{"title":"Translated","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"days-at-the-morisaki-bookshop","title":"Days At the Morisaki Bookshop","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Paperback Original\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTranslated By Eric Ozawa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie—about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself—a tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships, and the comfort that can be found in books. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence—until the day her boyfriend Hideaki, the man she expected to wed, casually announces he’s been cheating on her and is marrying the other woman. Suddenly, Takako’s life is in freefall. She loses her job, her friends, and her acquaintances, and spirals into a deep depression. In the depths of her despair, she receives a call from her distant uncle Satoru.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn unusual man who has always pursued something of an unconventional life, especially after his wife Momoko left him out of the blue five years earlier, Satoru runs a second-hand bookshop in Jimbocho, Tokyo’s famous book district. Takako once looked down upon Satoru’s life. Now, she reluctantly accepts his offer of the tiny room above the bookshop rent-free in exchange for helping out at the store. The move is temporary, until she can get back on her feet. But in the months that follow, Takako surprises herself when she develops a passion for Japanese literature, becomes a regular at a local coffee shop where she makes new friends, and eventually meets a young editor from a nearby publishing house who’s going through his own messy breakup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bluebird \u0026 Company Crozet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45558966092083,"sku":"9780063278677","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/files\/image_62ef471d-11af-48c4-bf28-6d455987672a.jpg?v=1689965000"},{"product_id":"before-your-memory-fades","title":"Before Your Memory Fades: A Novel (Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, following four new customers in a cafe where customers can travel back in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that’s not all. Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of the cafe's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces from Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s previous novels, readers will also be introduced to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * A daughter who begrudges her deceased parents for leaving her orphaned\u003cbr\u003e * A comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreams\u003cbr\u003e * A younger sister whose grief has become all-consuming\u003cbr\u003e * A young man who realizes his love for his childhood friend too late\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot and featuring signature heart-warming characters and wistful storytelling, in Before Your Memory Fades, Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet more wonderful characters in the next captivating novel in the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, Before We Say Goodbye!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead the rest of the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Before the Coffee Gets Cold\u003cbr\u003e * Tales from the Cafe\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47638903292211,"sku":"9781335429285","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/files\/image_38a1557c-11c1-443f-a3e4-4decd60622ad.jpg?v=1703010143"},{"product_id":"more-days-at-the-morisaki-bookshop","title":"More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant and thoughtful portrait of life, love, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet again in the beloved Japanese bookshop and nearby coffee shop in the Jimbochi neighborhood of Toyko, More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop deepens the relationship between Takako, her uncle Satoru , and the people in their lives. A new cast of heartwarming regulars have appeared in the shop, including an old man who wears the same ragged mouse-colored sweater and another who collects books solely for the official stamps with the author’s personal seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSatoshi Yagisawa illuminates the everyday relationships between people that are forged and grown through a shared love of books. Characters leave and return, fall in and out of love, and some eventually die. As time passes, Satoru, with Takako’s help, must choose whether to keep the bookshop open or shutter its doors forever. Making the decision will take uncle and niece on an emotional journey back to their family’s roots and remind them again what a bookstore can mean to an individual, a neighborhood, and a whole culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49492614873395,"sku":"9780063278714","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/files\/9780063278714.jpg?v=1717691913"},{"product_id":"the-healing-hippo-of-hinode-park-a-novel","title":"The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNestled 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 give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community. According to urban legend, if you touch the exact part of the hippo where you have an ailment or wound, you will see swift signs of recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the apartment residents who each find their way to Kabahiko:\u003cbr\u003e * Kanato, who hopes in vain to recover the stellar marks he once scored;\u003cbr\u003e * Sawa, a new mother with no friends, wishes to be able to communicate as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant;\u003cbr\u003e * Chiharu, off work as a wedding-planner, longs to listen better for the happiness of others;\u003cbr\u003e * Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain;\u003cbr\u003e * Kazuhiko, despite his fading eyes, seeks to see life's everyday wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quietly powerful story of hope, friendship and connection, Michiko Aoyama's beloved bestseller is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will lodge itself in every reader's heart as the eclectic cast of characters find healing in their lives—though they may not always find it in the ways they expect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52550024134963,"sku":"9781335016331","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/files\/9781335016331.jpg?v=1761063011"},{"product_id":"dinner-at-the-night-library-a-novel","title":"Dinner at the Night Library: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Night Library is no ordinary library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin it are found the rarest and most unusual collections – the books of deceased famous writers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe books they wrote;\u003cbr\u003ethe books that inspired them;\u003cbr\u003ethe books they loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll 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 reality crashing down around her. She is on the verge of quitting when she receives a message from somebody anonymous, inviting her to apply for a job at ‘\"The Night Library.\" The hours are from seven o’clock to midnight. The library exclusively stores books by deceased authors, and none of them can be checked out – instead, they’re put on public display to be revered and celebrated by the library’s visitors, making it akin to a book museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, Otoha meets the other staff, a group of likeminded literary misfits, including a legendary chef who prepares incredible meals for the library’s employees at the end of each day. Night after night, she bonds with her colleagues over meals in the café, each of which are inspired by the literature on the shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as strange occurrences start happening around the library that may bring the threat of its closure, Otaha and her friends fear that the peace they have found there will forever be lost to them. Will their faith in the value of books strong enough to save it? And what will remain if it isn’t?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52550024200499,"sku":"9781335013408","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/files\/9781335013408.jpg?v=1761063011"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/6181\/5859\/collections\/28.png?v=1744217581","url":"https:\/\/www.bluebirdcrozet.com\/collections\/translated.oembed","provider":"Bluebird \u0026 Company Crozet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}