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Sisterhood and identity are at the center of novel 'Kakigori Summer'

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM EDT

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Emily Itami‘s 2025 novel “Kakigori Summer” centers around three half-Japanese, half-British sisters who have returned to their childhood home in coastal Japan to deal with a family crisis. The book is out in paperback this month, and we revisit host Robin Young’s conversation with Itami from last June.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Here & Now Newsroom