The Heartbeat Library – Laura Imai Messina (audio narrator Kenichiro Thomson)

The Heartbeat Library is a lovely novel centering on Shuichi, a well-known children's book illustrator, who returns to his childhood home after his mother's death. Along with the home, he seems to have inherited an 8 year old neighbor, Kente. The little boy was close to Shuichi's mother, who helped him with homework. His parents … Continue reading The Heartbeat Library – Laura Imai Messina (audio narrator Kenichiro Thomson)

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library – Michiko Aoyama (Audible narrators -Hanako Footman, Susan Momoko Hingley, Kenichiro Thomson, Wilson Ting, Shiro Kawai)

In a ward in Tokyo there is a community building next to the elementary school. The two buildings used to be attached but now, to get to the community building you have to walk around back to the separate entrance. There are free adult classes, a farmers market some days and a large room that … Continue reading What You Are Looking For Is in the Library – Michiko Aoyama (Audible narrators -Hanako Footman, Susan Momoko Hingley, Kenichiro Thomson, Wilson Ting, Shiro Kawai)