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Books that inspired or are similar to Studio Ghibli films

Books We Love from NPR began in 2013, always boasting over 200 books (almost 400 in recent years) featuring genres from memoirs, to cookbooks, to graphic novels, to children’s literature, to nonfiction, to novels. Check out NPR’s website to filter this massive list.

The list is in reverse alphabetical order directly from NPR.

At the request of @moss-mylk 😊🫶 I will keep updating this list, and as always, recs are welcome.

Before they became beloved films, they were stories on the page. Here are the books that inspired the Studio Ghibli movies! Some are direct adaptations and others were used as inspiration. Note: not all of them have been translated to English (yet).

Fantasy inspired by China, Japan, Mongolia, Korea, and/or Taiwan (myths, setting, etc.)

required reading—I mean, recommendations—for my sci-fi/fantasy-loving partner. (maybe yours too?) (most i’ve added because i think you’ll love them, but a couple are just to indulge me hehe)

[Love and Deepspace]

Sylus' list collects quiet oddities, melancholy magic, and characters who never quite fit in the world around them. The stories focus on the strange, yet thoughtful.

💌 updated monthly.