Claire Griffin

From Ventfort Hall to Japan: How one visit inspired a novel and a trip to a Kyoto teahouse berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_cultu… via @berkshireeagle

In Kyoto I attended a #geisha party & saw this lovely performance. The name of the dance makes reference to tea & you can see her picking tea leaves. Unhappily video cuts in an odd place. Koaki was elegant, beautiful & captivating. Stay tuned! #author #TheGeishaandtheMillionaire

No, I’m not in Japan yet. But last month on a rainy afternoon in the East Village, I went from this to this in 4000 easy steps with just a little bit of padding and a touch of make up plus expert help from Masae Satouchi of the New York, Kimono, Academy. All research for new book

So excited to be headed to Kyoto soon to spend time with Peter Macintosh, geisha expert & advisor on my book about George Morgan's marriage to geisha Yuki Kato. Here's a Kyoto street scene from that time. Circa 1920. #japan #geisha #themillionaireandthegeisha #historicalfiction

George Denison Morgan, nephew of J.P. Morgan pursued geisha Yuki Kato for 4 years before she agreed to marry him. #author #japan #geisha #kimono #historicalfiction #themillionaireandthegeisha #yukikatomorgan #georgedenisonmorgan

Yuki Kato Morgan. Before and After.

A man's nagajuban. Worn under an outer kimono or at home & seen only by family and friends. A giant trickster spider features in Japanese myth. Maybe George Morgan wore such a robe. #author #japan #geisha #kimono #historicalfiction #themillionaireandthegeisha #yukikatomorgan

Rare photo of geisha Yuki Kato and millionaire George Morgan whom she later married. In dark kimono are Yuki (left) and her sister Uta (right). Girl is Namie, Uta's daughter. George is behind them. Man on far right may be Kobayashi, George's interpreter and guide #geisha #histfic

It's not every day that the mailman delivers a genuine geisha wig to your doorstep! Reasonably priced!! 😂Getting ready for my visit to the Kimono Academy next month. #author #japan #geisha #kimono #historicalfiction #historicalcostume #themillionaireandthegeisha #yukikatomorgan

Everything in the geisha world is exquisite. From their kimono to their umbrellas to their hair ornaments (kanzashi). A whole world of beauty and grace.

Always thrilling to see maiko (geisha-in-training) walking down the street in Kyoto. Getting in the mood for an upcoming trip by looking through my old photos! #Japan #geisha #gildedage #morgan #yuki

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Today’s the day. Our new issue COIN-OP no. 9: THE LONG COOL EYE is out! order it on our web site, buy it at @MoCCAFestNYC, or pick it up at these beautiful comix shops: @desertislandbk, Fantagraphics Bookstore, and Paris’s @AAAPOUM ❤️

Event coming up this Saturday at the Lincoln Depot Museum in Peekskill, NY. Women's History Month! facebook.com/groups/1264698…

@CoinOpBooks @ThoughtBubbleUK @topshelfcomix Have a blast! Sell lots of books!!!

UK🇬🇧 bound for this weekend’s @ThoughtBubbleUK festival! It’s our last festival for this year and our bags are stuffed with NEW comics including our two new gns from @topshelfcomix. It’s going to be a fabulous weekend. Find Coin-Op Books in REDSHIRT HALL @ table no. 56

Road trips are full of surprises. Today I got lost in the pouring rain in a small town in PA. Made a U turn in front of the fire station and found myself looking at this! Let's turn all the old phone booths in America into Little Free Libraries!!! #RebelliousWoman #Libraries

@CoinOpBooks @topshelfcomix @AdamMcGovern Whoa! Your new book is HYPNOTIC!! Congratulations!

A gorgeous review of THE BEND OF LUCK "The static rhythms of grief and regret are captured in ways I would have thought as improbable as preserving beads of luck in a bottle... Hypnotic and continually intriguing."— Hilobrow (full review: bit.ly/3DJ60aL) @topshelfcomix

Last month John and I traveled to Botswana -- where this happened. Apparently meerkats like high places. I was the highest thing around. #Adventure #ARebelliousWoman #BelleBoyd

Book Signing: A Rebellious Woman by Claire J. Griffin at the Warren Heri... youtu.be/3dff755Vhjs via @YouTube. Short interview with Mike McCool in between book events in Front Royal, VA. He asked such great questions!

For a fast-paced summer read about a real-life woman who broke all the rules. A Rebellious Woman now just $4.17 #historicalfiction #historicalnovel #historicalfictionlover #historicalfictionnovel #civilwarfiction #bookobsessed #arebelliouswoman #rebelliouswomen #memorialdaysale

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