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Frederik L. Schodt's My Heart Sutra: The Publishers Weekly Review
My Heart Sutra: A World in 260 Characters by Frederik L. Schodt is available December 8th, 2020. Order your copy here. "In this curious...
Oct 12, 2020


Announcing 'My Heart Sutra,' Frederik L. Schodt's new book
Stone Bridge Press is happy to announce the publication of longtime and beloved Stone Bridge Press author Frederik L. Schodt's My Heart...
Sep 24, 2020


'Bird Talk' translator, Frederik H. Green talks Xu Xu's life and legacy with University of Chicago
Xu Xu was a pivotal figure in Chinese literature of the 20th Century. As an exile who made Hong Kong his home in the 1950s, Xu Xu helped...
Sep 17, 2020


China History Through Comics (SBP Monthly Special)
As part of this month's special we are offering 20% off when you purchase any volume in the series Understanding China Through Comics....
Jul 13, 2020


Steve Alpert, 15 Years at Studio Ghibli Reddit AMA
Steve Alpert's Reddit "Ask Me Anything" is now archived for all to read. Over the period of three hours Steve fielded the Internet's most...
Jun 29, 2020


Translator Frederik H. Green talks Xu Xu's 'Bird Talk' on New Books Network Podcast
A wonderful new interview with translator Frederik H. Green about his new book, a collection of stories by Chinese author Xu Xu with...
Jun 18, 2020


15 Years at Studio Ghibli - Now Available
We are happy to share that Steve Alpert's long awaited-memoir of his time working with Hayao Miyazaki at the legendary animation studio,...
Jun 16, 2020


Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World (SBP Monthly Special)
We’re introducing a series of YouTube videos where we can talk about our books and even get the chance to talk with some our authors and...
Jun 15, 2020


Steve Alpert interviewed by Cartoon Brew
"Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli, is a wellspring of sharp insights into the studio’s creative...
Jun 12, 2020


Welcome to the new home of Stone Bridge Press
For the past several months we've been working with our webmaster IamTeeJay on a redesign of the Stone Bridge Press website. We're...
Jun 9, 2020


Six Things We Learned From Steve Alpert’s New Tell-All Studio Ghibli Memoir - Cartoon Brew
"Having launched on the brand-new streaming service HBO Max, the Studio Ghibli catalogue is now poised to reach new corners of the...
Jun 8, 2020


Animation Scoop reviews Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man.'
"Although there have been numerous books and countless articles published about Studio Ghibli and its creations, few, if any, journalists...
Jun 1, 2020


All the Anime reviews 'Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man'
"It’s all in a day’s work for Steve Alpert, the American executive hired to sell Studio Ghibli to the world. Originally part-released as...
Jun 1, 2020


Polygon shares excerpt from Steve Alpert's Studio Ghibli memoir
"How Neil Gaiman protected Princess Mononoke from Disneyfication. Studio Ghibli executive Steve Alpert details the translation efforts in...
May 28, 2020


Xu Xu's 'Bird Talk and Other Stories' now available
Bird Talk and Other Stories, our long-awaited collection of short fiction by Chinese author Xu Xu, is now available from book sellers...
May 28, 2020


Excerpt: 15 years at Studio Ghibli by Steve Alpert
Thanks to Books on Asia for sharing an excerpt from Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man, Steve Alpert's upcoming memoir of his time...
May 18, 2020


SoraNews24 interviews Steve Alpert on his upcoming memoir and time at Studio Ghibli
"Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli can now be considered household names around the world, but it wasn’t always that way. Even after...
May 18, 2020


Forty-Seven Samurai reviewed by The Asian Review of Books
Hiroaki Sato's newly published deep-dive into the remarkable and true tale of loyalty, vengeance, and ritual suicide has now been...
May 14, 2020


Jonathan Clements on Xu Xu's 'Bird Talk and Other Stories'
Jonathan Celements, celebrated author and scholar on Asia has shared his thoughts on the upcoming publication of influential Chinese...
May 14, 2020
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