Genre: Korean Literature

The God and the Gwisin by Sophie Kim Series: Fate’s Thread #2 Genres: Adult, Asian Literature, AAPI, Korean Literature, Fantasy, Romantasy, Folklore, Mystery, Mystery Thriller Published by Hodderscape on June 2, 2025 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 416 Source: FairyLoot Seokga the No-Longer-Fallen is looking for his love. Since he lost Hani and was reinstated as a god, nothing has felt right – and he’s been desperately searching for her reincarnated form ever since.  But when the red thread of fate leads Seokga to a cruise down the river of the dead, the woman he finds isn’t Hani . . . she’s Yoo Kisa, and she has no memory of him whatsoever – with seemingly no interest in regaining it either.  But when the Heavenly Emperor of Okhwang is murdered, Seokga and Kisa must solve the crime before the cruise ends. And as the mystery draws them closer, they will have to decide what they truly mean to each other.  There’s something bigger at play aboard the ship, something that holds the key to their fated connection – and the very fate of the world. Swapping the streets of New Sinsi in the 90’s for a luxury cruise upon a …

The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim Series: Fate’s Thread #1 Genres: Adult, Asian Literature, AAPI, Korean Literature, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Fantasy Romance, Paranormal, Romantasy, Urban Fantasy, Folklore, Mystery, Ghosts Published by Hodderscape on May 31, 2024 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 419 Source: FairyLoot In this sly and dazzling contemporary fantasy, the most notorious nine-tailed fox in Korea pairs up with a trickster god–turned–detective to track down a wrathful demon . . . before it can destroy the mortal world.  Kim Hani has retired from a life of devouring souls. She is, simply put, too full. Once known as the infamous Scarlet Fox, she now spends her days working in a coffee shop and annoying a particularly irritating, if unfairly handsome, trickster god as often as she can.  That god is Seokga the Fallen. Exiled from the heavenly kingdom of Okhwang, he now begrudgingly resides in the mortal realm, working toward his redemption and suffering through his interactions with the particularly infuriating, if sneakily charming, gumiho barista at his favorite café.  But when a powerful demon escapes from the underworld and threatens to end all of humanity, Okhwang’s emperor offers Seokga an enticing bargain: Kill this rogue creature, …

The Dallergut Dream-Making District by Miye Lee Series: The Dallergut Dream Department Store #2 Genres: Cozy Fantasy, Adult, Asian Literature, Korean Literature, Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Magical Realism Published by Hanover Square Press on June 24, 2025 Format: eBook Pages: 302 In this bestselling follow-up to The Dallergut Dream Department Store, beloved characters must visit a special dream-making district to unlock new secrets about the customers they lost and hope to bring back.  It’s been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of the Dallergut Dream Department Store, and surviving a year at the store means one thing… She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where all the dream-production companies are located, and discover how all raw dream materials and testing equipment are produced.  But the Company District is not quite what she expected. Instead it hides a secret underbelly of the magical industry that Penny thought she was a part of.  Penny discovers the Civil Complaint Center, full of people filing complaints about their dreams. She also learns about the regular customers who have stopped coming to the store. As she gets to …

The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee Series: The Dallergut Dream Department Store #1 Genres: Adult, Asian Literature, Korean Literature, Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Fiction, Magical Realism Published by Hanover Square Press on July 9, 2024 Pages: 207 For fans of magical realism and the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi comes this cozy fantasy debut.  What if there was a store that sold dreams? Which would you buy? And who might you become when you wake up?  In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there’s a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specializes in a specific type of childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of stardom. Flying dreams are almost always sold out. Some seek dreams of loved ones who have died.  For Penny, an enthusiastic new hire, working at Dallergut is the opportunity of a lifetime. As she uncovers the workings of this whimsical world, she bonds with a cast of unforgettable characters, including Dallergut, the flamboyant and wise owner, Babynap Rockabye, a famous dream designer, Maxim, a nightmare producer, and the many customers …

The Plotters by Kim Un-su Genres: Adult, Asian Literature, Crime, Fiction, Korean Literature, Mystery Thriller, Thriller Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on January 28, 2019 Format: Hardcover Pages: 292 From the novelist dubbed “the Korean Henning Mankell” (The Guardian) comes a fantastical crime novel set in an alternate Seoul where assassination guilds compete for market dominance. Perfect for fans of Han Kang and Patrick deWitt. Behind every assassination, there is an anonymous mastermind–a plotter–working in the shadows. Plotters quietly dictate the moves of the city’s most dangerous criminals, but their existence is little more than legend. Just who are the plotters? And more important, what do they want? Reseng is an assassin. Raised by a cantankerous killer named Old Raccoon in the crime headquarters “The Library,” Reseng never questioned anything: where to go, who to kill, or why his home was filled with books that no one ever read. But one day, Reseng steps out of line on a job, toppling a set of carefully calibrated plans. And when he uncovers an extraordinary scheme set into motion by an eccentric trio of young women–a convenience store clerk, her wheelchair-bound sister, and a cross-eyed librarian–Reseng will have to decide if …