Let's talk about our favorite books! We are holding a joint book review contest, "#AutumnReading2020," with 12 publishers and note.
[Updated December 24]
The results have been announced! Please check them out via the article link below.
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Speaking of autumn, there's autumn for sports, autumn for appetite, autumn for art... It's a season with comfortable weather that makes you want to try all sorts of things. In line with "Autumn Reading," note is starting a submission contest to collect book reviews!
Please write on note about your favorite books, such as an interesting book you read recently, the best book of your life, or a fan letter to an author. The format is free—you can use text, manga, photos, or anything else.
This time, we have asked various publishers to select a total of required reading books, 56 books in total. Reviews for the required reading books will be read by each publisher, and there are prizes for the excellent entries! Reviews for books other than the required reading will be read by the note management office, and we will present a modest note award to the wonderful entries.
[List of Participating Publishers] (*Titles omitted, in Japanese alphabetical order)
KADOKAWA, Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Gentosha, Kobunsha, Shueisha, Diamond, Discover 21, Nikkei BP, Hayakawa Publishing, Bungeishunju, Poplar Publishing, Rights.
To enter, simply add the hashtags "#AutumnReading2020" and "#(Book Title)". The entry period is from Wednesday, October 14, 2020, to Monday, November 30, 2020.
Wonderful entries will be introduced on note's official social media, as well as on the social media and official websites of each publisher.
We look forward to your submissions!
Details
■ Contest Schedule
Period: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - Monday, November 30, 2020
Results Announcement: Scheduled for mid-December
■ How to Participate
① Register (log in) with a note account
② Post an article during the period with the hashtags "#AutumnReading2020" and "#(Book Title)" (e.g., #AutumnReading2020 #I Am a Cat)
*Please set your entry to "public" (free).
*Winners will be contacted by the note management office.
List of Required Reading Books
▼ KADOKAWA
■ Assigned Books and Hashtags
"Another"Yukito Ayatsuji #another
"The Tatami Galaxy"Tomihiko Morimi #TheTatamiGalaxy
"Nozomi"Shusuke Shizukui #Nozomi
"Whoever Steals This Book"Novaki Fukamidori #WhoeverStealsThisBook
"The Excuse for Searching for Stars Yesterday"Yutaka Kono #TheExcuseForSearchingForStarsYesterday
▼ Kawade Shobo Shinsha
■ Assigned Books and Hashtags
"Sazanami no Yoru"Izumi Kizara #SazanamiNoYoru
"Last Night's Curry, Tomorrow's Bread"Izumi Kizara #LastNightsCurryTomorrowsBread
▼ Gentosha
■ Assigned Books and Hashtags
"Honeybees and Distant Thunder"Riku Onda #HoneybeesAndDistantThunder
"Dawn Young People"Masahiko Katsuse #DawnYoungPeople
"When Four Otaku Girls Tried Living Together."Chiaki Fujitani #WhenFourOtakuGirlsTriedLivingTogether
"Illusionary Era"Kyohei Sakaguchi #IllusionaryEra
"Same Name"Atsushi Shimomura #SameName
▼ Kobunsha
■ Assigned Books and Hashtags
"How Do Blind People See the World?"Asa Ito #HowDoBlindPeopleSeeTheWorld
"Why Do Global Elites Cultivate 'Aesthetic Sense'?"Shu Yamaguchi #WhyDoGlobalElitesCultivateAestheticSense
"The Economics of 'Family Happiness'"Shintaro Yamaguchi #TheEconomicsOfFamilyHappiness
"Literature Is the Ultimate Education"Minoru Komai + Edited by Kobunsha Classics New Translation Library #LiteratureIsTheUltimateEducation
"Going to Space Is Knowing the Earth"Soichi Noguchi, Akiko Yano #GoingToSpaceIsKnowingTheEarth
▼ Shueisha
■ Assigned Books and Hashtags
"Kinmokusei to Meteora" Mio Adan #KinmokuseitoMeteora
"Gyaku Socrates" Kotaro Isaka #GyakuSocrates
"Boku wa Boku no Mama de" Tan France #BokuwaBokunoMamade
"Mizu wo Nu" Haruna Terachi #MizuwoNu
"Kaze yo Arashi yo" Yuka Murayama #KazeyoArashiyo
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▼ Diamond, Inc.
■ Required Reading and Hashtags
"Drucker's Essential Collection 1: The Effective Executive"P.F. Drucker #TheEffectiveExecutive
"I Will Invest in Your 'Passion': A 7-Day Special Lecture Challenged by a Venture Capitalist"Anri Samata #Netto
"I Almost Lived My Life Too Hard"Ha Wan #IAlmostLivedMyLifeTooHard
"Art Thinking for 13-Year-Olds: Finding Your Own Answer"Yukiho Suenaga #ArtThinkingFor13YearOlds
"Just Write What You Want to Read: A Simple Writing Technique That Changes Your Life"Hironobu Tanaka #JustWriteWhatYouWantToRead
▼ Discover 21
■ Required Reading and Hashtags
"How to Praise and Scold to Raise Independent Children"Hanako Shimamura #HowToPraiseAndScoldToRaiseIndependentChildren
"Throw Everything Away"Yoshiju Nakano #ThrowEverythingAway
"How to Choose Your Own Path So You Won't Have Regrets in 10 Years"Bob Tobin (Author), Mariko Yajima (Translator) #HowToChooseYourOwnPathSoYouWontHaveRegretsIn10Years
"Philosophy of Working: Thinking About Work from a 360-Degree Perspective"Noboru Murayama #PhilosophyOfWorking
"New Coaching That Brings Out the Best in People"Yoshiyuki Suzuki #NewCoachingThatBringsOutTheBestInPeople
▼ Nikkei BP
■ Required Reading and Hashtags
"Factfulness"Hans Rosling et al. #Factfulness
"What Space Brothers and FFS Theory Teach You About Your Hidden Strengths"
Toshiyuki Furuno #SpaceBrothersFFS
"Stop Praising"Ichiro Kishimi #StopPraising
"The Rise and Fall of the Internet"Takashi Sugimoto #RiseAndFallOfTheInternet
▼Hayakawa Publishing
■Assigned books and hashtags
"This Side of Utronica"Satoshi Ogawa #ThisSideOfUtronica
"Lies and Canons"Satoshi Ogawa #LiesAndCanons
"The Nested Water is Run Over by the Moon"Organic Yuki #TheNestedWaterIsRunOverByTheMoon
"Child of the Moon"Ryo Honami #ChildOfTheMoon
"Terror of Treason"Ryo Honami #TerrorOfTreason
▼Bungeishunju
■ Assigned Books and Hashtags
"First Love"Rio Shimamoto #FirstLove
"Yonosuke Yokomichi"Shuichi Yoshida #YonosukeYokomichi
"Eve of the Revolution"Shinobu Suga #EveOfTheRevolution
"Star Reading at the Full Moon Coffee Shop"Mai Mochizuki, Illustrated by Chihiro Sakurada #StarReadingAtTheFullMoonCoffeeShop
"Celebrity Dog in Omotesando and Stray Dog in La Cabaña Fortress"Masayasu Wakabayashi #CelebrityDogInOmotesandoAndStrayDogInLaCabanaFortress
▼ Poplar Publishing
■ Assigned Books and Hashtags
"The Rumored Zukkoke Corporation" Written by Masamoto Nasu, Illustrated by Kazuo Maekawa #TheRumoredZukkokeCorporation
"Masuda-kun in the Next Seat" Miho Takeda #MasudaKunInTheNextSeat
"Ping! How to Convey Your Heart" Written by Ani Castillo, Translated by Yayako Uchida #Ping
"Niki" Shiho Natsuki #Niki
"Erasing Traces: Dead Morning Special Cleaning Company" Homare Maekawa #ErasingTraces
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Poplar Publishing General Books Newsletter
Poplar Publishing Children's Book Editorial Department
▼ WRIGHTS
■ Required Reading and Hashtags
"50 Masterpieces That Will Drive You Crazy" Kaho Miyake #50MasterpiecesThatWillDriveYouCrazy
"The Day I Became a Traveler" Edited by TABIPPO #TheDayIBecameATraveler
"365 Days of Advertising Copy You'll Want to Read Every Day" Edited by WRITES PUBLISHING #365DaysOfAdvertisingCopyYoullWantToReadEveryDay
"Let's Reduce Sales." Akemi Nakamura #LetsReduceSales
"The Lightest Management" Osamu Yamada #TheLightestManagement
Bookstore collaboration project for required reading
A fair for the #AutumnReading2020 required reading list is currently being held at two stores: Aoyama Book Center Main Store and SPBS TOYOSU. If you are in the area, please be sure to visit the stores!
▼ Aoyama Book Center Main Store
Period: Scheduled from late October to the end of November 2020
Venue: Aoyama Book Center Main Store Cosmos Aoyama Garden Floor (B2F), 5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Special Offer: Receive a free original note notebook when you purchase 2,000 yen (tax included) or more of books from the fair. *While supplies last
* The Aoyama Book Center online store also plans to sell the required reading book set.
▼ SPBS TOYOSU
Period: Scheduled from late October to the end of November 2020
Venue: SPBS TOYOSU Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu 3, 4F, 2-2-1 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Special Offer: Receive a free original note notebook when you purchase 2,000 yen (tax included) or more of books from the fair. *While supplies last
Related Events
In connection with the contest, we will be holding online events related to reading for four consecutive weeks in November. Please join us!
① Literary editors talk all about it! "My Recommended Books of the Year"
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 4, 20:00–21:00
Speakers: Jun Kobayashi (Editor-in-Chief, Literary Books Editorial Department 1, KADOKAWA), Ai Taniguchi (Literary Editorial Department, Shueisha), Tomoko Hanada (Director, Bunshun Bunko Department, Bungeishunju)
(2) The Future of Bookstores: How to Create an Intersection Between Physical and Online
Date and Time: November 11 (Wed) 20:00-21:00
Speakers: Seita Fukui (Founder/CEO, SHIBUYA PUBLISHING & BOOKSELLERS LLC), Yu Yamashita (Store Manager, Aoyama Book Center Main Store)
(3) Business Book Editors Talk It Out! "My Recommended Books of the Year"
Date and Time: November 18 (Wed) 20:00-21:00
Speakers: Ryosuke Konno (Editor, Diamond, Inc.), Hiromi Nakagawa (Editor, Nikkei BP), Takuma Hayashi (Editor, Discover 21, Inc.)
(4) The Future of Books x Digital: Public Conference
Date and Time: November 25 (Wed) 20:00-21:00
Speakers: Keishiro Otsuka (Representative Director/Editor-in-Chief, Rights Sha), Akira Yamaguchi (Executive Officer, Hayakawa Publishing)
