That Book

THE RUNAWAY JAPANESE BESTSELLER, NOW AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH Pre-order now and discover the enchanting tale of an aged, near-blind, book-loving king and the stories he collects about unusual and magical books... __________ A book that makes the sound of turning pages fractionally too early, infuriating its readers; a diary shared by two children with painful secrets; a photo album left by a dying father for when his daughter gets married . . . An elderly book-loving king sends two subjects on a mission: to travel the world collecting stories about weird and wonderful books. Upon their return, they recount their stories for the king over the course of thirteen nights. From the comically irreverent to the heartrending to the heartwarming, THAT BOOK delves into all that a book can be, forming an enchanting compendium that reveals the ways in which we interact with books, and the importance they hold in our hearts - all told through the tale of two subjects gathering stories about books for their blind, book-loving king. __________