Recs if you like A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang...

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.

Books set in an Asian or Asian-inspired setting or incorporates elements of an Asian culture or mythology. Only the first book in a series is listed.

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.

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

Some gems, some disasters... All selected for the cover. Contents may vary. Read at your own risk. ... *NB: There are different editions out there, but these are specifically the ones available here. ... Most of these I've seen in the book store. I've not read all of these but hopefully will one day. Recommendations are welcome.

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.

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

all the cosy, good vibes. Mainly Japanese & Korean 🇯🇵🇰🇷

A common list of (mostly translated) books that are cozy books set in bookshops and cafe. (Bonus with a cat on the cover)

A collection of mostly Asian literature that just have the most whimsical feel to them. They’re feel good, but they will make you cry and think deeply about the world around you.

A list of books selected for the Sword and Laser Podcast

reading around the world challenge bc I’m overly-ambitious :)

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