Belle BrettJul 15, 20193 minArt and Writing Meet: "Gina's Floating World" at the Great Bay Gallery (Somers Point, I’m not sure when I first got the idea that I wanted to create an exhibit of images that related to my novel, Gina in the Floating World....
Belle BrettJun 21, 20194 minArmchair Travel: Five 2019 Novels Set in Other Places and TimesPack your bags. It’s summer, and it’s the longest day, when your thoughts may turn not only to where you will vacation but also to what...
Belle BrettJan 27, 20193 minDigging Deep: Four Books on Japan's Nightlife that Informed My NovelThe first draft of my novel, Gina in the Floating World, reflected my own experiences as a foreign bar hostess in a Tokyo suburb in the...
Belle BrettJan 15, 20196 minTruth or Fiction in Gina in the Floating WorldI’m always intrigued by those films that are “inspired by” or “based on” true events. As a writer who likes to use my own life as a...