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”
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – Satoshi Yagisawa
Published By: ManillaPages: 176Released On: 04/07/2024Translated By: Eric Ozawa In Tokyo, there is a neighbourhood with the highest number of bookstores in the world. It is called Jimbocho where book lovers can browse to their heart’s delight and where hunters of first editions or autographed copies prowl the bookcases. The Morisaki bookshop, a small family-runContinue reading “More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – Satoshi Yagisawa”
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