Spellbinding and uplifting, the perfect new novel for book lovers for 2025 and for fans of heartwarming Korean translated fiction The next big read for lovers of healing translated fiction. The Memory Bookshop is a heartwarming, quietly magical 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.