Book Club: Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto

This is the Shedunnit Book Club companion episode for June 2024, in which we are reading Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto. There are no major spoilers in this primer, but if you'd rather read the book with no knowledge of its plot or structure at all, I'd recommend listening only once you've finished reading. I’ll see you in the Shedunnit forum for our fully spoilered discussion thread on 30th June 2024.

My guest for this primer was Jesse Kirkwood, translator of the most recent English version of Tokyo Express as well as many other Japanese works. You can find out more about him and his upcoming releases at jessekirkwood.com.

Links:
— The reading themes for 2024
— The book suggestions thread
— Watching party ideas thread

Sign up via email to be alerted when the watching party is about to start — next month's watching party will be happening on Sunday 30th June at 5pm BST. Suggestions for what we watch are very welcome in this forum thread.

In July we are reading The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White, and for August the book we have selected is An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James.

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