図書館のお夜食 (Dinner at the Night Library) by Hika Harada (2023)
admin Why are books worth preserving? What can they teach us? Dinner at the Night Library is about a library with a difference on the outskirts of Tokyo. The books it…
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (2023)
The novel opens with a prologue featuring a dying 57-year-old Joe, who is grappling with regrets and attempting to reconcile with his past. His sister Mae informs him that someone…
Happiness Fall by Angie Kim (2023)
Mia recounts a pivotal day in her life that would forever define her family. The narrative unfolds with the return of her brother, Eugene, who, due to a non-speaking genetic…
Lessons by Ian McEwan (2022)
The novel unfolds the life of Roland Baines, beginning when he is ten years old. His father, Captain Robert Baines, a working-class Scot with wartime injuries, is stationed in Libya…
Extinction by Samanta Schweblin (2025)
Two sisters. One is in a coma in a Berlin hospital, clinging to her life through a strange force that binds her to her sister. The other is in the…
Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun (2019)
Lemon is a poignant exploration of loss and its aftermath, centering around the unsolved murder of Hae-Un, a high school girl. The novel delves into the lives of those connected…
Hello, Baby by Kim Eui-kyung (2023)
Six women facing different fertility issues have a group chat: HELLO BABY. It’s where they exchange information and seek comfort in one another as they surmount the pains of IVF…
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis (2023)
In the 2018, middle-aged author Bret Easton Ellis is driving through Los Angeles with his partner, Todd, when he spots middle-aged Susan Reynolds, a figure from his high school years.…
The Position of Spoons by Deborah Levy (2025)
In this moving and revelatory collection, Deborah Levy traces the literary and artistic muses that have shaped her life and work as a writer. From Marguerite Duras to FrancescaWoodman,Ann Quin,…
The Guest by Emma Cline (2023)
In a tony beach community outside the city, beautiful, twenty-two-year-old, Alex, is living in the richly-appointed vacation home of mid-fifties Simon, a wealthy, divorced businessman. Alex is hoping that their…