Recs if you like The Forest of Wool and Steel...
Japanese fiction to read on the train
Japan Booksellers’ Award
Winners and nominees of the Japan Booksellers’ Award (Honya Taisho) translated into English
*Not listed in year or sequence
Japanese Lit Recommendations
My favorite Japanese literature translated into English. I use the term literature very broadly here--it's not genre specific. This list includes some manga; I've only listed the first volume for each series.
I've got lots more Japanese lit on my TBR, so I'll continue to update as I find new favorites that I'd like to recommend. ✌️😁
traveling library
every month, são paulo's public library creates a 10 book list based on a different country, here are the books of 2026 (january = france, february = england, march = italy, april = south korea, may = portugal, june = russia, july = usa, august = nigeria)
