“The gist of it was, if you go to this bookshop, whatever book you need most right now will find you.”

The Book Fairies have been busy in the UK hiding copies of The Friday Bookshop by Sawako Natori this week! This book has been translated from the Japanese by Yui Kajita with cover illustration by Michelle Mildenberg.

About the book:

When college student Fumiya visits the Friday Bookshop as a last-ditch effort to find a book for his ill father, he is disappointed in its ordinary appearance despite whispers of its peculiar charm. But he soon discovers that it not only includes a café where the food menu changes daily on the chef’s whim but also a vast underground vault lined with bookshelves, lovingly converted from an old abandoned subway platform. The bookshop, run by a quirky trio who have been close friends since high school, quickly becomes Fumiya’s favorite place—so much so that he begins to work there part-time.

Fumiya, who was never really a reader, learns to embrace the joy of reading, and that books can be a means to connect with other people and navigate the twists and turns of life.

Happy finders

We love hearing from happy finders of the books we leave behind! Here are a couple of our favourites from today.

Get your hands on a copy

If you are still searching for that book fairy book then maybe it would be best to nip into your local bookshop instead, as this book is out NOW! If you prefer to order your book online, you can still support indies by ordering The Friday Bookshop here from Bookshop.org.

Could you be a book fairy?

We’d love for you to be involved! If this activity has inspired you, then order some book fairy stickers here or grab yourself a Book Fairy Starter Kit!