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The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities

Iris Lake · 2024

The Lantern of Lost Memories

Sanaka Hiiragi · 2024

Half a Soul

Olivia Atwater · 2022

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

Axie Oh · 2022

The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen

Yuta Takahashi · 2025

The Healing Season of Pottery

Yeon Somin · 2024

Before We Forget Kindness

Toshikazu Kawaguchi · 2024

<p><b>The fifth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.</b><br> <br> Curl up with the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the cosy Tokyo café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests:<br> <br> - The father who could not allow his daughter to get married<br> - A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one<br> - A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents<br> - A wife holding a child with no name . . .<br> <br> They must follow the café's strict rules, however, and come back to the present before their coffee goes cold.<br> <br> Another moving and heartwarming tale from Toshikazu Kawaguchi, in <i>Before We Forget Kindness</i> our new visitors wish to go back into their past to find closure and comfort so they can embark on a beautiful future.<br> <br> <b>'I don't want it to ever end. Emotional, heart-warming, hopeful'<br> - @samzreadsbooks on Instagram</b><br> <br> <b>Catch up on the rest of the series with <i>Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades</i> and <i>Before We Say Goodbye.</i></b></p>

Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Novel

Toshikazu Kawaguchi · 2020

We'll Prescribe You a Cat

Syou Ishida · 2024

A cat a day keeps the doctor away…<br/><br/>Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats.<br/><br/>Tucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can only be found by people who are struggling in their lives and genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who find their way there: it prescribes cats as medication. Patients are often puzzled by this unconventional prescription, but when they “take” their cat for the recommended duration, they witness profound transformations in their lives, guided by the playful, empathetic, occasionally challenging yet endearing cats.<br/><br/>Throughout the pages, the power of the human-animal bond is revealed as a disheartened businessman finds unexpected joy in physical labor, a young girl navigates the complexities of elementary school cliques, a middle-aged man struggles to stay relevant at work and home, a hardened bag designer seeks emotional balance, and a geisha finds herself unable to move on from the memory of her lost cat. As the clinic’s patients navigate their inner turmoil and seek resolution, their feline companions lead them toward healing, self-discovery, and newfound hope.

Convenience Store by the Sea

Sonoko Machida · 2024

<p><i>'</i>The Convenience Store by the Sea <i>makes magic from life's simple moments . . . an unexpected treasure revealing what's truly important in life. I will hold it close for when I need a reminder!'</i> <b>Laurie Gilmore, bestselling author of</b> <b>The Pumpkin Spice Cafe</b><br> <br> <i>'If you loved</i> Before The Coffee Gets Cold <i>you will love this!'<br> <br> 'A perfect, feel-good story about finding joy in unexpected connections, ideal for those who love a cosy, heartwarming escape!'</i><br> <br> <i>'Bubble bath fiction'</i> <b><i>The Herald</i></b><br> <br> <i>'A delightful tale of community and connection'</i> <b>My</b> <b>Weekly</b><br> <br> <b>Welcome to Tenderness!</b><br> <br> A quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko is full of hidden delights. And one unexpected treasure is the 24/7 convenience store, Tenderness.<br> <br> At first glance, it's a store like any other.<br> <br> Sure, it's a bit odd that the handsome manager has his own fan club. And perhaps the customers are somewhat eccentric. But there's a warmth about Tenderness that draws you in.<br> <br> The bright lights are always on. The employees know you by name. And the shelves are stacked with delicious treats, from strong hot coffee to sweet parfaits, egg sandos to ramen, crispy fried chicken to refreshing soba.<br> <br> After a while, you get the feeling that whatever you need might just be waiting for you here...<br> <br> <b><i>The Convenience Store by the Sea</i> is</b> <b>the heartwarming international bestseller from award-winning Japanese author Sonoko Machida. A a series of interconnected vignettes set in a 24/7 Japanese convenience store, the novel tells the delightfully quirky and heartfelt stories of the store's customers and employees, offering us all a unique recipe for a good, fulfilling life<i>.</i> Translated by Bruno Navasky.</b></p>

Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us

Anna Bogutskaya · 2024

<p><i>Zombies want brains. Vampires want blood. Cannibals want human flesh.</i> All <i>monsters need feeding.</i><br> <br> Horror has been embraced by mainstream pop culture more than ever before, with horror characters and aesthetics infecting TV, music videos and even TikTok trends. Yet even with the commercial and critical success of <i>The Babadook, Hereditary, Get Out, The Haunting of Hill House, Yellowjackets</i> and countless other horror films and TV series over the last few years, loving the genre still prompts the question: <i>what's wrong with you?</i> Implying, of course, that there is something <i>not quite right</i> about the people who make and consume it. In <i>Feeding the Monster</i>, Anna Bogutskaya dispels this notion once and for all by examining how horror responds to and fuels our feelings of fear, anxiety, pain, hunger and power.</p>

Sofia Coppola: The Politics of Visual Pleasure

Anna Backman Rogers · 2018

The Woman Destroyed

Simone De Beauvoir · 2013

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman · 2019

<p><b>SISTERHOOD. SECRETS. SURVIVAL.</b><br> <br> <b>Discover the haunting, heart-breaking post-apocalyptic TikTok sensation.</b><br> <br> Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage. Above ground, a world awaits. Has it been abandoned? Devastated by a virus?<br> <br> Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. But, as the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone an outcast in the corner.<br> <br> Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground. The woman who will never know men.<br> <br> <b>WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SOPHIE MACKINTOSH, BOOKER PRIZE-LONGLISTED AUTHOR OF THE <i>WATER CURE</i><br> <br> **<i>Orlanda</i>, the next sensation from Jacquline Harpman, is available now**</b></p>

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides · 2002

Breakfast at Tiffany s

Truman Capote · 2022

Jane Eyre (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

Charlotte Bronte · 2009

Audrey in Paris

Caroline Young · 2024

Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit: Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit

Sean Hepburn Ferrer · 2005

The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood · 2010

Animal Farm

George Orwell · 1996

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury · 2012

The Great Gatsby: The Original 1925 Edition (A F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic Novel)

F. Scott Fitzgerald · 2021

The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath · 2000

A Room of Ones Own

Virginia Woolf · 2015

The Waves

Virginia Woolf · 1978

Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon

James Lovegrove · 2019

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V. E. Schwab · 2023

To Kill a Kingdom (Hundred Kingdoms)

Alexandra Christo · 2019

The Shadows Between Us

Tricia Levenseller · 2024

Featuring spray-painted and stenciled edges, a metallic foil case stamp, detailed map endpapers, an annotated chapter, a brand-new epilogue, and a ribbon, this special edition of Tricia Levenseller's epic YA tale of ambition and love, The Shadows Between Us, is a must have for any fan of villainous, swoon-worthy romance.<br/><br/>“They’ve never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart. And they never will.”<br/><br/>Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power:<br/>1) Woo the Shadow King.<br/>2) Marry him.<br/>3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself.<br/><br/>No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King’s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she’s going to do everything within her power to get it.<br/><br/>But Alessandra’s not the only one trying to kill the king. As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen―all while struggling not to lose her heart. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen?<br/><br/>“Tricia Levenseller’s latest, The Shadows Between Us, is a decadent and wickedly addictive fantasy, full of schemes and court intrigue, and delightful descriptions of food, which I am always a fan of.” ―Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series

Territory Of Light

Yuko Tsushima · 2019

Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami · 2021

Three Days in June: A Novel

Anne Tyler · 2025

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead: A Novel

Emily Austin · 2021

<b>In this “fun, page-turner of a novel” (Sarah Haywood, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author) that’s perfect for fans of </b><i><b>Mostly Dead Things</b></i><b> and </b><b><i>Goodbye, Vitamin</i>, a morbidly anxious young woman stumbles into a job as a receptionist at a Catholic church and soon finds herself obsessed with her predecessor’s mysterious death. </b><br><br>Gilda, a twenty-something, atheist, animal-loving lesbian, cannot stop ruminating about death. Desperate for relief from her panicky mind and alienated from her repressive family, she responds to a flyer for free therapy at a local Catholic church, and finds herself being greeted by Father Jeff, who assumes she’s there for a job interview. Too embarrassed to correct him, Gilda is abruptly hired to replace the recently deceased receptionist Grace.<br> <br>In between trying to memorize the lines to Catholic mass, hiding the fact that she has a new girlfriend, and erecting a dirty dish tower in her crumbling apartment, Gilda strikes up an email correspondence with Grace’s old friend. She can’t bear to ignore the kindly old woman who has been trying to reach her friend through the church inbox, but she also can’t bring herself to break the bad news. Desperate, she begins impersonating Grace via email. But when the police discover suspicious circumstances surrounding Grace’s death, Gilda may have to finally reveal the truth of her mortifying existence.<br> <br>With a “kindhearted heroine we all need right now” (Courtney Maum, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author), <i>Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead</i> is a crackling and “delightfully weird reminder that we will one day turn to dust and that yes, this is depressing, but it’s also what makes life beautiful” (Jean Kyoung Frazier, author of <i>Pizza Girl</i>).

Diary of a Film

Niven Govinden · 2021

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson · 1997