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Soyangri Book Kitchen – Kim Yee Hye

Published By: Harvill SeckerPages: 288Released On: 02/10/2025 In a quaint village, nestled outside the bustling heart of Seoul, lies a book-lovers paradise. With its wafts of delicious food and book-filled shelves Soyangri Book Kitchen is dotingly managed by its plucky proprietor Yoojin. Her aim? To create a sanctuary, for weary souls like her own. ButContinue reading “Soyangri Book Kitchen – Kim Yee Hye”

Dinner at the Night Library – Hika Harada

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”

The Cat Who Saved the Library – Sosuke Natsukawa

Published By: PicadorPages: 224Released On: 10/04/2025Translated By: Louise Heal Kawai Nanami sees nothing wrong with a library and cat combination. But a talking cat is a whole other story. Thirteen-year-old Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library is a home from home and books have become her best friends. When Nanami notices books disappearing fromContinue reading “The Cat Who Saved the Library – Sosuke Natsukawa”

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”

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”