WiK is pleased to welcome back Eric Oey, head of Tuttle Publishing. Eric has talked to WiK on two or three previous occasions, and has shared with us his insights into current trends in the publishing world. His visits have led to several proposals being put in by members, and I’m pleased to say that a couple have even been accepted. (WiK members with previous Tuttle publications include Rebecca Otowa, John Dougill, John Einarsen and Judith Clancy.)

For a report by Felicity Tillack of WiK’s 2021 Zoom session with Eric, see here.

Tuttle are the leading publishers of books on East Asia, and their works will be familiar to anyone with an interest in the region. They publish 150-175 books each year (ie. a new book every two or three days!).

Those interested are invited to browse the Tuttle website and /or download recent catalogs to see what they are currently publishing. Here is the link:
https://www.tuttlepublishing.com/about-us/catalog

Many of the early Tuttle books remain in print today, such as Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories (1954), The Book of Tea (1956), Rashomon and Other Stories (1952). Tuttle is also the official publisher of the Bruce Lee Library.

The company’s other bestselling books include Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible by Hitomi Shida, which has sold more than 60,000 copies since its release in 2017 and was in its fifth printing in 2018. Others include Cool Japan Guide by Abby Denson, North Korea Confidential by Daniel Tudor and James Pearson, and Geek in Japan by Hector Garcia.[13]

Tuttle Publishing is a part of Periplus Publishing Group and has a staff of around 60 people split between its offices in USA, Singapore and Tokyo.

(For more about Tuttle, see their Wikipedia page here.)