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Hollow Inside

by Asako Otani ...

Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori ...

Series series Japanese Novellas
A witty, deadpan novel about modern relationships, pets, and living as a single woman; for fans of Sayaka Murata, offbeat humor, and sharp social observationIn this skewed, mordantly funny Japanese novel, two women navigate aging and relationships in divergent ways.Hirai, 38, has recently started living with her colleague Suganuma, 42. Both women are single and feel ambivalent at best about the ... Read more

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A witty, deadpan novel about modern relationships, pets, and living as a single woman; for fans of Sayaka Murata, offbeat humor, and sharp social observationIn this skewed, mordantly funny Japanese novel, two women navigate aging and relationships in divergent ways.Hirai, 38, has recently started living with her colleague Suganuma, 42. Both women are single and feel ambivalent at best about the
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Hollow Inside

by Asako Otani ...

Narrated by Nancy Wu ...

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Hirai is in a rut. Nearing 40, disillusioned by dating and drifting through her office job, she's starting to feel like she might just disappear. When she agrees to move in with her older colleague, Suganuma, people raise eyebrows, but the two women quickly settle into their own soothing domestic routines.Yet escaping the pressures of romantic love isn't easy. When a crisis jolts her back into the ... Read more

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Hirai is in a rut. Nearing 40, disillusioned by dating and drifting through her office job, she's starting to feel like she might just disappear. When she agrees to move in with her older colleague, Suganuma, people raise eyebrows, but the two women quickly settle into their own soothing domestic routines.Yet escaping the pressures of romantic love isn't easy. When a crisis jolts her back into the
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Abroad in Japan

The hilarious, Sunday Times bestselling memoir of life, travel, and adventure in the Land of the Rising Sun

by Chris Broad ...

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING MEMOIR ABOUT LIFE IN JAPANWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG NON-FICTION AND READERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2024Readers love ABROAD IN JAPAN'Undeniably the best book I've ever read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Experience Japan without ever setting foot there' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A heartfelt, humorous journey into Japan and its culture' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I 1000000% reccommend ... ... Read more

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THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING MEMOIR ABOUT LIFE IN JAPANWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG NON-FICTION AND READERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2024Readers love ABROAD IN JAPAN'Undeniably the best book I've ever read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Experience Japan without ever setting foot there' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A heartfelt, humorous journey into Japan and its culture' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I 1000000% reccommend ...
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The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park

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by Michiko Aoyama ...

The enchanting new novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library, about five strangers who each seek comfort from a healing hippo ride.Nestled at the bottom of a five-story apartment block in the community of Advance Hill is the children's playground in Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes ... Read more

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The enchanting new novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library, about five strangers who each seek comfort from a healing hippo ride.Nestled at the bottom of a five-story apartment block in the community of Advance Hill is the children's playground in Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes
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Dinner at the Night Library

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by Hika Harada ...

Translated 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. However, the exhausting nature of her work at a chain bookstore, combined with her paltry salary and irritating manager quickly bring ... Read more

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**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. However, the exhausting nature of her work at a chain bookstore, combined with her paltry salary and irritating manager quickly bring
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People from My Neighborhood

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by Hiromi Kawakami ...

Translated by Ted Goossen ...

**Nominated for the 2021 Shirley Jackson AwardFrom the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blend the mundane and the mythical—"fairy tales in the best Brothers Grimm tradition: naïf, magical, and frequently veering into the macabre" (Financial Times).**A bossy child who lives under a white cloth near a tree; a ... Read more

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**Nominated for the 2021 Shirley Jackson AwardFrom the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blend the mundane and the mythical—"fairy tales in the best Brothers Grimm tradition: naïf, magical, and frequently veering into the macabre" (Financial Times).**A bossy child who lives under a white cloth near a tree; a
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When the Museum Is Closed

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by Emi Yagi ...

Translated by Yuki Tejima ...

A quirky, joyful, feel-good love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love with a statue of Venus, from the author of international bestseller Diary of a VoidRika Horauchi’s new part-time job is to converse with a statue of Venus—in Latin—every Monday, when the museum is closed.Initially reluctant, Rika starts to enjoy her strange new job. Recommended by her old university professor for ... Read more

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A quirky, joyful, feel-good love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love with a statue of Venus, from the author of international bestseller Diary of a VoidRika Horauchi’s new part-time job is to converse with a statue of Venus—in Latin—every Monday, when the museum is closed.Initially reluctant, Rika starts to enjoy her strange new job. Recommended by her old university professor for
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Broken

by Jack Benton ...

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A lost boy. A lost girl. A dark secret.At first Miyu can't stand Jack, the spoiled delinquent from Britain sent to college in Japan to keep him out of trouble.Then her ailing father dies, leaving behind a mystery which turns everything she knew about herself on her head.Pushed into an uneasy alliance with Jack, together they travel from the seedy underbelly of Tokyo to the rice fields of Nagano, ... Read more

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A lost boy. A lost girl. A dark secret.At first Miyu can't stand Jack, the spoiled delinquent from Britain sent to college in Japan to keep him out of trouble.Then her ailing father dies, leaving behind a mystery which turns everything she knew about herself on her head.Pushed into an uneasy alliance with Jack, together they travel from the seedy underbelly of Tokyo to the rice fields of Nagano,
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The Heartbeat Library

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by Laura Imai Messina ...

The Heartbeat Library is a tender, contemplative, and uplifting novel about grief, friendship, and the many ways we heal, by the internationally bestselling author of The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World.On the peaceful Japanese island of Teshima there is a library of heartbeats, a place where the heartbeats of visitors from all around the world are collected. In this small, isolated building, ... Read more

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The Heartbeat Library is a tender, contemplative, and uplifting novel about grief, friendship, and the many ways we heal, by the internationally bestselling author of The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World.On the peaceful Japanese island of Teshima there is a library of heartbeats, a place where the heartbeats of visitors from all around the world are collected. In this small, isolated building,
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May You Have Delicious Meals

WINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE

by Junko Takase ...

Translated by Morgan Giles ...

WINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE'So bracing, so strange and humane . . . I loved it.' SHARLENE TEO, author of PONTI‘Funny . . . All the people in this novel are alive.’ HIROMI KAWAKAMI, author of STRANGE WEATHER IN TOKYO‘Witty and sharp . . . I devoured it.’ NATALIE SUE, bestselling author of I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL'A slim but impactful novel that will make you laugh and think'</stro... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE'So bracing, so strange and humane . . . I loved it.' SHARLENE TEO, author of PONTI‘Funny . . . All the people in this novel are alive.’ HIROMI KAWAKAMI, author of STRANGE WEATHER IN TOKYO‘Witty and sharp . . . I devoured it.’ NATALIE SUE, bestselling author of I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL'A slim but impactful novel that will make you laugh and think'</stro...
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Matcha on Monday

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by Michiko Aoyama ...

Across a bridge in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo, a charming little matcha café – open only on Mondays – offers a beacon of light and healing to all who pass through its doors.All throughout the week, customers flock to the Marble Café that’s tucked away behind the trees – except when it’s closed on Mondays, when the Matcha Café opens in its place, offering its clientele a warm cup of matcha and ... Read more

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Across a bridge in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo, a charming little matcha café – open only on Mondays – offers a beacon of light and healing to all who pass through its doors.All throughout the week, customers flock to the Marble Café that’s tucked away behind the trees – except when it’s closed on Mondays, when the Matcha Café opens in its place, offering its clientele a warm cup of matcha and
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Nagasaki

by Eric Faye ...

Translated by Emily Boyce ...

In a house on a suburban street in Nagasaki, meteorologist Shimura Kobo lives quietly on his own. Or so he believes.Food begins to go missing. Perturbed by this threat to his orderly life, Shimura sets up a webcam to monitor his home.But though eager to identify his intruder, is Shimura really prepared for what the camera will reveal?Based on real-life events, this prize-winning novel is a moving ... Read more

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In a house on a suburban street in Nagasaki, meteorologist Shimura Kobo lives quietly on his own. Or so he believes.Food begins to go missing. Perturbed by this threat to his orderly life, Shimura sets up a webcam to monitor his home.But though eager to identify his intruder, is Shimura really prepared for what the camera will reveal?Based on real-life events, this prize-winning novel is a moving
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