Deoreophyeojin seongji sunryee daehayeo
Native title: 더럽혀진 성지 순례에 대하여
Translated title: On the Defiled Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Author: Ji, Seth
Genre: Horror
Year: 2025 | Pages: 304 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91661
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Sethe Ji has established himself as a horror genius, topping bestseller lists with every work he releases.
This work tells the story of a freelance editor, seeking to secure the publication of a fan book for a YouTuber specializing in exploring haunted sites with a low subscriber base, recruiting a woman who can see ghosts.
Together, they revisit these haunted sites and fabricate content to suit the reader's tastes. With three-dimensional characters and a compelling plot, this novel transcends the horror genre and embodies the distinct qualities of a full-fledged mystery novel. The dialogue between the three characters, set in a ruined space, evokes a live broadcast, creating a uniquely immersive experience.
Furthermore, the author delicately probes the unspoken, brooding abyss, a tangible reality that everyone harbors, striking at the reader's most vulnerable points. If you've ever been swayed by malicious emotions like jealousy, hatred, or obsession, and found yourself in a chilling situation, do not open this book! Before you know it, you will be drawn into a cycle of cursed reincarnation, from which even death cannot escape
Bimil sogui bimil
Native title: 비밀 속의 비밀 1
Translated title: The Secret of Secrets
Series: Part 1
Author: Brown, Dan
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Year: 2025 | Pages: 472 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91637
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Accompanying celebrated academic, Katherine Solomon, to a lecture she's been invited to give in Prague, Robert Langdon's world spirals out of control when she disappears without trace from their hotel room. Far from home and well out of his comfort zone, Langdon must pit his wits against forces unknown to recover the woman he loves.
But Prague is an old and dangerous city, steeped in folklore and mystery. For over two thousand years, the tides of history have washed back and forth over it, leaving behind echoes of everything that has gone before. Little can Langdon know that he is being stalked by a spectre from that dark past. He must use all of his arcane knowledge to decipher the world around him before he too is consumed by the rings of treachery and deception that have swallowed Katherine.
Against a backdrop of vast castles, towering churches, graveyards buried twelve deep and labyrinthine underground passages, Langdon must navigate a shadow city hiding in plain sight, a city which has successfully kept its secrets for centuries and will not readily deliver them. This is a battlefield unlike any he has previously experienced, one on which he must fight not for his only life, but for the future of humanity itself.
The Secret Of Secrets is Dan Brown's first novel for over eight years and sees the stunning return of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, this time pitting his wits against a conspiracy which will test even his considerable brainpower and take him to the edge of losing all that he holds dear
Wicheungui anae
Native title: 위층의 아내
Translated title: The Wife Upstairs
Author: McFadden, Freida
Genre: Thriller
Year: 2026 | Pages: 336 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91641
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I married a psychopath! What seemed like the perfect marriage turned out to be hell. And then, a young, pretty caregiver arrived.
Victoria's life seemed perfect. A solid career. A handsome, loving husband. A large, beautiful home with plans to fill it with children. But after a terrible accident, everything falls apart. Unable to walk, eat, or speak, Victoria is trapped in her upstairs apartment. Her husband, Adam, hires Sylvia, whom he met by chance, as Victoria's caregiver.
Facing immediate eviction, Sylvia, sensing an ominous premonition, chooses to join the massive, secluded mansion as a caregiver. As she cares for Victoria, Sylvia grows closer to her, discovering Victoria's diary hidden in a drawer. Inside, she finds a shocking entry.
Did Victoria really suffer an accident? What do the incomprehensible words Victoria mutters every day mean? This psychological thriller will keep you on your toes until the very end
STEREO
Native title: 스테레오
Author: Su-jeong, Kim
Genre: Romance
Year: 2026 | Pages: 181 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91634
Min Hyeol-ae (22), the vocalist of a famous idol band, is a two-faced person who pretends to care about his fans on the outside but hates them on the inside.
Then one day, he meets a woman named Do Jeong-in (24) who doesn't know that he is the vocalist of the famous idol band <STEREO>.
Min Hyeol-ae becomes interested in Do Jeong-in and falls in love with her without thinking.
When the idol band members, drummer Kim Jeong-yeo (21), electric guitarist Yoon Hee-do (22), keyboardist Lee Seong-chan (22), and bassist Yuk Jin-dam (22), find out, they are all surprised.
This is because until this point, Min Hyeol-ae had never liked a regular woman, not an idol girl
Jajaknamu sup
Native title: 자작나무 숲
Translated title: Birch Forest
Author: In-sook, Kim
Genre: Horror
Year: 2025 | Pages: 384 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91644
'Who would believe that a garbage house contains only garbage and no secrets?' Surrounded by all manner of terrible secrets, the countless bones buried beneath the privet tree in a garbage house contain shame and resentment. 'Birch Forest' is a newly expanded novel based on the short story of the same name published in 2022.
The story begins with the strange death of an elderly woman who collected trash. 'San 1-beonji' was once the wealthiest house in Gokgyo-dong. The house, which occupied the 'largest house and a very large piece of land' in the area, was the owner of 'that house'. However, the old man, who had spent his life collecting trash, eventually succumbs to a collapsed pile of trash.
To recover the body, the trash that had served as pillars supporting 'that house' must first be exposed. However, what the special cleaning company discovered while disposing of the waste was not the old man's remains, but rather a skeleton that could not be distinguished as either 'dog bones' or 'human bones', and another 'living skeleton' whose identity could not be determined.
However, what is truly extracted from 'that house', which has become 'a giant graveyard or cemetery of garbage', are not the 'bones' but the 'secrets' and 'stories' entangled with those bones. Secrets are never disposed of. Even if they become trash, they are piled up somewhere. Even if they rot, stink, and attract insects, they never completely disappear. Therefore, what is revealed when 'the fragments of stories that were precariously piled up suddenly crumble' is 'truth and sincerity'. It is the true story, overshadowed by the scent of countless suspicions and suspicions
Sarangeul baeuneun sigan
Native title: 사랑을 배우는 시간
Translated title: Learning to Love
Author: Min-gyu, Jeong
Genre: Romance
Year: 2025 | Pages: 118 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91654
'Learning to Love' is a sentimental novel about wounds, recovery, and inner human growth. Yoon-ha, a college student who doubts love, and Ji-hoon, a photographer who harbors a past loss. Their meeting was not a fleeting coincidence, but a journey of learning to understand each other.
Through his mother's final letter, Yoon-ha realizes that 'love is a courage a little greater than fear', and Ji-hoon, confronting the shadows of his past, learns that love is not an end in itself, but rather a 'different form of continuity'.
This novel doesn't simply portray love as 'feelings for someone'. Rather, it portrays it as 'a process of self-healing, a strength that enables one to endure life. This book captures the emotional cycle of learning from others, the warmth of that time, in refined prose.
Love is not a feeling that is completed, but a time of learning about oneself through each other
Wonangui kkum
Native title: 원앙의 꿈 현대문학 짧은 이야기 10
Translated title: The Dream of Mandarin Ducks
Author: Hoon, Sim
Genre: Social Novel / Short Stories
Year: 2026 | Pages: 220 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91648
Sim Hoon, a modern Korean novelist, is renowned for his lyrical yet realistic portrayals of human experiences of love, marriage, loss, and frustration amidst the oppressive reality of colonial Korea.
His masterpiece, 'The Dream of Mandarin Ducks', calmly depicts the gradual collapse of characters who dream of ideal love before the walls of social conditions and institutions, strikingly revealing that love cannot be sustained solely by individual emotions.
Rather than directly denouncing the grand tragedies of an era, Sim Hoon's novels naturally reveal the weight of reality through the cracks in the emotions and relationships of individuals living in that era. He unfailingly captures the social pressures and human suffering that permeate the private realms of love and marriage, and delicately depicts how everyday choices and hesitations can alter the course of life.
He also captures moments of love's excitement and frustration, hope and resignation intersecting with restrained prose, quietly conveying the vulnerability and compassion felt by humans in the face of reality
Gongheohan sipjaga
Native title: 공허한 십자가
Translated title: Empty Cross
Author: Higashino, Keigo
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Year: 2025 | Pages: 428 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91651
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A revised edition commemorating the 40th anniversary of the debut of mystery master Keigo Higashino, a social mystery masterpiece, has been released! Keigo Higashino's 'Empty Cross' explores the sharp questions of atonement and punishment, returning to readers in a new form. With its signature overwhelming density and unpredictable plot twists, 'Empty Cross' is undeniably Higashino's masterpiece. Now, with the artwork of photographer Okto Lee, this masterpiece offers an even more immersive experience.
'Empty Cross' begins with Nakahara, the protagonist who has just lost his daughter, receiving news of his ex-wife's death from a detective. Twenty years ago, the two went their separate ways after their daughter's murder. Years later, Nakahara, who has lost a family member in a murder, delves into the tangled web of secrets woven within the case. Keigo Higashino delivers a profound message of guilt, punishment, and forgiveness in this captivating and captivating story.
Keigo Higashino - Japan's bestselling and multi-prize winning author
Bomi ogi jeone
Native title: 봄이 오기 전에
Translated title: Before Spring Comes
Author: Bom, Han
Genre: Romance
Year: 2026 | Pages: 336 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91633
Like everyone else, life is hard, and difficult moments weigh heavily on us. Just surviving is difficult. However, enduring those dark times isn't something grand.
A sincere word of encouragement, a comforting look, a hand, even the smallest support can be enough.
'Before Spring Comes' is a story that will brighten your day. From their past lives to this present, 'Bom,' 'Doyoung,' 'Seol,' and 'Yul' - woven like a tangled thread - travel through life, encountering warmth that will soothe your weary heart.
The unique charm of this book lies in discovering, alongside these four youths, the warmth that will bring 'spring' to your own winter
Busannamja namgimuk
Native title: 부산남자 남기묵
Translated title: Busan Man, Nam Gi-muk
Author: Yoon-gil, Lee
Genre: Family Saga / Social Novel
Year: 2026 | Pages: 304 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91650
'Busan Man, Nam Gi-muk' is a maritime novel that follows the life of a Busan native who has lived alongside the sea. Nam Gi-muk, who grew up in the docks, breakwaters, and narrow alleys permeated by the salty wind, abandons a stable job on land and chooses the sea.
He is not a hero who braves the waves, but a worker on a deep-sea fishing boat, silently enduring the wear and tear of his body during repeated voyages. His days are a simple repetition of departure, fishing, and anchoring, but within that simplicity lies a layer of ineffable emotions and the remnants of choices.
Life on the sea is always a fraction of a second from death, and even survival is less a choice and more a coincidence. This novel portrays the sea not as a romantic but as a living reality, not as a memory but as a weight of the present tense. The sea becomes a question, not a consolation, and silence becomes a means of survival, not an avoidance
