tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post5204088322312238591..comments2011-11-03T22:49:41.803+09:00tanabatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-76584353217813990452011-09-23T11:28:03.716+09:002011-09-23T11:28:03.716+09:00Owl59 here.<br /><br />Great Interview!sumithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042533049642282416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-16776865931923920482011-09-14T23:05:04.452+09:002011-09-14T23:05:04.452+09:00Loved reading your interview questions and answers!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102250492155489672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-34673977355904013182011-09-14T20:35:11.955+09:002011-09-14T20:35:11.955+09:00I love how this is more like chatting than interviewing!Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-497312598360392832011-09-14T18:40:14.806+09:002011-09-14T18:40:14.806+09:00Great interview you guys! I’m so glad you managed to catch each other on Twitter. You both are amazing and I loved getting to know you better!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991818614911652918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-59519650903688685982011-09-14T08:27:22.745+09:002011-09-14T08:27:22.745+09:00Fantastic! Thanks for the unique interview between two of my fave international bloggers!Kristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-31868011639728668282011-09-14T04:16:42.610+09:002011-09-14T04:16:42.610+09:00Great interview. How wonderful that you found a partner through Twitter. I love taking photos too, not too great at it. But it&#39;s fun.<br /><br />Thanks for introducing a new blogger. Will head over to read Part IILenasledgeblog.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910856908662964093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-36411325239831129682011-09-14T03:15:12.408+09:002011-09-14T03:15:12.408+09:00Your cherry blossom photo on Iris&#39; blog is absolutely gorgeous!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928841886263980246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-27046602307880834192011-09-14T01:12:16.552+09:002011-09-14T01:12:16.552+09:00I loved The Housekeeper and the Professor! And though I haven&#39;t read any Murakami yet, he is firmly on my list. I really loved reading this two-part interview, guys, I&#39;m glad you decided to do it!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429588794754369453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-87873041544709914742011-09-14T00:54:22.806+09:002011-09-14T00:54:22.806+09:00I really like how you guys did this. It is just so conversational, and I really feel like I learned a lot about both of you!Trishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-37387463702692968352011-09-14T00:33:11.677+09:002011-09-14T00:33:11.677+09:00Nat, I love your suggestions for Japanese lit. I too really enjoyed THE MAKIOKA SISTERS and HOUSEKEEPER AND THE PROFESSOR. Great place to start. And Iris, I&#39;ve been really wanting to read CONSEQUENCES. it sounds so good!Rebecca Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-31598521185156105792011-09-13T23:31:52.786+09:002011-09-13T23:31:52.786+09:00Lovely! And I feel so proud of myself for recognizing AND even having a Dutch novel on my tbr. Not even sure I knew it was Dutch - oops?) and of course, I adored Housekeeper and the Professor and am looking forward to reading more Murakami - thanks to a push from Nat. Happy BBAW!Carehttp://bkclubcare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-19563840252000581702011-09-13T22:37:16.930+09:002011-09-13T22:37:16.930+09:00As I said on Iris&#39;s site this sounds like 2 old friends catching up on news, it was lovely finding out about individuals I&#39;ve known only through posts &amp; tweets, thanks to you both.parrish lanternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-63808678093584489522011-09-13T22:10:43.541+09:002011-09-13T22:10:43.541+09:00The Housekeeper and the Professor is my book club&#39;s December book. I am looking forward to reading and discussing it. The maple picture on Iris&#39;s blog is absolutely lovely. <br />Great interview, ladies!<br /><br />-jeharaquirky girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13157385874399477807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-78729598639209662282011-09-13T21:16:28.964+09:002011-09-13T21:16:28.964+09:00I loved this interview and the photo! Great questions. Wonderful answers!<br /><br />Reading the interviews is so much fun! I am learning so much about the book bloggers..<br /><br />Here is my post:<br /><br /><a href="http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2011/09/bbaw-interview-swap-with-serena-of.html" rel="nofollow">BBAW 2011: Interview Swap</a>gautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-16429246691561910732011-09-13T20:43:18.145+09:002011-09-13T20:43:18.145+09:00Nice to learn more about the two of you - and your reading/blogging lives :)Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-72128058412480127482011-09-13T20:36:52.355+09:002011-09-13T20:36:52.355+09:00I hope you do post your thoughts on Tender Morsels. I have only read Lanagan&#39;s short stories so far!<br /><br />Really enjoyed your conversation ladies!Marghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-50701457091408750942011-09-13T19:16:11.966+09:002011-09-13T19:16:11.966+09:00great interview and insight into iris a blog I love ,all the best stuwinstonsdadhttp://winstonsdad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-18393781003238635442011-09-13T19:15:09.670+09:002011-09-13T19:15:09.670+09:00Lovely interview! It&#39;s always nice to learn more about my favourite bloggers:) I totally forgot to sign up this year too so maybe next year when I have a little more time. I keep meaning to get The Housekeeper and the Professor to read but haven&#39;t managed to. I really must!chasingbawahttp://chasingbawa.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-70491665186480030172011-09-13T15:47:38.396+09:002011-09-13T15:47:38.396+09:00Great continuation of the interview1! That Housekeeper and her Professor, I really need to read her, that&#39;s clear! She&#39;s been on my wishlist too long now. :-)leeswammeshttp://leeswammes.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-83850754347542699162011-09-13T15:25:32.094+09:002011-09-13T15:25:32.094+09:00very interesting interview on both ends-I love the comparison of The Makioka Sisters to Austin-it shows how really talented Tanizaki is that he can write that and also works like Naomi-I think for a lot of people the best one volume introduction to Japanese literature might be The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Storiesmel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21744560.post-70561774562056101602011-09-13T14:43:04.354+09:002011-09-13T14:43:04.354+09:00My sister is a Japanophile and so I think this interview may have solved what to get her for Christmas! Thanks for the recommendations :-)Zoehttp://www.playingbythebook.net/noreply@blogger.com