Book of the day: What you are looking for is in the library — The Japanese novel that reminds readers why life is worth living

Book of the Day: First published in Japan in 2021 and translated into English in 2023, the novel has gained international ...
Star Tribune

Minnesotans worried that a huge Japanese book collection would be lost. Now two new libraries will save it.

On Sunday, the Cha-Ami Japanese Cultural Center opened its new library in St. Anthony that has more than 2,000 of the books including children’s titles, Japanese literature and manga. The hope is for ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Library Selects Japanese Novel for Annual Citywide Reading Program

The Santa Monica Public Library selected "What You Are Looking For Is in the Library" for its 2026 Santa Monica Reads program and will host author Michiko Aoyama for a discussion and book signing. The ...
The New York Times

The American Picture Book’s Unsung Parent: Japan

Missing for decades from the Anglophile version of its origin story was another great visual narrative tradition, of the East. By Leonard S. Marcus Leonard S. Marcus is the author of “Pictured Worlds: ...