Exclusive Cover Reveal of FAR FROM EVERYWHERE by Hiromi Kawakami, Translated by Allison Markin Powell
Muted facades and narrow streets frame the quiet dramas of an overlooked Tokyo community



The narrator is unlikeable and the story is “political.” All the more reason to read it, if you ask us
A pearlescent spoon cradles the moon, rendering its beauty strange and luminous
Interlocking skylines orbit a brilliant sun, spanning lives from Lebanon to Dearborn
The shadowed hand over a young woman’s mouth reflects the secrets carried in these stories
The striking cover reflects the restlessness and claustrophobia of the novel
Thank you for 16 incredible years, Halimah!
The anemic green texture of drought is juxtaposed by the promise of abundance in a country-shaped droplet of water
A compact mirror betrays an unsettling crack in the veneer of beauty and self-perception
Colorful blocks of imagery evoke pop art and sticky, Southern vignettes
An obscured, staticky figure conveys a growing tension between digital and analog life
As Executive Director, I've learned to ask for what EL needs
A champion of charm and deceit is crowned