Sayaka Murata

Oct 11, 2024 | literatureandlatte.com | Sayaka Murata |Sophie Campbell

Need a quick win to get you out of a reading slump? Keen to read more small but mighty novels? Here are 10 books you can read from cover to cover in a day. Maybe it’s because our collective attention span is dwindling. Or maybe it’s because of the shorter journey to that hit of dopamine and the luxurious sigh that comes with reading the words: The End. Either way, there’s something immensely satisfying about starting and finishing a great novel in one sitting.

Oct 2, 2024 | scroll.in | Sayaka Murata |Hannah Osborne

Asako Yuzuki’s novel Butter is the latest literary sensation by a female Japanese writer to be served to, and savoured by, an international audience. A reporter tries to investigate a suspected serial killer who has apparently lured a succession of men to their deaths by gastronomic means. To say any more would spoil the novel’s many narrative pleasures.

Feb 14, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Jen Beagin |Sayaka Murata |Ginny Tapley Takemori |Julia Armfield

Ah yes. Literature. The vehicle through which we may explore faraway lives we would have otherwise never imagined. From my little, rugged armchair, I can witness forbidden love in the 18th century. Peek into a bustling kitchen in New York City. Discover the dramatic betrayal that fractured the hottest band of the ’70s. But sometimes, I just want to read about someone going through the same shit as me. Nothing cures a pain quite like finding yourself reflected in a piece of literature.

Oct 26, 2023 | powells.com | Banana Yoshimoto |Marie NDiaye |Sayaka Murata |Ginny Tapley Takemori

As I write this, the weather outside has gone from sunny to gloomy and rainy: perfect reading weather. To celebrate, we’ve pulled together a list of our favorite works in translation published this last month.

Sep 24, 2023 | todayschronic.com | Morgan Jerkins |Sayaka Murata |Charlotte Perkins Gillman |Robyn Pickett

Danielle Valentine's latest novel, Delicate Condition, follows the story of Anna Alcott, an actress who seemingly has it all-Oscar buzz, a doting husband, and supportive friends-but who yearns to become a mother. From the beginning, her IVF journey seems doomed. Critical appointments are moved without her knowledge, vital medicine is lost, and she's sure someone is following her. Things take a turn when Anna suffers a miscarriage, except she can still feel the baby inside her.