John Okada’s 1957 novel about a Japanese-American draft resister has been republished by Penguin Classics, raising questions over its ownership. By Alexandra Alter Late last month, Penguin Classics ...

Back in 1957, John Okada couldn’t get any American publishers to consider printing “No-No Boy.” The novel, set in a post-World War II Seattle where rain clings to water-resistant garments “like dew on ...

When John Okada’s novel No-No Boy came out, it had been just ten years since the end of the Japanese internment, and the book languished. It was only after his death that No-No Boy achieved broader ...

When John Okada wrote “No-No Boy” in 1957, no one cared. An obscure novel published by a Japanese press, it told the story of a Japanese-American man who chose to resist the draft and go to prison, ...

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) have announced finalists for the 2022 Audie Awards. Finalists include Cynthia Erivo for Best Female Narrator and Lin-Manuel Miranda for Best Male Narrator.

The publishing history of “No-No Boy” shows how writers shifted the narrative about internment and draft resistance. Who owns an important novel after the author ...

Okada’s descriptions of 1940s Seattle are incredibly teleportative. It all feels very real and lived in. I completely agree. It comes alive for me in the dialogue. Especially when I think about ...

As a third-generation Japanese-American and someone who grew up in south Minneapolis, the upcoming anniversary of the Japanese American Day of Remembrance has a special meaning to me, especially with ...