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
Translated
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
Sarangdo bogwoni doelkkayo?
Native title: 사랑도 복원이 될까요?
Translated title: Can Love Be Restored?
Author: Ra-eum, Song
Genre: Romance
Year: 2025 | Pages: 416 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91655
'Can Love Be Restored?' is a comical and touching romance set in Gurye, Jeollanam-do. This is the first full-length romance novel by Song Ra-eum, author of 'The OK Super Nitrogen Theft Case' and 'Insect Detective Kangchung'.
Drawing on the impressions and fond memories she received during a vacation to Gurye several years ago, the novel tells the story of a love that has consciously or unconsciously sprouted and nurtured during her subsequent trips to the region. The two main characters, Hwang Seol, a woman who repairs old books, and Jeong Yu-geon, a man who protects an injured bear, are both people who restore things. However, they are clumsy at restoring something within themselves.
The story of two people who meet through fate and move beyond coincidence to inevitability, a story of how they encounter misunderstandings and conflicts, ultimately healing each other's wounds and restoring their 'relationships' and 'selves'. A story that conveys that love is a process of mending an imperfect life together, 'Can Love Be Restored?'
The author, who has written impressive fairy tales, says, 'Love is not salvation, but an adventure of the heart toward growth,' and argues that romance and fairy tales share similarities. Here is a 'love fairy tale for adults'
Jyudi halmeoni
Native title: 쥬디 할머니 소설가가 사랑하는 박완서 단편 베스트 10
Translated title: Grandma Judy
Author: Wan-seo, Park
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2026 | Pages: 364 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91646
To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the passing of author Park Wan-seo, a deep root that has supported the Korean literary world and a giant treetop that has grown through generations, Munhakdongne is publishing a collection of Park Wan-seo short stories titled 'Grandma Judy - The Top 10 Park Wan-seo Short Stories Loved by Novelists'.
Since making her literary debut in 1970, Park Wan-seo has produced countless masterpieces, including novels like 'Namok', 'Who Ate All the Singa?', 'That Man's House' and 'Widow', as well as essay collections like 'Even a Grain of Truth', 'Just Say One Word' and 'If I Could Only Be a Traveler'. Her vibrant vitality continues to enthrall readers. Even while writing novels, which require considerable time, and prose, which captures fragments of her lived experiences, she has also published short stories with remarkable vigor.
'Grandma Judy' is a book designed to shed new light on the outstanding achievements of Park Wan-seo's short stories
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
Eoduun sup
Native title: 어두운 숲
Translated title: Dark Forest
Author: Geon-woo, Jeon
Genre: Horror
Year: 2025 | Pages: 280 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91662
This time, it's 'The Forest'. Jeon Geon-woo, who brought a refreshing shock to the Korean horror genre, has released his latest work, 'Dark Forest', following his long-form novel 'Dark Water' published last year. Since his debut, author Jeon has captivated readers across the horror, mystery, and thriller genres. This sequel, which continues the legacy of 'Dark Water', delivers a breathtaking plot with sophisticated psychological descriptions and a terrifying atmosphere.
Web novelist Min Si-hyun discovers 'Dark Forest' with friends he met on a ghost tour. It's a place where bizarre incidents recur online, earning it the moniker 'Korean Aokigahara'. Min, who experiences paranormal psychometric abilities through a Swiss Army knife he picks up, encounters a terrifying and unimaginable occult ritual. Set in a gloomy and eerie setting, the second story of Min Si-hyeon and Park Soo-moo's shaman, Yoon Dong-wook, promises a tension and immersion rivaling that of his predecessor, 'Dark Water'.
Jeon Geon-woo's signature delicate psychological portrayal and rapid-fire plot create the quintessence of horror fiction. 'Dark Forest' once again draws readers into the darkness of the abyss
Keopigoedam
Native title: 커피괴담
Translated title: Coffee Ghost Story
Author: Riku, Onda
Genre: Horror
Year: 2025 | Pages: 324 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91660
Translated
We invite you to 'Coffee Ghost Stories', a gathering of eerie ghost stories that unfold as they visit old Japanese cafes.
Record company producer Damon Tsukazaki receives an invitation one day from his friend Onoe in Kyoto. Braving the sweltering heat, Damon heads to an old Kyoto cafe, where he encounters Onoe and another friend, Mizushima. Onoe suggests to his friends, whom he hasn't seen in a while, that they hold a gathering called 'Coffee Ghost Stories', where they will tour cafes and tell each other ghost stories. Damon, unable to resist, sits down and listens...
The quiet moments of an old café, moments imbued with a strange energy, and the stories the author personally experienced and heard leave a gentle yet profound lingering impression, drawing the reader into a chilling world
Asatoho
Native title: 아사토호
Translated title: Everyone Disappears
Author: Niina, Satoshi
Genre: Horror
Year: 2026 | Pages: 340 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91642
Translated
Don't read a book by an unknown author. The story could consume you.
When Natsuhi was a child, her twin sister Aoba 'disappeared' right before her eyes. As time passed, everyone, including her parents, forgot Aoba's existence. The only people who remember her are her older sister, Natsuhi, and her childhood friend, Akito, who witnessed her disappearance.
Unable to forget her sister, Natsuhi becomes a college student, and one day, she hears that her thesis advisor has gone missing. The professor was researching a story called 'Asatoho', which existed during the Heian period but later disappeared. While tracking down the professor and the existence of the anonymous story 'Asatoho', Natsuhi reunites with her younger sister Aoba after over a decade, and together, the sisters set out to uncover the true identity of the professor and Asatoho...
This work isn't a typical Japanese horror story, evoking goosebumps with its predictable premise and poignant descriptions. Rather, it meticulously depicts the creeping dread that creeps in as one delves deeper into the truth about Asatoho, and the process of gradually approaching him despite the fear of the unknown, all while remaining unknowingly drawn to him. This work straddles the lines of mystery and horror, reality and fantasy
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
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
The Housemaid
Native title: 하우스메이드
Series: Book 1
Author: McFadden, Freida
Genre: Thriller
Year: 2023 | Pages: 388 | Origin: KOR | BA Seq Num: 91639
Translated
I moved into a billionaire's home as a housekeeper, hiding my criminal record. But I wasn't the only one harboring a secret.
After weeks of living and eating in the backseat of a car after my release, I finally had a last chance: a job as a housekeeper in a wealthy family. It didn't matter that I had to live in a cramped attic with no windows and a door that could only be locked from the outside.
My first task was to clean up the kitchen, which my landlady, Nina, always dressed in white, had left in shambles. This routine continued, but Nina seemed oblivious to her actions, and rumors spread that she was mentally ill. Despite all the bizarre demands, I persevered, working to avoid being fired.
Then one day, a taciturn foreign gardener spoke to me with a serious expression. I couldn't understand it, but I later looked it up and found it meant 'danger'. Immediately afterward, I tried to turn the handle to leave the attic, but the door suddenly wouldn't open. 'Are they locking me in? Let's calm down'.
They still don't know my secret: who I really am and what I can do
