Praise for the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series
"Endearing." —New York Times Book Review
"The narrative is deeply moving." —Chicago Review of Books
"A complete page-turner from the start to the end.”—Buzzfeed
"Heartwarming, quirky, and wistful." —HuffPost
"Interwoven into what initially feels like a whimsical escape are existential conundrums of love and loss, family and freedom, life and death." —Christian Science Monitor
"Charming." —Star Tribune
A purring cat curled in your lap, a good cup of coffee, sitting in a café with a good book — these are just a few of our favorite things. With whimsy, tenderness and adventure, these novels, translated from the Japanese, have our whole hearts, and we know they’ll capture yours too. Hiro Arikawa first […]
It’s the shortest day of the year and the longest night here in the Northern Hemisphere, and it’s only natural for there to be a little seasonal depression as our sunlight dwindles. The good news is that now that we’ve hit the shortest day, there’s nowhere to go but up. The other good news? There […]