'Let's Talk About Not 'Normal' — A Reading Group Reweaving Society' is a By creator murrma / Hate Isn't CoolPublished on September 2025ZINE(Suggested price 800 yen (tax included), Available at 46 stores).
Let's Talk About Not 'Normal' — A Reading Group Reweaving Society
CreationWhat 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)
Places
A small bookstore a 5-minute walk west of Nagoya Station, attached to Cafe River. We stock only books related to Nagoya (novels, poetry, tanka, history books, etc.). We carry books and zines by people who live in, are from, or have lived in the Tokai region, centered on Nagoya. Writers and creators, please feel free to get in touch. We also host many events such as author talks, reading groups, and poetry gatherings. On the second floor there is a specialty free-paper shop, ONLY FREE PAPER.
Saibundo | saibundo is a bookstore on Kyoto's Shin-Omiya Shopping Street that carries new and used books 📚\nWe opened the bookstore in December 2025 and the café in March 2026.\nA gallery is planned to open soon.\n