I have enjoyed every T. Kingfisher book I have read so far 😊

Hello. I love vintage mysteries so glad to be part of this quest. I would nominate books by Anthony Gilbert, Marie Belloc Lowndes, and Marjorie Bowen to be considered for the quest. Thanks.

What winter sport (or heck, any sport) would you like to see a romance novel written about? Obviously, tons of hockey romances exist, but I’d kill for a curling romance.

Hello all! I'm really excited to be here with you all as your Quest Host. Please read the following!🌸

Info I know Lit Fic can be subjective so I have used the term here and the Quest definition as a guideline, as opposed to a definitive, in order to try and convey that unique feeling these books evoke. Some of these books may straddle the literary boundary, working a bit like a gateway for this Quest, but they contain enough prompting content to meet the definition. As a volunteer, I wanted a space for other passionate readers and interested friends of Japanese Lit to converge, discuss and celebrate. It is natural that not every Author and Book will be to your taste (or mine!) so as the host I hope the variety provided under this Quest definition gives you room as the reader to research and select books while achieving badges. This is a starting point for this Quest and I can't wait to see it grow and develop with your support!

Translated Availability Some of the less popular books in this Quest may not be available in other languages outside of English and Japanese (yet).

Translated Japanese Lit Fic vs English Japanese Lit Fic Currently this Quest includes only translated Japanese Lit Fic. Authors like Ruth Ozeki and Kazuo Ishiguro's novels are originally written in English and because of that, they were not included in the initial launch books. This is still under consideration.

Our Badge This badge is designed to look like a stylised award seal/sticker you'd see in Japan! Think of a Hanamaru or gold star but for adults. The Kanji inside can be interpreted as 'Reader' or 'Bookworm' 💮

Recommendations & Consideration Shelf For now, please list recommendations on this welcome post here. I have a public shelf where books under consideration for addition to the Quest will be housed until further notice. Please note that addition to the shelf does not guarantee the book will be added to the Quest. I may not be able to respond to every single recommendation but know I appreciate it greatly!

Updated Feb 20th 2026

I noticed there’s no platinum badge for Botanical Horror, even though there’s 30 books within the quest. Is that something that could change? It would be so beautiful 😍

are we sure aunt tabitha didn't do it