Writers Who Read
LIVE! #11
LIVE! #11
8 September 2019
Newcomer
by Keigo Higashino
by Keigo Higashino
translated by
Giles Murray
Giles Murray
Agenda
- Why We're Here
- Literary Forensics
- - What do I bring?
- - What do I feel?
- - What do I notice?
- - What do I study?
- Next Month's Reading & Study
Why We're Here
We Writers want to improve our craft
by Reading like a Writer
through Literary Forensics training
we learn from each other
Roundtable Rules
Always refer back to the book
We practice active listening & serendipity
Every feeling and observation is valid...
but not every conclusion
Always refer back to the book
Today's author: Keigo Higashino
- Higashino is the bestselling and most widely read novelist in Japan and around Asia,
with numerous television and film adaptations of his work appearing in several languages. - His books have appeared in over twenty-five languages
and have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide. - Translator Giles Murray
- Born in the United Kingdom, Murray lives in Tokyo, and has
translated
various Japanese works of fiction and nonfiction.
What do I feel?
What in the book elicited that feeling?
Every feeling and observation is valid...
but every conclusion should be questioned
We practice serendipity
- nothing is too crazy
Always refer back to the book
What do I notice?
- • Language and Grammar
- • Context
- • Point of view
- • Character & character development
- • Pacing
- • Horizontal structure
- • Layering of themes
- • Overall effect
Messing with Time
![](/literaryforensics/books/im/2019/Newcomer/timeline.png)
![](/literaryforensics/books/im/2019/Newcomer/cover0.png)
Newcomer - Stats
Marketing: International Mystery & Crime, Police Procedurals
Genre: Realistic, Present-Day, Arch-Plot Long-Form
Word count: 79,196
Print Pages: 334
Tense: Past
POV: Multiple
Publish year (Japan): 2009
Publish date (US): November 20, 2018
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Sold By: Macmillan
Awards: New York Times Editor's Choice; Edgar Award Finalist
Point of View - Surprises, Reveals
![](/literaryforensics/books/im/2019/Newcomer/POV.png)
Word Cloud
![](/literaryforensics/books/im/2019/Newcomer/wordcloud.png)
Writers Who Read: Next Up
October 6: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman (Scotland, 2017)
November 3: American Spy - Lauren Wilkinson (USA, 2019)
December 1: The House of Broken Angels - Luis Alberto Urrea (USA, 2018)