Before the Coffee Gets Cold

"Heartwarming, quirky, and wistful." — HuffPost


If you could go back, who would you want to meet?


In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee—the chance to travel back in time.

Over the course of one summer, four customers visit the café in the hopes of making that journey. But time travel isn’t so simple, and there are rules that must be followed. Most important, the trip can last only as long as it takes for the coffee to get cold.

"Resonant… The narrative is deeply moving." — Chicago Review of Books

"The story is gold. Before the Coffee Gets Cold is perfect for anyone who wants to feel connected." — Bookreporter