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“naoki matayoshi”

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  • Spark

    by Naoki Matayoshi ...
    Translated by Alison Watts ...
    Hilarious, strange and moving in equal measure - a Japanese multi-million-copy smash hit about the struggles of a pair of young manzai stand-up comediansTokunaga is a young comedian struggling to make a name for himself when he is taken under the wing of Kamiya, who is either a crazy genius or perhaps just crazy. Kamiya's indestructible confidence inspires Tokunaga, but it also makes him doubt the ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Neverending Book

    by Naoki Matayoshi, Shinsuke Yoshitake ...
    Translated by Kendall Heitzman ...
    A runaway bestseller in Japan, The Neverending Book is both a standout illustrated fable and a love letter to books.An aged, near-blind, book-loving king sends two of his subjects out into the world to learn about unusual and magical books. One year later, they return to tell the whimsical, tender, and touching stories they’ve learned.Among them are: a book that runs faster than a cheetah, a pair ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

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    by Mieko Kawakami ...
    Translated by Louise Heal Kawai ...
    Series Book 4 - Japanese Novellas
    A quixotic and funny tale about first love - from the Akutagawa Prize-winning author.A boy is obsessed with a woman who sells sandwiches. He goes to the supermarket almost every day, just so he can look at her face. She is beautiful to him, and he calls her "Ms Ice Sandwich", and endlessly draws her portrait.But the boy's friend hears about this hesitant adoration, and suddenly everything changes. ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen

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    by Yuta Takahashi ...
    Translated by Cat Anderson ...
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    $13.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Second Chance Convenience Store

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    Translated by Janet Hong ...
    by Kim Ho-Yeon ...
    "It’s easy to see why this quick and endearing read was so popular in Korea and beyond; U.S. readers are in for a treat." — Library JournalIn this million-copy international bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner store takes in an unhoused man who does a good deed, a kind soul whose presence will transform the whole neighborhood—a heartwarming tale of community and redemption reminiscent of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • How to Hold Someone In Your Heart

    A Novel

    by Mizuki Tsujimura ...
    Translated by Yuki Tejima ...
    Series series A Lost Souls Novel
    Book Two of the Lost Souls SeriesThe much-anticipated follow-up novel to the instant national bestseller Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon picks up seven years later with go-between Ayumi, a young man caught between the demands of everyday life and his extraordinary gift: reuniting the living with the dead.Ayumi has a rare and mysterious ability, inherited from his grandmother. During a full moon ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • The Amberglow Candy Store

    by Hiyoko Kurisu ...
    Translated by Matt Treyvaud ...
    **"Sweet and delicious!" —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop"Delightful." —Samantha Sotto Yambao, New York Times bestselling author of Water MoonIn this charming, fable-like book from Japan, a fox spirit sells magical confections to troubled humans, only for them to get a little more than they bargained for.**Welcome. We don't get many humans here.In a cozy night ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Witchborne

    by Rachel Grosvenor ...
    From the author of The Finery comes a blazing feminist tale of persecution and magic… In medieval Locklear, Agnes harbours a dangerous secret—she can touch fire without being burned. As war rages beyond the town and whispers of witchcraft echo through its streets, Agnes navigates arranged marriages, rivals' schemes, and the threat of the hangman's noose. When a desperate bargain with a local widow ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park

    A Novel

    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

    $19.99 CAD

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  • The Third Love

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    by Hiromi Kawakami ...
    Translated by Ted Goossen ...
    A time-bending story of love, desire, and destiny that sways between Japan’s past and its present—from a courtesan of Yoshiwara in Edo to a serving lady of the Heian period to a wife and mother in the twenty-first century—by one of our most brilliant and sensitive contemporary novelistsHaving married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship soured by infidelity. ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Dinner at the Night Library

    A Novel

    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 Black Swan Mystery

    Translated by Bryan Karetnyk ...
    by Tetsuya Ayukawa ...
    Series series THE BLACK SWAN MYSTERY
    **THE JAPANESE CRIME FICTION CLASSIC: A prize-winning railway murder mystery set in 1960s Japan—for fans of Agatha Christie and Seicho Matsumoto!Full of devious twists and turns, this brilliant puzzle mystery is considered to be one of the greatest alibi deconstruction mysteries ever written**Early one morning, the owner of a local mill is found lying next to the railway tracks just outside of ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD