A bird's eye view photo of the edge of a light brown wooden bench on which is the black paperback book with an image of TAKARAZUKA women performers, 4 alternating woman/man roles with heavy makeup. To the left is s white paper coffee cup with a brown plastic lid. A man's legs can be seen. He is in blue jeans & brown shoes.

#NowReReading2026 TAKARAZUKA: SEXUAL POLITICS & POPULAR CULTURE IN MODERN JAPAN by Jennifer Robertson via @ucpress.bsky.social imbibed at Hanare Coffee Studio #Nezu #根津 #Books #Coffee 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky

The paperback book with a photo of a smiling white woman with blonde hair, in a blue dress shirt, gray jeans, and cowboy boots sits on a table. To the right is a white blue-rimmed cup & saucer if black ciffee. In the distance, another patron can ve seen lifting her white coffee mug but their face is cut off

#NowReReading2026 MOLLY IVINS CAN'T SAY THAT, CAN SHE? by Molly Ivins via @vintagebooks.bsky.social imbibed at Coffee Workshop Shanty #KitaSenju #北千住 #Books #Coffee 💙 📚 #CoffeeSky #BookSky

On a large round unstained wooden table is the yellow paperback book with a red tiger screen print. To the right is a dark blue mug & saucer of black coffee

#NowReReading2026 YEAR OF THE TIGER: AN ACTIVIST'S LIFE by my friend the late @sfdirewolf.bsky.social whom I miss everyday via @vintagebooks.bsky.social imbibed at Chapter 1 Coffee #Coffee #Books 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky

Photo of the paperback book on a slated table outside the coffee shop. To the right is a mustard yellow mug of black coffee with several instances of the blue Bicycle Coffee logo of a bicycle gear on top of a coffee mug. In the distance is sparse greenery through which you can see a passing train

#NowReReading2026 THE DEATH & LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN CITIES by Jane Jacobs via @vintagebooks.bsky.social imbibed at Bicycle Coffee #Kanamachi #金町 #Books #Coffee #UrbanStudies #BookSky #CoffeeSky #CitySky

On a round wooden outside table is the paperback book with an illustration of a red star in the lower right emanating black outline, green/blue outline, orange outline, red, black, blue, orange. The red star has a black video camera shadow image in it The eyes of Black actor Sydney Poitier is in the first orange outline. To the right is a white plate is an orange glazed donut & a small gold fork. At 12 o'clock between them is a white mug of black coffee. On the street in the distance is a sandwich board on the street's green stripe with illustrations on the bottom of anthropomorphized pie, coffee bean, & scone. At the top it says in red "Something smells good here" with a red arrow pointing away from the cafe. To its right is an electric bicycle & behind it is a red box against a pole. Beyond the street you can see a parked van

#NowReReading2026 I AM NOT SYDNEY POITIER by Percival Everett via @picadorbooks.bsky.social imbibed at Mills Coffee #Senju #千住 #Coffee #Books 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky

Photo is on a brown table is the greenish gray paperback book. To the right is a white mug of black coffee with Saito's Coffee red medieval logo on it. To the left is a small plastic package of small cookies and a sticker with the logo on it. A black jacket can be seen on the chair opposite

#NowReReading2026 A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SENSES by Diane Ackerman via @vintagebooks.bsky.social imbibed at Saito's Coffee #Kanda #神田 #Books #Coffee 💙 📚 #BookSky #CoffeeSky