Quizlit’s Book of the Month April 2025 is Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami. Just longlisted for the International Booker Prize, this is a speculative fiction masterpiece that envisions an Earth where humans are nearing extinction, and rewrites our understanding of the future of humanity
This past week saw the release of the International Booker Prize 2025 Longlist. Notable this year was that all the nominations were for authors making their first appearance on a Booker Prize List.
For this reading list we’ve gone post 1970, where we’ve got 10 recommendations for Modern Japanese Books from the wonderful Japanese authors writing today.
Test your knowledge of Japanese Books with our Japanese Literature Quiz. 10 Questions on Japanese Authors and Novels
