Over the past few years, I’ve grown fond of cozy, chaotic, cat-centric Japanese ‘healing-fiction’ books, which feel like a warm hug from our favorite feline creature. My latest snuggle read is the 2024 release, “The Blanket Cats” by Kiyoshi Shigematsu (translated into English by Jesse Kirkwood). It’s in the same category as another Japanese series I found comfort in: “We’ll Prescribe You a Cat” (2024) and “We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat” (2025) by Syou Ishida.

Over the past few years, I’ve grown fond of cozy, chaotic, cat-centric Japanese ‘healing-fiction’ books, which feel like a warm hug from our favorite feline creature. My latest…

ここ数年、私は居心地が良く、少しカオスで、猫が主役の日本の「癒し系小説」に夢中になっています。それは、大好きな猫ちゃんからの温かい抱擁のような気分にさせてくれるのです。 最近、私がくつろぎながら読んでいるのは、2024年・・・