10 Best Books of 2024
2024 has been another spectacular year for books. Here we’ve selected our 10 Favorite Fiction Releases over the last 12 months. Enjoy Quizlit’s 10 Best Books of 2024.
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Read Around the World 2024 Edition
For our Read Around the World 2024 Edition, we’ve got 12 Incredible books from as far apart as Japan, Ivory Coast and Argentina. What they have got in common is they are wonderful books written by unbelievably talented authors. Enjoy!
Book of the Month December 2024
To round out 2024, Quizlit’s Book of the Month December 2024 is Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa. A hypnotic, introspective novel about an affluent Japanese family navigating buried secrets, and their young house guest who uncovers them.
5 Wonderful Japanese Short Story Collections to Read
We’ve selected 5 Wonderful Japanese Short Story Collections featuring some of Japan’s most notable contemporary authors.
5 Wonderful New Books for August 2024
Some exciting new books sliding into the end of the summer including Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa. Enjoy 5 Wonderful New Books for August 2024!
5 Modern Short Story Authors to Read this Short Story Month
It’s Short Story Month and to celebrate the short story form we’ve chosen 5 of our Favorite Modern Short Story Authors to Read. Enjoy!
Yoko Ogawa: The Housekeeper and the Author
Yoko Ogawa has won every major Japanese literary award. Her works include The Diving Pool, a collection of three novellas, The Housekeeper and the Professor, Hotel Iris and Revenge.
Top 10 Modern Japanese Books
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.
So you think you know Japanese Literature?
Test your knowledge of Japanese Books with our Japanese Literature Quiz. 10 Questions on Japanese Authors and Novels