Jiwojin iljuil
Native title: 지워진 일주일
Translated title: Erased Week
Author: Su-jeong, Kim
Genre: Mystery / Romance
Year: 2026 | Pages: 283 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91635
A mystery romance unfolds as Yunseul, who has suffered daily abuse from her father since her mother's death, meets Hyun-yi, an intern at a time travel company!
Yunseul strives to save her mother, and Hyun-yi strives to start a new life.
Unexpected pasts are graduly revealed.
Readers will be surprised, cry, and laugh along with the protagonist!
Recommended for all lovers of romance and mystery novels
Yeonhui iyagi
Native title: 연희 이야기
Translated title: Yeonhee's Story
Author: Hye-jin, Jeon
Genre: Horror
Year: 2026 | Pages: 328 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91643
'A fate where you must embrace God to survive!' The story of women who, shunned and resentful, writhe in their grief, become vengeful ghosts!
Abandoned by her family, Yeonhee has moved to the island to worship God. She receives an unexpected phone call from her brother, Won-il, from whom she has been estranged for thirty years, followed by an urgent voice. Her niece, Yeon-ah, suffers from a mysterious illness of unknown origin. Heading to Seoul, Yeon-hee encounters the shadow of her own fate in her niece's suffering.
Once abandoned by her family, can Yeon-hee now risk everything for her niece, who finds herself in the same predicament? Or will she choose the ordinary life she's so precariously maintained? Will she willingly shoulder her karma and undo the disaster that has befallen Yeon-ah? Through the ghosts Yeon-hee and Yeon-ah encounter and the repercussions of their choices, 'Yeon-hee's Story' poses a chilling and profound question about the truth we've so desperately tried to ignore
Jikigo sipeun maeumui danpyeon
Native title: 지키고 싶은 마음의 단편 (斷片)
Translated title: Fragments of a Heart I Want to Protect
Author: Su-su, Kim
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2026 | Pages: 168 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91659
Six fragments of a scattered heart, a collection of short stories weaving together moments we hope will never disappear
At some point in our lives, we face a question deep within our hearts: What do I wish to hold onto?
This collection chronicles the moments of those who, amidst fading relationships, wavering daily lives, and perhaps even lost dreams, ultimately embrace a single heart. We invite you on this quiet journey to discover how a single, tiny piece of our heart can transform our lives, and how far we're willing to go to protect what we long to protect
Fortune Telling
Native title: 포춘 텔링 운세와 미래에 관한 다섯 편의 소설
Author: Hee-sun, Kim
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2025 | Pages: 240 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91647
The desire to glimpse the future: five stories about fortune telling.
The first book in the anthology 'Neuseun', 'Fortune Telling', brings together novels about fortune telling by five authors: Kim Hee-sun, Jang Jin-young, Park So-min, Kwon Hye-young, and Kim Sa-sa. Neuseun, a new novel series from 'Imagination', embodies the ambition to blur the gap between everyday life and literature, as well as the boundaries between genres. Within a free literary framework, this curated collection of loose novels offers readers a diverse range of experiences.
Fortune-telling, a compound word of 'fortune' and 'telling', can be interpreted as a divination or fortune-telling, or a prophecy about fortune or the future. This anthology, which offers a glimpse into the five authors' brilliant perspectives on fortune telling, not only explores superstitions like sticking coins to the soles of feet, fortune-telling, and fortune cookies, but also reveals the authors' own perspectives on fortune telling and their own perspectives
Kill Your Darlings
Native title: 킬 유어 달링
Author: Swanson, Peter
Genre: Thriller
Year: 2025 | Pages: 360 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91657
Every couple has a secret. But what if that secret involves murder?
Tom and Wendy, married for over 25 years, are enjoying a wonderful marriage. But when Tom, an English professor, reveals to his acquaintances that he is writing a mystery novel that includes a murder case, their relationship begins to crack. This is because the novel is based on a crime committed by Tom and Wendy together. When the world discovers the sins of her past, committed out of love and sworn to remain buried until death, Wendy devises a way to ensure that this secret will never leak out: she kills Tom. Why did these two, who once loved each other passionately like the main characters in a movie, have to meet this ending?
Peter Swanson, author of the fast-paced plot, dramatic twists, and boldly challenging the boundaries between good and evil, has rightfully earned the title of 'master of the modern thriller'. A 'reverse thriller', it begins in the present and then moves back to the past, uncovering the reasons for their inevitable destruction. The strange relationship between a married couple and accomplices, the chilling moments when intimacy turns to distrust, and the surprising truth and unexpected conclusion are enough to captivate thriller readers who have been waiting for a unique suspense
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
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
Dahji moshae talheun sarang
Native title: 닿지 못해 닳은 사랑
Translated title: Love Worn Out of Reach
Author: Hikorohi
Genre: Romance
Year: 2026 | Pages: 196 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91632
Translated
The first novel by the famous Japanese comedian Hikorohi has been published by Bungeishunju.
When we fall in love, we all become fools, repeating behaviors that are difficult to understand from an outsider's perspective. Women who like bad boys, men who like bad girls, those who are too clumsy to express themselves, and those who confess their feelings that are on the verge of bursting.
The characters in the work are ordinary people who are confused about the 'present moment', realize it too late, blame themselves, ultimately feel lonely, and somehow rationalize themselves and their circumstances.
'Love Worn Out of Reach' is a story that serves as a kind of inner confession of their inner selves.
Winner of the 31st Shimase Romance Literature Award
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
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
Translated
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
