Messenger Cat Café: The Charming, Quirky Japanese Bestseller about a Cat in the Afterlife Seeking Connection

Nagi Shimeno is a writer and cafe owner, based in Tokyo. She was a 1st Delicious Literature Award finalist and is the author of the Café Dodo and Messenger Cat series.

M. Jean is a graduate of University of California, Irvine with a bachelor’s degree in Japanese Language and Literature. She studied translation at International Christian University in Mitaka, Japan, where she was inspired to specialize in literature. Messenger Cat Café is the first novel to make her cry on the job (but it will not be the last).