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"No Flowers"

Mieko Kawakami (trans. David Boyd)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 28, 2025

The best unhinged books to read while smiling on a beach.

The best unhinged books to read while smiling on a beach.

By Janet Manley | June 1, 2023

“The Tongue”

“The Tongue”

Mieko Kawakami (trans. Hitomi Yoshio)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 14, 2023

88 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2022

88 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2022

Freeman’s">The Year in Reading From Contributors to Freeman’s

By Literary Hub | December 19, 2022

Listen to a Future Fable From Mieko Kawakami: “Sleep Is All Hers”

Listen to a Future Fable From Mieko Kawakami: “Sleep Is All Hers”

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By Future Fables | October 25, 2022

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Our Latest Podcast, in Partnership with Aesop

By Future Fables | October 3, 2022

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By Katie Yee | July 29, 2022

Shelf Talkers: What Booksellers Are Reading at Third Place Books

By Corinne Segal | July 29, 2022

All the Lovers in the Night

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 4, 2022

25 new books to pick up this week.

25 new books to pick up this week.

By Katie Yee | May 3, 2022

This year's International Booker Prize shortlist is led by women.

This year's International Booker Prize shortlist is led by women.

By Corinne Segal | April 7, 2022

Fierce, Flawed, and Human: On the Strength of Women of Color

Fierce, Flawed, and Human: On the Strength of Women of Color

Daphne Palasi Andreades Recommends Contemporary Literature About Complex Protagonists

By Daphne Palasi Andreades | January 4, 2022

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All The Lovers In The Night.">Exclusive cover reveal: Mieko Kawakami’s All The Lovers In The Night.

By Literary Hub | November 15, 2021

Heaven

Heaven

Mieko Kawakami, trans. David Boyd and Sam Bett

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 26, 2021

That You Loved?"> What Did You Read This Year<br

What Did You Read This Year<br

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That You Loved?">What Did You Read This Year
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By Literary Hub | December 18, 2020

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A Deep Dive Into Yoko Ogawa and Mieko Kawakami

By Reading Women | August 26, 2020

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