A Japanese book club in India has drawn thousands of eager readers and built a bridge between cultures along the way. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/04/26/our-lives/mazumdar-dokusha-book-club/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #japaneseliterature #india #indiancommunity #indiajapanrelations #delhi #newdelhi #izumisuzuki #sayakamurata #ginnytapleytakemori #saouichikawa #michikoaoyama

From the author who brought you “woman who’s one with a convenience store” and “woman who’s sure she’s an alien” comes a brand new dystopian adventure — “woman with 40 imaginary lovers.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/04/14/books/sayaka-murata-vanishing-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #sayakamurata #ginnytapleytakemori

Part fluff, part filth, Mayumi Inaba's book is about a cat, but not in the cozy way that Japanese feline-centric healing fiction books have come to be known for. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/02/16/books/mornings-without-mii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #mayumiinaba #ginnytapleytakemori #literature #healingfiction #cats

Eight translators reveal their top picks for untranslated hidden gems that will delight Japanese literature lovers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/20/books/japanese-literature-wish-list-translators/?utm_content=buffer91763&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #books #japaneseliterature #translation #pollybarton #sambett #davidboyd #andrewfitzsimons #lucynorth #allisonmarkinpowell #ginnytapleytakemori #asayoneda

Went to Backstory in Balham this morning to browse, and they had a couple of books that were on the "to read" list in my head 📚
#books #reading #bestiary #KMingChan #SheAndHerCat #MakotoShinkai #NarukiNagakawa #GinnyTapleyTakemori