The Mending Season — Six Mysteries, Six Japanese Crafts, Free on Kindle: Sept 26–30
Beyond jewelry and craft art, Voice of Japan has another story to tell — nine, in fact. This week, six of them are free to read.
Six Books, Six Crafts — Free on Amazon Kindle
The Mending Season is a series of cozy mysteries produced by Voice of Japan, each one set inside the workshop of a different Japanese craft tradition. Nine books, nine crafts — from kintsugi to kumiko — each a standalone story, each one built around the quiet, exacting work of making something by hand.
Starting today, all six books from Four through Nine are free on Amazon Kindle through September 30. No Kindle Unlimited subscription required — just download and read. Here are the first three.
The Paper That Remembers — A Washi Mystery
Set in a papermaking workshop where every sheet is made by hand, this mystery follows a craftswoman piecing together a decades-old secret hidden in the fibers of washi paper itself.
The Paper That Remembers — a washi papermaking mystery. Free on Amazon Kindle through Sept 30.
The Layers of Old Lacquer — An Urushi Mystery
Urushi lacquer takes weeks, sometimes months, to build layer upon layer. In this mystery, that same patience becomes the key to uncovering a truth someone has spent years trying to bury.
The Layers of Old Lacquer — an urushi lacquerware mystery. Free on Amazon Kindle through Sept 30.
The Gold in the Weave — A Hikihaku Mystery
Hikihaku is the art of weaving gold leaf into thread, then into cloth. In this mystery, a single gold-threaded textile surfaces after decades — and with it, a question no one in town wants answered.
The Gold in the Weave — a hikihaku gold-thread weaving mystery. Free on Amazon Kindle through Sept 30.
Three More, Later This Week
The second half of the collection — Books Seven, Eight, and Nine — will be free through the same window. We'll share those in a follow-up post.
All six books, free on Amazon Kindle through September 30.