A candid story of one woman''s fight to find her way through her working life, while, against all odds, clinging to her passion for reading and for sharing books. Kyoko still loves books. Just about. But life at the Musashino Bookshop is starting to get her down. Above all, there''s one question that keeps going round and round her head: How can my manager be so stupid? From his obsession with self-helps books to his insistence on giving inspirational speeches at staff meetings, everything about Takeru Yamamoto seems designed to set Kyoko''s teeth on edge. And, as the bookshop lurches from crisis to crisis, facing criticism from customers and authors alike, it''s tough for her to keep her love of literature alive. Only the prospect of changing a life by handing over the perfect book keeps her going. But then she herself is handed a book that changes everything. Within its pages, all the struggles of her daily life are reflected back at her. Was there more to her manager than meets the eye all along? A winning blend of slice-of-life (somewhat romantic, occasionally ludicrous) comedy, satire, and human drama with a pinch of mystery to spice things up, How Can My Manager Be So Stupid is the perfect read for anyone who has felt that they can''t even . . . with the idiots that walk among us

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Kazumasa Hayami is a writer and screenwriter, born in 1977 in Kanagawa Prefecture. His debut novel 108 was a bestseller and later made into a manga and a film. He won the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award for his novel Innocent Days, and the Yamamoto Shgor Prize for The Royal Family. His novels are almost all adapted for screen.

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'Silly, poignant, and utterly relatable' Mara Faye Letham
'A charming, delightful gem' Susan Coll
'A wry read perfect for anyone who's ever worked in a customer facing job' Mackenzie Reed
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Kyoko Tanihara still loves books. Just about.**

But life at the Musashino Bookstore is starting to get her down. Instead of promoting her favorite stories, she finds herself distracted, tearing her hair out at the mere sight of her infuriating manager, who can't seem to do anything but get in her way of success.

From his obsession with self-help books to his "inspirational" speeches at staff meetings, everything about Takeru Yamamoto seems designed to set her teeth on edge. As the store lurches from crisis to crisis, facing criticism from customers and authors alike, only the prospect of changing a life by handing over the perfect book keeps her going.

Until one day she is handed a book that speaks to all her frustrations, and opens her eyes to an alarming possibility. What if there's actually more to Yamamoto's obnoxious antics than meets the eye? What if, just maybe, her manager isn't so stupid after all?

How Can My Manager Be So Stupid is the perfect read for anyone who has felt that they can't even . . . with the idiots that walk among us.

Translated from the Japanese by Haydn Trowell