Meet Edgar Award-winning author Naomi Hirahara during an exclusive conversation and pre-event book signing of her new book, Crown City, for JANM Members.
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Members who attend will also receive early access to seating for the 2 p.m. JANM Book Club event. We request that you RSVP separately for that program here.
Crown City will be released on February 17, 2026 and will be available in the JANM Store.
Meet Edgar Award-winning author Naomi Hirahara during an exclusive conversation and pre-event book signing of her new book, Crown City, for JANM Members.
Not a current Member? JOIN NOW
Members who attend will also receive early access to seating for the 2 p.m. JANM Book Club event. We request that you RSVP separately for that program here.
Crown City will be released on February 17, 2026 and will be available in the JANM Store.
Bios
Naomi Hirahara
Naomi Hirahara is an Edgar Award-winning author of multiple traditional mystery series and noir short stories. Her Mas Arai mysteries, which have been published in Japanese, Korean and French, feature a Los Angeles gardener and Hiroshima survivor who solves crimes. Her first historical mystery, Clark and Division, which won a Mary Higgins Clark Award, follows a Japanese American family’s move to Chicago in 1944 after being released from a California wartime detention center. A former journalist with The Rafu Shimpo newspaper, Naomi has also written numerous non-fiction history books and curated exhibitions. She has also written a middle-grade novel, 1001 Cranes. Her follow-up to Clark and Division, Evergreen, was released in August 2023 and was on the USA Today bestseller list for two weeks. Her latest book, Crown City, will be published in February 2026.