In case you missed The Innocent Ear on ALL FM 96.9 today, here's what BJ Translations, The Hoodeners 🐴, Impromptu Ensemble 🎻 & Ozaru Books listen to. A quick shout-out to alice chater 👩‍🎤and The Gorilla Organization 🦍 amongst many other inspirations… mixcloud.com/moz-walsh/the-…

2021/10/29 = 10th anniversary of death of Anneli Jones. Our first author: her East Prussian memoirs were written in English to help non-Germans understand. They've now been translated into German, as have those of her sister; available soon. #Ostpreußen qv ozaru.net/ozarubooks/res…

Out now: a lavishly illustrated Victorian fable about the perils of a day out in Margate. DFL gent encounters 'vulgar boy'... How comic manga used to be done 150 years back.

3 on 3/3: 🇯🇵📖, 📀, and the English translation, Ichigensan. It's not for kids but we'll still celebrate #worldbookdayuk2022 with a #bookgiveawayuk: tell us something interesting & relevant that you *can't* simply find on our website or Wikipedia, and you might win a copy.

99y ago today, Anneli was born in #EastPrussia, a descendant of religious refugees. 77y ago she fled the #RussianArmy as a refugee, and met her husband. But her best birthday present was the war ending. 14y ago her memoirs gave birth to Ozaru Books. #VEday2022 🙏 #peaceinEurope

今年も8月6日に広島の #原爆死没者 名簿に4978人の名前が追加され、合計333907人となる。#ヒロシマ を後世に、世界に伝えるために、ひと昔、村井志摩子さんのお芝居「向日葵」の英訳を栗原千絵子さんと一緒に手掛けた。出版記念日に村井さんのご冥福と世界平和を祈る。 #HiroshimaNagasaki

Thanet to Tasmania: a bicentennial book bit.ly/3A2p8hX #Books

On 7/8/1822, a family from Shuart Farm, St Nicholas-at-Wade emigrated to Van Diemen's Land. Today we mark the 200th anniversary by publishing "Thanet to Tasmania" by Kent author LucyAnn Curling. Key to the story is Sir Charles James Napier… #stnicholasatwade

Secrets of Margate Police revealed bit.ly/3Svtbd2 #Books

Not a nice day for #Kaliningrad to trend: the 11th anniversary of Anneli Jones's death. Her refugee memoirs of the flight from the Red Army were written in English to help non-Germans understand. #Königsberg #Ostpreußen #EastPrussia ozaru.net/ozarubooks/eas…

Our first book of the year, out today: Animal Guising and the Kentish Hooden Horse (ozaru.net/ozarubooks/ani…) - to accompany the forthcoming exhibition about The Hoodeners at Maidstone Museum

Ancient folklore brought back to life bit.ly/3iHwgdC #Publishing

Great mag, includes a review of our book Animal Guising: "a scholarly re-examination of the Kentish ritual … beautifully and extensively illustrated … right up to date … fascinating and absorbing … beautifully evocative first-hand account of what it's like to be The Hoodeners"

"Mention should be made also of the quality of publication put out by Ozaru Books in this work. It is beautifully presented in hardback … beautifully illustrated … For all that, its price tag is still reasonable" Thank you, The Folklore Podcast!

While on the topic of The Hoodeners, another great review of "Animal Guising". From the Summer issue of #TykesStirrings: "essential purchase … generously and informatively illustrated … a fascinating volume that at once informs, intrigues and entertains". ozaru.net/ozarubooks/ani…

Today, on its author's 100th birthday, we publish #CarpeDiem, a book that was 15 years in the making. The story of a refugee from East Prussia who finds a new - and eventful - life in the west, then returns home 50 years later. prlog.org/12963462-cente… #ostpreußen #heimat #newbook

The Kentish #folktradition #calendarcustom of #hoodening, featured in several of our books - q.v. ozaru.net/ozarubooks/ken…

A new book out today: prlog.org/13060941-be-ha…