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International bestselling author Haruki Murakami has a new book to add to your reading list. The city and its uncertain walls This is the author’s 15th book and is expected to be released on November 19th, but if you’re eager to expand your music book collection, you can pre-order a copy for up to 10% off.
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Murakami fans can look forward to interactive elements in the new material, including specially curated playlists featuring albums and artists incorporated into the author’s books. As a music lover, Murakami is constantly looking for ways to incorporate music into his novels, and the latest version is expected to reference the entire album. yellow submarine and Paul Desmond, Tchaikovsky, Dave Brubeck Quartet and more.
The Murakami Midnight Party will be held at select bookstores across the U.S. on Monday, November 18 to celebrate the book’s release, where fans will be able to enter raffles, Q&A and receive exclusive merchandise, while listening to a specially curated playlist. If you are too impatient to take action The city and its uncertain wallsyou can pre-order the book below and find out which bookstores are hosting presentations.
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls: A Novel by Haruki Murakami
The city and its uncertain walls It tells the story of a young man who embarks on a journey across the world to find his love after she disappears one day. As he struggles with his grief, he soon meets a young child who teaches him what he may have been missing.
While you wait for your copy to be delivered, you can read another music-centric book by the author titled Focus entirely on the music: Conversation A conversation with the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Check out the full list of bookstores participating in the Murakami Midnight Party below.
- Prologue Bookstore in Columbus, Ohio
- Skylight Books, Los Angeles, California.
- Three Lives & Company New York, NY
- Elliott Bay Books in Seattle, Washington.
- Green Apple Bookstore in a park in San Francisco, California.
- Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, New York
- Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO
- Yu & Me Books in New York, NY
Sponsors expected to partner with the Midnight Party include Kettl Tea, Milk Bar (which will offer special Murakuffins inspired by the author), Brooklyn Kura and Kato Sake Works.
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