Bruno Onuki Reynell 大貫晋太郎

Literary agent @NewRiverAgency

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

“I'm the manager of a very unusual bookshop. I have over ten thousand books in my vast memory bank, and I'll recommend the perfect one for you...”
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Delighted to see THE BOOKSHOP WOMAN by Nanako Hanada now out in North America with @tinyrepbooks!

@Kawade_bungei

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

Welcoming these two foodie nonfiction gems just in time for #WITMonth!

From 🇯🇵: Miyako Watanabe's elegant 🍵 TALES OF GREEN TEA 🍵 (@LittleBrownUK, tr. Cathy Hirano)

And from 🇰🇷: Yoon Ina's mouthwatering 🍜 RAMEN MAKES US COMPLETE 🍜 (@DoubledayUK, tr. Chi-Young Kim)

[Waterstones @Waterstones]

A timid detective. A brilliant calico cat. A string of baffling murders...

Coming soon from master of mystery Jiro Akagawa, a hapless detective and a capable cat team up to become an iconic investigative duo in
A GAME OF CAT AND KILLER: https://t.co/3VOJ0DUsga

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

An early 👀 at this blistering novel arriving Jan '26.

JACKSON ALONE (@soho_press / tr. @kalauapuwailani) by Jose Ando, winner of Japan's Akutagawa Prize and one of the country's top young literary talents.

Blurbs from Bryan Washington, Anton Hur, Yoko Ogawa!

@Kawade_bungei

[NY Public Library @nypl]

In 'Mornings Without Mii' by Mayumi Inaba, Japanese poet Inaba impulsively rescues a stray cat, beginning a 20-year companionship that carries her through divorce, new jobs, and moments of love, comfort, and grief.

#BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/ZGPeoldA4P

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

As we come towards the end of August and #WomeninTranslation Month, we've been celebrating releases from some of our wonderful authors this summer 🥳

#WITMonth
#WomeninTranslationMonth

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

'Hunger uses a tight shot in the vein of Han Kang’s The Vegetarian...exposing both a legible horror of the failures of modern capitalism and a craving for the unbreakable humanity that exists despite it all'

We loved this insightful review of HUNGER (@Octopus_Books, tr. Soje)!

[Vintage Books @vintagebooks]

From the author of cult-hit Diary of a Void, When the Museum is Closed is the joyful queer love story you need this summer, brilliantly translated by Yuki Tejima (@booknerdtokyo)

Out now: https://t.co/ggNXcgg5qF

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

A magical book-filled adventure awaits...!

We love this preview video of the wonderfully unique 'THE NEVERENDING BOOK' by Naoki Matayoshi and Shinsuke Yoshitake (tr. Kendall Heitzman) 📚

A huge Japanese phenomenon, upcoming this October from @MichaelJBooks!

@sonohonwaPR

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

HUNGER by Choi Jin-young (@Octopus_Books, tr. Soje) is out today in English language.

Pick up a copy and discover why *350,000* copies sold in Korea, and why readers call it:

'brutally romantic'
'beautiful and deeply tragic'
'perfect...for fans of BUTTER and THE VEGETARIAN'

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

A million copies sold, but published in the UK for the first time today:
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EVERY MOMENT WAS YOU by Taewoan Ha
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Beautifully translated by @heyimshanna, and published by @PiatkusBooks. Meditations on loving and parting, and a soothing balm for modern life.

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

🌘🦊Welcome. We don’t get many humans here.🦊🌒

Meet Kogetsu, a half-fox supernatural yokai, and his magical Japanese wagashi sweets 🍬🍭🍘

Arriving this autumn, in all the autumnal colours: THE AMBERGLOW CANDY STORE by Hiyoko Kurisu (@MichaelJBooks, tr. Matt Treyvaud)!

[Kirkus Reviews @KirkusReviews]

MORNINGS WITHOUT MII is a Japanese cat book unlike any you're read before. 🐈 @marionwinik profiles unsentimental author Mayumi Inaba (1950-2014), who deserves to be better known by U.S. readers. https://t.co/1UxzjucnB1 @fsgbooks

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

New season + New Books = New Rights Guide

Designed by Josh Tae Kim!

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

We've been eagerly awaiting this book post from @fsgbooks 🤩

MORNINGS WITHOUT MII by Mayumi Inaba (tr. Ginny Tapley Takemori) is out this week in the US, with a wonderful quote from @BananaKarenina!:

"Profoundly real, specific, moving, and beautifully written."

@Kawade_bungei

[Bruno Onuki Reynell 大貫晋太郎 @ReynellB]

💯 one of the most unforgettable novels I've ever read.

HUNCHBACK lands in the UK and US next month with @VikingBooksUK and @HogarthBooks - Polly Barton's translation is fantastic/powerful/impeccable!

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

We are totally thrilled that HUNCHBACK by Saou Ichikawa has been longlisted for the #InternationalBooker2025.
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And we cannot wait for English-language readers to discover it next month via Polly Barton's translation, published by @VikingBooksUK and @HogarthBooks.

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

We absolutely love this stunning cover for @Zhang_Yueran_'s WOMEN, SEATED 📗🦢📗

Delighted to be working with translator @JeremyTiang and publisher @riverheadbooks on this one - arriving August 12th!

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

MORNINGS WITHOUT MII featured as an excerpt on @parisreview!

A meditation on solitude, independence, writing, and life alongside a cat.

Mayumi Inaba's beloved Japanese modern classic published next month in the US from @fsgbooks.

@Kawade_bungei / #稲葉真弓

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

We're beyond thrilled to be working with @HutchHeinemann & @DuttonBooks on TSUBAKI STATIONARY STORE by Ito Ogawa (tr. Cat Anderson).
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An enduring Japanese favourite about slowing down to savour the world, and the reconciliatory & transformative power of the written word!

[New River Literary Agency @NewRiverAgency]

'love is the most beautiful value we are born with as humans. But, like air, we so often forget its importance.'

Choi Jin-young's HUNGER will be published in English next June by @Octopus_Books (tr. Soje)...and it will make you feel big emotions! 🇰🇷