The Japanese writer’s short-story collection “No One Knows” shows why he was the master of melancholy.

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Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

"Ruraru-san no Hondana," written and illustrated by Hiroshi Ito (Published by Poplar Publishing Co. Ltd., 2005)Story outlineMr. Ruraru's bookshelf (th･･･ ...

But fair warning, there are tearful moments too as you learn from their hard-won wisdom.” Oh, and the premise of this book is entirely trending, as the foursome is, collectively, a social media ...

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. A thriller, a dystopia, a Gothic novel about a family curse: Genre lovers have options in this week’s recommended books ...

The Aladdin Sane, the subterranean Japanese-inspired cocktail bar that debuted in January 2024 sits in the lower level of the 38-story Book Tower and takes cues from the traditional omakase experience ...

19 Kids and Counting alum Jinger Duggar‘s latest book reveals some unexpected details ... Long skirts were not designed for learning how to swim.” Jinger went on to joke that “the laws ...

(What? Just me?) There’s no such thing as an excess of good books, but the roster of forthcoming publications is certainly staggering. Fiction lovers have much to look forward to, with incoming ...

Creating a roundup of the 25 best-selling books of all time is harder than it sounds. Books—especially those published hundreds of years ago—were published in different editions and translated ...