HI Everyone, 

I hope you are all doing well during this crazy time.  Some people have been emailing me or sending me messages asking about the progress of IKIGAI. I am happy to say that we have signed with Brandylane Publishing. Like all who have supported IKIGAI so far, they have been wonderful. We had to reformat the illustrations a little and now we are giving the story some last fine-tuning edits. If all goes as planned the preorders will be filled in December (trying our best to get it out before Christmas). After that, they plan to aggressively promote and spread the word about IKIGAI, followed by an official launch in the late Spring of 2021. 

I am so excited and wish I could move the process along faster but I am sure it will be worth the wait. Thank you all for following up and sending messages and following me on Instagram and Facebook. 

Please stay safe and take care of yourself and one another. 

Mahalo, 

Chiemi Souen