13 Best audiobook books like The Heartbeat Library by Laura Imai Messina

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The Heartbeat Library

By: Laura Imai Messina

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Nel sud-ovest del Giappone, in una pozza di mare condivisa da due province, Kagawa e Okayama, nuota…

If you liked the audiobook plot in The Heartbeat Library by Laura Imai Messina , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2) by Satoshi Yagisawa

1. More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)

By: Satoshi Yagisawa

3.87

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the … read more

Similar categories in Satoshi Yagisawa's More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2) book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • asia
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • asian literature
  • contemporary
  • japan
  • audiobook
Cover of La portalettere by Francesca Giannone

2. La portalettere

By: Francesca Giannone

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Salento, giugno 1934. A Lizzanello, un paesino di poche migliaia di anime, una corriera si ferma ne… read more

Similar categories in Francesca Giannone's La portalettere book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • italian literature
"Si diresse in cucina, aspettandosi che Anna la seguisse per aiutarla. Invece vide che scostava la sedia e si accomodava. Roba da matti, pensò allora, scuotendo il capo. Se c'era un'altra donna tra i …"

-Francesca Giannone, La portalettere

Cover of Il cognome delle donne by Aurora Tamigio

3. Il cognome delle donne

By: Aurora Tamigio

4.36

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

All’origine c’è Rosa. Nata nella Sicilia di inizio Novecento, cresciuta in un paesino arroccato sul… read more

Similar categories in Aurora Tamigio's Il cognome delle donne book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • italian literature
Cover of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

4. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

By: Hwang Bo-Reum

4.02

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Yeongju is burned out. With her high-­flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, sh… read more

Similar categories in Hwang Bo-Reum's Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • literary fiction
  • slice of life
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"Why? Because we only get one shot in life, and we're living it now."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day'."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be a success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

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5. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

By: Michiko Aoyama

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel show… read more

Similar categories in Michiko Aoyama's What You Are Looking For Is in the Library book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • japan
  • japanese literature
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

6. Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4)

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.96

Format: 173 pages, ebook

The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, following a… read more

Similar categories in Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4) book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • fiction
  • japan
  • asian literature
  • japanese literature
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Yet, even so, Mieko and I shared our lives. But Meiko had an accident and fell into a vegetative state. Her eyes no longer saw; her ears no longer heard. My children grieved, but as much as I felt it…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4)

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7. 108 rintocchi

By: Yoshimura Keiko

3.79

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

«Ma io aggiusto solo finestre, tetti... oggetti qualunque.» Il maestro «Credo tu faccia molto di p… read more

Similar categories in Yoshimura Keiko's 108 rintocchi book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • italian literature
  • asia
  • japanese literature
  • japan
  • asian literature
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Perfect Day to Be Alone by Nanae Aoyama

8. A Perfect Day to Be Alone

By: Nanae Aoyama

3.12

Format: 160 pages, ebook

It was raining when I arrived at the house. The walls of my room were lined with cat photos, set in… read more

Similar categories in Nanae Aoyama's A Perfect Day to Be Alone book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • literary fiction
  • asia
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • asian literature
  • contemporary
  • japan
  • audiobook
"I feel like maybe I should use up all my sadness now while I'm young. So, I don't end up all miserable when I'm old."

-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone

"Is that how it feels to you? Oh, you bet. Pain, suffering - that stuff's always scary, no matter how long you've been around."

-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone

Cover of The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi

9. The Lantern of Lost Memories

By: Sanaka Hiiragi

4.05

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed Japanese author Sanaka Hiigari comes a heartwarming, life-affirming novel about a ma… read more

Similar categories in Sanaka Hiiragi's The Lantern of Lost Memories book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • asia
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • asian literature
  • contemporary
  • japan
Cover of The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp by Leonie Agnew

10. The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp

By: Leonie Agnew

3.30

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

The unpublished manuscript was the winner of the 2022 Tessa Duder a powerful exploration of guilt,… read more

Similar categories in Leonie Agnew's The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • contemporary
Cover of The Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #1) by Mai Mochizuki

11. The Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #1)

By: Mai Mochizuki

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Translated from the Japanese bestseller, this charming and magical novel, inspired by the myth of c… read more

Similar categories in Mai Mochizuki's The Full Moon Coffee Shop (The Full Moon Coffee Shop, #1) book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • asia
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • asian literature
  • japan
Cover of The Restaurant of Lost Recipes (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #2) by Hisashi Kashiwai

12. The Restaurant of Lost Recipes (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #2)

By: Hisashi Kashiwai

3.65

Format: None pages, ebook

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Kamogawa Food … read more

Similar categories in Hisashi Kashiwai's The Restaurant of Lost Recipes (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #2) book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • asia
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • asian literature
  • contemporary
  • japan
Cover of The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada

13. The Bookshop Woman

By: Nanako Hanada

3.60

Format: 204 pages, ebook

A love story to climbing all the way down a book's rope, free diving to its bottom, and then resurf… read more

Similar categories in Nanako Hanada's The Bookshop Woman book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • asia
  • japanese literature
  • japan
  • asian literature
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Oczy, nosy, usta, brwi by Kanako Nishi

14. Oczy, nosy, usta, brwi

By: Kanako Nishi

4.04

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Narukido Sada to młoda, zdolna redaktorka — choć jest doceniana za swoją pracę, zawsze stoi z boku.… read more

Similar categories in Kanako Nishi's Oczy, nosy, usta, brwi book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • asia
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • asian literature
  • japan
Cover of Four Seasons in Japan by Nick  Bradley

15. Four Seasons in Japan

By: Nick Bradley

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Flo is sick of Tokyo. Suffering from a crisis in confidence, she is stuck in a rut, her translation… read more

Similar categories in Nick Bradley's Four Seasons in Japan book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • literary fiction
  • asia
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • asian literature
  • contemporary
  • japan
  • audiobook
"Without losing to the rain,’ Ayako quoted the Miyazawa Kenji poem. ‘Without losing to the wind."

-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan

"You don’t have to, though,’ his friend said, with a tilt of his head. ‘You can do whatever you like, man. It’s your life. Don’t live it for other people."

-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan

"But the important thing is that you turn up, you get out your pen, and you draw one small thing, one line at a time. That’s how you achieve something big."

-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan

"I remember looking out into that dark night sky, and I remember feeling something I hadn’t in a long time – I want to live. Having found myself that close to death, I suddenly knew that I wasn’t read…"

-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan

Cover of Kontratak. Gniewni trzydziestoletni by Sohn Won-Pyung

16. Kontratak. Gniewni trzydziestoletni

By: Sohn Won-Pyung

3.37

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Kontratak. Gniewni trzydziestoletni to druga powieść południowokoreańskiej pisarki Won-Pyung Sohn. … read more

Similar categories in Sohn Won-Pyung's Kontratak. Gniewni trzydziestoletni book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • asian literature
  • contemporary
Cover of The Marigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun

17. The Marigold Mind Laundry

By: Jungeun Yun

3.40

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the Marigold Mind Laundry, where we wash away the stains from your heart. In this enc… read more

Similar categories in Jungeun Yun's The Marigold Mind Laundry book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • literary fiction
  • asia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of The Heartbeat Library by Laura Imai Messina

18. The Heartbeat Library

By: Laura Imai Messina

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Nel sud-ovest del Giappone, in una pozza di mare condivisa da due province, Kagawa e Okayama, nuota… read more

Similar categories in Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • literary fiction
  • asia
  • slice of life
  • japanese literature
  • italian literature
  • asian literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • japan
  • audiobook
Cover of The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu

19. The Blanket Cats

By: Kiyoshi Shigematsu

3.81

Format: None pages, ebook

Is three days with a cat long enough to change your life? The troubled and anxious of Tokyo are … read more

Similar categories in Kiyoshi Shigematsu's The Blanket Cats book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • asia
  • fiction
  • japan
  • japanese literature
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin

20. The Healing Season of Pottery

By: Yeon Somin

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Set for international release this fall, this cozy Korean bestseller invites readers into a warm, s… read more

Similar categories in Yeon Somin's The Healing Season of Pottery book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • literary fiction
  • asia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
Cover of Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop by Kenji Ueda

21. Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop

By: Kenji Ueda

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

For lovers of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, a new book about the b… read more

Similar categories in Kenji Ueda's Letters from the Ginza Shihodo Stationery Shop book and Laura Imai Messina's The Heartbeat Library

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • japanese literature
  • japan

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3.87

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4.14

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Il cognome delle donne

Aurora Tamigio

4.36

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Hwang Bo-Reum

4.02

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3.61

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Chisako Wakatake

3.20

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3.12

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