It's okay not to keep a straight face. It's your first time, after all.

A book that gives you permission not to keep a straight face.

This book is based on work originally published as a ZINE. Yuka Nakamae's essays capture 'memories of crying' hidden in the mundane moments of daily life, as if she is picking them up one by one. Whether it's the smell of a school gymnasium or a movie watched in childhood, although they are personal memories, you get a strange sensation that scenes long dormant within yourself are gently floating back to the surface while reading. In this episode, I also touch on the connection between this book and another work introduced previously.

Words that accompany those who hold back tears, and adults alike.

As adults, we are often expected to 'keep a straight face,' but I feel this book kindly tells us that such a pretense isn't necessary. Perhaps because Yuka Nakamae herself has carefully written down the reasons for tears that words cannot explain, the reader's heart begins to soften little by little.

Every time you open a page, your own memories are gently unraveled.

In this episode, I also share a heartwarming letter about birthdays sent in by a listener, as well as an episode from someone who previously disliked reading but had their perspective completely changed. It conveys how encounters with books can slowly color one's daily life. How will the essays of Yuka Nakamae change your tomorrow? Please enjoy the rest of the conversation in the main episode.