This will be my first time asking for book recommendations, Getting myself into the habit of reading books again. Can anyone please suggest any good ones? Thank you by AdBig196 Related: Looking for more “adult kid’s books” about science Red storm rising New audible listener. Sanderson? Paolini? Martin? Where do I start my epic fantasy journey? Stories on Casablanca
Neon_Aurora451 on January 3, 2026 2:19 pm Some of my favorites: The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa (my personal favorite – the audiobook is excellent) There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumuro Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (also see Mina’s Matchbox by the same author) Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo Reum Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa Non-Japanese/Korean but still slice of life: The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn Sipsworth by Simon Van Booey
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Some of my favorites:
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa (my personal favorite – the audiobook is excellent)
There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumuro
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa (also see Mina’s Matchbox by the same author)
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo Reum
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
Non-Japanese/Korean but still slice of life:
The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booey