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- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Fiction, Magical Realism
- Era(s): Ctemporary
Grandpa used to say it all the time: books have tremendous power. But what is that power really? Natsuki Books was a tiny second-hand bookshop on the edge of town. Inside, towering shelves reached the ceiling, every one crammed...
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Nanami sees nothing wrong with a library and cat combination. But a talking cat is a whole other story. Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library is a home from home and books have become her best friends. When...
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Follow the bank of the Koitogawa river until you reach the beach. From there a path of white seashells will lead you to the Chibineko Kitchen. Step inside, they’ll be expecting you. These are the directions Kotoko has been...
- Location(s): Tokyo
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1959 - 1989
In this national bestseller from the author of Reservation Road, a young woman, Haruko, becomes the first nonaristocratic woman to penetrate the Japanese monarchy. When she marries the Crown Prince of Japan in 1959, Haruko is met with cruelty...
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
Mei Yamagawa is out of luck and out of money. After five years in Tokyo, she has little to show for it besides a laundry list of unrealized dreams. Left without a choice, she returns to her rural Japanese...
The Diamond Chariot: The Further Adventures of Erast Fandorin
- Location(s): Japan, Russia
- Genre(s): Crime, Historical
- Era(s): 1905 onwards
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): Modern
A lonely teenage girl falls in love with her foster-brother as she watches him leap from a high diving board into a pool – sparking an unspoken infatuation that draws out darker possibilities. A young woman records the daily...
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Beyond the town, there is the factory. Beyond the factory, there is nothing. Within the sprawling industrial complex, three employees are assigned to different departments. There, each must focus on a specific task: one shreds paper, one proofreads documents,...
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
- Era(s): N/A
Million-copy bestselling winner of the Japan Booksellers Award, selected by bookshop staff as the book they most wanted to hand-sell: A tender and uplifting novel for fans of A WHOLE LIFE by Robert Seethaler. ”A mesmerising reading experience for...
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Graphic Novel
- Era(s): Present
A beautiful story of healing and growth through mindfulness and gardening. Joanna is a high-powered finance consultant who’s been signed off work after having a nervous breakdown. Seeking more than just something to pass the time, she travels to...
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