🌙 📘 2026 Member Survey: Win a copy of Water Moon!
On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it.
Most will see only a cosy ramen restaurant. And just the chosen ones – those who are lost – will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets.
They must journey through a mystical world to find Hana’s father and the stolen choice – through rain puddles, hitching rides on paper cranes, across the bridge between midnight and morning and through a night market in the clouds.
Listen to music while you read from our Spotify playlist inspired by the book!
While we can't provide individual copies of our monthly title, there are a variety of easy ways to access the book:
Grab a physical copy from the UMN Libraries or by using Interlibrary Loan
University of Minnesota Bookstore (20% off our current pick for Book Club Members)
The Book House (used book store in Dinkytown)
Ramsey County Library (library cards are free, and the Roseville Library is about a 10-minute drive from the St. Paul campus)
Hennepin County Library (library cards are free, and Arvonne Fraser Library is located just a few blocks from campus in Dinkytown)
Download the Libby App and borrow ebooks and audiobooks from the libraries above for free