The Witching Hours

Murakami fans rejoice: his new work, set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn, is almost here. And in a quote that could be applied to almost any well-written novel, The Daily Californian calls it "a book that rewards rereading and further contemplation, ultimately finding its redemption in the warmth that lingers in the absence of human contact". (And you can verify the truth of that by reading this excerpt.)