The Very Best

The Birth And Impact Of Pokémon, Satoshi Tajiri's Global Phenomenon

by Derrick Rossignol

Release date: Month 00, 202*
Formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook
Publisher: TK

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Attention!

If you're reading this, you're way too early. But, I've been working on a book about Pokémon history since 2022, so that's exciting!

About The Author

Derrick Rossignol is a journalist whose work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Guardian, Nintendo Life, The AV Club, Nerdist, and other publications. He has been the Music News Editor for Uproxx since 2019. He lives in the Portland, Maine area and he caught a shiny Spheal one time.
Find Derrick on X (formerly Twitter) at @drossignol_ and learn more about him on his website, derrickrossignol.com .
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