Julie Otsuka

Julie Otsuka is a celebrated Japanese-American author whose literary explorations delve into the liminal spaces of memory, identity, and the hidden currents of history. While not overtly occult, her narratives resonate with a profound sense of the uncanny and the unseen forces that shape human experience. Her debut novel, *When the Emperor Was Divine*, unearths the spectral injustices of Japanese-American internment, transforming personal ancestral echoes into a collective haunting. *The Buddh…