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Discover the beloved early classic from the million-copy bestselling author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY
Across a bridge in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo, a charming little matcha café - open only on Mondays - offers a beacon of light and healing to all who pass through its doors.
All throughout the week, customers flock to the Marble Café that's tucked away behind the trees - except when it's closed on Mondays, when the Matcha Café opens in its place, offering its clientele a warm cup of matcha and restoration to start the busy week ahead.
On this one day of the week, people from all walks of life frequent this cozy haven and experience the joys of human connection. Among them include:
This heart-warming story spans Tokyo and Kyoto over twelve months, bringing together a community of untold unfolding lives - all starting with a cup of matcha.
Author: Michiko Aoyama
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Published: 07/07/2026
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.35h x 5.51w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9781335001924
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2026
About the Author
Aoyama, Michiko: - Michiko Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. After university, she became a reporter for a Japanese newspaper based in Sydney before moving back to Tokyo to work as a magazine editor. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library was short-listed for the Japan Booksellers' Award and became a Japanese bestseller. It is being translated into more than fifteen languages. Michiko Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.
Across a bridge in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo, a charming little matcha café - open only on Mondays - offers a beacon of light and healing to all who pass through its doors.
All throughout the week, customers flock to the Marble Café that's tucked away behind the trees - except when it's closed on Mondays, when the Matcha Café opens in its place, offering its clientele a warm cup of matcha and restoration to start the busy week ahead.
On this one day of the week, people from all walks of life frequent this cozy haven and experience the joys of human connection. Among them include:
- A singer who has just broken up with his lover
- An unsociable young owner of a tea wholesaler
- A husband who has made his wife angry
- A designer and owner of a lingerie shop
- A Kamishibai artist who doesn't get along with his grandmother
This heart-warming story spans Tokyo and Kyoto over twelve months, bringing together a community of untold unfolding lives - all starting with a cup of matcha.
Author: Michiko Aoyama
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Published: 07/07/2026
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.35h x 5.51w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9781335001924
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2026
About the Author
Aoyama, Michiko: - Michiko Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. After university, she became a reporter for a Japanese newspaper based in Sydney before moving back to Tokyo to work as a magazine editor. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library was short-listed for the Japan Booksellers' Award and became a Japanese bestseller. It is being translated into more than fifteen languages. Michiko Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.
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