Published By: ScribnerPages: 320Released On: 18/09/2025Translated By: Philip Gabriel The Night Library is no ordinary library. Within it are found the rarest and most unusual collections – the books of deceased famous writers; the books they wrote; the books that inspired them; the books they loved. All Otaha Higuchi wants to do is work with books.Continue reading “Dinner at the Night Library – Hika Harada”
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The Passengers on the Hankyu Line – Hiro Arikawa
Published By: DoubledayPages: 240Released On: 05/06/2025Translated By: Allison Markin Powell The contents of each traveller’s heart is a mystery known only to themselves. Trundling through the scenic countryside of Kyoto and Osaka is the Hankyu line, a burgundy-coloured electric train that has been carrying its commuters to their destinations for decades. Over the course ofContinue reading “The Passengers on the Hankyu Line – Hiro Arikawa”
The Lantern of Lost Memories – Sanaka Hiiragi
Published By: PicadorPages: 224Released On: 22/08/2024Translated By: Jesse Kirkwood One photograph, one treasured memory, one chance to go back . . . In a cosy photography studio in the mountains between this world and the next, someone is waking up as if from a dream. A kind man will hand them a hot cup ofContinue reading “The Lantern of Lost Memories – Sanaka Hiiragi”
The Bookshop Woman – Nanako Hanada
Published By: BrazenPages: 224Released On: 06/06/2024Translated By: Cat Anderson Nanako Hanada’s life has not just flatlined, it’s hit rock bottom… Recently separated from her husband, she is living between 4-hour capsule hostels, pokey internet cafes and bookshop floors. Her work is going no better – sales at the eccentric Village Vanguard bookstore in Tokyo, whichContinue reading “The Bookshop Woman – Nanako Hanada”
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – Satoshi Yagisawa
Published By: Manilla PressPages: 160Released On: 04/07/2023 When twenty-five-year-old Takako’s boyfriend reveals he’s marrying someone else, she reluctantly accepts her eccentric uncle Satoru’s offer to live rent-free in the tiny room above his shop. Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo, the Morisaki Bookshop is a booklover’s paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building, theContinue reading “Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – Satoshi Yagisawa”
What You Are Looking For Is In The Library – Michiko Aoyama
Published By: DoubledayPages: 256Released On: 17/08/2023Translated By: Alison Watts What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian to the visitors in her library. For Sayuri Komachi is no ordinary librarian. Sensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it.We meet fiveContinue reading “What You Are Looking For Is In The Library – Michiko Aoyama”
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