The Observer: 'This book is about the character creating a novelist' →

“The Japanese-American writer on waiting for inspiration, the search for lost time – and her helpful husband.”

BBC Radio 3 Interview: Night Waves →

“Rana Mitter meets Ruth Ozeki whose novel “A Tale for the Time Being” spans Japan’s twentieth century and connects the trauma of the second world war with the recent Tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disasters: all this through the prism of a little girl’s attempt to write the story of her great-grandmother’s life.”

The Pretty Good Gatsby: I wanted to keep reading →

“I usually finish a book in a day or two. With A Tale for the Time Being I wanted to keep reading, but I also wanted to spend as much time with these characters as possible.”
— Leah, The Pretty Good Gatsby

March 2, 2013
The Pretty Good Gatsby
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Leah

Jackie’s Reviews > This book took my breath away →

“Wow...just WOW! This book took my breath away.… As if by reading it I was contributing to it. ”
— Jackie's reviews

Design Week: An interactive book cover from Canongate and Big Active →

“Publisher Canongate has worked with consultancy Big Active to create what it says is an ‘unprecedented’ interactive book cover for Ruth Ozeki’s new novel A Tale for the Time Being.”

February 22, 2013
Design Week
An interactive book cover from Canongate and Big Active
Angus Montgomery