NABC Manager's Diary — July 14, 2026 (Tue)

It seems to be the hottest temperature of the summer, so there are few customers. Even so, two or three groups came; one person came from Nagano. A student? Maybe, but they also seem to be working, and this time came to Nagoya on business. They said they were born in Aichi Prefecture. They and their friends publish a criticism journal, so I asked them to send back issues if they'd like us to sell them at our shop. Purchased Mr. Ito's 'Palestine Report'. One person came from Okayama City on business to Nagoya. This time it was work-related, but a friend of theirs lives in Nagoya and they come here often. Bought a zine by Yodaka. And so on. The 2nd Ekinishi Yunagi tanka gathering has been scheduled for September 25, so I immediately registered the event on Zindies. From this time we added "tanka gathering" to the event categories, so I registered it under that category. There are two other tanka gatherings as well, so I changed their categories too. When I checked just now, two people applied right after it went public! Maybe it's because I sent a mass notice to the participants from the previous meeting about the second one! Tanka gatherings are enjoyable events because tanka lovers and people interested in tanka come. I'd also like to increase the number of book clubs — would anyone like to run one?