Snuff was the annual Pratchett novel last year; I enjoy most of Pratchett's voluminous body of work, and after some wobbles with Thud I had been feeling like he was back
Strange Weather in Tokyo was written in 2001, but this translation (by Allison Powell) is more recent, being published in 2012. I hadn't encountered Kawakami before, but if this is any
This is my fourth LCA, and the third on the trot, thanks in large part to my employer being prepared to stump up funds to send me, which is jolly nice of them.