In this week's bonus episode we talk about another translated Japanese novel, The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa (translated by Philip Gabriel). Join us for our discussion of pets, friendship and extremely moving scenes.Note: there is some background noise from about 30 minutes until the end of the episode, as one of the hubbies was making dinner. Sorry about that!Episode Time Points:Other Books Mentioned In This Episode:To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher PaoliniBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiEmpire of the Vampire by Jay KristoffConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataThe Wind Singer by William NicholsonLinks:Hiro Arikawa on GoodreadsReading Materials on GoodreadsLucia on GoodreadsCorrie on GoodreadsReading Materials on Instagram (run by Lucia with minimal input from Corrie!!)Thank you for listening! You can send your feedback, thoughts, questions and book recommendations to us at [email protected].