We are announcing the 65 selected works from the "#AutumnReading2020" book review contest, co-hosted by 12 publishers and note!
The book review contest, which ran for about a month and a half starting October 14, 2020, was called “#AutumnReading2020”. During the period (10/14-11/30), we received as many as 9,581 entries! Thank you for submitting such wonderful works that convey the joy of reading.
For a list of entries on note, please see here.
The "note Award" selected by the note management office and the winning works selected by each publisher have been decided as follows.
▼note Award
"Lemon" by Motojiro Kajii: "Taking care of your own mood" | Reo Nishiki
"Father and I" by E.O. Plauen 🇩🇪 The thrill of discovering manga in the elementary school library ✨ | Fermenter 🌈✨ Blog like fermented bread dough
My heart burned with "The Ice Point". | £ (Pound)
Is it Mr. Yoshida, or is it the clerk? | midori
On the perspective I gained from reading On Happiness | Nui Shikoi
We will present the 5 winners with a set of original note goods (T-shirt, tote bag, notebook, and smart paperback)!
▼KADOKAWA
I read "Nozomi". Which one do you hope for? | Ann
"The Tatami Galaxy" and "On Farce" | Itagaki Blog
"Eighty Days Around the Tatami" from behind the back | Ryo Bu
Slipping in to talk about "Another" in the autumn of reading. | Tenka
"Whoever Steals This Book" written by Nobuaki Fukamidori | Mimosa
For the winning works, please also see the article on the Kadokawa Literary ch "Kadobun note".
▼Kawade Shobo Shinsha
Even when I'm sad, I get hungry, go to the bathroom, and get sleepy | Kanako
The stinging pain lurking in the indifference | Kitano Akai Tomato
Even if you can't resist - "Sazanami no Yoru" (Izumi Kizara) | Kimiko
Living (from "Sazanami no Yoru") | Mimosa
Book Review 11 "Yesterday's Curry, Tomorrow's Bread" Izumi Kizara | Ryo
For the winning works, please also see the article by Kawade Shobo Shinsha.
▼Gentosha
Living by eating music - Reading "Honeybees and Distant Thunder" | Saki Iio
When I'm sick and when I'm moe | Shion Sakimura
Reading Kyohei Sakaguchi's "Gen-nen Jidai" | suri
Melt into the morning glow | Delico
"Justice" is as scary as "Evil" | Mai
For the winning works, please also see the article on Gentosha E-books.
▼Kobunsha
I, who drowned in words, and that girl who couldn't see. One trigger that allowed me to love my body | Asexual, Kamone-san
What happened when someone who knows nothing about literature read "Literature is the Highest Education" | Ooragi-san
What is a woman's happiness in balancing family and career? | Onosaki-san
The longing for space that the children reminded me of | Jaaku Seimeitai-san
What can be done with Art Thinking x Sports | Former rhythmic gymnast Rollpanna-san
For the winning works, please also see the Kobunsha Shinsho article.
▼Shueisha
Will bullying disappear from this world? | Shinobuno-san
Words to confront preconceptions | Momoka Sugiura/Moka-san
The classroom and the world, the past and the future connected by Kotaro Isaka's "Reverse Socrates" | Tsuki no Hito-san
For the winning works, please also see the Shueisha Bungei official article.
▼Diamond Inc.
Don't overthink it!? What are the "four" things Anri Samata gave me? | Seitaro Okamura-san
The story of how my reality changed with "You Should Write What You Want to Read." | Sana-san
Creativity is the courage to think through [Art Thinking for 13-Year-Olds: Finding Your Own Answer] | Tsumugu Tsumura-san
To us who live life with all our might | hazucookie-san
I will invest in your "heat" | Yasuda Keisuke-san
For the winning works, please also see the Diamond Inc. Book Editorial Department article.
▼Discover 21
I never thought I would cry while reading a parenting book | Sen Aoyagi-san
Book review: "How to choose your own path so you won't have regrets in 10 years" | Emi-san
The story of how learning about coaching made going to work a little easier | Ryo Kazami-san
#AutumnOfReading2020 #ThrowItAllAway | Hitohira Akane | Chronic illness/Lifestyle/Business-san
A book that will never be finished as long as I am working | Yoshisaki-san
For the winning works, please also see the Discover 21 article.
▼Nikkei BP
Don't look at me with that exasperated face saying, "Stop gathering information forever and just do it already." I truly believe that I am making steady progress that way. | Shunshushun-san
Decoding "Marriage" with [FACTFULNESS] | Dai Hashimoto-san
My 50 Nights of Bookshelves - "Net Kobo-ki" | Hyakunichiso-san
The story of my son panicking when he saw "Stop Praising" - Book review | Mimi-san
For the winning works, please also see the Nikkei Books article.
▼Hayakawa Publishing
A novel recommended by a pharmacist: "Child of the Moon" by Ryo Honami | Furiko Gluten (Pharmacist)
Being run over by "Nesting Water Run Over by the Moon" | Mathematical Rakugo Performer, Shizen Taisuu no Tei Ginyu
Reading "Terror of Selling the Country" | Black Hole
On the matter of Miura-kun trying to jump from the classroom. | Magurodon
Book review of "Lies and Canonical" | Mrs. chocolate
For the winning works, please also see the Hayakawa Books & Magazines (β) article.
▼Bungeishunju
"Eve of the Revolution" by Shinobu Suga | eri
Moncler clothing section and the sea breeze of Malecon Avenue [Review of 'Celebrity Dog in Omotesando and Stray Dog in La Cabaña Fortress'] | Enpitsu Rocket
Reading "Star Reading at Full Moon Coffee Shop" | sanitary
"Isn't it fine just the way it is!"... Reading [Yokomichi Yonosuke]. | Miyauchi
First Love: "People can be reborn once more" | Riho
For the winning works, please also see the Hon no Hanashi article.
▼Poplar Publishing (Children's Books)
I want to give this to you, whom I don't know by face or name. The "thank you" I couldn't put into words. | Zero no Kami / Former Copywriter
My true feeling is "I want to sing it" | Tayu Tauhito
"The Rumored Zukkoke Corporation" showed me a side of my father I didn't know | Yuki Miruku
For the winning works, please also see the Poplar Publishing Children's Book Editorial Department article.
▼Poplar Publishing (General Books)
Reading Week: "Erasing Traces" - How to face death | Ayame Jonouchi
"Jellyfish without bones and jellyfish with bones" - Reading a story about the scene where the dead and the living intersect | Sora no Oto
People are taken care of by someone even after they die | Nabetomo
Memento Mori - While holding a cat | Nekomata
Is there someone you would want to live, even if it meant exchanging your own life? | Zan Hiroo
For the winning works, please also see the Poplar Publishing General Books Newsletter article.
▼Rights Publishing
"Let's Reduce Sales." A corporate textbook where everyone can be happy | serene / Writer
For example, assuming that it was a Sawayaka hamburger steak | Nurse Asami
"The Lightest Management" is my work-style reform! The one lesson that turned my anxiety into confidence | Nickeypika
[Advertising Book Reading Record: 080] 365 Days of Advertising Copy I Want to Read Every Day | Hiromichi Hayakawa
An adventure only I can have | Hiroshi
For the winning works, please also see the Rights Publishing article.
Contest Review
A review of "#AutumnReading2020" as a whole is also summarized in this article.
We held this contest in the hope that "#AutumnReading2020" would serve as a catalyst for people to encounter new books and for the notes they write to lead to reading experiences for others, creating a wonderful chain reaction. We are very pleased as an operations team that more people participated than we expected. Once again, thank you for submitting such wonderful works!
To continue expanding the circle of reading on note in the coming years, we will think of projects that not only creators, but also publishers, bookstores, and many more people can participate in.
The submission period for the contest has ended, but if you encounter interesting books or favorite authors, please continue to write articles about them on note.