Why Ghosts Appear

Todd Shimoda, of Hawaii, has published two popular novels that deal with Japan and Japanese themes: 365 Views of Mt. Fuji (Stone Bridge Press) and The Fourth Treasure (Nan Talese/Doubleday). The books have been translated into six languages with over one hundred thousand copies printed worldwide. Todd was also the recipient of the Hawaii Literary Arts Council's 2010 Elliot Cades Award for Literature, and The Fourth Treasure was listed as a 2002 Notable Book by the Kiriyama Prize.

Linda Shimoda is an accomplished artist, illustrator, and book designer. She is also the curator of the Kaua’i Museum in Hawaii. Her illustrations and artwork have appeared in both of husband Todd Shimoda’s first two novels. In Oh!, her artwork offers clues to the fate of the novel’s protagonist, Zack Hara.