"Celebrated novelist Haruki Murakami is a master of the heartbreaking and the surreal. So who better to start an online advice column? In January, the Japanese author began soliciting and responding to reader-submitted questions. Murakami's website is in Japanese, but we translated some of the best back-and-forths. It's weird — and weirdly charming — stuff." - rønin

First question from a lady having issues w/coworker. Asked how he would write the life of such a person in one of his books. "I have a similar experience as you. It’s such a pain to work with someone like that. Waking up every day with that in mind is terrible. You lose faith in humanity. I understand where you’re coming from. People like that are not uncommon and surprisingly well liked. How would his life be if he/she were in my novel, you ask? Skinned alive with a knife, of course … just kidding." - rønin

I need to read this. - Jenny H.