The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō

Marie Kondō's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, published by Ten Speed Press in its first North American edition in 2014 and translated from Japanese by Cathy Hirano, is a self-help guide built around the KonMari Method — a systematic, philosophy-driven approach to decluttering that promises a permanent, rather than cyclical, transformation of the home. A #1 New York Times bestseller that CNN named one of the most influential books of the decade, it has sparked a genuine cultural movement, inspiring a hit Netflix series and reshaping how millions of people think about the objects they own.

Reviewed Apr 25, 2026