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Claire Kohda is a writer based in Kent, England. She reviews books for The Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, and The Spectator, specializing in books from and about Japan. Her novel Woman, Eating — about an Asian-British vampire trying to find a place for herself in the London contemporary art world — is forthcoming in April 2022.

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Claire Kohda is a writer based in Kent, England. She reviews books for The Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, and The Spectator, specializing in books from and about Japan. Her novel Woman, Eating — about an Asian-British vampire trying to find a place for herself in the London contemporary art world — is forthcoming in April 2022.