Michiko Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. After university, she became a reporter for a Japanese newspaper based in Sydney before moving back to Japan to work as a magazine editor in Tokyo. What You are Looking for is in the Library was shortlisted for the Japan Booksellers' Award and became a Japanese bestseller. It is being translated into more than fifteen languages. She lives in Yokohama, Japan.
It was a collection of heartwarming stories involving a mysterious cat and its mysterious messages via leaves. I liked how the characters from each story briefly appeared in the background in other stories and the warm vibe this book had. But there was nothing new. I felt bored from time to time.