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-A diary observing my son aiming for a high-school art department- I quietly kept observing my son, a third-year junior high school student who is applying to the relatively rare high-school art program, and turned those observations into a zine. Thanks to your support, 400 copies have been sold so far.

What exactly does 'normal' mean? This zine unravels the oddness of what is considered 'normal' in everyday life through six books discussed in a reading group and 19 keywords. A zine that tentatively searches for clues to escape a society that makes life hard. [Contents] Conversations about society that began in Kyoto Ground rules Chapter 1: Unraveling discrimination — Kim Ji-hye 'Discrimination Is Mostly Done by People Who Mean No Harm' Chapter 2: To See Invisible Wounds — Tami Kamikawa 'Is There Such a Thing as a 'Sleeping Child'?' Chapter 3: Questioning Existing Social Standards — Chae Seung-bom 'I Am a Man and a Feminist' Chapter 4: Is Meritocracy Fair? — Asa Ito 'How Do Blind People See the World?' Chapter 5: Who Is That Kindness For? — Takeshi Nakajima 'Unexpected Altruism' Chapter 6: Living Together While Remaining Different — Marika Konosu 'I Am Me. You Are Not.' Extra: The 'Human Rights Ordinance' Established in Kyoto Afterword Index (Published under the name Hate Isn't Cool)

This looks back on the five years when I served as director of Nagoya City's Shidami Library and Moriyama Library, together with texts contributed by 21 citizens who worked with us. Topics we addressed include Japanese Sign Language, developmental dyslexia, giftedness, community cancer workshops, lymphedema, maternity yoga, mothering classes, stuttering, hearing challenges (LiD/APD), alcohol-related health issues, and more. Page count: 122 Full ruby (furigana). Printed in monochrome. Size: A5 (vertical) ISSN: 2760-5620 Suggested price: ¥2,000 Mail-order: SHEEP SHEEPBOOKS ships free Stores carrying the book (Zindies-registered stores): (Tottori City) SHEEPSHEEPBOOKS https://sheepsheepbooks.stores.jp/ (Nagoya City, Kita Ward) Lbio https://lbio.co.jp/ (Nagoya City, Minami Ward) Butakoya Books https://butakoya.base.shop/ (Nagoya City, Nakamura Ward) NAgoyaBOOKCENTER https://www.instagram.com/nbc_horiebldg/ Stores carrying the book that are not Zindies-registered: (Suginami Ward, Tokyo) Honya Title https://www.title-books.com/ (Ota Ward, Tokyo) Youyou-sha https://youyoushabooks.stores.jp/ (Kakegawa, Shizuoka) Takaku Bookstore https://bookstakaku.thebase.in/ (Seto, Aichi) Hon Hitoshizuku https://hitoshizukubooks.stores.jp/ (Nagoya City, Atsuta Ward) TOUTEN BOOKSTORE https://www.touten-bookstore.net/ (Shobara, Hiroshima) Wee Tojo Store https://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SF/ShotenHome?shotenCode=71422 (Hiroshima City, Nishi Ward) Hiroshima T-SITE / Hiroshima Tsutaya Bookstore LECT https://store.tsite.jp/hiroshima/ (Fukuoka City, Chuo Ward) Books Kubrick Keyaki-dori Store https://bookskubrick.jp/about Kusamura BOOKS Shin-Moriyama Store (Moriyama Ward, Nagoya)