“Sweet Potatoes,” an amazing collection of fiction praised by the likes of Harry Matthews and David Antin, and Kikuko Otake’s “Masako’s Story; Surviving the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima” are now on the way to press. It’s been a hectic couple of weeks as Mr. Rowen will soon be coming to Japan to read from his new book at the Four Stories Series in Osaka, and Otake, a survivor of the atomic tragedy at Hiroshima, will be reading from her book at peace rallies and other venues in the United States this summer.

We hope to finish correcting Yoko Danno’s retelling of the Kojiki this month and get it to Coach House.