Journalist and blogger Jake Adelstein presents Quakebook [1] [en], “a compilation of art, stories, and essays to raise money for Japan earthquake survivors” which started with a single tweet. The book, officially titled 2:46: Aftershocks: Stories from the Japan Earthquake, was co-written by popular writers and artists and 100% of revenue will go directly to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
Japan: Quakebook, a book born on Twitter
· Written by Scilla Alecci
Categories: East Asia, Japan, Arts & Culture, Citizen Media, Disaster, Humanitarian Response, Ideas, Literature