Books like Tales from the Cafe by 川口俊和

H. G. Wells’ classic tales the narrator builds a machine, journeys 800,000 years ahead to a seemingly utopian future that hides a savage underground society.

In Part III of Stephen King’s epic Dark Tower saga, Roland, Eddie, and Susannah Dean advance toward the Dark Tower, recruiting two new ka-tet members while confronting a deranged sentient train in Lud.

In "Dragonfly in Amber," Diana Gabaldon transports readers across time to 18th‑century Scotland and France, following Claire Randall’s return with her daughter Brianna to uncover family secrets tied to the Jacobite uprising.

A young man searches for his mysterious father in Tokyo's underworld, finding more than he bargained for.

A whimsical collection of short stories where characters slip between tales, wandering through lost libraries, locked gardens, and a city of stopped clocks, all bound together by Helen Oyeyemi’s intricate prose and imaginative worldbuilding.

A thrilling adventure through a mystical railway system, where a young mole trainee navigates the treacherous and dangerous landscape of the railsea.

An illustrated guide that maps coffee’s global roots, covering production, history, and culture across more than 70 countries.

In a remote café, Werbemanager John Strelecky confronts three life‑changing questions, sparks a quest that takes him from his hectic office to Hawaii’s coast, and ultimately leads to profound self‑discovery.

Silas Marner follows a recluse weaver who withdraws to Raveloe after a wrongful accusation, finding redemption and a second chance at life through the love of an abandoned child.

Maria Dolz’s routine breakfast break turns into a grim mystery when a woman‑watching couple disappears, and a newspaper photo reveals one of them dead in the street.

In Kabul’s dangerous streets, five women from very different worlds meet in a small coffee shop, discovering unexpected bonds that change their lives.

One of the country's most celebrated roasters explains how to choose, brew, and enjoy the new breed of artisan coffees at home, along with 40 inventive recipes that incorporate coffee or taste good with a cup. Coffee is experiencing a renaissance and Blue Bottle Coffee Company has quickly become one of America's most celebrated roasters. Famous for its complex and flavorful coffees, Blue Bottle delights its devoted patrons with exquisite pour-overs, delicious espressi, and specialized brewing methods. Yet as coffee production becomes more sophisticated with specialized extraction techniques and Japanese coffee gadgets, the new artisan coffees can seem out of reach. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee explains this new world from farm to cup, exploring the bounty of beans available and the intricate steps that go into sourcing raw coffee from around the globe. Blue Bottle founder James Freeman coaches you through brewing the perfect cup of coffee, using methods as diverse as French press, nel drip, siphon, and more to produce the best flavor. For coffee lovers who want to roll up their sleeves and go deeper, Freeman explains step by step how to roast beans at home using standard kitchen tools -- just like he did when starting out. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee also introduces a home technique for cupping, the industry method of tasting coffees for quality control, so you can hone your taste and share your meticulously roasted coffee with friends. Rounding out the book are more than thirty inventive recipes from Blue Bottle pastry chef and former Miette bakery owner Caitlin Freeman that incorporate coffee or just taste particularly good with coffee, such as Saffron Vanilla Snickerdoodles, Stout Coffee Cake with Pecan-Caraway Streusel, Affogato with Smoky Almond Ice Cream, Coffee Panna Cotta, and more. With more than one hundred stunning photographs showing coffee's journey from just-harvested cherry to perfect drink, this distinctive and deep guide to the new breed of amazing coffees from one of the top artisan coffee makers will change the way you think about -- and drink -- coffee. - Publisher.