Hello everyone, welcome to the start of a new week and the knowledge that the LOOOOOOONGEST month of the year is nearly over! 😂 Here’s a book haul 😜 Gwendy’s Magic Feather is the second book in the Button Box trilogy and although the first and third are written by Stephen King, in Magic Feather he has bowed out and instead writes the foreword. The story is however set in King’s fictional area of Castle Rock in Maine, “a sleepy little town built on a bedrock of deep, dark secrets, which is about to awaken from its quiet slumber once more.” Next up, another book to add to my #britishlibrarytalesoftheweird collection. Heavy Weather promises stories “from the flood myths of Babylon, the Mahabharata and the Bible, to 20th century psychological storms, this foray into troubled waters, heat waves, severe winters, hurricanes, and hailstones offers the perfect read on a rainy day or night.” Finally, we have Lemon, a gorgeous little book translated by Janet Hong, which I’ve had on my radar for some time now. “In the summer of 2002, when Korea is abuzz over hosting the FIFA World Cup, nineteen year old Kim Hae-on is killed in what becomes known as the High School Beauty Murder. But finding the perpetrator is not the main objective here. Instead, the work explores grief and trauma, raising important questions about guilt, retribution, and the meaning of death and life.” I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors, especially if you’ve read or want to read them. Have I tempted you? Let’s have a chat in the comments and have a lovely week everyone! 🤗😘 #bookstagramuk #ohlookmorebooks #booksgloriousbooks #anotherbookhaul #gwendysmagicfeather #stephenking #castlerock #richardchizmar #heavyweathertempestuoustalesofstrangerclimes #kevanmanwaring #lemon #readingtranslatedliterature #kwonyeosun #koreanfiction #janethong #newbookspleaseandthankyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CnxNroULEFW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

UMMA’S TABLE coming March 2020 DRAWN & QUARTERLY Translation Janet Hong 🌟✨ Font and sound effects Hellen Jo🌟✨ #yeonsikhong #janethong 감사해요! #hellenjo 이번에도 함께 해주셔서 감사해요! & #drawnandquarterly 🌟✨ 현재 #레진코믹스 에서 웹툰으로 <마당 씨의 식탁>, <마당 씨의 좋은 시절>, 완결판을 보실 수 있으며, 연재 중인<마당 씨의 가족 앨범> 또한 구독 가능합니다. 물론 <불편하고 행복하게>도 완결되어 서비스 중입니다. 2020년 여름에 위의 네 권이 새롭게 바뀌어 #사계절출판사 에서 개정판이 출간됩니다~!🌟✨ https://www.instagram.com/p/B42DXKtnDhU/?igshid=d8xc3yepqkre

Hello everyone, happiest of Mondays to you and hope your week has started off well. I’m meeting bestie Janel @keeperofpages tomorrow for lunch (and probably book shopping, let’s be honest! 😂) so I’m really excited about that. Here’s a book haul! Crazy thing about this first book, The Impossible Fairytale, is that I already HAVE an edition on my shelves 🙈 However, I am trying to collect all the @tiltedaxisbooks so I had to pick this up too. The author is a major new voice from South Korea and has written a chilling, wildly original and unpredictable story. All buzz words for me! This book promises to be a fresh and terrifying exploration of the ethics of art making and of the stinging consequences of neglect. Manhunt - just look at that cover! I was chatting with my pals in the #bitcrackbookclub and the lovely Johanna from @memydogandbooks mentioned that she had just read this. It was already on my radar but she very kindly sent it over to me! This is described as an explosive post-apocalyptic novel that follows trans women and men on a grotesque journey of survival. Apparently, it is a timely, powerful response to gender-based apocalyptic story that failed to consider the existence of trans or non-binary people, from a powerful new voice in horror! Finally, I’m a bit annoyed with myself that I didn’t get the special edition of the lovely @alex_bell86 new novel when it was in Waterstones. The Winter Garden opens at the stroke of midnight with no great fanfare - after all, this is the time when all virtuous folk should be in bed. But for the few curious souls that brave the opening of its gates, many enchantments await. I know that my sister @chrissireads has read this already and loved it so might try to squeeze it in during December for the perfect wintry read. I’d love to hear your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments! Have a great week everyone 🤗😘 #bookstagram #scottishbookstagrammer #newbooksplease #ohlookmorebooks #anotherbookhaul #theimpossiblefairytale #hanyujoo #janethong #tiltedaxispress #readingtranslatedliterature #manhunt #gretchenfelkermartin #thewintergarden #alexandrabell https://www.instagram.com/p/Clg5r-cL7cG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=