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Haruki Murakami
book review
Nov. 19, 2024
Haruki Murakami Has Lost the Sauce Two new works read more like fan fiction set in the extended Murakami universe than the thrillingly strange novels he’s famous for.
fall preview 2024
Aug. 29, 2024
27 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Fall New reads that capture the three seasons of autumn: back-to-school, spooky, and election.
the discourse
Sept. 23, 2023
Cancel Culture Grows Up Have we figured out how to separate the repugnant from the merely unlucky?
best of 2018
Dec. 21, 2018
The 10 Best Book Covers of 2018, Described by Their Designers The artists behind the year’s most eye-catching covers talk about their sometimes torturous process.
vulture lists
Oct. 9, 2018
Your Definitive Guide to All of Haruki Murakami’s Books The great, the good, the not so good, and those we’ll just pretend never happened.
backstories
Sept. 21, 2018
The Stories Behind Haruki Murakami’s Most Iconic Book Covers A sense of “inimitable, cozy alienation” hangs over each of Kidd’s book covers — a description that also applies to Murakami’s best novels.
17 Reviews of Opening Lines of New Books How fair is it to judge a book by its opening? We’re doing it anyway.
The Best of Haruki Murakami’s Advice Column “Listen to Ray Charles and spend your time wiping your tears.”
advice columns
Jan. 6, 2015
Haruki Murakami Is Starting an Advice Column Because You Need It It’s a way for the publicity-shy author to connect with his fans.