Ryo Asai (朝井リョウ ) began creating picture books at the age of six and writing stories while still in grade school; soon he was submitting manuscripts to new-writer contests as he dreamed of publishing a book of his own. He made his literary debut as a student at Waseda University, when his novel Kirishima, bukatsu yamerutte yo (Kirishima Says He's Quitting the Team) took the 2009 Shosetsu Subaru New Writers' Award. He has kept up a constant stream of publications since his debut. When his novel Nanimono (Somebody) was awarded the Naoki Prize for the second half of 2012, he was only 23, making him the youngest male author to have ever won the award. His other works include Chia danshi!! (Guy Cheerleaders!!), Mo ichido umareru (To Be Born Over), and Shojo wa sotsugyo shinai (Girls Don't Graduate).
Love his depictions of everyday people and their inner struggles. I am utterly impressed with how he turns the most boring setting into the most relatable thing I’ve ever read. I will be reading every book from him
The book is a spin-off from nanimono, and it is a collection of short stories of various people.
Took me months of therapy to truly grasp how we need to take ownership of our own actions, including our mistakes to truly be confident and happy in ourselves. But this author tells that in like one short story it’s crazy!