The Friday Bookshop

The Friday Bookshop by Sawako Natori, translated by Yui Kajita, is a warm Japanese novel about Fumiya, a university student who visits a small bookshop hidden inside a train station north of Tokyo while searching for a book for his ill father. Rumoured to help visitors find exactly the book they need, the shop also hides an extraordinary underground book vault and a café serving dishes inspired by literature. As Fumiya begins working there, he discovers the joy of reading and the ways books can connect people and help them navigate life.