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Book release party for fantasy/sci-fi novel "Tattoo"

Aug.09.2011

Celebrate the release of Kirsten Imani Kasai's second novel "Tattoo."
Hobnob with KIK & "artsy" literary-minded folk, listen to a live reading, buy your book and get it signed. Sip strawberry milk liqueur, sample bluing and other treats transported from the world of "Tattoo" to our own dimension. Prize drawing!

Kirsten's Latest Blogs

May.22.2012 - 9:54 am
After nearly two years of "vacation," I'm ready to get back to work on "Asta Requited") the third and final novel in what I've unofficially dubbed The Raven Scribe series (book 1...
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Mar.22.2012 - 11:34 am
My new e-book is available for DL! Chock-full of sexy/scary short fiction and poetry, it's a bargain at just $5.99. Buy now! Good sex, like a good scare, can be hard...
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Feb.16.2012 - 11:36 am
love is grand and delivers great healing and great injuries. I think most people aren’t up to the task. they say they want it but they’d rather remain penned up behind their...
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Jan.27.2012 - 9:05 am
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a little bird stole my ♥ & hung it from a tree leaving hollow  ♥less, vacant me  
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Comments from Kirsten

Aug.19.2010 - 10:00 am
In response to: Knowing when to speak and when to listen
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Thank you Leslie! There is much wisdom to gain from listening to those soft, inner voices. Best, KIK
Jul.19.2010 - 9:28 pm
In response to: You Write Like...
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Jul.19.2010 - 9:26 pm
In response to: You Write Like...
So, Stephen King writes like Dan Brown. Does James Joyce write like James Joyce, I wonder? It's kind of funny to...
Jul.19.2010 - 9:25 pm
In response to: You Write Like...
Thanks for all the thoughtful comments! IWL ranks alongside the Magic 8 Ball on the fun-o-meter. It seems that this...
Apr.26.2010 - 12:43 pm
In response to: Evolving Technique, From Discovery-Writing to Structured Plotting
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Thanks Paul!

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Published Reviews

Tattoo
Jun.01.2011
Published by Publisher's Weekly
Kasai returns to the fragile world of 2009's Ice Song, where somatics blend human and nonhuman characteristics into singular forms, and a tiny minority, the Traders, can transform...