Recs if you like The Healing Season of Pottery...

books that transport you into gentle adventures and charming worlds (with a side of life-altering epiphanies and self discoveries)

癒し系 | "healing" fiction | a genre of gentle, slice-of-life stories that focus on comfort and emotional restoration from ordinary human troubles, often featuring whimsical elements. This list will focus on works of Japanese and Korean literature, rather than manga or illustrative media, that fall into this genre.

A list of cozy fiction for when the world is heavy and the Book Club book is too much.

Books are cozy based on other lists or cute-munity reccs. Your milage may vary.

An on-going attempt to track Asian authors in my Interested/TBR (and hopefully Finished) categories. Books are generally fiction/lit fic/fantasy with some memoirs. Authors span West to East Asia, the Asian diaspora, and mixed-race folx.

Literature that features cats, coffee shops, food, books, and sometimes a bit of magic. Cozy and healing.

Sometimes the main character is into fiber arts, sometimes a side character is hand embroidering a jean jacket for her wife. All recs and craft types welcome.

Mostly Asian healing books about comforting stores that can help people heal

discover korean literature through women's writtings.

inspired by The Great Pottery Throw Down, I wanted to learn more about pottery so I threw together this list 🏺 featuring a mix of fiction and nonfiction

as always, taking any and all suggestions!

a non-exhaustive list.

Translated fiction

A shelf of tiny wonders from Japan and Korea. Moonlit book nooks, sleepy towns, lantern-lit evenings, silver rain, and tender stories that offer comfort. Small in length, but rich in extraordinary hidden moments of everyday life.

Third places or "good great places" are social surroundings and gathering spots for relaxation or recreation that are separate from your home (first place) and work (second place). Think cafés, bookshops, parks, community centers. Recommendations welcome! 🥰

Cozy books about cafes, libraries, bookstores, small shops and cats, often with some touches of magical realism.

Not restricting this list to only Korean or Japanese authors, although most of them are.

literature that transcends borders and often breaks my heart

Healing and cozy fiction that feels like a warm hug to your soul. Perfect books if you're looking for a sweet read that will make you feel good

Mostly Korean and Japanese translated works that have that cozy, slice of life vibes.

also known as "cozy fiction", heartwarming, comforting stories focusing on everyday life, most well known examples would be Before The Coffee Gets Gold or Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

histories and stories of textiles, ceramics, beadwork, wood that shaped economies, storytelling, gender politics, and conquest

list is nascent so feel free to suggest additions in the comments 📝

magic realism with a hint of real-life hardships making you appreciate life a little better