If you want a quick, light, heartwarming read, then you can’t go wrong with Michiko Aoyama’s charming book What You Are Looking for Is in the Library (2023). It consists of five interconnected stories about five different people who all find their way to a small community house library in their time of need. The enigmatic librarian there has the uncanny ability to recommend just the right book, something that will prompt them to change their lives for the better.
Simple and uplifting, this would be a great book for readers who loved Before the Coffee Gets Cold and The Little Paris Bookshop.