| Japan Booksellers' Award | |
| Country: | Japan |
| Year: | 2004 |
is an annual Japanese literary award. It is awarded based on votes by bookstore clerks from all over Japan.[1]
| Nr. | Title | Author | Score | Publisher | Notes |
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| 2004 | |||||
| 1 | Hakase no Aishita Sūshiki (Japanese: 博士の愛した数式) English translation: The Housekeeper and the Professor | 202 |
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| 2 | Seventeen (in Japanese: Kuraimāzu Hai, Japanese: クライマーズ・ハイ) | 148 |
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| 3 | Ahiru to Kamo no Coin Locker (Japanese: アヒルと鴨のコインロッカー, ~Koinrokkā) | 111 |
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| 4 | Eien no Deguchi (Japanese: 永遠の出口) | 109 | |||
| 5 | Jūryoku Pierrot (Japanese: 重力ピエロ) | 99 | Shinchōsha |
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| 6 | 4TEEN | 76 | Shinchōsha |
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| 7 | Dead End no Omoide (Japanese: デッドエンドの思い出) | 54 | Bungeishunjū | ||
| 8 | Shūsen no Lorelei (Japanese: 終戦のローレライ, ~Rōrerai) | 51 | |||
| 9 | Onmoraki no Kizu (Japanese: 陰摩羅鬼の瑕) | 38 | Kōdansha | ||
| 10 | Rarara Kagaku no Ko (Japanese: ららら科學の子) | 38 | Bungeishunjū | ||
| 2005 | |||||
| 1 | Yoru no Picknick (Japanese: 夜のピクニック) | 374 | Shinchōsha |
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| 2 | Ashita no Kioku (Japanese: 明日の記憶) | 302 |
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| 3 | Iemori Kitan (Japanese: 家守綺譚) | 274 | Shinchōsha |
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| 4 | Fukurokōji no Otoko (Japanese: 袋小路の男) | 185 | Kōdansha |
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| 5 | Children (Japanese: チルドレン) | 155 | Kōdansha |
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| 6 | Taigan no Kanojo (Japanese: 対岸の彼女) English translation: Woman on the Other Shore | 153 | Bungeishunjū |
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| 7 | Hannin ni Tsugu (Japanese: 犯人に告ぐ) | 138 |
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| 8 | Ōgonryofū (Japanese: 黄金旅風) | 102 | |||
| 9 | Watashi ga Katarihajimeta Kare wa (Japanese: 私が語りはじめた彼は) | 92 | Shinchōsha | ||
| 10 | Sono Toki wa Kare ni Yoroshiku (Japanese: そのときは彼によろしく) | 74 | Shogakukan |
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| 2006 | |||||
| 1 | Tōkyō Tower — Okan to Boku to Tokidoki Oton (Japanese: 東京タワー 〜オカンとボクと、時々、オトン〜) | Lily Franky[3] | 279 |
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| 2 | South Bound (Japanese: サウスバウンド) | 196.5 |
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| 3 | Shinigami no Seido (Japanese: 死神の精度) English translation: The Precision of the Agent of Death[4] | 190 | Bungeishunjū |
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| 4 | Yōgisha Ekkusu no Kenshin (Japanese: 容疑者Xの献身) English translation: The Devotion of Suspect X | 184.5 | Bungeishunjū |
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| 5 | Sono Hi no mae ni (Japanese: その日のまえに) | 179.5 | Bungeishunjū |
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| 6 | Narratage (Japanese: ナラタージュ) | 162 | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
| 7 | Kokuhaku (Japanese: 告白) | 152.5 | |||
| 8 | Beruka Hoenainoka? (Japanese: ベルカ、吠えないのか?) English translation: Belka, Why Don't You Bark? | 152 | Bungeishunjū | ||
| 9 | Kenchō no Hoshi (Japanese: 県庁の星) | 141 | Shogakukan |
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| 10 | Sakura (Japanese: さくら) | 135 | Shogakukan | ||
| 11 | Maō (Japanese: 魔王) | 103 | Kōdansha |
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| 2007 | |||||
| 1 | Isshun no Kaze ni Nare (Japanese: 一瞬の風になれ) | 475.5 | Kōdansha |
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| 2 | Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome (Japanese: 夜は短し歩けよ乙女) | 455 | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| 3 | Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuite Iru (Japanese: 風が強く吹いている) | 247 | Shinchōsha |
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| 4 | Shūmatsu no Fool (Japanese: 終末のフール) | 228 | Shūeisha |
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| 5 | Toshokan Sensō (Japanese: 図書館戦争) | 176 |
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| 6 | Kamogawa Horumo (Japanese: 鴨川ホルモー) | 175 |
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| 7 | Mīna no Kōshin (Japanese: ミーナの行進) | 152.5 | Chūōkōron Shinsha | ||
| 8 | Kagehinata ni Saku (Japanese: 陰日向に咲く) | 139 |
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| 9 | Ushinawareta Machi (Japanese: 失われた町) | 127.5 | Shūeisha | ||
| 10 | Na mo Naki Doku (Japanese: 名もなき毒) | 89 | Gentōsha | ||
| 2008 | |||||
| 1 | Golden Slumber (Japanese: ゴールデンスランバー) English translation: Remote Control | 509.5 | Shinchōsha |
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| 2 | Sacrifice (Japanese: サクリファイス) | 312 | Shinchōsha | ||
| 3 | Uchōten Kazoku (Japanese: 有頂天家族, lit. The Eccentric Family) | 280.5 | Gentōsha |
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| 4 | Akunin (Japanese: 悪人) English translation: Villain | 233.5 |
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| 5 | Eigahen (Japanese: 映画篇) | 227.5 | Shūeisha | ||
| 6 | Yōkame no Semi (Japanese: 八日目の蝉) English translation: The Eighth Day | 225 | Chūōkōron Shinsha |
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| 7 | Akakuchiba-ke no Densetsu (Japanese: 赤朽葉家の伝説) English translation: | 213.5 | Tōkyō Sōgensha |
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| 8 | Shika Otoko Ao ni Yoshi (Japanese: 鹿男あをによし) | 196.5 | Gentōsha |
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| 9 | Watashi no Otoko (Japanese: 私の男) | 129.5 | Bungeishunjū |
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| 10 | Kassiopeia no Oka de (Japanese: カシオペアの丘で) | 126 | Kōdansha |
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| 2009 | |||||
| 1 | Kokuhaku (Japanese: 告白) English translation: Confessions | 411 | Futabasha |
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| 2 | Nobō no Shiro (Japanese: のぼうの城) | 328 | Shogakukan |
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| 3 | Joker Game (Japanese: ジョーカー・ゲーム) | 243.5 | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| 4 | Tempest (Japanese: テンペスト) | 228.5 | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| 5 | Box! (Japanese: ボックス!) | 214.5 |
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| 6 | Shin Sekai yori (Japanese: 新世界より, lit. From the New World) | 207.5 | Kōdansha |
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| 7 | Shussei Zenya (Japanese: 出星前夜) | 203.5 | Shogakukan |
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| 8 | Itamu Hito (Japanese: 悼む人) | 203.5 | Bungeishunjū |
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| 9 | Ryūsei no Kizuna (Japanese: 流星の絆) | 139 | Kōdansha |
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| 10 | Modern Times (Japanese: モダンタイムス) | 135 | Kōdansha | ||
| 2010 | |||||
| 1 | Tenchi Meisatsu (Japanese: 天地明察) | 384.5 | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| 2 | Kamisama no Karte (Japanese: 神様のカルテ) | 294.0 | Shogakukan |
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| 3 | Yokomichi Yonosuke (Japanese: 横道世之介) | 270.0 |
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| 4 | Kamusari Nānā Nichijō (Japanese: 神去なあなあ日常) | 256.0 | |||
| 5 | Neko o Daite Zō to Oyogu (Japanese: 猫を抱いて象と泳ぐ) | 237.0 | Bungeishunjū | ||
| 6 | Heaven (Japanese: ヘヴン) | 220.0 | Kōdansha | ||
| 7 | Fune ni Nore! (Japanese: 船に乗れ!) | 209.0 | |||
| 8 | Shokubutsu Zukan (Japanese: 植物図鑑) | 182.5 | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
| 9 | Shinzanmono (Japanese: 新参者) | 130.5 | Kōdansha |
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| 10 | 1Q84 English translation: 1Q84 | 91.5 | Shinchōsha |
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| 2011 | |||||
| 1 | Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de (Japanese: 謎解きはディナーのあとで) | 386.5 | Shogakukan |
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| 2 | Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita (Japanese: ふがいない僕は空を見た) | 354.5 | Shinchōsha |
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| 3 | Penguin Highway (Japanese: ペンギン・ハイウェイ) | 310.0 | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| 4 | Ikari o Ageyo (Japanese: 錨を上げよ) | 307.5 | Kōdansha | ||
| 5 | Schumann no Yubi (Japanese: シューマンの指) | 270.5 | Kōdansha | ||
| 6 | Sakebi to Inori (Japanese: 叫びと祈り) | 263.0 | Tōkyō Sōgensha | ||
| 7 | Aku no Kyōten (Japanese: 悪の教典) | 259.5 | Bungeishunjū |
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| 8 | Kamisama no Karte 2 (Japanese: 神様のカルテ2) | 259.0 | Shogakukan | ||
| 9 | Kiken (Japanese: キケン) | 241.0 | Shinchōsha | ||
| 10 | Story Seller (Japanese: ストーリー・セラー) | 202.0 | Shinchōsha | ||
| 2012 | |||||
| 1 | Fune o Amu (Japanese: 舟を編む) | 510.0 | Kōbunsha |
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| 2 | Genocide (Japanese: ジェノサイド) English translation: Genocide of One | 355.5 | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| 3 | Pieta (Japanese: ピエタ) | 324.0 | |||
| 4 | Kuchibiru ni Uta o (Japanese: くちびるに歌を) | Hirotaka Adachi (pseudonym: Otsuichi) | 265.0 | Shogakukan | |
| 5 | Hitojichi no Rōdokukai (Japanese: 人質の朗読会) | 213.0 | Chūōkōron Shinsha | ||
| 6 | Yurigokoro (Japanese: ユリゴコロ) English translation: Nan-Core | 208.0 | Futabasha | ||
| 7 | Dareka ga Tarinai (Japanese: 誰かが足りない) | 173.5 | Futabasha | ||
| 8 | Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō Shioriko-san to Kimyō na Kyakujintachi (Japanese: ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖<br />―栞子さんと奇妙な客人たち) | 153.0 |
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| 9 | Idai Naru Shurarabon (Japanese: 偉大なる、しゅららぼん) English translation: The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom | 137.5 | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
| 10 | Prism (Japanese: プリズム) | 72.0 | Gentōsha | ||
| 2013 | |||||
| 1 | Kaizoku to Yobareta Otoko (Japanese: 海賊とよばれた男) | 278.0 | Kōdansha | ||
| 2 | Rokuyon (Japanese: 64) English translation: Six Four | 266.0 | Bungeishunjū |
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| 3 | Rakuen no Canvas (Japanese: 楽園のカンヴァス) | 238.5 | Shinchōsha |
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| 4 | Kimi wa Ii Ko (Japanese: きみはいい子) | 212.5 | Popular-sha | ||
| 5 | Fukuwarai (Japanese: ふくわらい) | 182.0 | Asahi Shimbun Shuppan | ||
| 6 | Seiten no Mayoi Kujira (Japanese: 晴天の迷いクジラ) | 167.0 | Shinchōsha |
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| 7 | Solomon no Gishō (Japanese: ソロモンの偽証) | 149.5 | Shinchōsha | ||
| 8 | Sekai kara Neko ga Kieta nara (Japanese: 世界から猫が消えたなら) | 145.5 | |||
| 9 | Hyakunenhō (Japanese: 百年法) | 139.5 | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| 10 | Shisha no Teikoku (Japanese: 屍者の帝国) | 109.0 |
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| 11 | Mitsukuni Den (Japanese: 光圀伝) | 108.0 | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| 2014 | |||||
| 1 | Murakami Kaizoku no Musume (Japanese: 村上海賊の娘) | 366.5 | Shinchōsha |
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| 2 | Yūbe no Curry, Ashita no Pan (Japanese: 昨夜のカレー、明日のパン) | 332.0 | Kawade Shobō Shinsha | ||
| 3 | Shima wa Bokura to (Japanese: 島はぼくらと) | 299.0 | Kōdansha | ||
| 4 | Sayōnara, Orange (Japanese: さようなら、オレンジ) | 274.5 |
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| 5 | Toppin Parari no Pūtarō (Japanese: とっぴんぱらりの風太郎) | 267.5 | Bungeishunjū | ||
| 6 | Kyōjō (Japanese: 教場) | 243.0 | Shogakukan | ||
| 7 | Lunch no Akko-chan (Japanese: ランチのアッコちゃん) | 221.0 | Futabasha | ||
| 8 | Sōzō Radio (Japanese: 想像ラジオ) | 213.5 | Kawade Shobō Shinsha |
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| 9 | Sei naru Namakemono no Bōken (Japanese: 聖なる怠け者の冒険) | 156.0 | Asahi Shimbun Shuppan | ||
| 10 | Kyonen no Fuyu, Kimi to Wakare (Japanese: 去年の冬、きみと別れ) English translation: Last Winter We Parted | 136.0 | Gentōsha | ||
| 2015 | |||||
| 1 | Shika no Ō (Japanese: 鹿の王) | 383 | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
| 2 | Saraba! (Japanese: サラバ！) | 310 | |||
| 3 | 309.5 | ||||
| 4 | Hon'yasan no Daiana (Japanese: 本屋さんのダイアナ) | 239 | |||
| 5 | Dobaku no hana (Japanese: 土漠の花) | 236.5 | |||
| 6 | Ikari (Japanese: 怒り) | 231 | Chuokoron-Shinsha | ||
| 7 | Mangan (Japanese: 鹿の王) | 185.5 | Shinchosha | ||
| 8 | Captain Thunderbolt (Japanese: キャプテンサンダーボルト) | 155 | |||
| 9 | Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Japanese: アイネクライネナハトムジーク) | Kōtarō Isaka | 131 | Kadokawa Shoten | |
| 10 | Okuotoko (Japanese: 億男) | 42.5 | Magazine House | ||
| 2016 | |||||
| 1 | Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori (Japanese: 羊と鋼の森) | 372 | Bungeishunjū | ||
| 2017 | |||||
| 1 | Mitsubachi to Enrai (Japanese: 蜜蜂と遠雷) | 378.5 | Gentōsha | ||
| 2018 | |||||
| 1 | Kagami no Kojō (Japanese: かがみの孤城) | 651 | Poplar Publishing | ||
| 2019 | |||||
| 1 | Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta (Japanese: そして、バトンは渡された) | 435 | Bungeishunjū | ||
| 2020 | |||||
| 1 | Rurō no Tsuki (Japanese: 流浪の月) | 432 | Tōkyō Sōgensha | ||
| 2021 | |||||
| 1 | 52 hertz no Kujira tachi (Japanese: 52ヘルツのクジラたち) | 365.5 | |||
| 2 | O sagashi mono wa toshu shitsu made (Japanese: お探し物は図書室まで) English translation: What You Are Looking for Is in the Library | 287.5 | Poplar Publishing | ||
| 3 | Inu ga kita kisetsu (Japanese: 5犬がいた季節) | 286.5 | |||
| 4 | Gyaku Sokuratesu (Japanese: 逆ソクラテス) | 248.0 | |||
| 5 | Jitenshinagara kōtensuru (Japanese: 自転しながら公転する) | 227.5 | |||
| 6 | Hachigatsu no gin no yuki (Japanese: 八月の銀の雪) | 227.5 | Shinchosha | ||
| 7 | Horobi no mae no Shanguri-Ra (Japanese: 滅びの前のシャングリラ) | 223.5 | Chūōkōron Shinsha | ||
| 8 | Orutanēto (Japanese: オルタネート) | 169.5 | Shinchosha | ||
| 9 | Oshi, moyu (Japanese: 推し、燃ゆ) English translation: Idol, Burning | 139.5 | |||
| 10 | Kono hon o nusumu mono wa (Japanese: この本を盗む者は) | 132.5 | |||
| 2022 | |||||
| 1 | Dōshi Shōjo yo, Teki o Ute (Japanese: 同志少女よ、敵を撃て) | 463.5 | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2023 | |||||
| 1 | Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (Japanese: 汝、星のごとく) | 443.5 | Kōdansha | ||
| 2024 | |||||
| 1 | Naruse wa Tenka o Tori ni Iku (Japanese: 成瀬は天下を取りにいく) | 525.5 | Shinchōsha | ||
| Nr. | Title | Author | Translator | Publisher | Notes |
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| 2012 | |||||
| 1 | Hanzai (Japanese: 犯罪) | Tōkyō Sōgensha | Crime | ||
| 2 | Kami no Tami (Japanese: 紙の民) | The People of Paper | |||
| 3 | Memorī Wōru (Japanese: メモリーウォール) | Shinchōsha | Memory Wall | ||
| Wasurerareta hanazono (Japanese: 忘れられた花園) | Tōkyō Sōgensha | The Forgotten Garden | |||
| 2013 | |||||
| 1 | Taigāzu Waifu (Japanese: タイガーズ・ワイフ) | Shinchōsha | The Tiger's Wife | ||
| 2 | Shitchi (Japanese: 湿地) | Tōkyō Sōgensha | Jar City | ||
| Rupan, Saigo no Koi (Japanese: ルパン、最後の恋) | Le Dernier Amour d'Arsène Lupin | ||||
| 3 | 2666 | Fumiaki Noya Akifumi Uchida Ryoichi Kuno | Hakusuisha | 2666 | |
| Fukai Kizu (Japanese: 深い疵) | Tōkyō Sōgensha | Tiefe Wunden | |||
| 2014 | |||||
| 1 | HHhH | Tōkyō Sōgensha | HHhH | ||
| 2 | 11/22/63 | Bungeishunjū | 11/22/63 | ||
| Korīni Jiken (Japanese: コリーニ事件) | Tōkyō Sōgensha | The Collini Case | |||
| Harorudo Furai no Omoi mo Yoranai Junrei no Tabi (Japanese: ハロルド・フライの思いもよらない巡礼の旅) | Kōdansha | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | |||