The Murakami Project: Kester Reviews ‘The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle’

The Murakami Project: Each week leading up to October 25th, the on-sale date of Haruki Murakami’s long-awaited 1Q84 in its English translation, a different BookPerson will review one of Murakami’s previous titles. Folks who haven’t read Murakami yet can familiarize themselves with what the book world will be buzzing about come October (and maybe discover … Continue reading The Murakami Project: Kester Reviews ‘The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle’ →

The Murakami Project: Jenn S. Reviews ‘The Elephant Vanishes’

The Murakami Project: Jamie Reviews ‘Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World’

The Murakami Project: Each week leading up to October 25th, the on-sale date of Haruki Murakami’s long-awaited 1Q84 in its English translation, a different BookPerson will review one of Murakami’s previous titles. Folks who haven’t read Murakami yet can familiarize themselves with what the book world will be buzzing about come October (and maybe discover … Continue reading The Murakami Project: Jamie Reviews ‘Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World’ →

1Q84 Book Trailer

On sale October 25th.

The Murakami Project: Brian Reviews ‘A Wild Sheep Chase’

The Murakami Project: Each week leading up to October 25th, the on-sale date of Haruki Murakami's long-awaited 1Q84 in its English translation, a different BookPerson will review one of Murakami's previous titles. Folks who haven't read Murakami yet can familiarize themselves with what the book world will be buzzing about come October (and maybe discover … Continue reading The Murakami Project: Brian Reviews ‘A Wild Sheep Chase’ →

First Lines of Haruki Murakami’s ‘1Q84’

The Millions has this exclusive today: the first lines of Haruki Murakami's highly anticipated new novel 1Q84. The novel sold over 100,000 copies its first week on sale in Japan back in 2009 (it's been a long wait for readers here in the States.) Artist Chip Kidd discussed designing the book cover for 1Q84 back … Continue reading First Lines of Haruki Murakami’s ‘1Q84’ →

What We’re Reading This Week

_____________________________________________________ Elizabeth, our Adult Book Buyer - The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje (author of The English Patient) "This book comes out in the fall and I think it's going to be huge. It's about two boys on a ship to England in the early 1950s. They go through the Indian Ocean, Suez Canal, Mediterannean, … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →