"With the untimely death of third-generation bookseller Emon Koumoto, a small Tohoku town loses its last bookstore. However, just as the part-time staff are gearing up for its closing sale, high schooler Musubu Enoki shows up out of nowhere claiming that the late owner entrusted him with all the texts in the shop! As patrons come from far and wise to bid the store farewell during its final week of operation, Musubu uses his ability to converse with books to reunite people through their most treasured tomes. But can these nostalgic, interconnected encounters lead him to the truth behind Emon's passing?"--Dust jacket.