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Discover Asian Literature (for Healing and Comfort)
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items This list is not for everyone. This collection of Asian literature explores themes of comfort, healing, and emotional resilience. From heartwarming tales of unexpected friendships to reflective stories about solitude and self-discovery, each work inv...
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Korean
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Seoul, the Hyunam-dong Bookshop isn’t just a place to buy books — it’s a haven where stories help heal hearts and connect strangers. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop is a heartwarming tale of friendship, discovery,...
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop: A Novel
Hidden in plain sight, the Dallergut Dream Department Store sells more than ordinary goods — each item fulfills a dream, a wish, or a secret longing. The Dallergut Dream Department Store is a magical, imaginative tale about desire, discovery, and the...
The Dallergut Dream Department Store: A Novel
In a small, unassuming convenience store, customers don’t just buy snacks — they’re offered second chances at life’s mistakes. The Second Chance Convenience Store is a heartfelt, magical story about redemption, unexpected opportunities, and the every...
The Second Chance Convenience Store: Magical Realism Novel
After a painful upheaval, a woman retreats to a quiet pottery studio for one season — only to discover that shaping clay helps her reshape her life. The Healing Season of Pottery is a gentle, restorative tale about mending what’s broken and finding b...
The Healing Season of Pottery
In a cheerful little laundromat tucked into Seoul’s Yeonnam-dong neighborhood, every spin cycle comes with a smile — and sometimes, a small miracle. Yeonnam-Dong’s Smiley Laundromat follows the lives of customers who discover hope, friendship, and se...
Yeonnam-Dong's Smiley Laundromat: A Novel
Filipino
A weary traveler wanders into a hidden town where autumn never ends — leaves forever falling, secrets quietly turning like seasons that refuse to change. The Town of Perpetual Autumn is a gentle, magical tale about second chances, lingering regrets, ...
The Town of Perpetual Autumn
The Quiet is Loud’ is a moving exploration of inner life, mindfulness, and the power of listening to one’s own thoughts. Through moments of reflection and subtle observation, the story reveals how silence can be both overwhelming and deeply healing. ...
The Quiet is Loud
Trick Mirror’ is a sharp, thought-provoking collection of essays that examines the complexities of modern life, from social media and self-perception to culture and identity. With wit and insight, Tolentino unpacks how we construct and navigate the i...
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Japanese
In a small art shop tucked within Tokyo’s Ginza district, a series of forgotten letters leads a young woman into the intertwined stories of the shop’s past patrons. Letters from the Ginza Shihodo is a quiet, atmospheric tale about art, memory, and th...
LETTERS FROM THE GINZA SHIHODO ST
A young woman inherits a pawnshop that trades in people’s regrets — and when a stolen “choice” puts her father in danger, she must journey through magical, dreamlike realms to get him back. Water Moon is a lyrical fantasy about memory, forgiveness, a...
Water Moon: A Novel
When life becomes too heavy, a special clinic offers an unusual treatment: a personalized emotional-support cat matched perfectly to each patient’s heart. We’ll Prescribe You a Cat is a warm, comforting tale about healing, companionship, and how the ...
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
In a quaint café, patrons can travel back in time — but only for the duration of a single cup of coffee. Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a tender, reflective story about love, regret, and the small moments that can change our lives forever.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Series 1)
In a world growing hurried and distant, a small series of unexpected encounters reminds a lonely young woman how powerful simple kindness can be. Before We Forget Kindness is a heartfelt, reflective story about slowing down, reaching out, and redisco...
Before We Forget Kindness: A Reflective Novel
As memories begin to slip away, a young woman races to preserve the moments that matter most. Before Your Memory Fades is a poignant, heartfelt story about love, remembrance, and the delicate threads that connect us to our past and to each other.
Before Your Memory Fades: Grief & Healing Novel
In a cozy Kyoto restaurant that secretly doubles as a “food detective agency,” a father-daughter duo helps people recover lost memories by recreating the dishes they long for. The Kamogawa Food Detectives is a warm, nostalgic celebration of comfort f...
The Kamogawa Food Detectives Novel
In a quaint, hidden restaurant, every dish revives a recipe long forgotten — and with it, memories, emotions, and stories from the past. The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is a magical, heartwarming tale about food, memory, and the flavors that connect u...
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes (Kamogawa Food Detectives)
In a tiny, magical café run by chubby cat spirits called Chibineko, every dish served can heal a heartache or spark a forgotten joy. When a weary traveler stumbles in, they discover that the right recipe might just change their life — if they’re brav...
The Chibineko Kitchen
When a mysterious cat appears in a small bookstore, it begins guiding its owner to protect treasured stories from being forgotten. The Cat Who Saved Books is a heartwarming, whimsical tale about the magic of books, unexpected friendships, and the cou...
The Cat Who Saved Books Gift Edition: A Novel
A quiet couple’s life is transformed when a stray cat begins visiting their home, bringing unexpected warmth, reflection, and subtle joy. The Guest Cat is a tender, meditative story about love, companionship, and the small, quiet moments that leave a...
The Guest Cat
At a quaint coffee shop that opens only during full moons, patrons find more than drinks — they discover healing, second chances, and unexpected connections under the silver light. The Full Moon Coffee Shop is a heartwarming, magical tale about love,...
The Full Moon Coffee Shop: A Novel
In a quiet library, visitors discover that the books they seek often hold more than stories — they reveal answers, guidance, and unexpected connections. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library is a heartwarming, magical tale about curiosity, self-...
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
Nestled in a quiet street, the Morisaki Bookshop is more than a place to browse books — it’s a gentle haven where stories bring people together and little everyday moments feel extraordinary. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop is a heartwarming tale of co...
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel
When a mysterious lantern appears in a quiet town, it reveals forgotten memories and hidden emotions to those who encounter it. The Lantern of Lost Memories is a poignant, enchanting tale about memory, healing, and the delicate threads that connect p...
The Lantern of Lost Memories
At a small seaside convenience store, locals and travelers alike find more than snacks and drinks — they discover stories, solace, and unexpected connections. The Convenience Store by the Sea is a gentle, heartwarming tale about community, healing, a...
The Convenience Store by the Sea: Japanese Sensation
In Hinode Park, a gentle hippo appears to anyone in need of comfort, helping them heal both heart and spirit. The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park is a heartwarming, magical story about kindness, unexpected friendship, and the small joys that can transfo...
The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park: A Novel
A group of mysterious, warm-hearted cats appears wherever someone needs comfort, curling up like living blankets to soothe lonely hearts. The Blanket Cats is a heartwarming, whimsical tale about healing, companionship, and the quiet magic of furry fr...
The Blanket Cats
On the daily Hankyu Line train, strangers’ lives intersect in fleeting, meaningful ways, revealing hidden stories, quiet struggles, and unexpected connections. *The Passengers on the Hankyu Line* is a poignant, contemplative tale about human connecti...
The Passengers on the Hankyu Line
Sweet Bean Paste’ tells the quiet, heartwarming story of Sentarō, a lonely dorayaki shop owner, whose life is transformed when he meets Tokue, an elderly woman with a secret recipe for the perfect sweet bean paste. Their unlikely friendship blossoms,...
Sweet Bean Paste: The International Bestseller
Keiko has worked at the same convenience store for 18 years, perfectly fitting the routine and expectations of her workplace — but outside its walls, the world pressures her to “conform.” Convenience Store Woman is a witty, insightful story about ide...
Convenience Store Woman: A Novel
A Perfect Day to Be Alone’ is a reflective, intimate story about finding peace and self-discovery in solitude. Through quiet moments and thoughtful observations, it explores the beauty of spending time with oneself, embracing introspection, and savor...
A Perfect Day to Be Alone: A Novel
A traveling bookseller brings books directly to people’s homes, uncovering forgotten stories and hidden emotions along the way. The Door-to-Door Bookstore is a heartwarming tale about the magic of reading, human connection, and the simple joys that b...
The Door-to-Door Bookstore: A Novel
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World’ is a whimsical, poignant tale about a mysterious phone booth where strangers connect in unexpected ways. Each call becomes a journey of self-discovery, healing, and the quiet magic that links lives across tim...
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World: A Novel
One Hundred Flowers follows a family in 1950s China torn apart when Kai Ying’s husband is seized during Mao’s “Hundred Flowers” campaign for expressing forbidden ideas. As mother and young son struggle to survive his absence, their lives intertwine w...
One hundred flowers