In the past few years, Japanese literature has slowly been taking over our bookshelves. And that trend shows no sign of slowing down: 2025 promises to be another year full of incredible Japanese literary releases. Next week promises the publication of Uketsu’s much-anticipated Strange Pictures (translated by Jim Rion), a mystery bestseller that allows the…
Genki Kawamura
If Cats Disappeared From The World: Embracing What Truly Matters
What would you sacrifice for an extra day of life? If you grab a copy of Genki Kawamura’s If Cats Disappeared From The World (here I’m talking about the UK Picador edition) and check its back cover, that’s exactly the question this little book will throw at you. What do you deem necessary in life?…
