It’s been a while since I read a good crime book. The last one I’ve read was, I think, Yoko Ogawa‘s Revenge. Anyway, An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good is unexpectedly… cozy. There was something super calm about the whole thing, maybe because dear old little Maud does
Rika Horiuchi is an interesting character, and I envy her for landing a part-time job at the museum. Magical or not, who wouldn’t want to be surrounded by art that has existed far longer than our anxieties? Every sculpture, every chipped marble, every broken nose and missing limb… all of
I lost count on how many Project 50s I’ve started only to stop at maybe day 16 or even day 4, and I am realizing just now that maybe, I have been too hard on myself on my previous attempts—like I always do. Today, I am on day 1 once
Some books don’t just tell a story. Some leave gentle reminders about life, just like this one. From the same author who created the masterpiece, What You’re Looking For Is In The Library, Michiko Aoyama‘s The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park introduces us to Kabahiko, a stationary hippo ride in
I was starting to worry about my attention span lately, as I could only finish short-form videos (hello, doomscroller me!). But it turns out all I needed was a really good series to focus on. A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days With You ended up being the very first series