Japanese animation—the globally acclaimed, family-friendly theatrical features are the exception rather than the rule for a TV-oriented industry that has been pushed into late-night slots in an era of fragmented audiences. When only three titles among fifty might turn a profit, topping the charts is hardly an overambitious aim. Yet as three women, a producer, a director, and an animator, survive in a business infamous for its murderous schedules, demoralizing compromises, and incorrigible men, moments of uplift emerge against all odds—and how. More than just a window into an entertainment niche, here’s a kickass ode to work.

独ソ戦が激化する1942年、モスクワ近郊の農村に暮らす少女セラフィマの日常は、突如として奪われた。急襲したドイツ軍によって、母親のエカチェリーナほか村人たちが惨殺されたのだ。自らも射殺される寸前、セラフィマは赤軍の女性兵士イリーナに救われる。「戦いたいか、死にたいか」――そう問われた彼女は、イリーナが教官を務める訓練学校で一流の狙撃兵になることを決意する。母を撃ったドイツ人狙撃手と、母の遺体を焼き払ったイリーナに復讐するために。同じ境遇で家族を喪い、戦うことを選んだ女性狙撃兵たちとともに訓練を重ねたセラフィマは、やがて独ソ戦の決定的な転換点となるスターリングラードの前線へと向かう。おびただしい死の果てに、彼女が目にした“真の敵"とは? 【2022年本屋大賞受賞！】 キノベス! 2022 第1位、2022年本屋大賞ノミネート、第166回直木賞候補作、第9回高校生直木賞候補作 テレビ、ラジオ、新聞、雑誌で続々紹介! 史上初、選考委員全員が5点満点をつけた、第11回アガサ・クリスティー賞大賞受賞作 アクションの緊度、迫力、構成のうまさは只事ではない。 とても新人の作品とは思えない完成度に感服。──北上次郎(書評家) これは武勇伝ではない。 狙撃兵となった少女が何かを喪い、 何かを得る物語である。 ──桐野夏生(作家) 復讐心に始まった物語は、隊員同士のシスターフッドも描きつつ壮大な展開を見せる。胸アツ。──鴻巣友季子(翻訳家) 多くの人に読んで欲しい! ではなく、 多くの人が目撃することになる 間違いなしの傑作! ──小島秀夫(ゲームクリエイター) 文句なしの5点満点、 アガサ・クリスティー賞の名にふさわしい傑作。──法月綸太郎(作家)

Debut author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpent & the Wings of Night, The Song of Achilles and She Who Became the Sun.In the waning years of the Azalea Dynasty, the emperor is dying, the land consumed by famine, and poetry magic lost to all except the powerful.Wei Yin is desperate. After the fifth death of a sibling, with her family and village on the brink of starvation, she will do anything to save those she loves.Even offer herself as concubine to the cruel heir of the beautiful and brutal Azalea House.But in a twist of fate, the palace stands on the knife-edge of civil war with Wei trapped in its center…at the side of a violent prince.To survive, Wei must harden her heart, rely on her wit, and become dangerous herself. Even if it means becoming a poet in a world where women are forbidden to read—and composing the most powerful spell of all. A ballad of death...and love.The Poet Empress is an epic fantasy that explores darker themes, subjects, and scenes that may not be suitable for all readers. Please see the author's content note at the beginning of the book.

The new head gardener at the enchanting Lilymoor House stumbles upon a secret garden . . . with a mysterious man trapped inside, in the next magical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Sounds Like Love and The Seven Year Slip. When Sophie Drear plans her escape to coastal Maine for the summer—for a temporary job revitalizing the storied grounds at Lilymoor House—she doesn’t expect to fall in love. But she does: With the beguiling land, the fragrant flowers, and the towering hedge maze. With the quirky staff and the enigmatic woman who owns the place. And then, the door appears. Never in the same place twice, it leads her to a secret, and unfinished, garden with a frustrated thundercloud of a man trapped inside. This mysterious garden is not the only sign that the future of Lilymoor is unstable: the foliage resists Sophie’s careful nurturing, vines threaten to strangle the hedges, and the manor’s owner has wild ideas about who will take over when she retires—including her inconveniently attractive nephew who is also there just for the summer. Despite herself, Sophie has come to care for the residents of Lilymoor just as much as she cares for its grounds. With the help of one man on the outside of the secret garden, and one man on the inside, she might be the only person who can figure out exactly what Lilymoor needs to bloom once more.

An unforgettable story about an unlikely friendship and about healing the wounds of a broken past from the million-copy bestselling author of Fresh Water for Flowers. Justine is 21 years old and has lived with her grandparents and her cousin Jules since the death of her parents. As a nursing assistant at a retirement home, she spends much of her days listening to her residents’ stories.  After bonding with Hélène, an almost 100-year-old resident, the two women slowly reveal their stories to one another. Whilst Justine helps Hélène to relive her memories of love and war, Hélène encourages Justine to confront the secrets of her own past, and the loss she keeps buried deep within.  One day, a mysterious phone detailing a shocking revelation shakes the retirement home to its core. At once humorous and melancholic, Valérie Perrin’s novel depicts the consequences of undeclared love and, in her inimitable way, portrays once again how the past is never really past.

Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout’s new novel tells the story of a chance incident that sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teacher’s life—a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, parenthood, and the importance of truth in a capsizing world.Artie Dam is living a double life. He spends his days teaching history to eleventh graders, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a kind word to those who need it most. He goes to holiday parties with his wife of three decades, makes small talk with neighbors, and, on weekends, takes his sailboat out on the beautiful Massachusetts Bay. He is, by all appearances, present and alive. But inside, Artie is plagued by feelings of isolation. He looks out at a world gone mad—at himself and the people around him—and turns a question over and over in his How is it that we know so little about one another, even those closest to us?And then, one day, Artie learns that life has been keeping a secret from him, one that threatens to upend his entire world. Once he learns it, he is forced to chart a new course, to reconsider the relationships he holds most dear—and to make peace with the mysteries at the heart of our existence.Elizabeth Strout, as we have come to expect, delivers a moving exploration of the human condition—one that brims with compassion for each and every one of her indelible characters. With exquisite prose and profound insight, The Things We Never Say takes one man’s fears and loneliness and makes them universal. And in the same breath, captures the abiding love that sustains and holds us all.

在极致追求效率的社会，总会 有人站在时代前列，发挥先锋模范的作用，写出激发人心的励志故事。但我们在生活中也会遇到一种人，她/他会让你叹赏：对于自己的人生，竟可以做出这样的选择。 作家吉井忍走入日本的大街小巷，历时七年，采访各行各业的普通人，探访12种主流秩序外的格外活法。 有人早上起床在东京街头回收垃圾，晚上在剧场讲段子引得众人发笑，“世上没有所谓的垃圾，但一旦扔掉，它就变成垃圾了。” 有人离开日本面积最大的书店，在南方小岛开了家日本面积最小的旧书店，发现“一旦离开公司职员身份，我真的就一个人了”。 有人19年盖一栋楼，从自己动手浇灌混凝土开始，在只鼓励人成为“消费者”的社会当一个“创造者”…… 这些人可能是你的邻居，或商店街角落中一家小店的店主，面对日常无数的琐碎和烦躁，她/他们不着急寻找答案，而是选择接受状态模糊的自己，以现有的能力面对不确定性，留给自己自由思考的空间——面向人生，继续提问，继续追问。

▍哭著吃飯的人會活下去。 ▍哭著吃飯時陪在你身邊的人，會幫助你活下去。 弟弟春彥猝逝，在他剛慶祝完二十九歲生日之後。薰子強忍悲傷，遵照弟弟的遺願，去見了他的前女友節奈。然而節奈毫不領情，認為既已分手，她和春彥就沒有關係。薰子憤怒不已，卻因身心俱疲，當場倒下。 不孕治療一再失敗，又被丈夫閃電離婚，原本是女強人的薰子，已經過了好一陣子借酒消愁的日子。節奈送薰子回家，變魔法似的從空無一物的廚房，端出與她的冷漠態度完全相反的溫暖湯麵。吃下久違的熱騰騰食物，薰子也久違地哭紅了雙眼。 對於弟弟和這位神秘前女友的關係感到好奇，薰子於是加入了春彥和節奈幫忙的家事代行公司「卡芙涅」。委託人是和她一樣失去了求生意志的人——苦於長照的上班族、獨自撫養孩子的單親父母、雙親不知去向的兄妹。薰子清掃他們的住處，節奈的料理填滿他們的胃脾。 上工時是戰友，收工後是飯友，卡芙涅和春彥的死，拉近了薰子與節奈的關係。她們吃飯、談心、聊春彥。春彥都看什麼電影？愛吃什麼料理？喜歡什麼東西？然而薰子，卻越來越不認識節奈口中，她最親愛的弟弟……