“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.”
March 6, 2013
BBC Radio 3
Interview: Night Waves – Danny Boyle, David Livingstone, Ruth Ozeki
“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.”
March 2, 2013
The Pretty Good Gatsby
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Leah
“Wow...just WOW! This book took my breath away.… As if by reading it I was contributing to it. ”
February 26, 2013
Good Reads
Jackie’s Reviews > A Tale for the Time Being
“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
“B.C. author was wrapping up her third novel when Japan was hit by the monster 2011 quake. She started rewriting.”
February 22, 2013
The Vancouver Sun
Interview: Ruth Ozeki’s new novel where dualities collide
Pete McMartin