J.P. Takahashi

Children's Author

TOKYO NIGHT PARADE (HarperCollins, 10/10/2023) with Minako TomigaharaPREORDER:

Bio

J.P. Takahashi was born in New York City and raised by a family of readers in the United States and Japan. She loves a good adventure, in real life and in her imagination—especially when it’s as scary as it is magical.Find J.P. online at JPTakahashi.com and on Twitter @TakahashiPerry.

Books

Tokyo Night Parade

Artist: Minako Tomigahara
HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
October 10, 2023

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The night parade is about to begin…The ground thunders in Tokyo. A gust of wind blows. The pitter-patter of paws and claws draws closer. The air is thick with swirling, swooping demons.It’s Eka’s favorite evening of the year, the one night she refuses to miss. But it’s become harder to travel to Japan now that she’s living across the world in New York. Unsure of when she can return next to see her yokai friends, Eka tries to forgether that this could be her last parade for some time.Instead, she’ll march, sing, dance, and screech until sunrise. Because on this night, there’s no time to waste—the night parade awaits.

"A magical ode to the In-Between—to the space between homes, between creaturely and human worlds, between what the heart can hold and what it misses. This sparkling, Miyazaki-hued story instantly whisked me back to childhood summers in Tokyo, to far-out fables and night festivals, reminding me: the supernatural is often the best doorway to the true."

— Kyo Maclear, author of The Big Bath House and Kumo

“TOKYO NIGHT PARADE will leave readers longing for the worlds we’ve known and curious about the worlds we've yet to discover. An unforgettable story combines with a gorgeously illustrated world, reminding readers that our most magical moments can exist in the here and now. A remarkable debut that delivers abundantly.”

— Antwan Eady, author of Nigel and the Moon

TBA

Artist: TBA
HarperCollins/TBA
April 2025

Events

March 31 - April 2, 2023

Kweli / The Color of Children’s Literature Conference 2023

  • Voice and Audience: First Pages w. Arthur Levine, Allie Levick, and Phoebe Yeh; moderated by: Arely Guzman

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Short Bio:

J.P. Takahashi was born in New York City and raised by a family of readers in the United States and Japan. She loves a good adventure, in real life and in her imagination—especially when it’s as scary as it is magical.

Standard Bio:

J.P. Takahashi was born in New York City and raised by a family of readers in the United States and Japan. She loves a good adventure, in real life and in her imagination—especially when it’s as scary as it is magical. By day, J.P. works in publishing as a literary agent. She’s the author of Tokyo Night Parade (2023) and Waiting for Hanami (2025), and can be found online at jptakahashi.com and on Twitter @TakahashiPerry.

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