Never Making First Chair
By Naomi Hirahara – I’ve a big believer of doing things that you’re not good at. I’ve completed a few half-marathons (I’ve since retired), and been left in the dust by women twenty years older than me. A rusty set of golf clubs sit in my garage, a reminder of the many divots I’ve left… Read More
Naomi Hirahara
Naomi Hirahara is the Edgar® Award-winning author of the Mas Arai Mysteries. Born and raised in Pasadena, Naomi received her bachelor’s degree in international relations from Stanford University and studied at the Inter-University Center for Advanced Japanese Language Studies in Tokyo. She worked as a reporter and editor of The Rafu Shimpo in downtown Los Angeles. She is also the author of 1001 Cranes and has written, edited, and published several nonfiction books, largely about the Japanese American experience. She lives with her husband in Southern California.
