The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelPurge by Sofi OksanenThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
A year of reading the world
277 books — 51 voters
The World of the Shining Prince by Ivan MorrisManga by Paul GravettThe Nobility of Failure by Ivan MorrisSamurai Films by Roland ThorneThe Book of Yokai by Michael Dylan Foster
Japanology
115 books — 4 voters

Cinema Anime by Steven T. BrownThe Japanophile's Handbook by Alexei Maxim RussellOtaku Spaces by Patrick W. GalbraithOtaku by Hiroki AzumaAnime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle by Susan J. Napier
Japanese Pop Culture.
119 books — 16 voters
Straight from the Heart by Jennifer S. ProughAdult Manga by Sharon KinsellaOtaku by Hiroki AzumaAnime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle by Susan J. NapierA Sociology of Japanese Ladies' Comics by Kinko Itō
Academic Books about Anime
55 books — 32 voters