Rights: NUMAMUSHI: A FAIRY TALE World English Audio to Scribd

Audio rights for Mina Ikemoto Ghosh’s folkloric debut Numamushi: A Fairy Tale have been sold to Scribd.

Burned by napalm as an infant and adopted by the guardian spirit of a river, Numamushi spends the first years of his life catching frogs to eat and learning to shed his skin like his serpentine father. Then one day, a lonely man moves into the abandoned house next to the river, and curiosity for all things human awakens in Numamushi.

This mysterious man shares Numamushi’s penchant for eating frogs but also carries the scars of war, a love of the written word, and knowledge of the secret history of the house and its river. When he begins teaching Numamushi to read and write, the growing friendship between them opens an unexpected path to metamorphosis–and healing–for them both.

Mina Ikemoto Ghosh is a British-Japanese writer-illustrator born and raised in between two worlds. Shortlisted twice for the UK Manga Jiman, she writes speculative shorts and draws sad monsters. She lives in Surrey, UK, fumbling through life, and with her words.

The audiobook edition of Numamushi: A Fairy Tale will publish in Fall 2023 and in print and digital format from Lanternfish Press on October 17, 2023.