author Vivian Ling

Vivian Ling was born in wartime China and educated in the U.S. Dr. Ling received a master’s degree in Asian studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a Ph.D. in Chinese language and li ...

Read Well, Be Well: Books for the New Year

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Learn Japanese With Manga! An Interview With Marc Bernabe

One of our favorite releases of the past year was actually the second book in a two-volume series: Learn Japanese With Manga! by Marc Bernabe. We wanted to revisit these books by interviewing their a ...

International Translation Day

September 30 is the UN's International Translation DayAdopted by the General Assembly in May of 2017, "International Translation Day is meant as an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language ...

Multicultural Children's Book Day

January 25th is Multicultural Children's Book Day! Five years ago, children’s reading and play advocates Valarie Budayr from Jump Into a Book and Mia Wenjen from Pragmatic Mom teamed u ...

Books About Korea to Read After the Oscars

Over the weekend, the Korean film Parasite swept the Oscars—taking home the awards for Best Original Screenplay, Best International Film, Best Director and Best Picture. It made history as both the f ...

Let Good Ideas Flourish: A Q&A With Vivian Ling

Today we are speaking with Vivian Ling, co-author (alongside Wang Peng) of the upcoming Tuttle release, A Bilingual Treasury of Chinese Folktales. Vivian has enjoyed a long career as an educator and ...

Essential Books for Every K-Pop Fan

It's safe to say K-pop has officially taken over the world. Though South Korean pop music has been popular domestically for many decades, it is only in the last few years that we've witnessed the sen ...

Women in Translation Month: Murasaki Shikibu & The Tale of Genji

Happy Women in Translation Month!What is Women in Translation Month?In 2014, blogger Meytal Radzinski created the annual August tradition of celebrating literature written by women in languages other ...

Celebrating Korean American Day

Korean American Day was first proclaimed on January 13th, 2003—100 years after the first Korean immigrants arrived in the U.S—to commemorate and celebrate the contributions Korean Americans have m ...

Meet the Amazing Beasts! An Interview With the Ang Ink Artists Collective

One of our most exciting spring releases is The Amazing Beasts of Philippine Mythology — written and illustrated by the Ang Ink Artists Collective, a group of Asia's leading children's ...

In Celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

We are delighted to announce a special partnership for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). During the month of May, 50% of profits from all tuttlepublishing.com website sales will be donat ...

Meet the Translator: Interview with Kymm Coveney

Kymm Coveney was raised in the suburbs south of Boston. She received a BA in modern English & Spanish literature at Wheaton College in 1981, and moved to Spain the following year. She now lives i ...

Tea Time with Tuttle: Author Interview with Per Oscar Brekell

Born in Sweden, Per Oscar Brekell developed an interest in Japanese tea during high school, a passion that grew and later led to his move to Japan. He studied at Gifu University and became a certifie ...

Taking a Gamble on Japan: An Interview with Robert Whiting

One of our most exciting releases this year has been Robert Whiting's Gamblers, Fraudsters, Dreamers & Spies. It's a rare insider's look at modern Japan through the eyes of foreigners who took a ...

Our Readers Celebrate National Book Lover's Day!

Happy National Book Lover's Day!Whether you visit your local library, tweet at your favorite author, or simply curl up with an old favorite, National Book Lover's Day is an easy holiday to celebrate ...

Meet the Translator: Interview with Zack Davisson

Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer and folklorist. He is the author of Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, Yokai Stories and Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan, and the translator of Lei ...

Author Interview: Héctor García

Héctor García was born in Spain and worked at CERN in Switzerland before moving to Japan, his home of fourteen years and counting. In Japan he developed voice recognition software and the technology ...

Interview with Mia Wenjen, Co-Founder of Multicultural Children's Book Day

Multicultural Children's Book Day started in 2012 when two book-loving moms teamed up to raise awareness around kid’s books that celebrate diversity and to get more of these types of books into ...

Standing Firmly in Two Worlds — An Interview With the Authors of Tokyo Rose, Part 1

Today we are sharing Part One of an interview with the authors of the brand new Tuttle graphic novel, Tokyo Rose - Zero Hour. In case you're unfamiliar with the Tokyo Rose story, it centers on Iva To ...

What the Story of Tokyo Rose Teaches Us About AAPI Identity

It's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month here in the U.S., and we want to share some thoughts from the authors of the upcoming Tuttle graphic novel, Tokyo Rose: Zero Hour. In case you ar ...

Falling in Love With Sake: An Interview With Nancy Matsumoto

It's Asian Pacific Heritage Month, and we are sharing books and interviews from some of our amazing AAPI authors here on the blog. Today we have Nancy Matsumoto, who is a food journalist wit ...

A Comic Artist's Journey in Japan: An Interview with Audry Nicklin

As part of our celebration of the return of international travel in Japan, we are featuring Audry Nicklin, author and illustrator of My Travels in Japan. Audry is a comic artist who had the oppo ...

Women's History Month: Interview with Author & Illustrator Tina Schneider

Tina Schneider began her career as a studio artist, painting and drawing. She received her BFA from The School of Visual Arts, her MFA from Bard College and taught at Vassar College. Her work was fea ...

Cambodia's Complex and Nuanced History: An Interview with Nicholas Coffill

Nicholas Coffill is the author of our recently released title, Photography in Cambodia: 1866 to the Present. We caught up with him to talk about this beautiful and powerful new book, and ho ...

Classics, Comics, and Manga: an Interview with Sean Michael Wilson

We recently released Lady Murasaki's Tale of Genji, a manga adaptation of what many believe to be the world's oldest novel. Because of the fascinating nature of this title, we wanted to catch up ...

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Gift Guide for Language Learners

Treat the hardworking language learner in your life to these handy resources — from supplemental materials that will make their studying easier to comprehensive beginner books for those just st ...

Downloadable Content

To view or download the supplementary content for your purchased book, ebook, or kit, please click on the title below:   500 Basic Korean Verbs A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku A Bilingu ...

Gift Guide for Children

Introduce your little ones to new countries, stories and languages with these diverse multicultural children's books.                      &n ...

About Us

"Books to Span the East and West” MISSION: The Tuttle Publishing company was founded in 1832 in the small New England town of Rutland, Vermont [USA] — making it one of the oldest America ...

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Tuttle Publishing is a leading publisher of books about Asia. Founded in 1948 in Tokyo, Japan, we now have offices in Tokyo, Jakarta, Singapore, and North Clarendon, Vermont. We specialize in books t ...