What You Are Looking for is in the Library

I ADORED this uplifting, hopeful novel … A joy from start to finish, this book makes you feel anything is possible – Wendy Holden * Daily Mail *
There’s a wistful, warm-hearted appeal to Aoyama’s paean to the power of books … [it’s] a quirky slice of feel-good fiction that you could recommend to anyone * Mail on Sunday *
An endearing novel and a tribute to the transformative power of books and libraries * Irish Times *
Captivating! * Sunday Post *
The novel is an undeniable page-turner, its mechanism energized by a simple question, posed again and again by the uncanny librarian, Mrs. Komachi. The question brings Michiko Aoyama’s characters often to the brink of tears; and not only her characters, but this reader, too. It is the great question of the library, and of the bookstore, and maybe of life: What are you looking for? * New York Times *
If what you are searching for is a believable take on contemporary life in Tokyo, seasoned with a dash of whimsy, you’ll find your perfect match in this heartwarming novel * Japan Times *
It’s been a rotten year, so spark joy with this! * DAILY MAIL *
There’s a special kind of magic in recommending books to other people and Michiko Aoyama captures that perfectly here. Full of charm; a genuine comfort read * CULTURE FLY *

Michiko Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. After university, she became a reporter for a Japanese newspaper based in Sydney before moving back to Tokyo to work as a magazine editor. What You are Looking for is in the Library was shortlisted for the Japan Booksellers’ Award and became a Japanese bestseller. It is being translated into more than twenty languages. Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.

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