AJ Hartley
@authorajhartley.bsky.social
New York Times Bestselling novelist, Shakespeare professor, fan of Japanese rock music, collaborator with Blink-182's Tom DeLonge, hobbyist, creator, annoyed
author site: www.ajhartley.net
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlh2jTxFoqs&t=10s
author site: www.ajhartley.net
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlh2jTxFoqs&t=10s
Free shipping Thanksgiving sale from Falstaff Books! For me that means the Hideki Smith series (English, Japanese and bilingual versions), Burning Shakespeare, Impervious, and the 2 Will Hawthorne stories (Act of Will and Will Power) + great books by other writers. falstaffbooks.myshopify.com…
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November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Free shipping Thanksgiving sale from Falstaff Books! For me that means the Hideki Smith series (English, Japanese and bilingual versions), Burning Shakespeare, Impervious, and the 2 Will Hawthorne stories (Act of Will and Will Power) + great books by other writers. falstaffbooks.myshopify.com…
#rentalfamily my review of the lovely new Brendan Fraser film set in Japan youtu.be/B6Q-S_EIKa4
How to get a movie set in Japan right. AJ Hartley reviews RENTAL FAMILY starring Brendan Fraser
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November 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#rentalfamily my review of the lovely new Brendan Fraser film set in Japan youtu.be/B6Q-S_EIKa4
Yes, we're all getting them. Author scams, how/whether to respond, and the AI which facilitates them. A journey from curiosity and amusement to rage :) youtu.be/aCAclU1PGG8
Author scams, a playful response, and a rant about AI "art". From novelist AJ Hartley
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November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Yes, we're all getting them. Author scams, how/whether to respond, and the AI which facilitates them. A journey from curiosity and amusement to rage :) youtu.be/aCAclU1PGG8
Wondering whether to see the new Japan-centered Brendan Fraser movie RENTAL FAMILY? Wonder no more. My review: youtu.be/B6Q-S_EIKa4
AJ Hartley reviews the Hikari directed and Japan centered RENTAL FAMILY starring Brendan Fraser
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November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Wondering whether to see the new Japan-centered Brendan Fraser movie RENTAL FAMILY? Wonder no more. My review: youtu.be/B6Q-S_EIKa4
Care to join me in an experiment? I'm fascinated by how music communicates emotion when you DON'T understand the words. Give this ADO song a listen and tell me what your emotional intelligence says it's about assuming you don't speak Japanese. No wrong answers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZJQ...
The World's Continuation
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November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Care to join me in an experiment? I'm fascinated by how music communicates emotion when you DON'T understand the words. Give this ADO song a listen and tell me what your emotional intelligence says it's about assuming you don't speak Japanese. No wrong answers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZJQ...
My deep dive discussion of BABYMETAL's "Algorism". Hope you find it enriches your sense of the song: youtu.be/S9JLg-es44g
BABYMETAL "Algorism": a discussion with AJ Hartley BM chat #55
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November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My deep dive discussion of BABYMETAL's "Algorism". Hope you find it enriches your sense of the song: youtu.be/S9JLg-es44g
On visiting places as part of your writing research, hiking the gorgeous and rugged English Lake District, and my superhuman mother :) youtu.be/vfOEhVl20uA
Travel as writing research: AJ Hartley and his mum tackle Easedale Tarn
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November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
On visiting places as part of your writing research, hiking the gorgeous and rugged English Lake District, and my superhuman mother :) youtu.be/vfOEhVl20uA
In conversation with my translator about Japanese yokai (monsters) and the dances our choreographer devised to represent them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfV...
エピソード３：金子さんの妖怪ダンス、日本と西洋の妖怪の違い、AJが感じた日本人の感性
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November 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In conversation with my translator about Japanese yokai (monsters) and the dances our choreographer devised to represent them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfV...
The next in my reposted writing AMA is now up on my new channel (please subscribe) and it's on how writers begin a project. youtu.be/5VPcj3tOJSY
Ask Me Anything on writing #4: where to start and what makes a book stand out AJ Hartley, novelist
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November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The next in my reposted writing AMA is now up on my new channel (please subscribe) and it's on how writers begin a project. youtu.be/5VPcj3tOJSY
When English weather gets in the way of my on sight book research... youtube.com/shorts/HxHAc...
When English weather messes up AJ Hartley's book research. Easedale Tarn via Sour Milk Ghyll
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November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
When English weather gets in the way of my on sight book research... youtube.com/shorts/HxHAc...
Feel like some gentle, well executed and pleasantly unexpected TV drama which believes in people? I have been enjoying these 3 quirky new Japanese TV shows (Their Marriage, Talentless Takano, and Romantics Anonymous): youtu.be/NKtlPupepCM
3 odd Japanese TV shows: Their Marriage, Talentless Takano, and Romantics Anonymous. With AJ Hartley
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November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Feel like some gentle, well executed and pleasantly unexpected TV drama which believes in people? I have been enjoying these 3 quirky new Japanese TV shows (Their Marriage, Talentless Takano, and Romantics Anonymous): youtu.be/NKtlPupepCM
It's a nice day to wake up to :)
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It's a nice day to wake up to :)
In honor of #Godzilladay here's my review of Godzilla Minus One from 2 years ago youtu.be/oRNRiHhL3XA
Godzilla Minus One: review by AJ Hartley. ゴジラ-1.0 How to do monster movies right.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In honor of #Godzilladay here's my review of Godzilla Minus One from 2 years ago youtu.be/oRNRiHhL3XA
Some suitably Halloweeny Hideki Smith swag made an appearance at my signing 🙂 youtube.com/shorts/mLVrJ...
Origami mukade and a new kitsune! Signing Hideki Smith 2
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October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Some suitably Halloweeny Hideki Smith swag made an appearance at my signing 🙂 youtube.com/shorts/mLVrJ...
After a glitch earlier today, the Hideki Smith books are back up on Amazon. The second in the series is (bafflingly) yet to get any reviews! If you've read, please consider posting a quick response. Thanks! www.amazon.com/dp/164554371...
Hideki Smith and the Omukade (Hideki Smith Demon Queller)
Hideki Smith and the Omukade (Hideki Smith Demon Queller) [Hartley, A.J., Osako, Hisako, Hartley, Kuma] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Hideki Smith and the Omukade (Hideki Smith Demon Queller)
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October 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
After a glitch earlier today, the Hideki Smith books are back up on Amazon. The second in the series is (bafflingly) yet to get any reviews! If you've read, please consider posting a quick response. Thanks! www.amazon.com/dp/164554371...
Is middle grades fiction the hardest kind of book to publish? AJ asks Mari Mancusi. youtu.be/klejtA84Lyc
What is the hardest fiction to publish? AJ Hartley asks middle grade author Mari Mancusi: AMA #10
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October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Is middle grades fiction the hardest kind of book to publish? AJ asks Mari Mancusi. youtu.be/klejtA84Lyc
Cool review article from Australia. A reminder, I'll be signing this and the Hideki Smith series tomorrow evening at Park Road Books (7pm) in Charlotte.
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
Time Rider review: Blink-182's Tom Delonge serves up sci-fi thriller packed with lore
If Twelve Monkeys and The Terminator could merge with the world’s coolest motorbike, the end result might resemble the novel Time Rider.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Cool review article from Australia. A reminder, I'll be signing this and the Hideki Smith series tomorrow evening at Park Road Books (7pm) in Charlotte.
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews...
On creative writing classes and writer's block: youtu.be/rLt3kB6BYZQ
Ask Me Anything on writing 3: creative writing classes and writer's block. With AJ Hartley.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
On creative writing classes and writer's block: youtu.be/rLt3kB6BYZQ
A perennial writer dilemma: plotting (outlining and otherwise working out the shape of your story in advance of actually writing it) vs. pantsing (making it up as you go or writing by the seat of your pants): youtu.be/VWPiKDTLVOo
Ask Me anything about writing 2: plotting v. writing by the seat of your pants, with AJ Hartley
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October 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A perennial writer dilemma: plotting (outlining and otherwise working out the shape of your story in advance of actually writing it) vs. pantsing (making it up as you go or writing by the seat of your pants): youtu.be/VWPiKDTLVOo
The first of the Ask Me Anything on writing series I began last year now on my new YouTube channel. Will continue to add the others and add new ones. youtu.be/dbQTDAqaBxg
AJ Hartley, novelist. Ask Me Anything 1: character, discipline, mistakes, overused words and more!
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October 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The first of the Ask Me Anything on writing series I began last year now on my new YouTube channel. Will continue to add the others and add new ones. youtu.be/dbQTDAqaBxg
The final day of our fundraiser. Note that though the site (maddeningly) says we reached our goal, we are actually at less than a quarter of our target. The platform "upgraded" a week ago and our project information got reset in the process.
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The final day of our fundraiser. Note that though the site (maddeningly) says we reached our goal, we are actually at less than a quarter of our target. The platform "upgraded" a week ago and our project information got reset in the process.
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
Last call. Today is our last day. We're nowhere near what we hoped to raise, but everything we DO raise will be used to fund the project. Please take a look. This will actually and directly shape people's lives. www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
October 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Last call. Today is our last day. We're nowhere near what we hoped to raise, but everything we DO raise will be used to fund the project. Please take a look. This will actually and directly shape people's lives. www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
My discussion of "Sunset Kiss" one of my favorite songs off the new BABYMETAL album along with some semi-relevant 80's J-pop/rock nostalgia. youtu.be/0HJ-t2Euufc
BABYMETAL and Polyphia "Sunset Kiss": AJ Hartley BM chat #54 with a sidebar on 80s J-rock/pop.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My discussion of "Sunset Kiss" one of my favorite songs off the new BABYMETAL album along with some semi-relevant 80's J-pop/rock nostalgia. youtu.be/0HJ-t2Euufc
1 week from today, my only scheduled signing for Time Rider and Hideki Smith 2. www.facebook.com/events/11935...
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
1 week from today, my only scheduled signing for Time Rider and Hideki Smith 2. www.facebook.com/events/11935...