Healing Fiction

Long popular in Japan and Korea, these books—feel-good novels with elements of magical realism—are taking off in translation.

This list includes titles that are available digitally as an e-book, an e-audiobook, or both.

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Updated November 13, 2024
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Before the coffee gets cold : a novel
Kawaguchi, Toshikazu 1971-
Paper Book
The million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time. Toshikazu Kawaguchi's uplifting Before the Coffee Gets Cold, translated from Japanese, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could...
Tales from the cafe : a novel
Kawaguchi, Toshikazu 1971-
Paper Book
The million-copy bestselling series. Toshikazu Kawaguchi's heartwarming Tales from the Cafe, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet,...
THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS : A NOVEL
Natsukawa, S?
Paper Book
Grandpa used to say it all the time: books have tremendous power. But what is that power really?Natsuki Books was a tiny second-hand bookshop on the edge of town. Inside, towering shelves reached the ceiling, every one crammed full of wonderful books. Rintaro Natsuki loved this space that his...
What you are looking for is in the library : a novel
Aoyama, Michiko 1970-
Paper Book
THE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVEL The Top Ten Times bestseller A Time Magazine Book of the Year 'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times 'I ADORED this uplifting, hopeful novel ' Daily Mail 'It...
The Kamogawa Food Detectives
Kashiwai, Hisashi/ Kirkwood, Jesse (TRN)
Paper Book
WATERSTONES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2023 PICK The Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. What...
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes
Kashiwai, Hisashi/ Kirkwood, Jesse (TRN)
Paper Book
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, and follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives.Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the...
We'll prescribe you a cat
Syou, Ishida 1975-
Paper Book
THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT! Contains five exquisite line-drawings. For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, discover the award-winning heartwarming sensation. Readers adore it: 'The most wonderful book I've ever read' ***** 'A terrific...
The Marigold Mind Laundry
Yun, Jungeun/ Tan, Shanna (TRN)
Paper Book
The NEXT irresistibly uplifting read for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD set in a magical laundry The #1 International word-of-mouth bestseller Heartwarming and inspirational, MARIGOLD MIND LAUNDRY will remind you there is always a reason to feel positive
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
Hwang, Po-r?
Paper Book
**AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** WATERSTONES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2023 PICK WOMAN & HOME NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH iPaper TOP FICTION PICK 'An absolutely charming novel that all bookworms will adore' Red
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Yagisawa, Satoshi/ Ozawa, Eric (TRN)
Ebook
The Lantern of Lost Memories
Hiiragi, Sanaka/ Kirkwood, Jesse (TRN)
Paper Book
One photograph, one treasured memory, one chance to go back . . . In a cosy photography studio in the mountains between this world and the next, someone is waking up as if from a dream. A kind man will hand them a hot cup of tea and gently explain that, having reached the end of their life, they...

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