Recs if you like The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop...

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

cats across genres! these books range from books all about cats to books that feature a cat, and all are cat-friendly!

I couldnt find a list of these yet, so i made one! You may not be able to collect the badges anymore, but if you’re a completionist like me; here are all the books of the pagebound seasonal readalongs and the special event readalongs!

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.

Books don't just sit on shelves and these novels show it. Each one is its own love letter to the importance of stories in every corner of human life, built on the belief that the right book, in the right hands, at the right moment, can change the entire shape of a life. (Always taking recommendations!)

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.

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

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.

stories about libraries or bookshops that bring magic to life, either literally or figuratively. bonus points if it has cozy, slice of life vibes!

always welcome to suggestions (っᵔ◡ᵔ)っ

i am her. she is me. and we are both that millennial bitch who loves pink.

always taking suggestions for books with covers that are the best shade of pink.

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

TLDR : magical realism with emphasis on the magical My own niche microgenre bc I'm a snob! Fantastical realism pushes the boundaries of magical realism, just bordering that edge into fantasy but still holding onto a grounding tree branch in realism. 🚧work in progress, always accepting recs🚧

short books around 200 pages or less that you can easily read in one sitting! for those who just want a quick read or those trying to hit their reading goals ! i tried to include a variety of genres including lit fic, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, thriller, etc.

Book list for the Anti-Brain rot challenge with Boundless press

Books that have significant cats, because what bookworm doesn't enjoy cats? (For series I have only included book 1.)

regarding the complications of asian family dynamics. your love for me has both healed and hurt me; my gratitude for what you’ve done for me is inextricable from my resentment of what you’ve done to me.

— “i want to beautify your offences before everyone i meet.”

for readers who know the cat is always the most interesting one in the room.

Essential Japanese novels and short fiction, past and present.