Murakami Radio by Murakami Haruki

This collection of short essays is perfect for intermediate to upper intermediate readers. Originally written as a weekly feature for the popular Japanese "Anan Magazine", these stories feel more like browsing Murakami's blog than reading literature. Each passage contains a story or a collection of Murakami's thoughts about a particular theme. Because each thought-provoking passage is about one front-and-back page of a Japanese novel, they are the perfect length for even the busiest students. 

We highly recommend this collection of essays to anyone who wants to read real Japanese in short sittings without complex vocabulary.