Days at the Torunka Café A Novel

"Readers will pick this up for the atmosphere of this well-established world. They will turn the last page with a deepened love for this bookshop family and how well they care for each other and their customers and neighbors." - Booklist on More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

"The book's vibe makes it pleasant company for an afternoon in the park with a snack." - Los Angeles Times on Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

"The unadorned simplicity of Takako's voice is anything but subtle, but it's somehow winning in its guilelessness . . . . Days at the Morisaki Bookshop draws a strong connection between the empathy unleashed by great literature and Takako's growing sense of self-confidence and well-being." - NPR on Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

"Ozawa's translation gracefully captures the author's whimsical and tender voice. Yagisawa has the right touch for lifting a reader's mood." - Publishers Weekly on More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

"Three heartstring-tugging narratives launch Yagisawa's gratifying new series . . . . As he so successfully achieved in his Morisaki Bookshop titles, Yagisawa creates another comforting refuge where lost souls can find one another. Literary author Ozawa returns to translate, clearly absorbing the gentle kindness so abundantly ingrained here." - Booklist