The Memory Bookshop

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

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...

THE KOREAN SENSATION Perfect for lovers of The Midnight Library and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop , this is an unforgettable novel about the power of books - and a mysterious bookshop that gives you the chance to rewrite your story... If you could relive the past with the time you have left - what would you choose? Jiwon''s life has been slowly disintegrating since her mum died. Until one day, caught in a downpour, Jiwon comes across a mysterious bookstore. Uneasy, she turns to leave when a voice calls out: ''If you open that door-You can leave, but you can never come back here.'' The Memory Bookshop stores all of one''s memories within an infinite number of books and appears to those who are looking for a reason to live. Its manager, ''K'', offers visitors the chance to travel back three times, in exchange for part of their futures. Browsing the shelves, Jiwon must choose whether to revisit three chapters of her life. But will changing the past really rewrite her future? Only The Memory Bookshop has the answers - and it''ll teach Jiwon about what it really means to live...

Autorentext

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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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...

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.