{"title":"Short Reads","description":"\u003cp\u003eJust getting back into reading? Have a short attention span? Looking for quick entertainment for your morning train ride? Find some of our favourite short reads here.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"abenis-song-abenis-song-1","title":"Abeni's Song (Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbeni's Song by award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark is the enchanting beginning of an epic West African and African Diaspora-inspired fantasy adventure for middle-grade readers about a reluctant apprentice to magic and the stolen villagers she sets out to save.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the day of the Harvest Festival, the old woman who lives in the forest appears in Abeni's village with a terrible message:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou ignored my warnings. It’s too late to run. They are coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarriors with burning blades storm the village. A man with a cursed flute plays an impossibly alluring song. And everyone Abeni has ever known and loved is captured and marched toward far-off ghost ships set for even more distant lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut not Abeni.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbeni is magically whisked away by the old woman. In the forest, Abeni begins her unwanted magical apprenticeship, her journey to escape the witch, and her impossible mission to bring her people home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbeni’s Song is the beginning of a timeless, enchanting fantasy adventure about a reluctant apprentice, a team of spirit kids, and the village they set out to save.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48101570445536,"sku":"1250825849","price":1940.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781250825841.jpg?v=1762388784"},{"product_id":"bemused","title":"Bemused","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe untold origin story of the 5 Muses from Disney’s Hercules is revealed in this rollicking YA fantasy filled with mythical adventure, music, and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Muses narrated Hercules’s story. Now, in this novel for fans of the New York Times bestsellers Go the Distance and Fire \u0026amp; Fate, they’ll narrate their own \"gospel truth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in a quiet seaside village with their overprotective mother, teenaged sisters Calliope, Clio, Melpomene, Terpsichore, and Thalia are talented performers with no audience. If Calli had her way, she'd pursue her dream of writing epic stories in the city of Thebes. But family comes first, and as the eldest, she'd never leave her beloved sisters behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, following a disastrous public music performance, their mother reveals a shocking secret: she is Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory, and for nearly two decades, she’s been on the run from the gods of Mount Olympus, desperate to keep her daughters safe from their machinations. Before she can share more, she is kidnapped . . . and though the girls don’t know it yet, the villain pulling the strings is none other than Hades, fiery God of the Underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder Calli’s leadership, the sisters embark on a journey to save their mother and to learn more about their own divine origins. But the path ahead is filled with mythical trials and tribulations, and they’ll need to rely on both their individual talents and the strength of their sisterhood to ensure that they ascend from \"zeroes\" to \"heroes\"--or more accurately, heroines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenned by New York Times bestselling author Farrah Rochon, this YA fantasy uniquely blends a twist on a Disney classic with a fresh take on Greek mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48101570805984,"sku":"1368098703","price":3185.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781368098700.jpg?v=1762388785"},{"product_id":"a-boy-named-isamu-a-story-of-isamu-noguchi","title":"A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you are Isamu, stones are the most special of all.\u003cbr\u003eHow can they be so heavy?\u003cbr\u003eWould they float if they had no weight?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Theordor Seuss Geisel Award in 2020 for Stop! Bot!, James Yang imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi. Wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, Isamu sees things through the eyes of a young artist . . .but also in a way that many children will relate. Stones look like birds. And birds look like stones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough colorful artwork and exquisite text, Yang translates the essence of Noguchi so that we can all begin to see as an artist sees.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48101571920096,"sku":"0593203445","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780593203446.jpg?v=1762389008"},{"product_id":"boys-dont-fry","title":"Boys Don't Fry","description":"\u003cp\u003eJin wishes his family would ask him to help prepare the Lunar New Year feast. But boys, or Babas, never get asked―only Nyonyas, the girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s the eve of Lunar New Year, and Jin can’t wait for the big family reunion dinner. He loves the aromas and the bubbly chatter coming from the kitchen. His grandmother, Mamah, is cooking up a storm!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs his aunties dice, slice, and chop, there’s nothing Jin wants more than to learn about the history of his family’s cooking and to lend them a helping hand. After all, no one else can tell the difference between ginger and galangal as well as he can! But his aunties shoo him away, claiming he’ll just get bored or be in the way. Luckily, Mamah steps in and asks Jin to help her prepare their special meal. Soon, Jin is squeezing, slicing, and stirring, too!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis loving picture book about a young Malaysian boy who defies gender expectations will make hearts warm and stomachs hungry. With beautifully vibrant illustrations of a traditional nyonya kitchen, Boys Don’t Fry is a heartfelt celebration of family, culture, and traditions―both old and new.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102036635872,"sku":"0374389853","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780374389857.jpg?v=1762402022"},{"product_id":"cora-cooks-pancit","title":"Cora Cooks Pancit","description":"\u003cp\u003eCora and Mama work together to cook up pancit for the family in this celebration of Filipino heritage and foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCora loves being in the kitchen, but she always gets stuck doing the kid jobs like licking the spoon. One day, however, when her older sisters and brother head out, Cora finally gets the chance to be Mama's assistant chef. And of all the delicious Filipino dishes that dance through Cora's head, she and Mama decide to make pancit, her favorite noodle dish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Mama's help, Cora does the grown-up jobs like shredding the chicken and soaking the noodles (perhaps Mama won't notice if she takes a nibble of chicken or sloshes a little water on the floor). Cora even gets to stir the noodles in the pot-carefully-- while Mama supervises. When dinner is finally served, her siblings find out that Cora did all their grown-up tasks, and Cora waits anxiously to see what everyone thinks of her cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorina Lazo Gilmore's text delightfully captures the warmth between mother and daughter as they share a piece of their Filipino heritage. With bright and charming illustrations by Kristi Valiant, Cora's family comes alive as Cora herself becomes the family's newest little chef.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102037586144,"sku":"1885008481","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781885008480.jpg?v=1762402024"},{"product_id":"detective-aunty-a-novel","title":"Detective Aunty","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen her grown daughter is suspected of murder, a charming and tenacious widow digs into the case to unmask the real killer in this twisty, page-turning whodunnit—the first book in a cozy new detective series from the acclaimed author of Ayesha at Last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter her husband’s unexpected death eighteen months ago, Kausar Khan never thought she’d receive another phone call as heartbreaking—until her thirty-something daughter, Sana, phones to say that she's been arrested for killing the unpopular landlord of her clothing boutique. Determined to help her child, Kausar heads to Toronto for the first time in nearly twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturning to the Golden Crescent suburb where she raised her children and where her daughter still lives, Kausar finds that the thriving neighborhood she remembered has changed. The murder of Sana’s landlord is only the latest in a wave of local crimes which have gone unsolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the facts of the case are troubling: Sana found the man dead in her shop at a suspiciously early hour, with a dagger from her windowfront display plunged in his chest. And Kausar—a woman with a keen sense of observation and deep wisdom honed by her years—senses there’s more to the story than her daughter is telling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the help of some old friends and her plucky teenage granddaughter, Kausar digs into the investigation to uncover the truth. Because who better to pry answers from unwilling suspects than a meddlesome aunty? But even Kausar can’t predict the secrets, lies, and betrayals she finds along the way…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102122651872,"sku":"0063434873","price":3040.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780063434875.jpg?v=1762404685"},{"product_id":"dim-sum-here-we-come","title":"Dim Sum, Here We Come!","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom author-illustrator Maple Lam comes a new picture book about a Chinese American girl and her younger sister as they attend their weekly dim sum family gathering. A celebration of the traditional Chinese customs passed on from generation to generation: togetherness, love, family―and FOOD! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday is Sunday and that means its dim sum time with my whole family! I can’t wait to see everyone, especially Grandma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m going to eat lots of shrimp dumplings, rice noodle rolls, egg tarts, and my favorite―char siu buns. We will have to order enough for us all to share.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo what are you waiting for Dim sum, here we come!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102123831520,"sku":"0062396986","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780062396983.jpg?v=1762404688"},{"product_id":"the-giving-tree","title":"The Giving Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Shel Silverstein, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic, comes a poignant picture book about love and acceptance, cherished for over fifty years. This classic is perfect for both young readers and lifelong fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Giving Tree is a meaningful gift for milestone events such as graduations, birthdays, and baby showers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit plus Runny Babbit Returns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102125207776,"sku":"0060256656","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780060256654.jpg?v=1762404727"},{"product_id":"eyes-that-kiss-in-the-corners","title":"Eyes That Kiss in the Corners","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis lyrical, stunning picture book tells a story about learning to love and celebrate your Asian-shaped eyes, in the spirit of Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, and is a celebration of diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother’s, her grandmother's, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her own beauty and discovers a path to self-love and empowerment. This powerful, poetic picture book will resonate with readers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102125240544,"sku":"0062915622","price":3045.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780062915627.jpg?v=1762404727"},{"product_id":"girls-on-the-rise","title":"Girls on the Rise","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn electrifying new picture book by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho are we? We are a billion voices, bright and brave; we are light, standing together in the fight. Girls are strong and powerful alone, but even stronger when they work to uplift one another. In this galvanizing original poem by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, girls and girlhood are celebrated in their many forms, all beautiful, not for how they look but for how they look into the face of fear. Creating a rousing rallying cry with vivid illustrations by Loveis Wise, Gorman reminds us how girls have shaped our history while marching boldly into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102125568224,"sku":"0593624181","price":3330.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780593624180.jpg?v=1762404728"},{"product_id":"forest-of-noise-poems","title":"Forest of Noise","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarely thirty years old, Mosab Abu Toha was already a well-known poet when the current siege of Gaza began. After the Israeli army bombed and destroyed his house, pulverizing a library he had painstakingly built for community use, he and his family fled for their safety. Not for the first time in their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomehow, amid the chaos, Abu Toha kept writing poems. These are those poems. Uncannily clear, direct, and beautifully tuned, they form one of the most astonishing works of art wrested from wartime. Here are directives for what to do in an air raid; here are lyrics about the poet’s wife, singing to his children to distract them. Huddled in the dark, Abu Toha remembers his grandfather’s oranges, his daughter’s joy in eating them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving between glimpses of life in relative peacetime and absurdist poems about surviving in a barely livable occupation, Forest of Noise invites a wide audience into an experience that defies the imagination—even as it is watched live. Abu Toha's poems introduce readers to his extended family, some of them no longer with us. This is an urgent, extraordinary, and arrestingly whimsical book. Searing and beautiful, it brings us indelible art in a time of terrible suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102125666528,"sku":"0593803973","price":3620.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780593803974.jpg?v=1762404728"},{"product_id":"everything-everywhere-a-baby-blues-collection-volume-41","title":"Everything Everywhere...: A Baby Blues Collection (Volume 41)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeaturing all the Baby Blues comics from 2023, Everything Everywhere sums up the realities of the parenting experience in relatable and hilarious fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most beloved family comic strips, Baby Blues chronicles the adventures of the McPherson parents, Darryl and Wanda, and their three children, Zoe, Hammie, and Wren. Written by Jerry Scott and illustrated by Rick Kirkman, this complete collection of 2023 Baby Blues comic strips will delight new and old parents alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102126223584,"sku":"152488779X","price":3650.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781524887797.jpg?v=1762404730"},{"product_id":"food-of-life-ancient-persian-and-modern-iranian-cooking-and-ceremonies-40th-anniversary-edition","title":"Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 40th Anniversary Edition of Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies by Najmieh Batmanglij contains more recipes and more photos. Each recipe has been restructured for more clarity, including tips and suggestions from her fans over the past 40 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood of Life provides 400+ authentic Iranian recipes as well as an introduction to Persian art, history, and culture. The book’s hundreds of full color photographs are intertwined with descriptions of ancient and modern Persian ceremonies, poetry, folktales, travelogue excerpts and anecdotes. This book is a labour of love that began in exile, after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, as a love letter to Najmieh’s children. It is the result of 40 years of collecting, testing and adapting Persian recipes for today’s kitchen. All the ingredients for cooking Persian food are now readily available throughout the U.S. enabling anyone from a master chef to a novice to reproduce the refined tastes, textures, and beauty of Persian cuisine. Food-related pieces from the 10th century Book of Kings, and 1,001 Nights to the classics of Persian poetry, the humor of Mulla Nasruddin, as well as Persian miniatures are all included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach recipe is presented with steps that are logical and easy to follow. Readers learn how to simply yet deliciously cook rice with its golden crust tahdig, the jewel of Persian cooking, which, when combined with a little meat, fowl, or fish, vegetables, fruits, and herbs, provides the perfect balanced diet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNajmieh Batmanglij, is an acclaimed chef, best-selling cookbook author, and cooking instructor. She is also the co-founder and executive chef of the award winning Persian restaurant Joon, in Vienna Virginia. Najmieh was hailed as “one of seven immigrant women who changed the way americans eat” by The New York Times, and The Grande Dame of Iranian Cooking by Mayukh Sen in The Washington Post. Her latest book Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes \u0026amp; Kitchen Secrets, was the culmination of tens of thousands of miles of travel through Iran. It was chosen as one of the best cookbooks of 2018, and called “magisterial” by The New York Times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBatmanglij views preparing a meal not only as a culinary experience, but also as a means to bring family and friends together. She encourages her readers to use her books as she was taught in Iran, to cook, to laugh, to tell jokes and stories, to recite poetry, and to enjoy the meal. Over the past 40 years, Batmanglij’s books have acted as a both a beacon and a bible to Iranian-American and mixed-ethnicity families in the English-speaking world. Her life and her work meet at the vortex of feminism, tradition, ceremony, and the nourishment of body and mind, proving that none of these concepts need be foreign to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102126256352,"sku":"1949445801","price":8240.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781949445800.jpg?v=1762404730"},{"product_id":"huda-f-cares-national-book-award-finalist","title":"Huda F Cares?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Disney World, but self-conscious Huda worries her family will stand out too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuda and her sisters can’t believe it when her parents announce that they’re actually taking a vacation this summer . . . to DISNEY WORLD! But it’s not quite as perfect as it seems. First Huda has to survive a 24-hour road trip from Michigan to Florida, with her sisters annoying her all the way. And then she can’t help but notice the people staring at her and her family when they pray in public. Back home in Deerborn she and her family blend right in because there are so many other Muslim families, but not so much in Florida and along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a vacation of forced (but unexpectly successful?) sisterly bonding, a complicated new friendship, a bit more independence, and some mixed feelings about her family's public prayers. Huda is proud of her religion and who she is, but she still sure wishes she didn’t care so much what other people thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102249824480,"sku":"0593532805","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780593532805.jpg?v=1762408264"},{"product_id":"huda-f-wants-to-know-a-graphic-novel","title":"Huda F Wants to Know?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the hilarious and poignant graphic novel follow-up to National Book Award finalist Huda F Cares?, Huda's life and worldview is turned upside down when her parents announce they're divorcing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuda Fahmy is ready for junior year. She’s got a plan to join all the clubs, volunteer everywhere, ace the ACTs, write the most awe-inspiring essay for her scholarship applications. Easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then Mama and Baba announce the most unthinkable news: they’re getting a divorce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuda is devastated. She worries about what this will mean for her family, their place in the Muslim community, and her future. Her grades start tanking, she has a big fight with her best friend, and everything feels out of control. Will her life ever feel normal again? Huda F wants to know.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102249857248,"sku":"0593855620","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780593855621.jpg?v=1762408264"},{"product_id":"let-me-fix-you-a-plate-a-tale-of-two-kitchens","title":"Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis tale of a family road trip highlights the author's joy in both her American and Colombian heritage, and captures all the warmth and love of her family's two distinct cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce a year, on a Friday night,\u003cbr\u003eMy family leaves the city\u003cbr\u003eAnd drives hours and hours . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a long drive to visit family--whether in the mountains of rural West Virginia or the sticky heat of Florida--what could be a better welcome than a homemade meal?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by Elizabeth Lilly's childhood vacations and the sense-memories of late-night journeys down the coast, Let Me Fix You a Plate is a vivacious exploration of family traditions old and new-- from toast with homemade blueberry jam, to fresh orange juice and arepas with queso blanco, to midnight waffles at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVivid illustrations explore the heart of the home--the kitchen--and the treasures found when a family gathers to celebrate their culture, and one another. Joyous, bright, and mouth-watering, this celebration of family and our diverse, delicious traditions is sure to leave readers hungry for more!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102335971552,"sku":"0823443256","price":2990.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780823443253.jpg?v=1762409636"},{"product_id":"kuan-yin-the-princess-who-became-the-goddess-of-compassion","title":"Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo sisters discover the power of love and the true meaning of compassion in this princess-adventure story based on an ancient Chinese tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiao Shan isn't your typical princess. She likes to spend her time quietly meditating with the creatures of the forest or having adventures with dragons and tigers. Miao Shan's heart is so full of love that her dream is to spread happiness throughout the land and help people endlessly. But her father has other plans for her--he intends to have her married and remain in the palace. With the help of her little sister Ling, Miao Shan escapes and begins her journey to discover the true meaning of compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring their adventure, Ling and Miao Shan are eventually separated. Ling must overcome doubts, fears, and loneliness in order to realize what her sister had told her all along--that love is the greatest power in the world. After the sisters' reunion, Miao Shan realizes her true calling as Kuan Yin, the goddess of compassion. A princess-adventure story like none other, this ancient Chinese tale of the world's most beloved Buddhist hero is a story of sisterhood, strength, and following your own path.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102336037088,"sku":"1611807999","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781611807998.jpg?v=1762409635"},{"product_id":"lilys-dream-a-fairy-friendship-fairies-welcome","title":"Lily's Dream: A Fairy Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003eA flightless fairy befriends a human girl and discovers her magic in this enchanting picture book from the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Parker Looks Up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLily is a young fairy determined to learn to fly just like the others who soar on shimmering, jeweled-colored wings, but she’s worried her own colorless wings will never lift her off the ground. Then she meets a young girl named Willow who helps her not only discover her special magic, but the truly magical gift of friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102336987360,"sku":"1665941170","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781665941174.jpg?v=1762409679"},{"product_id":"luli-and-the-language-of-tea","title":"Luli and the Language of Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the shared pastime of tea in this delicious book for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Luli can’t speak English, neither can anyone else. That’s when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring them all together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuli removes her teapot, thermos, and teacups from her bag and calls out “Chá!” in her native Chinese. One by one, her classmates pipe up in recognition: in Russian, Hindi, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Spanish, Portuguese, and Swahili. Tea is a tasty language they all know well, and it gives them a chance to share and enjoy each other’s company. When all the tea is gone and it’s time for dessert, Luli gets to use her favorite English word, cookie! After that, the playroom isn’t so quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInformed by her own experience as the child of Chinese immigrant parents, Andrea Wang makes the point that when you’re looking to communicate with people, you look for a common bond. The word for “tea” is similar in many languages, and tea becomes the unifying metaphor that brings a diverse group of children together. Additional material at the back of the book explores the rich and ancient history of tea drinking across cultures all around the world and contains maps, statistics, and fascinating details that will delight young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102337478880,"sku":"082344614X","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780823446148.jpg?v=1762409680"},{"product_id":"marbles-and-mangoes-mapu-moe-mango","title":"Marbles and Mangoes・Mapu Moe Mango","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a dual English-Tongan language book where Sione Tapani Mangisi shares some of his memories about growing up in Tonga in the nineteen fifties. His topic is marbles, a children's game popular when he was young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book describes how games were set up by groups of boys under the large old mango trees in villages under complex rules that encouraged not just high levels of skill but also careful strategising to ensure that each player won as many marbles as possible. He discusses the traditional hard nut fruits that were used in pre-European times before the introduction and adoption of glass and ceramic marbles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book describes the alternate games that little children and girls played and finishes with a guide to setting up your own game. There is a guide to Tongan spelling and pronunciation. Suitable for readers of all ages, but is particularly designed for adults looking for stories about Tonga in the Tongan language to read to their children and grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102337413344,"sku":"0648885011","price":4780.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780648885016.jpg?v=1762409680"},{"product_id":"ojiichans-gift","title":"Ojiichan's Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Mayumi was born, her grandfather created a garden for her. It was unlike any other garden she knew. It had no flowers or vegetables. Instead, Ojiichan made it out of stones: ”big ones, little ones and ones in-between.“ Every summer, Mayumi visits her grandfather in Japan, and they tend the garden together. Raking the gravel is her favorite part. Afterward, the two of them sit on a bench and enjoy the results of their efforts in happy silence. But then one summer, everything changes. Ojiichan has grown too old to care for his home and the garden. He has to move. Will Mayumi find a way to keep the memory of the garden alive for both of them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gentle picture book story will warm children’s hearts as it explores a deep intergenerational bond and the passing of knowledge from grandparent to grandchild over time. The lyrical text by Chieri Uegaki and luminous watercolor illustrations by Genevieve Simms beautifully capture the emotional arc of the story, from Mayumi’s contentment through her anger and disappointment to, finally, her acceptance. The story focuses on an important connection to nature, particularly as a place for quiet reflection. It contains character education lessons on caring, responsibility, perseverance and initiative. It’s also a wonderful way to introduce social studies conversations about family, aging and multiculturalism. Mayumi lives in North America with her Japanese mother and Dutch father, and visits her grandfather in Japan. Some Japanese words are included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102339477728,"sku":"177138963X","price":3600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781771389631.jpg?v=1762409707"},{"product_id":"space-for-everyone","title":"Space for Everyone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis lyrical and heartwarming picture book follows a Nigerian girl who worries about her family's upcoming move. But she soon realizes that no matter where they go, there will always be room at their kitchen table for her community to gather around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Zainab runs down the stairs in the morning, she knows what she'll find: Papa cooking at the stove, Mama pouring tea, and then everyone gathering around the family table. Neighbors stop by, and there's plenty of room for them, too. There are so many beloved rituals that happen at the table: homework and crafts, aunties coming to plait hair, and festive gatherings with neighbors and relatives. But soon boxes start piling up around the house, and Zainab worries about the move—will the rituals feel the same in her new home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the new house, the family table still feels cozy to sit around. And soon, old neighbors and new friends stop by, and everyone is welcome at the table. Meg Medina's Evelyn Del Ray is Moving Away meets Peter H. Reynolds's Our Table in this heartwarming story about how difficult it is to move, but how connecting with community makes everything better.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102342688992,"sku":"0593647637","price":3190.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780593647639.jpg?v=1762409777"},{"product_id":"the-rose-that-grew-from-concrete","title":"The Rose That Grew From Concrete","description":"\u003cp\u003eTupac Shakur's most intimate and honest thoughts were uncovered only after his death with the instant classic The Rose That Grew from Concrete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis talent was unbounded a raw force that commanded attention and respect.\u003cbr\u003eHis death was tragic—a violent homage to the power of his voice.\u003cbr\u003eHis legacy is indomitable—as vibrant and alive today as it has ever been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of deeply personal poetry is a mirror into the legendary artist's enigmatic world and its many contradictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in his own hand from the time he was nineteen, these seventy-two poems embrace his spirit, his energy—and his ultimate message of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102342754528,"sku":"0671028448","price":4250.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780671028442.jpg?v=1762409777"},{"product_id":"the-school-for-good-mothers-a-novel","title":"The School for Good Mothers","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this New York Times bestseller and Today show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program where custody of her child hangs in the balance, in this “surreal” (People), “remarkable” (Vogue), and “infuriatingly timely” (The New York Times Book Review) debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. She can’t persuade her husband, Gust, to give up his wellness-obsessed younger mistress. Only with Harriet, their cherubic daughter, does Frida finally attain the perfection expected of her. Harriet may be all she has, but she is just enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil Frida has a very bad day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe state has its eye on mothers like Frida. The ones who check their phones, letting their children get injured on the playground; who let their children walk home alone. Because of one moment of poor judgement, a host of government officials will now determine if Frida is a candidate for a Big Brother-like institution that measures the success or failure of a mother’s devotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaced with the possibility of losing Harriet, Frida must prove that a bad mother can be redeemed. That she can learn to be good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn “intense” (Oprah Daily), “captivating” (Today) page-turner that is also a transgressive novel of ideas about the perils of “perfect” upper-middle class parenting; the violence enacted upon women by both the state and, at times, one another; the systems that separate families; and the boundlessness of love, The School for Good Mothers introduces, in Frida, an everywoman for the ages. Using dark wit to explore the pains and joys of the deepest ties that bind us, Chan has written a modern literary classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102343114976,"sku":"1982156139","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781982156138.jpg?v=1762409778"},{"product_id":"the-snow-queen-illustrated-by-t-pym-everymans-library-childrens-classics-series","title":"The Snow Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003eReprinted here for the first time since the 19th century, these color illustrations by T. Pym make the classic Andersen fairy tale even more magical. One of Andersen's best-beloved tales, The Snow Queenis a story about the strength and endurance of childhood friendship. Gerda's search for her playmate Kay–who was abducted by the Snow Queen and taken to her frozen palace–is brought to life in delicate and evocative illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102343606496,"sku":"0375415122","price":3330.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780375415128.jpg?v=1762409779"},{"product_id":"stay-for-dinner-a-picture-book","title":"Stay for Dinner","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the storytellers behind the award-winning The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name comes a powerful picture book about culture and connection through food, perfect for fans of Soul Food Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gentle picture book speaks to the anxieties many children have about not fitting in with their peers, and celebrates the ways food can connect us to our cultures and to each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReshma loves dinnertime with her family. Their table is full of squishy splashy curies, crispy crunchy papadums, and heaping piles of rice. Her family scoops and mixes their delicious dinner with their fingers and Ammama always finishes the meal with a complementary burp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Reshma is invited to for dinner at her friends’ houses, she sees that not everyone eats like her family. At Phoebe’s house, dumplings are eaten with chopsticks; and at Leo’s house, pasta is twirled on forks. Mama wants to invite her friends to dinner, too, but Reshma is nervous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill her friends laugh at the way her family eats?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102344229088,"sku":"1419772872","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781419772870.jpg?v=1762409793"},{"product_id":"this-bridge-called-my-back-writings-by-radical-women-of-color","title":"This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color","description":"\u003cp\u003eFortieth anniversary edition of the foundational text of women of color feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1981, This Bridge Called My Back is a testimony to women of color feminism as it emerged in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Through personal essays, criticism, interviews, testimonials, poetry, and visual art, the collection explores, as coeditor Cherríe Moraga writes, \"the complex confluence of identities-race, class, gender, and sexuality-systemic to women of color oppression and liberation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReissued here, forty years after its inception, this anniversary edition contains a new preface by Moraga reflecting on Bridge's \"living legacy\" and the broader community of women of color activists, writers, and artists whose enduring contributions dovetail with its radical vision. Further features help set the volume's historical context, including an extended introduction by Moraga from the 2015 edition, a statement written by Gloria Anzaldúa in 1983, and visual art produced during the same period by Betye Saar, Ana Mendieta, Yolanda López, and others, curated by their contemporary, artist Celia Herrera Rodríguez. Bridge continues to reflect an evolving definition of feminism, one that can effectively adapt to and help inform an understanding of the changing economic and social conditions of women of color in the United States and throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102345736416,"sku":"1438488289","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781438488288.jpg?v=1762409834"},{"product_id":"vietnamese-folktales-for-children-stories-of-adventure-and-wonder-in-vietnamese-and-english-free-online-audio-recordings-and-bilingual-text","title":"Vietnamese Folktales for Children: Stories of Adventure and Wonder in Vietnamese and English","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe timeless charm and wisdom of Vietnamese folktales in parallel English and Vietnamese versions!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese ten delightful stories bring Vietnam's rich culture and traditions vividly to life. This volume is perfect for story time and read-alouds, and for anyone who loves the imaginative leaps and moral lessons in traditional myths and legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis essential anthology includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Thach Sung and the Cracked Earthen Pot — A greedy man learns that it's better to be satisfied with what you have than to yearn for the unattainable.\u003cbr\u003e* The Carp and the Dragon's Gate — A fish turns into a dragon, showing that with hard work and perseverance seemingly impossible goals can be achieved.\u003cbr\u003e* The Toad Is Sir Sky's Uncle — A brave toad saves the world from drought, showing that we should never judge someone by their looks.\u003cbr\u003e* And seven more fascinating tales!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSure to delight readers of all ages, Vietnamese Folktales for Children is perfect for parents who want their children to absorb the wisdom of Vietnamese folk stories while becoming familiar with the Vietnamese language along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102346227936,"sku":"0804856591","price":3050.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780804856591.jpg?v=1762409848"},{"product_id":"zonias-rain-forest","title":"Zonia's Rain Forest","description":"\u003cp\u003eA heartfelt, visually stunning picture book from Caldecott Honor and Robert F. Sibert Medal winner Juana Martinez-Neal illuminates a young girl's day of play and adventure in the lush rain forest of Peru.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZonia's home is the Amazon rain forest, where it is always green and full of life. Every morning, the rain forest calls to Zonia, and every morning, she answers. She visits the sloth family, greets the giant anteater, and runs with the speedy jaguar. But one morning, the rain forest calls to her in a troubled voice. How will Zonia answer?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed author-illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal explores the wonders of the rain forest with Zonia, an Asháninka girl, in her joyful outdoor adventures. The engaging text emphasizes Zonia's empowering bond with her home, while the illustrations--created on paper made from banana bark--burst with luxuriant greens and delicate details. Illuminating back matter includes a translation of the story in Asháninka, information on the Asháninka community, and resources on the Amazon rain forest and its wildlife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102346260704,"sku":"1536208450","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781536208450.jpg?v=1762409848"},{"product_id":"first-day-around-the-world","title":"First Day Around the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and artist Juanita Londoño, this lyrical celebration of the first day of school across every continent explores what going back to school looks like for children in countries around the world!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do children around the world spend their first day of school?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome eat warm akara for breakfast in Nigeria, while others unwrap lunches of kluski in Poland. In China, they practice intricate characters in special notebooks, and in Argentina, they learn each other's names in a sing-song memory game. No matter where in the world, every student has something new to look forward to on their first day!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Ethiopia to Germany to India to Brazil, this lyrical text introduces young readers to the breakfast-to-bedtime routines, cultures, and landscapes that connect people across all continents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102347505888,"sku":"0063078880","price":3100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780063078888.jpg?v=1762409860"},{"product_id":"seven-babies","title":"Seven Babies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe cuteness meter is off the charts in this sweet and funny story from an exciting new picture-book talent, celebrating the chaos and joy that babies bring to our days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne Thursday morning, a box of babies arrived at this door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do you do when a box of seven irresistibly plump babies appears on your doorstep? Do you invite them in? Of course you do! But seven babies turn out to be a lot of work: feeding, changing, wrangling, entertaining, bathing, so much laundry . . . Good thing babies love watching the washing machine spin around and around! Filled with the most adorable, relatable, and perfectly round-headed babies ever to grace a picture book, Forest Xiao’s celebration of the mess and the marvel of a new arrival is an ideal gift for little ones and anyone who loves them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102347571424,"sku":"1536245097","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781536245097.jpg?v=1762409861"},{"product_id":"one-grain-of-rice-a-mathematical-folktale","title":"One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong ago in India, there lived a raja who believed that he was wise and fair. But every year he kept nearly all of the people's rice for himself. Then when famine came, the raja refused to share the rice, and the people went hungry. Then a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan. She does a good deed for the raja, and in return the raja lets her choose her reward. Rani asks for just one grain of rice, doubled every day for thirty days. Through the surprising power of doubling, one grain of rice grows into more than one billion grains of rice - and Rani teaches the raja a lesson about what it truly means to be wise and fair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemi's exquisitely detailed art, inspired by traditional Indian miniature paintings, combine with her simple retelling to convey the heart and wisdom of this satisfying mathematical tale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48102347702496,"sku":"059093998X","price":3600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9780590939980.jpg?v=1762409861"},{"product_id":"kamachi-pictures-of-her-kanata-2","title":"Kamachi \u0026 Pictures of Her (KANATA 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 2 of Strangers Press' KANATA chapbook series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Though we’ve never actually gone and stood in front of her little stage, we like to sit here at the window like this, peeking over and listening in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo stories that consider the slipperiness of memory, partnerships, loss, and the stories men and women tell each other. The first features a female storyteller who continues to narrate tales as a form of blessing for her and her husband, who she has since lost. The second is the story of an older man remembering his lost wife – focusing on the old photographs he has of her, which he keeps looking through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eKANATA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eかなた\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, translates as ‘far out’ or ‘beyond’, but also hints at a kind of nebulous liminality; we feel it holds in entertaining constellation something of the concerns of each of the stories selected as well as expressing something compelling about the act of reading and the art of translating literature from other languages and cultures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140309168352,"sku":"9781913861964","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781913861964.webp?v=1763450585"},{"product_id":"social-ka-siong-4","title":"Social (ká-sióng 4)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 4 of Strangers Press' k\u003cspan\u003eá-sióng chapbook series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA woman has fallen off the roof of her house in what was either a drunken accident or an attempted suicide and now lies in a coma. Over the course of the next seven days, the unnamed narrator watches over her while tracking the comments the incident has attracted online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eká-sióng\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, from the Taiwanese romanisation of 假想, which means make-believe, imagine, hypothesise – derived from 假 'ká' meaning 'false' and 想 'sióng' meaning 'thinking', so 'false thinking' \/ imagination \/ hypothesis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThe perfect pick-me-up for the literary curious, each carefully selected story is full of piercing insight and intrigue. We have local MPs facing PR disasters in the midst of a wave of social outrage; boy meets girl in a rooftop life pact; a chilling, gothic fable in which the narrator is bitten by a mountain rat before a troubling sickness takes hold; a dystopian future in which people are paid handsomely to remove negative emotions; and gossip surrounding a woman who has fallen into a coma as an unnamed narrator watches over her and tracks the comments the incident has attracted online.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eká-sióng\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas made possible through generous funding from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMinistry of Culture,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTaiwan;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNational Museum of Taiwan Literature; and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLiterature from Taiwan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140309823712,"sku":"9781915812650","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781915812650.jpg?v=1763450618"},{"product_id":"knockoff-viagra-and-jeje","title":"Knockoff Viagra and Jeje (IYAGI 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Strangers Press' IYAGI chapbook series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I had been called to pick up Jeje from a karaoke bar in Jongno district...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deftly expressive short modern love story concerning the misadventures of Hyoung and Jeje as they navigate the Seoul underworld in search of something more from life with lots to say about our contemporary moment; how people use and are used by others, but find solace in each other despite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIYAGI \u003c\/strong\u003e(이야기) means 'story' in Korean - so you can see why we thought our latest set of short stories, from South Korea, should be given that name! And, as ever, we have worked with a supremely talented collection of translators - both established and up-and-coming - from around the globe to bring you an inspired selection for your literary enjoyment. Each of these stories tells multiple stories at the same time, many of them layered or wryly ironic, all of them hugely enjoyable and carefully presented in exquisitely designed chapbook form as a kind of literary tapas banquet for you to get your reading chops into.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140309758176,"sku":"9781913861506","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781913861506.jpg?v=1763450617"},{"product_id":"as-if-nothing-were","title":"As if Nothing Were (+SVIZRA 7)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBook 7 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, +SVIZRA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of the changing seasons, Rut Plouda deftly interweaves descriptions of the daily routine on her remote Alpine farm with the pain of her disabled son’s early death but also the redemptive joy of his short life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply moving and personal story, Plouda watches from the window as, despite everything, nature continues to renew. Like running the farm, her grief gradually becomes an everyday reality and life, like the coming and going of the swallows and the turning of the acer leaves, goes on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+SVIZRA\u003c\/strong\u003e is a series of eight playfully designed chapbooks published as an exciting showcase of contemporary writing from the four official languages of Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh. It takes its name from the Romansh name for ‘Switzerland’ and is the result of our latest collaboration with an international group of authors, translators, publishers, designers and editors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn publishing them, along with other sets on the way, we are continuing our mission to broaden the appreciation and breadth in the UK of contemporary European writing in particular and international literature in general against a still rising political tide of mutual suspicion, intolerance and aggression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn giving equal visibility and weight to each of the four languages,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+SVIZRA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a range of Swiss writing never before seen in English from a diverse group of some of the best authors living and working in Switzerland today, including National Literature Prize winning Anna Ruchat, Iraqi exile Usama Al-Shahmani, and Romansh author, Rut Plouda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140316704992,"sku":"9781913861483","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781913861483.jpg?v=1763450809"},{"product_id":"blackboard","title":"Blackboard (+SVIZRA 6)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 6 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, +SVIZRA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this collection of short vignettes translated from Romansh, Switzerland’s smallest official language, Romana Ganzoni takes us on an educational journey through the Engadin Valley. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrifting from past to present, personal to political, local to global, Ganzoni explores the resilience of tradition in the face of the new, cosmopolitan world. Her language is rich and spontaneous as she plays creatively between lines of fact and fiction in her exploration of life and society in a unique and mountainous corner of Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+SVIZRA\u003c\/strong\u003e is a series of eight playfully designed chapbooks published as an exciting showcase of contemporary writing from the four official languages of Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh. It takes its name from the Romansh name for ‘Switzerland’ and is the result of our latest collaboration with an international group of authors, translators, publishers, designers and editors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn publishing them, along with other sets on the way, we are continuing our mission to broaden the appreciation and breadth in the UK of contemporary European writing in particular and international literature in general against a still rising political tide of mutual suspicion, intolerance and aggression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn giving equal visibility and weight to each of the four languages,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+SVIZRA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a range of Swiss writing never before seen in English from a diverse group of some of the best authors living and working in Switzerland today, including National Literature Prize winning Anna Ruchat, Iraqi exile Usama Al-Shahmani, and Romansh author, Rut Plouda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140317130976,"sku":"9781913861476","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781913861476.webp?v=1763450848"},{"product_id":"book-9781913861438","title":"The New Job and The Owl (+SVIZRA 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 2 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, +SVIZRA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn ‘The New Job’, a naive and hopeful young girl crosses the border into German-speaking Switzerland for a job as an au-pair in a family that may be more sinister than it at first seems. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn ‘The Owl’, an elderly lady rummages through her memory to work out what made her daughter so painfully distant. These stories, selected from Anna Ruchat’s Swiss Literature Prize-winning collection Gli anni di Nettuno sulla terra (Neptune’s Years on Earth), detail seemingly ordinary episodes in the lives of her characters and through them fascinatingly unravel decades of complex feelings and relationships. They float lightly upon the ebbs and flows of female relationships and leave the reader pondering what-could-have-beens versus what, inevitably, was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+SVIZRA\u003c\/strong\u003e is a series of eight playfully designed chapbooks published as an exciting showcase of contemporary writing from the four official languages of Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh. It takes its name from the Romansh name for ‘Switzerland’ and is the result of our latest collaboration with an international group of authors, translators, publishers, designers and editors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn publishing them, along with other sets on the way, we are continuing our mission to broaden the appreciation and breadth in the UK of contemporary European writing in particular and international literature in general against a still rising political tide of mutual suspicion, intolerance and aggression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn giving equal visibility and weight to each of the four languages,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+SVIZRA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a range of Swiss writing never before seen in English from a diverse group of some of the best authors living and working in Switzerland today, including National Literature Prize winning Anna Ruchat, Iraqi exile Usama Al-Shahmani, and Romansh author, Rut Plouda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140317393120,"sku":"9781913861438","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781913861438.webp?v=1763450848"},{"product_id":"unsteady-earth","title":"Unsteady Earth (+SVIZRA 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHis father still warm in the grave, Bartholomé de Ménibus leaves his traditional farming village in a bucolic valley and sets out to discover what lies behind the only mountain he has ever known: endless other mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, +SVIZRA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind each, fantastical Swiftian worlds inhabited by Quixotic characters all convinced that their lifestyle is the only way to face the future. Dairy cows with portholes sewn into their rumps offer consumers 'a window on the product'; elderly folk are abandoned by the roadside as their families drive on through traffic jams to holiday destinations; pigs are farmed in 125-storey skyscrapers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this quirky, satirical novel, sparkling with surreal humour and inventiveness, Marie-Jeanne Urech adopts the codes of epic medieval quests and epistolary tales of the past as she skips lightly but purposefully towards the essential question: What kind of Earth are we leaving for future generations?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+SVIZRA\u003c\/strong\u003e is a series of eight playfully designed chapbooks published as an exciting showcase of contemporary writing from the four official languages of Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh. It takes its name from the Romansh name for ‘Switzerland’ and is the result of our latest collaboration with an international group of authors, translators, publishers, designers and editors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn publishing them, along with other sets on the way, we are continuing our mission to broaden the appreciation and breadth in the UK of contemporary European writing in particular and international literature in general against a still rising political tide of mutual suspicion, intolerance and aggression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn giving equal visibility and weight to each of the four languages,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+SVIZRA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a range of Swiss writing never before seen in English from a diverse group of some of the best authors living and working in Switzerland today, including National Literature Prize winning Anna Ruchat, Iraqi exile Usama Al-Shahmani, and Romansh author, Rut Plouda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140317458656,"sku":"9781913861421","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781913861421.webp?v=1763450848"},{"product_id":"provinces-svizra-8","title":"Provinces (+SVIZRA 8)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 8 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, +SVIZRA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese seven enthralling essays by one of Switzerland’s most promising German-language writers are vivid, open-ended pieces that tackle a diverse array of subjects. From Heidi and her grandfather, through missionary work in Papua New Guinea in the 1980s, to a lockdown kestrel webcam diary, the essays draw entertaining links between the author’s own biography, the condition of contemporary Switzerland, and the wider world, and provide, in effect, a satisfyingly contextualising afterword for the series as a whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+SVIZRA\u003c\/strong\u003e is a series of eight playfully designed chapbooks published as an exciting showcase of contemporary writing from the four official languages of Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh. It takes its name from the Romansh name for ‘Switzerland’ and is the result of our latest collaboration with an international group of authors, translators, publishers, designers and editors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn publishing them, along with other sets on the way, we are continuing our mission to broaden the appreciation and breadth in the UK of contemporary European writing in particular and international literature in general against a still rising political tide of mutual suspicion, intolerance and aggression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn giving equal visibility and weight to each of the four languages,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+SVIZRA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a range of Swiss writing never before seen in English from a diverse group of some of the best authors living and working in Switzerland today, including National Literature Prize winning Anna Ruchat, Iraqi exile Usama Al-Shahmani, and Romansh author, Rut Plouda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140317753568,"sku":"9781913861490","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781913861490.jpg?v=1763450850"},{"product_id":"the-god-of-the-word","title":"The God Of The Word (KANATA 5)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 5 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, KANATA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Since you asked: I am the great god Hitokotonushi of Kazuraki, known as Kotosaka no Kami, the WordRender, he who can render anything, be it felicitous or ill-omened, with but a single word. Nice to meet you.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe God of the Word\u003c\/strong\u003e is a witty and wry retelling of the Kojiki (‘Record of Ancient Matters’), completed in 712 CE, which is considered the oldest extant Japanese text. It is a myth-history documenting (read: legitimising) the divine lineage of the emperors of the Yamato court, including the Wakatakeru no Mikoto of our text (supposedly the real historical figure the rest of the 14 confabulations were arranged to legitimise). This lively and hilarious translation is guaranteed to make you smile, while also gesturing towards the serious and relevant consideration of who gets to tell the tall tales on which we build our own narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eKANATA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eかなた\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, translates as ‘far out’ or ‘beyond’, but also hints at a kind of nebulous liminality; we feel it holds in entertaining constellation something of the concerns of each of the stories selected as well as expressing something compelling about the act of reading and the art of translating literature from other languages and cultures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140317982944,"sku":"9781913861995","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781913861995.webp?v=1763450873"},{"product_id":"reconstruction","title":"Reconstruction (VERZET 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Strangers Press' chapbook collection, VERZET.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from the speculative ‘Jacques d’Or’ to the fiercely political ‘The Radical’, this collection is a journey through enjoyably contrasted considerations of what kind of world we are collectively creating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Amatmoekrim’s characters are frequently cheerful and entertaining though the writing is also pervasively and expertly threaded with threatening or mournful undertones, which creates a kind of haunting effect for the reader, a sense that all is not well or quite what it seems. This enriches the reader’s own sense of the workings of the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET (tr.: Resistance) is the latest of our ground-breaking and highly collectible sets of translated short stories from around the world. This time we teamed up with the amazing Manchester-based agency Office of Craig to bring you a new hit of beautifully designed chapbooks to get stuck into. The VERZET series showcases the work of eight exciting, new -- to the English language -- writers from the Netherlands and they are available NOW! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new list encompasses an impressive array of award winners and nominees including Jamal Ouarichi, Karin Amatmoekrim, and Sanneke van Hassel, as well as newer voices all long overdue or dearly deserving of English language translations. It's a bit like taking a short visit home, for us: our name, Strangers Press, comes from The Strangers of the 16th century -- a group of migrants from the then Spanish Netherlands who enriched the culture and technology of the East Anglian region and whose architectural style even informs our own logo. We like to think this set is a kind of symbolic re-tracing of that journey and one that is fittingly timed.  Order yours now, Strangers, and here's to a more diverse Europe and finding our way to being a kinder, more welcoming place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET was made possible by generous funding from the Dutch Foundation for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140320047328,"sku":"9781911343271","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781911343271.jpg?v=1763450918"},{"product_id":"the-three-crabs-kanata-1","title":"The Three Crabs (KANATA 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, KANATA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The dark waves were eerie, the water as deep and warm as the mouth of some vast leviathan, enveloping them with the warmth of a giant tongue. They were large, tepid waves that sucked them in and choked them. In the pale light of daybreak, they felt as beautiful as mermaids. They were just the right age to be mermaids.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Three Crabs is a story of rootlessness and dissolution set in Vietnam-era America centred around a party and crucial 24 hours in the life of a housewife. It focusses on a group of Japanese diaspora friends – their rivalries, their foibles, their infidelities – but its subject overall is America and what it does to people, culture, and senses of belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSensitively translated, it has subtle shades of Carver after Lish; Fitzgerald, Richard Yates, but a sensibility all its own. If it were a painting, it might be a Hopper; if it were a series, it might be Madmen, but viewed and framed by a Japanese eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eKANATA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eかなた\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, translates as ‘far out’ or ‘beyond’, but also hints at a kind of nebulous liminality; we feel it holds in entertaining constellation something of the concerns of each of the stories selected as well as expressing something compelling about the act of reading and the art of translating literature from other languages and cultures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140320080096,"sku":"9781913861957","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781913861957.jpg?v=1763450917"},{"product_id":"bergje-verzet-3","title":"Bergje (VERZET 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 3 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, VERZET.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturning to her archetypally ‘fresh and clear’ (Faithful) non-fiction, Mountain is a moving and memorable autobiographical account of a young woman making a trip to the mountains she visited so often as a child. Now grown and with her partner, past and present collide to create an impressive consideration of love and childhood, nostalgia and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever before published in any language, this will also be Hofstede’s English language debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET (tr.: Resistance) is the latest of our ground-breaking and highly collectible sets of translated short stories from around the world. This time we teamed up with the amazing Manchester-based agency Office of Craig to bring you a new hit of beautifully designed chapbooks to get stuck into. The VERZET series showcases the work of eight exciting, new -- to the English language -- writers from the Netherlands and they are available NOW! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new list encompasses an impressive array of award winners and nominees including Jamal Ouarichi, Karin Amatmoekrim, and Sanneke van Hassel, as well as newer voices all long overdue or dearly deserving of English language translations. It's a bit like taking a short visit home, for us: our name, Strangers Press, comes from The Strangers of the 16th century -- a group of migrants from the then Spanish Netherlands who enriched the culture and technology of the East Anglian region and whose architectural style even informs our own logo. We like to think this set is a kind of symbolic re-tracing of that journey and one that is fittingly timed.  Order yours now, Strangers, and here's to a more diverse Europe and finding our way to being a kinder, more welcoming place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET was made possible by generous funding from the Dutch Foundation for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140320145632,"sku":"9781911343295","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781911343295.jpg?v=1763450917"},{"product_id":"tourist-butcher","title":"Tourist Butcher (VERZET 4)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 4 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, VERZET.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese two stories take unconventional positions within short story archetypes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The Tourist Butcher' is a grimly comic tale about a serial killer who prepares his victims for a culinary dish, while 'Memories in Tin Foil' follows the nightmares and existential crises of a psychology student who receives a slice of human brain as a gift from a biologist roommate. Both demonstrate dark or horrifying underworlds in which the reader’s mind might get lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET (tr.: Resistance) is the latest of our ground-breaking and highly collectible sets of translated short stories from around the world. This time we teamed up with the amazing Manchester-based agency Office of Craig to bring you a new hit of beautifully designed chapbooks to get stuck into. The VERZET series showcases the work of eight exciting, new -- to the English language -- writers from the Netherlands and they are available NOW! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new list encompasses an impressive array of award winners and nominees including Jamal Ouarichi, Karin Amatmoekrim, and Sanneke van Hassel, as well as newer voices all long overdue or dearly deserving of English language translations. It's a bit like taking a short visit home, for us: our name, Strangers Press, comes from The Strangers of the 16th century -- a group of migrants from the then Spanish Netherlands who enriched the culture and technology of the East Anglian region and whose architectural style even informs our own logo. We like to think this set is a kind of symbolic re-tracing of that journey and one that is fittingly timed.  Order yours now, Strangers, and here's to a more diverse Europe and finding our way to being a kinder, more welcoming place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET was made possible by generous funding from the Dutch Foundation for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140320440544,"sku":"9781911343301","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781911343301.jpg?v=1763450941"},{"product_id":"sea-everywhere","title":"Shelter (VERZET 7)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 7 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, VERZET.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese short stories address a number of important themes facing Dutch, and indeed European, society today; class, social mobility, multiculturalism, prejudice, loneliness, and urban sprawl, all in a prose style that is simultaneously atmospheric, topical, sympathetic, and frequently wonderfully descriptive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne story centres on the experiences of an immigrant from Cape Verde, while the second and third stories have white, middle-class Dutch as their main characters, then a short finale follows the thoughts of a homeless man as he traverses the city. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese voices collectively capture a snapshot of our contemporary moment; each voice yearns, wonders, and worries at the world and their own place within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET (tr.: Resistance) is the latest of our ground-breaking and highly collectible sets of translated short stories from around the world. This time we teamed up with the amazing Manchester-based agency Office of Craig to bring you a new hit of beautifully designed chapbooks to get stuck into. The VERZET series showcases the work of eight exciting, new -- to the English language -- writers from the Netherlands and they are available NOW! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new list encompasses an impressive array of award winners and nominees including Jamal Ouarichi, Karin Amatmoekrim, and Sanneke van Hassel, as well as newer voices all long overdue or dearly deserving of English language translations. It's a bit like taking a short visit home, for us: our name, Strangers Press, comes from The Strangers of the 16th century -- a group of migrants from the then Spanish Netherlands who enriched the culture and technology of the East Anglian region and whose architectural style even informs our own logo. We like to think this set is a kind of symbolic re-tracing of that journey and one that is fittingly timed.  Order yours now, Strangers, and here's to a more diverse Europe and finding our way to being a kinder, more welcoming place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET was made possible by generous funding from the Dutch Foundation for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140320538848,"sku":"9781911343332","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781911343332.jpg?v=1763450941"},{"product_id":"thank-you-for-your-participation","title":"Thank You For Being With Us (VERZET 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 2 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, VERZET.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis chapbook features two newly translated short stories. In one, a father and son, barely on speaking terms, meet for the first time in years in a television studio for a live broadcast to discuss a book the son has written about their failed relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir artfully rendered alienations from and frustrations with each other speak of the widening generational gap we are all experiencing. In the other, a troubled voyeur watches from his window as people come and go from a local massage parlour while contemplating his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese compelling, well-wrought characters draw the reader entertainingly into their strange and heart-breaking lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET (tr.: Resistance) is the latest of our ground-breaking and highly collectible sets of translated short stories from around the world. This time we teamed up with the amazing Manchester-based agency Office of Craig to bring you a new hit of beautifully designed chapbooks to get stuck into. The VERZET series showcases the work of eight exciting, new -- to the English language -- writers from the Netherlands and they are available NOW! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new list encompasses an impressive array of award winners and nominees including Jamal Ouarichi, Karin Amatmoekrim, and Sanneke van Hassel, as well as newer voices all long overdue or dearly deserving of English language translations. It's a bit like taking a short visit home, for us: our name, Strangers Press, comes from The Strangers of the 16th century -- a group of migrants from the then Spanish Netherlands who enriched the culture and technology of the East Anglian region and whose architectural style even informs our own logo. We like to think this set is a kind of symbolic re-tracing of that journey and one that is fittingly timed.  Order yours now, Strangers, and here's to a more diverse Europe and finding our way to being a kinder, more welcoming place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET was made possible by generous funding from the Dutch Foundation for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140320473312,"sku":"9781911343288","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781911343288.webp?v=1763450941"},{"product_id":"something-has-to-happen-verzet-8","title":"Something Has To Happen (VERZET 8)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 8 of Strangers Press' chapbook series, VERZET.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout these stories, Maartje Wortel plays an ingenious game with her readers. Small events have major consequences, while the major events fade into the background. Her stories are alienating and completely logical at the same time, chaotic and orderly, funny and loud – all written in her characteristic idiosyncratic prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET (tr.: Resistance) is the latest of our ground-breaking and highly collectible sets of translated short stories from around the world. This time we teamed up with the amazing Manchester-based agency Office of Craig to bring you a new hit of beautifully designed chapbooks to get stuck into. The VERZET series showcases the work of eight exciting, new -- to the English language -- writers from the Netherlands and they are available NOW! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new list encompasses an impressive array of award winners and nominees including Jamal Ouarichi, Karin Amatmoekrim, and Sanneke van Hassel, as well as newer voices all long overdue or dearly deserving of English language translations. It's a bit like taking a short visit home, for us: our name, Strangers Press, comes from The Strangers of the 16th century -- a group of migrants from the then Spanish Netherlands who enriched the culture and technology of the East Anglian region and whose architectural style even informs our own logo. We like to think this set is a kind of symbolic re-tracing of that journey and one that is fittingly timed.  Order yours now, Strangers, and here's to a more diverse Europe and finding our way to being a kinder, more welcoming place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVERZET was made possible by generous funding from the Dutch Foundation for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140320735456,"sku":"9781911343349","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781911343349.jpg?v=1763450942"},{"product_id":"imitayshun-the-ex-wrestler","title":"Imitayshun \u0026 The Ex-Wrestler (YEOYU)","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1911343599\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"njhljn-hp4d3u-45d4uj-t0znaq\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA retired wrestler struggles with amnesia and anxiety after he is invited to return to his home town for an event. Back in once-familiar surroundings, he wrestles to make sense of things as he is confronted by faces, scenes and smells recalled from a celebrated past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1911343599\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"lkfom1-t6z04n-pvzguk-if9ii5\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1911343599\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"dm8uqr-wzisxi-ty4syx-2l9oo8\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew from Strangers Press, the people who brought you Keshiki, comes their next exciting global collaboration \u003cstrong\u003eYeoyu\u003c\/strong\u003e new writing from Korea, a series of eight exquisitely designed chapbooks showcasing some of the best writers writing in Korean today, translated by a team of hugely talented expert translators from across the globe. The series features work from famous names such as Han Kang alongside relative newcomers to an English audience and was selected in collaboration with translation trailblazer and Man Booker International Prize winner, Deborah Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140321030368,"sku":"9781911343592","price":2660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781911343592.jpg?v=1763450967"},{"product_id":"demons","title":"Demons (YEOYU)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in a small rural village, seemingly everyday events take on a macabre meaning. We follow Kim Miyoung, a relatively new villager and the local primary school teacher, as she is slowly overcome by anxiety, with her daughter at the vulnerable young age of three, a difficult group of schoolboys under her wing and her mother-in-law trying to drag her into house-of-cards village politics. To top it all, she finds herself plagued by the idea of 'son': folklore spirits out to make peoples lives miserable. As the village gathers for the annual meju-making day, amid all the hubbub, Miyoung loses sight of her daughter Mina. Despite her cries for help, no one joins her to look for Mina, everyone seems to be against her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew from Strangers Press, the people who brought you Keshiki, comes their next exciting global collaboration \u003cstrong\u003eYeoyu\u003c\/strong\u003e new writing from Korea, a series of eight exquisitely designed chapbooks showcasing some of the best writers writing in Korean today, translated by a team of hugely talented expert translators from across the globe. The series features work from famous names such as Han Kang alongside relative newcomers to an English audience and was selected in collaboration with translation trailblazer and Man Booker International Prize winner, Deborah Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48140320964832,"sku":"9781911343646","price":2470.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781911343646.jpg?v=1763450967"}],"url":"https:\/\/featherheartbooks.com\/collections\/short-reads.oembed?page=3","provider":"Featherheart Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}