Kirkus reviews

“A compelling, honest, and ultimately victorious memoir.”—Kirkus Reviews

Read full review here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/shigeko-ito/the-pond-beyond-the-forest/

Interviews & Podcasts

• The Seattle Times interview: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/shigeko-itos-debut-memoir-explores-generational-trauma-family-connection/

• KOMO ARC TV appearance — October 7 (Tue)

• Live True with Lisa Lucca on KTAL: https://www.lccommunityradio.org/archives/live-truereflections-on-childhood-trauma-motherhood-with-author-shigeko-ito

• Lisa Haselton Book Reviews & Interviews: https://lisahaselton.com/2025/10/02/interview-with-memoirist-shigeko-ito/

• Theo Nestor's Writing is My Drink newsletter: https://writingismydrink.com/2025/10/06/shigeko-ito-and-the-writing-of-the-pond-beyond-the-forest/

• Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb: https://deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/q-with-shigeko-ito.html

• Well That Fucked Me Up Podcast — October ? (?), 1:00–1:45 PM PDT

• Let's Talk Memoir Podcast: https://ronitplank.com/2025/10/21/lets-talk-memoir-episode-207-ft-shigeko-ito/

• Authors Answer by Elizabeth Rynecki: https://authorsanswer.substack.com/p/authors-answer-shigeko-ito

• The Life Shift Podcast — November 4 (Tue), 11:30 AM–1:00 PM PDT

• Never Ever Give Up Hope Podcast — April 14, 2026 (Tue), 10:00 AM PDT

• Womancake (TBD)

Other Media

• The CPTSD Foundation: https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/09/29/my-book-journey-making-the-invisible-visible/ 

• Women Writers, Women Books (booksbywomen.org): https://booksbywomen.org/authors-note-from-surviving-to-thriving/

• Stanford Graduate School of Education Alumni Spotlight (July 2025) Read the full article here.

• Spiritual Media Blog: http://www.spiritualmediablog.com/2025/07/31/an-excerpt-from-the-pond-beyond-the-forest-reflections-on-childhood-trauma-motherhood/

• Featured in the Member Books section of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association: https://www.pnwa.org/page/MemberBooksSummer

• Darling Axe blog: https://darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/congrats-to-shigeko-ito[=

• Stanford Alumni Magazine, Stanford Authors' Showcase (Fall 2025)