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Adult Fiction
Adult Fiction
The book is a collection of five interconnected short stores exploring the diverse lives of visually impaired individuals, inspired by real interviews
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55739
ISBN: 9788937428524
[Adult Fiction]
This book is a gentle and heartwarming collection of eight short stories. With its leisurely pace and thoughtful exploration of life’s rhythms, it is a tender reminder to slow down, reflect, and embrace the subtle grace of being understood.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55737
ISBN: 9788936439682
[Adult Fiction]
조시현
K'ŭrim Ŭi Muge Rŭl Chaenŭn Pangbŏp: Cho Si-Hyŏn Sosŏlchip
By Cho, Si-hyŏn
In this genre-defying debut, Jo Si‑hyun brings together eight surreal and poetic short stories that explore themes of love, longing, and existential transformation, often set against a backdrop of cosmic or apocalyptic landscapes. The narrator evokes humanity as beings born to long, even in worlds collapsing around them.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55733
ISBN: 9788932043364
[Adult Fiction]
박선우
Ŏdum Ttulk'i: Che 30-Hoe Munhak Tongne Sosŏlsang Susangjak
By Ha, Sŭng-min
This is author's debut novel and winner of the 30th Munhakdongne Novel Award. It follows a thirty-something male protagonist who navigates the emotional terrain of strain and renewal through his complex relationship with his mother and the vicissitudes of love and life.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55734
ISBN: 9791141602222
[Adult Fiction]
I-Machi, a renowned actress, experiences a sudden surge in body weight, memory lapses, and a haunting presence in her new home, marking the beginning of deeper disturbances.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55736
ISBN: 9791141609313
[Adult Fiction]
This is the author’s fourth collection of short stories, featuring eight pieces written between 2020 and 2024. The stories often begin with a visitor or a chance encounter, unfolding through unexpected twists that capture both the mystery and joy of life.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55731
ISBN: 9791141601997
[Adult Fiction]
This book is the Korean version of "Onyx strom" by Rebecca Yaros. After 18 months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail must leave to seek allies in unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. She must protect her dragons, family, home, and him, while keeping a secret to protect their loved ones. They need an army, power, magic, and the truth, but a storm is coming, and not everyone can survive.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55729
ISBN: 9791173476136
[Adult Fiction]
The narrative follows Jiwon, a young woman grappling with the recent loss of her mother. In her quest for solace and understanding, Jiwon embarks on a journey that intertwines her personal growth with her exploration of the world around her.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55725
ISBN: 9788932043500
[Adult Fiction]
예소연 外著
2025 Che 48-Hoe Yi Sang Munhaksang Chakp'umjip: Kŭ Kae Wa Hyŏngmyŏng
By Ye, So-yŏn oe
This anthology showcases the dynamic voices of contemporary Korean literature, offering insightful reflections on identity, society, and the human condition. Each story presents a unique perspective, contributing to the rich tapestry of modern storytelling.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55724
ISBN: 9791130664118
[Adult Fiction]
This anthology features seven short stories by emerging Korean writers, each exploring contemporary themes with emotional depth and literary innovation. The collection includes the winner of the 2025 Young Writers Award, Baek Onyu, and six other notable works.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$16.80 CA$24
Item Number: KOR55723
ISBN: 9791141602024
[Adult Fiction]
The narrative follows Jiwon, a young woman who feels disconnected from her surroundings and struggles with the pressures of societal expectations. In an attempt to find her true self, she embarks on a journey that challenges her perceptions of reality and forces her to confront uncomfortable truths about her identity and relationships.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55722
ISBN: 9788936439743
[Adult Fiction]
박대겸
Oegyein I Illyu Rŭl Myŏlmang Sik'indae: Pak Tae-Gyŏm Changp'yŏn Sosŏl
By Pak, Tae-gyŏm
This fresh 2025 novel landing in Minumsa’s Today’s Young Writers series throws ordinary characters into an extraordinary predicament: they hear an alien voice warning that only 0.0001% of humanity will survive in just one week.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: KOR55721
ISBN: 9788937473951
[Adult Fiction]
전석순
Pittŭl Ŭi Hwandae: Che 21-Hoe Segye Munhaksang Susangjak
By Chŏn, Sŏk-sun
This novel unfolds at a peculiar “end-of-life experience center” operated by a small-city local government. What begins as a quirky social experiment—allowing people to simulate dying in order to contemplate life—rapidly spirals into a chaotic and emotionally charged confrontation with mortality.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55720
ISBN: 9791161572253
[Adult Fiction]
A gripping page‑turner that follows In‑woo, a woman desperate to become a mother. After a hysterectomy, she enters into a surrogacy arrangement—her husband’s sperm with a surrogate’s egg. When the surrogate suddenly disappears, In‑woo takes a harrowing journey to Thailand in a frantic search for the child and the woman carrying it.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55719
ISBN: 9791141602048
[Adult Fiction]
This 2025 collection marks Kang Bora’s first standalone volume. It gathers seven short stories - including award-winning pieces like “Bauer’s Garden” and her early work “Tinian” - and showcases her sharp observations of society’s invisible boundaries and interpersonal tensions.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55717
ISBN: 9791141610258
[Adult Fiction]
This anthology features a collection of short stories by multiple authors, blending surreal elements and sharp emotional insight - anchored by the quirky, emotionally charged “Mr. Slime” narrative - with other speculative and contemporary stories. It's a short but vivid collection of moments where ordinary lives are disrupted by the unexpected.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55716
ISBN: 9791157404704
[Adult Fiction]
Following severe trauma and chronic pain, Jisoo confronts deeply rooted pain tied to her body, memory, and past as she returns to her hometown. In this gothic-tinged narrative, Jisoo navigates emotional wounds, societal coercion, and fragmented memories until she finds a quiet, transformative “light of healing.”
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55714
ISBN: 9791167375629
[Adult Fiction]
When a hamster goes missing, the ensuing reactions—from worry to panic—unravel the societal obsession with "manageable care." Through five interconnected stories, centering on the hamster as both a dependent and a willful being, the novel exposes how affection can mask control, questioning the true ethics of care and caregiving.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: KOR55713
ISBN: 9788937473975
[Adult Fiction]
Eight stories explore people living with poverty, fear, and exploitation—street‑roaming children, women burdened by sexual violence, and individuals whose grasp on reality teeters under relentless anxiety. Amid these dark struggles, humor becomes a survival tool: characters lean on absurd jokes and relentless chatter to mask emptiness, dodging the truths they can’t confront.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: KOR55710
ISBN: 9788937422706
[Adult Fiction]
토막 난 우주를 안고서: 한국과학문학상 대표작가 앤솔러지
김초엽 外著
T'omak Nan Uju Rŭl Ankosŏ: Han'guk Kwahak Munhaksang Taep'yo Chakka Aensollŏji
By Kim, Ch'o-yŏp oe
This is a speculative fiction collection that spans multiple voices and styles—from everyday surrealism to profound cosmic introspection. United by a theme of broken worlds and emotional fragments, each story quietly reflects on how individuals encounter the strangeness of life, memory, and existence in a fractured universe.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55708
ISBN: 9791193078563
[Adult Fiction]
백사혜
Kŭdŭl I Poji Mothal Pam Ŭn Arŭmdawŏ: Paek Sa-Hye Yŏnjak Sosŏl
By Paek, Sa-hye
Set in the year 2131, a powerful elite known as "lords" rule Earth and expand their dominion via terraforming distant planets with colonization teams. Told through six interconnected stories, the narrative follows marginalized individuals - mercenaries, servants, caretakers, rebels - and their quiet, often tragic resistance in a universe dominated by unchecked power.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55707
ISBN: 9791193078587
[Adult Fiction]
This book is an anthology of nine short stories by various writers—including Kim Ki-tae, Kim Ji-yeon, Kim Hwa-jin, Seong Hae-na, Ye So-yeon, Wi Soo-jeong, Imi-sang, and Jeon Ha-young—each offering a nuanced narrative starting point, reflecting varied insights, emotions, and life stages.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55702
ISBN: 9791141610654
[Adult Fiction]
A Korean writer travels to Barcelona after a mysterious email, confronting her insecurities and finding quiet healing in the city’s warmth.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$27.30 CA$39
Item Number: KOR55705
ISBN: 9791171714384
[Adult Fiction]
고수고수 外著
Che 8-Hoe Elliksirŭ Misŭt'ŏri Taesang Susang Chakp'umjip
By Kosu Kosu oe
This is a collection of five newly honored short mysteries from Korea’s oldest and most prestigious mystery contest—the Elixir Mystery Award.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55706
ISBN: 9791141610586
[Adult Fiction]
This book is a collection of seven poignant short stories centered on spaces defined by others - homes, neighborhoods, travel lodgings, and bookstores - and how entering those places means encountering someone else’s life and history.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55701
ISBN: 9791141602376
[Adult Fiction]
Eight authors each contribute a standalone story centered around the theme of "anniversary" or commemorating a significant day. From futuristic Christmases and personal milestones to lost or unexpected moments, the collection delves into how certain days - whether marked on a calendar or etched into memory - carry deep emotional resonance.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55698
ISBN: 9791167375643
[Adult Fiction]
This novel was the grand prize winner in the 12th Brunch Book Publishing Project, selected from a field of 1,000:1 competition. Following the protagonist, who risks his life for a certain kind of pact, you will discover your own unique self at the end of the story.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$33.60 CA$48.
Item Number: KOR55697
ISBN: 9788954453462
[Adult Fiction]
공현진
Ŏch'ap'i Sesang Ŭn Myŏlmang Hal T'ende: Kong Hyŏn-Jin Sosŏl
By Kong, Hyŏn-jin
In a collapsing world, a disillusioned factory manager and a withdrawn ex-teacher meet at a swimming class. Through quiet connection, they find solace and meaning amid despair.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55696
ISBN: 9788932044071
[Adult Fiction]
A young Korean immigrant girl in 2000s America struggles with identity and loneliness until a complicated friendship with another Korean girl challenges how she sees herself, belonging, and love.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55694
ISBN: 9791171713929
[Adult Fiction]
This anthology brings together short fiction by 20 authors who previously won the Hankeoreh Literary Award. Each writer revisits their award-winning stories - through prequels, epilogues, or expanded universe narratives - offering fresh insights through the unifying motif of "30".
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55691
ISBN: 9791172132712
[Adult Fiction]
In this novel, Jae-i, a nine-year-old boy, ventures into a greenbelt forest during summer vacation amid a debate over its development. Despite the divided world, Jae-i experiences the forest through his senses, encountering wildlife and the unpredictable nature. Through his journey, Jae-i learns that nature and relationships have mysteries beyond human logic, and that some things exist beyond understanding and must sometimes be felt.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55690
ISBN: 9791141602529
[Adult Fiction]
This book follows the story of Kang Ha-go, a 33-year-old woman who feels emotionally drained and isolated. She is "kidnapped" by three muscular grandmothers, Yeong-chun, Gil-ja, and Won-ju, who provide emotional nourishment and solidarity in a shared space. The novel celebrates connection born from empathy and mutual healing.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55688
ISBN: 9791193235607
[Adult Fiction]
This book, part of the 'Sweet Bookda' series presents new romance short stories and work diaries by 12 writers, is a light, short-form romance tailored for quick, emotionally uplifting reading.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$14 CA$20
Item Number: KOR55689
ISBN: 9791170612797
[Adult Fiction]
This anthology collects five compelling short stories by five female authors (Kwon Hye‑young, Seong Hae‑na, Seong Hye‑ryeong, Lee Ju‑ran, and Han Ji‑su), exploring how people in various circumstances seek and struggle with identity, belonging, empathy, and alienation.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: KOR55687
ISBN: 9791194643692
[Adult Fiction]
Safe City is a dystopian society where memory correction therapy, a form of trauma treatment, is the norm. A female detective is involved in a controversial criminal investigation, where the state subjects an unlikely suspect to memory correction. The protagonist faces questions about who owns the truth and what identity becomes when memory is no longer private.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55678
ISBN: 9788936439835
[Adult Fiction]
The story follows Cha Ji‑an, a young woman disenchanted with competitive workplaces and draining relationships. She abruptly quits her job and travels to a coastal town near the Seomjin River, where she meets helper Hyun‑ju and the locals, learning traditional skills and discovering that solitude ca ...
The story follows Cha Ji‑an, a young woman disenchanted with competitive workplaces and draining relationships. She abruptly quits her job and travels to a coastal town near the Seomjin River, where she meets helper Hyun‑ju and the locals, learning traditional skills and discovering that solitude can feel like freedom.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55677
ISBN: 9788936439842
[Adult Fiction]
This book features seven short and mid-length stories about ordinary individuals who quietly challenge social norms and forbidden desires in their daily lives.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$29.40 CA$42
Item Number: KOR55681
ISBN: 9791173830112
[Adult Fiction]
This book is a historical novel reimagining a traditional Korean literary piece, focusing on Mia, a woman born to a fallen aristocrat and a concubine. The novel depicts the suffering and oppression faced by women in a patriarchal society, with its lyrical prose transforming grief into a moving and resonant experience.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55685
ISBN: 9791163166405
[Adult Fiction]
This is a semi-autobiographical coming‑of‑age novel by stand‑up comedian and author 원소윤. Though the narrator shares the author’s name, the writer confirms the work is largely fictional — only about 30% reflects real events. This book is a tender, richly observed tale about a child learning to navigate loss, faith, humor—and ultimately, what it means to grow into a “fun adult.”
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: KOR55683
ISBN: 9788937477317
[Adult Fiction]
In a society where supernatural abilities are common, Jo-young, a "normie" without powers, becomes a crucial hero producer at Shining Company. Despite her intelligence, she resigns to oversee Sully One's debut. Her final assignment takes her to Seryeongdo, where she must decide between resignation and intervention.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55676
ISBN: 9791194755562
[Adult Fiction]
Adult Non-Fiction
Adult Non-Fiction
A guide to U.S. stock investment written in a novel and fable-like format. The author, a professor of U.S. stock investment, uses the story of a young Korean-American man named "Ju-seu" who loses a significant amount of money through speculative, short-term trading to teach fundamental investment principles.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55646
ISBN: 9791189352929
[Adult Non-Fiction]
일상이 50% 더 편해지는 AI 활용법: ChatGPT부터 Gemini까지
김도희
Ilsang I 50% Tŏ P'yŏnhaejinŭn AI Hwaryongpŏp: Chatgpt Put'ŏ Gemini Kkaji
By Kim, To-hŭi
AI tools are no longer just for tech experts; they are accessible and powerful resources that anyone can use to simplify their work, hobbies, and personal life. Kim Do-hee demystifies AI, providing a clear roadmap for leveraging its capabilities.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$18.90 CA$27
Item Number: KOR55672
ISBN: 9791194642237
[Adult Non-Fiction]
Provides a wide range of "rice dishes," from traditional Korean bibimbap to more creative one-bowl meals, promoting a philosophy of "slow food" and a mindful approach to eating.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55670
ISBN: 9791190405508
[Adult Non-Fiction]
A specialized cookbook focused on creating delicious and healthy pasta dishes specifically for children.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55669
ISBN: 9791198559326
[Adult Non-Fiction]
A comprehensive travel guide designed for visitors to Vietnam's popular resort city of Nha Trang and the highland city of Da Lat.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$28 CA$40
Item Number: KOR55668
ISBN: 9791161505374
OCLC Number: 1456985617
[Adult Non-Fiction]
A travel guide that focuses on exploring the charming, picturesque small towns of Germany that often inspire fairy tales.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55667
ISBN: 9791167621092
[Adult Non-Fiction]
A travel guide that blends practical advice with a personal narrative, encouraging readers to experience Taiwan not just as a tourist but as a traveler seeking to immerse themselves in local stories.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: KOR55665
ISBN: 9791160547689
[Adult Non-Fiction]
A collection of essays and lectures that delves into the profound question of how we should live our singular, fleeting existence, because we only get one life, we should strive to live it with intention, curiosity, and a sense of wonder.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55663
ISBN: 9791191114768
[Adult Non-Fiction]
As a psychiatrist, the author uses her clinical experience to argue that a child's struggles and emotional pain are not signs of failure but are a natural and necessary part of their development. True psychological growth happens not in the absence of pain, but in how we learn to cope with it.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55662
ISBN: 9791193238585
[Adult Non-Fiction]
An essay collection by veteran comedian and entertainer Lee Kyung-kyu, offers a unique and deeply personal look into his life and philosophy.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55660
ISBN: 9791194246800
[Adult Non-Fiction]
한강
Pit Kwa Sil [2024 Nobel Munhaksang Susang Kangyŏnmun Surok]
By Han, Kang
A collection of essays and previously unpublished writings by acclaimed author Han Kang, published following her momentous win of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: KOR55658
ISBN: 9788932043562
[Adult Non-Fiction]
A comprehensive and practical guide for mastering Microsoft Excel 365, enabling readers to efficiently use Excel for both personal and professional tasks.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$29.40 CA$42
Item Number: KOR55674
ISBN: 9788931478457
[Adult Non-Fiction]
A practical guide for using ChatGPT as a tool to enhance stock investment strategies. The book is designed for investors who want to leverage the power of AI to gain an edge in the financial markets.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55644
ISBN: 9791199207981
[Adult Non-Fiction]
안병택
Maeil T'ongchŭng: T'ongchŭng Ŭi Wŏnin Put'ŏ T'ongchŭng Chamnŭn Sŭt'ŭrech'ing Kkaji
By An, Pyŏng-t'aek
A practical guide for understanding and managing chronic pain through posture correction and stretching.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55639
ISBN: 9791194357100
OCLC Number: 1504695157
[Adult Non-Fiction]
Juvenile
Juvenile
Translation of 'An American story' by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Dare Coulter. A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55629
ISBN: 9788961709910
[Juvenile]
Depicts how a teacher and her students, meeting for the first time, open their hearts and gradually grow closer to one another.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: KOR55557
ISBN: 9791165022167
[Juvenile]
Winner of the 6th Woongjin Junior Picture Book Contest. A child joyfully imagines all the things he'll do when his hair grows. But there's one thing he really wants to do the most when the hair grows...
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: KOR55614
ISBN: 9788901292304
[Juvenile]
This book is about animal rights/wellbeing written in picture book format for children. This book shows the lives of chickens and their eggs before they come to the table for food.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55610
ISBN: 9791194439097
OCLC Number: 1521263398
[Juvenile]
This picture book invites readers to reflect on how the same moment in time can hold vastly different experiences for different people. Set around a towering clock in a village square, the story unfolds on New Year’s Eve—11:59 PM—when the entire town gathers to welcome the new year.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$35 CA$50
Item Number: KOR55623
ISBN: 9791191592610
[Juvenile]
Deep underground, there is a rabbit hole. It's a safe and cozy place. The rabbits live there. They live quietly and peacefully. One day a bird, injured with a broken wing, tumbles into the burrow and tells the rabbits stories about the outside world.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$33.60 CA$48
Item Number: KOR55598
ISBN: 9791157414352
[Juvenile]
A charming picture book about a child's affection for her clumsy father, who is a heavy sleeper with poor habits, often misplacing coins and tripping. The story unfolds as the father vanishes, leaving only his snoring audible from the sofa. The child courageously explores the sofa gap, setting the stage for an adventurous rescue mission.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$31.50 CA$45
Item Number: KOR55606
ISBN: 9791194246848
[Juvenile]
Thank You, Eyes, Nose, Mouth is a gentle and tactile board book that combines sensory play with emotional learning. Through a friendly character and everyday experiences, it introduces fundamental body parts, builds awareness of bodily functions (seeing, smelling, eating), and embeds a habit of expressing gratitude. It supports healthy physical self-concept and early social-emotional development in toddlers.
Publication Year: 2025
List Price: US$23.10 CA$33
Item Number: KOR55535
ISBN: 9791165736361
[Juvenile]
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