**Tense, subtly disturbing Japanese literary horror perfect for fans of Tender is the Flesh and The VegetarianAn unforgettably creepy child narrator weaves uncanny tales about her new stepmother in this feminist horror novella + short story collection that introduces a unique new voice in Japanese literature**A young girl loses her mother, and her father blindly invites his secret lover into the family home to care for her. As she obsessively tries to cura...

A surreal and unsettling Japanese feminist body horror novella about 2 sisters who cannot escape their pasts, from the award-winning author of Nails and Eyes.Emi is a university student living a quiet, private life, largely withdrawn from the world. But her peaceful life is disrupted when her estranged younger sister shows up at her university flat.Her sibling quickly establishes herself while Emi moves to the cramped loft upstairs, where she can k...

A runaway bestseller in Japan, The Neverending Book is both a standout illustrated fable and a love letter to books.An aged, near-blind, book-loving king sends two of his subjects out into the world to learn about unusual and magical books. One year later, they return to tell the whimsical, tender, and touching stories they’ve learned.Among them are: a book that runs faster than a cheetah, a pair of books that are identical twins, a diary shared by...