Laura Imai Messina

Laura Imai Messina is an Italian novelist born and raised in Rome. She earned her PhD in comparative studies from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and lives in Japan with her husband and two children. The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World, sold in 21 countries and an international bestseller, is her English-language debut.

Laura Imai Messina's Titles

Island of Lost Letters A Novel

The Island of Lost Letters

From the author of the international bestseller The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World, an enchanting novel about a tiny island post office...


Heartbeat Library A Novel

The Heartbeat Library

The Heartbeat Library is a tender, contemplative, and uplifting novel about grief, friendship, and the many ways we heal, by the internationally...


Phone Booth at the Edge of the World A tender, quiet novel about a tsunami widow and the wind phone where mourners call the dead

The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World

Laura Imai Messina’s international bestselling novel is a story about grief, mourning, and the joy of survival, inspired by a real phone booth...