Others

In a world increasingly framed by “us” and “them”, have you ever paused to wonder what “they” really are like – those who are not from here? When society draws rigid lines between “us” and “immigrants”, Kobi Yamada’s forthcoming book “Others” offers a timely and necessary meditation on what if anything, truly separates one from the other.

In his signature contemplative style, Kobi Yamada introduces protagonists who speculate about people on the other side of the wall, people from “there”. They seem different – they look different, they speak a different language. The protagonists reflect on imagined physical traits and presumed inner lives, layering curiosity with assumption. Until, in a pivotal moment, one of them crosses the wall and discovers a profound truth: there are no “others”. We are all, in the end, from here!

Book releases on 31 March 2026. 100% needed for your Yamada collection! Thank you Ten Speed Press for the DRC – views expressed are 100% my own, uninfluenced, and non-AI-generated