I'm at the beginner's stage, having done both RTK and Tae Kims Grammar; currently working my way through 2k Core.
And I've been wondering, which books (or authors) can you suggest for my level?

(The reason I'm asking about books in aozora bunko is because I don't have any money to spare...but if you could direct me to sites where I can download light novels for free, I'd be very grateful.)

Honestly, I don't think it's useful at your level to read anything on Aozora. I don't think you'll be able to find anything that isn't a horrible slog.

Give Miyazawa Kenji's short stories a try, if you want to prove it to yourself. He wrote for children, but I'd still consider him more difficult to read than quite a few contemporary authors.

Read NHK Easy News.

There's an innocent books recommendation thread. It might just answer both your questions.

Then there's also manga.

It's gonna be above your level, but I found that the １００物語 was fun to read, rikai-sama, when I was a little bit above that level.
http://www.hukumusume.com/douwa/pc/100mo...index.html
This versions nice because it also has voices attached.

１００物語　is basically a collection of ghost stories.

RandomQuotes Wrote:It's gonna be above your level, but I found that the 100物語 was fun to read, rikai-sama, when I was a little bit above that level.
http://www.hukumusume.com/douwa/pc/100mo...index.html
This versions nice because it also has voices attached.

100物語　is basically a collection of ghost stories.

Those seem like just the right length Got any more links like that?

If you like youkai, then these are pretty good http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/YoukaiDB2/ikai/index.html http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~hiko/youkai.htm

A year's worth of folk tales aimed at children:　http://hukumusume.com/douwa/pc/jap/
Western fairy tales: http://hukumusume.com/douwa/pc/world/index.html
A different Category of folk tales: http://hukumusume.com/douwa/pc/minwa/index.html
Short stories: http://hukumusume.com/douwa/pc/kobanashi/index.html

Splendid, splendid!

Termy Wrote:Splendid, splendid!

Thanks a lot for these!

I just saw this; Thanks a lot for all the useful links!