[Kodansha Ltd.] Passionate comments are pouring in from booksellers across the country! Naoki Prize-winning author Ogawa Satoshi’s latest book, “Novel Thinking for Verbalization,” is now on sale!
Kodansha Co., Ltd. Press release: October 10, 2025 To Members of the Press Passionate comments are pouring in from booksellers across the country! Naoki Prize-winning author Ogawa Satoshi’s latest book, “Novel Thinking for Verbalization,” is now on sale! Naoki
Prize-winning author Ogawa Satoshi’s latest book, which describes the thinking techniques he uses to create words that “get across,” will be released on Thursday, October 23, 2025! Ten years after his debut, he has produced hits such as “Game Kingdom,” “Map and Fist,” and “Your Quiz”, and has quickly swept up all literary awards, including the Naoki Prize! Novelist Ogawa Satoshi is expanding his field of activity even further, having written the original novel for the NHK 100th anniversary special drama “Queen of Mars.” In his latest book, ‘Novel Thinking for Verbalization’ will be released on Thursday, October 23, 2025!
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“communicate” rather than “convey”? Novels—they are a form of communication between author and reader. Understand who your readers are. Assume they don’t know you. Abstraction and individualization, the order of information, clarifying “where you’re taking it”…etc. An eye-opening thinking technique put into words by Naoki
Prize-winning author Ogawa Satoshi, showing how to put what’s in your head into words!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/7749/1719-7749-457f83bf108e062581157a66f09e4433-970×600.jpg The end of the book also includes the short story “East of Eden,” which explores the theme of “How novelists revise their novels.” If you read it while keeping in mind the contents of chapters 1 through 12, you’ll be guaranteed to enjoy it twice as much. This book is also available in a shinsho size to make it easy to read. Enjoy it anytime, anywhere! Rapid praise from booksellers across the country!
Enthusiastic comments are pouring in from booksellers across the country who were among the first to read this book! Here are some examples. Wow. Ogawa Satoshi is a genius. I bowed down in complete awe. It was incredibly entertaining. A must-read for anyone who considers themselves a fan of novels. –Kinokuniya Saitama Shintoshin Branch, Terumi Omori An essay that should be included in Japanese textbooks. A must-read for anyone who loves reading, as well as those who are unaware of its merits. –Kumazawa Bookstore Shin-Kamagaya Branch, Yudai Muto I had no idea how to write a novel, but being exposed to Ogawa-sensei’s way of thinking and seeing a single sentence change so quickly was very exciting. This work made me realize once again: Novelists are amazing! Novels are fascinating! –Naomi Yasu, Tsutaya Bookstore Hitachinaka Words are the trajectory of the soul and a mirror that reflects the light of thought. A novel is not just a story; it’s a quiet universe where the souls of the author and reader intersect. It moves my heart and overwhelms me with the power of words. This book is like an adventure of intellect and sensibility, dedicated not only to aspiring novelists but to anyone who wants to communicate the world through words. –Arai Sayuri, Bunshindo Bookstore Viva Mall Honjo Branch I never knew novelists thought about these things when they wrote…! I read on with a sense of excitement, as if I were peering into their minds. I think this book will make reading the novels you usually read even more enjoyable. –Azumi Inomata, Usagiya TSUTAYA Utsunomiya Higashiyanase Branch I can’t give good presentations. Business negotiations don’t go well. I can’t even have a good chat. I can’t even talk well with people I like. Don’t be surprised. Novelist Ogawa Satoshi’s question, “What makes an interesting novel?” and his thought process will help you overcome those worries. This is a rare book that will personally prove that thought and practice can enrich your life. –Fuka Mori, WAY Bookstore Izumiya Yawata Branch A comment has arrived from author Ogawa Satoshi!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/7749/1719-7749-dffd0da87bcee6dafba7fd3ab3231982-970×600.jpg The release date of this book is Thursday, October 23, 2025. Stay tuned! Author profile Ogawa Satoshi Ogawa Born in Chiba Prefecture in 1986. Dropped out of the doctoral program at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He made his debut in 2015, winning the Grand Prize at the 3rd Hayakawa Science Fiction Contest for “This Side of Eutronica.” In 2018, he won the 38th Japan Science Fiction Award and the 31st Yamamoto Shugoro Prize for “Game Kingdom.” In 2022, he won the 13th Yamada Futaro Prize for “Map and Fist.” In 2023, he won the 168th Naoki Prize for the same work, and the 76th Mystery Writers of Japan Award in the Novel and Short Story Collection category for “Your Quiz.” His other works include Lies and Canon, The Gold You Were Supposed to Have, Smelamishing, and Queen of Mars. Bibliographic Information “Novel Thinking for Verbalization” by Ogawa Written by Tetsu https://www.kodansha.co.jp/book/products/0000418874 Release Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025 ISBN: 978-4-06-541043-1 Format: Paperback Number of pages: 192 Price: 1,210 yen (tax included) Kodansha
