Yuki Tejima

PEOPLE’s Best Books of January 2026: New Fiction from Amy DuBois Barnett. Julian Barnes and More See PEOPLE's picks for the best books of January 2026 so far, including self-help books, literary fiction and photo books.

WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED has been named a best book of January by @people.com!

“[A] unique, witty novel about love and loneliness.”
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WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED by Emi Yagi (translated by @yukitejima.bsky.social) is a February 2026 @americanbookseller.bsky.social Indie Next Pick! As always, huge thanks to all of the booksellers who nominated us!

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Fanbase Press Interviews Yuki Tejima on the Upcoming Release of the English Translation of Tetsuko Kuroyanagin’s ‘Totto-chan, The Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel’ with Kodansha - Fanbasepress The following is an interview with translator Yuki Tejima regarding the upcoming release of the first-ever English language translation of Tetsuko

Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Interviews @yukitejima.bsky.social on the Upcoming Release of the English Translation of Tetsuko Kuroyanagin’s ‘Totto-chan, The Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel’ with @kodansha.us

Yuki Tejima: “I miss talking about the books I’m not translating” On translating Japanese writers like Mizuki Tsujimura, Kumi Kimura and Emi Nagi, and championing women’s writing

Check out this interview with former ALTA mentee Yuki Tejima as they discuss balancing professional translation projects with a broader love of and excitement for literature. At Hindustan Times: buff.ly/k0kVfZS @hindustan-times.bsky.social @yukitejima.bsky.social

Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon “There’s somebody you wish to see, isn’t there?” The elderly woman asked this in a gentle voice. I didn’t know how to reply. We fell into a long silence, which I later regretted. The quiet in the a…

“We fell into a long silence, which I later regretted. The quiet in the air held too much meaning for two strangers making small talk.” Read from Mizuki Tsujimura’s novel Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon, translated by @yukitejima.bsky.social.

Wow, that is so wonderful to hear. Thank you, truly.

You’re too kind, Nikole! (As I stumble around clueless…) :)

Thank you for your kind words!

On Bringing the Novels of Mizuki Tsujimura to English Readers As a literary translator who was born in Tokyo, raised in Los Angeles, and now ping-pongs between the two cities, I often find myself describing books (that I neither wrote nor translated) to reade…

“While many English readers may be quick to assume that Tsujimura’s novels are meant to heal, the word most often used to describe her work in Japan is sasaru. It means stab, sting, turn a knife in my heart.” @yukitejima.bsky.social on translation as an act of sharing.

🏛️ COVER ANNOUNCEMENT 🏛️ We're excited to share the jacket of Emi Yagi's WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED (translated by @yukitejima.bsky.social), designed by Suzanne Dean with art direction by @nlcaputo.bsky.social.

WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED hits shelves on 1/27/26 and is available to preorder now!