The Memory Bookshop

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…

© 2026 HarperCollins (Audiobook): 9780008742881

Release date

Audiobook: 12 March 2026