Genki Ferguson

Genki Ferguson https://genkifergusonwrites.com Genki Ferguson Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:00:40 +0000 https://genkifergusonwrites.com en Home https://genkifergusonwrites.com/Home Wed, 13 Nov 2019 04:48:54 +0000 Genki Ferguson https://genkifergusonwrites.com/Home <img width="1220" height="1596" width_o="1220" height_o="1596" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4bd34fd1be9d0d402fd89ea0362ed77c8d0ff3d92223e14490030ffeb8d4b645/genkibookcovernovelfinal.png" data-mid="80057916" border="0" data-scale="85" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4bd34fd1be9d0d402fd89ea0362ed77c8d0ff3d92223e14490030ffeb8d4b645/genkibookcovernovelfinal.png" /> Satellite Love “When I close my eyes, I still see satellites...” Set in 1999 Japan, Satellite Love tells the story of Anna Obata, a lonely teenager who falls in love with a satellite—and what happens when the satellite is called down to Earth to understand his own humanity and the fragile mind of the young woman who called him into being. 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Satellite Love https://genkifergusonwrites.com/Satellite-Love Sat, 01 Aug 2020 23:30:28 +0000 Genki Ferguson https://genkifergusonwrites.com/Satellite-Love <img width="1557" height="2400" width_o="1557" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f12aaa47c58830c0803e950caf52f51f5ff9b4c34a83066cda410d5b2f3758f/Gferguson_r7_1.jpg" data-mid="80057923" border="0" data-scale="55" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f12aaa47c58830c0803e950caf52f51f5ff9b4c34a83066cda410d5b2f3758f/Gferguson_r7_1.jpg" /> <img width="590" height="271" width_o="590" height_o="271" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d02f9b9eaae889ad3e0017102195ce6a2857d13502dfc13d789e0721079b0c5b/canadaorder_new.png" data-mid="114020255" border="0" data-scale="37" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/590/i/d02f9b9eaae889ad3e0017102195ce6a2857d13502dfc13d789e0721079b0c5b/canadaorder_new.png" />     <img width="590" height="271" width_o="590" height_o="271" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0cf81504f7605b44f585e6c6d46161dfa95d4512b8459bcf389a2c2e977b803/usapreorder_new.png" data-mid="114020254" border="0" data-scale="36" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/590/i/f0cf81504f7605b44f585e6c6d46161dfa95d4512b8459bcf389a2c2e977b803/usapreorder_new.png" /> Set in 1999 Japan, Satellite Love is a heartbreaking and beautifully unconventional debut novel about a girl, a boy, and a satellite--and a bittersweet meditation on loneliness, alienation, and what it means to be human.On the eve of the new millennium, in a city in southern Japan that progress has forgotten, sixteen-year-old Anna Obata looks to the stars for solace. An outcast at school, and left to fend for herself and care for her increasingly senile grandfather at home, Anna copes with her loneliness by searching the night sky for answers. But everything changes the evening the Low Earth Orbit satellite (LEO for short) returns her gaze and sees her as no one else has before.     After Leo is called down to Earth, he embarks on an extraordinary journey to understand his own humanity as well as the fragile mind of the young woman who called him into being. As Anna withdraws further into her own mysterious plans, he will be forced to question the limits of his devotion and the lengths he will go to protect her.     Full of surprising imaginative leaps and yet grounded by a profound understanding of the human heart, Satellite Love is a brilliant and deeply moving meditation on loneliness, faith, and the yearning for meaning and connection. It is an unforgettable story about the indomitable power of the imagination and the mind's ability to heal itself, no matter the cost, no matter the odds. Praise "Satellite Love is one of those rare and affecting novels that will leave you breathless, charmed, and deeply thoughtful. A beautiful rumination on sentience, imagination, impermanence and friendship, Genki Ferguson has written a story that lives on the precarious and satisfying edge of melancholy and exuberance." - Ruth Ozeki, author A Tale for the Time Being“Anna is probably one of the most memorable characters I’ve ever read.” - Jael Richardson, author of Gutter Child, on CBC Radio One's q About https://genkifergusonwrites.com/About Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:19:53 +0000 Genki Ferguson https://genkifergusonwrites.com/About <img width="800" height="1000" width_o="800" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21aec971317b58f6e207e33598dd4b416dd5a029da9529db722ec23e5ec83221/A_Genki-Web-11.jpg" data-mid="54613534" border="0" data-scale="57" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/21aec971317b58f6e207e33598dd4b416dd5a029da9529db722ec23e5ec83221/A_Genki-Web-11.jpg" /> Genki Ferguson was born in New Brunswick to a family of writers and grew up in Calgary. He spent much of his childhood in the subtropical island of Kyushu, Japan, where his mother’s family still resides. Fluent in Japanese and capable of making a decent sushi roll, Genki recently completed a degree in Film Production while working part-time at Book Warehouse, an indie store in Vancouver. Press https://genkifergusonwrites.com/Press Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:39:10 +0000 Genki Ferguson https://genkifergusonwrites.com/Press Press ︎ The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers  ︎ q with Tom Power: Jael Richardson chooses Satellite Love as her book pick ︎ A Satellite of Love - Daybreak Alberta with Russell Bowers ︎ Ottawa International Writers Festival Podcast ︎ Cosmic connection: Second-generation writer Genki Ferguson blazes own trail with charming debut ︎ Nikkei Voice Spotlight: Finding Connection Through Times of Isolation ︎ Genki Ferguson Explores Intimacy and Isolation in His Debut Novel ‘Satellite Love’ Contact https://genkifergusonwrites.com/Contact Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:00:40 +0000 Genki Ferguson https://genkifergusonwrites.com/Contact <img width="2999" height="3999" width_o="2999" height_o="3999" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e80728bad6a6e4e9d7abd62ce7aea0babc32242e2c756b04cff80fdc65dadc74/Genki-Headshot.jpg" data-mid="113432117" border="0" data-scale="84" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e80728bad6a6e4e9d7abd62ce7aea0babc32242e2c756b04cff80fdc65dadc74/Genki-Headshot.jpg" /> Contact For hellos, I’m occasionally online at ︎