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By (author) Yu-jeong, Song; Translated by Tan, Shanna

THE KOREAN SENSATION

For lovers of The Midnight Library and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, discover a spellbinding novel about a mysterious bookshop that exists outside of time and space, where the past is only a page away…

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If you”re lost, you”ll find The Memory Bookshop

Where the shelves are endless. The books, strangely familiar. And where memories are bound in pages.

When Jiwon cautiously crosses the threshold, she”s met by Manager K and offered no explanation, only a mysterious hourglass and a rare opportunity: to travel back to three chapters of her life.

But returning to the past isn”t without risk. In exchange, Jiwon has to give up time in her future.

As she wanders between the shelves, the bookshop humming with memories and regrets, she must ask herself: can the past truly be rewritten? Or does the real magic lie in the life she”s yet to live?

Warm, wise and full of wonder, The Memory Bookshop is a story about the power of books to carry us home.

Step inside the bookshop… Available to pre-order now.

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Biographical note:

Song Yu-jeong was born in Ansan, Korea, and grew up in the nearby city of Suwon. Her debut novel The Memory Bookshop became a sensation in Korea after captivating readers online. Popular demand on the crowdfunding platform Tumblbug led to the book being self-published, before it was picked up by Dasan Books. The novel has since been translated into 14 languages and is being published around the world. Song Yu-jeong moved back to her birthplace of Ansan, where she spends her time writing.

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Spellbinding and uplifting, the perfect new novel for book lovers and fans of heartwarming Korean translated fiction for 2026

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Spellbinding and uplifting, the perfect new novel for book lovers and fans of heartwarming Korean translated fiction for 2026

The next big read for lovers of healing translated fiction.

The Memory Bookshop is a heartwarming novel about a mysterious bookshop where lost souls rediscover hope and purpose, one memory at a time.

International buzz: A runaway hit in South Korea, HCUK acquired rights to The Memory Bookshop in a pre-empt and rights have sold in 14 territories to date, including pre-empts in Germany, Italy and Portugal.

Author Song Yu-jeong initially self-published the novel after it reached 150% of its target on the crowdfunding platform Tumblbug, before it was snapped up by Dasan Books in South Korea.

We’re planning a long-lead, grassroots campaign to build buzz and passion amongst the booksellers, putting the magical bookshop hook at the heart.

Perfect for fans of Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (74.3k PB, TCM), What You Are Looking for Is In the Library (25k HB, TCM) and Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop (18k HB, TCM)

Competition: The;the;Midnight Library;Before the Coffee Gets Cold;Convenience Store Woman;Days at the Morisaki Bookshop;Lost Bookshop;What You Are Looking for is in the Library;Full Moon Coffee Shop. by;Toshikazu Kawaguchi;Sayaka Murata;Satoshi Yagisawa;Michiko Aoyama;Hwang Bo-reum;Matt Haig;Cho Nam-joo