**DISCOVER THE KOREAN BESTSELLER AND STEP INTO A MAGICAL WORLD WHERE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLEAn uplifting and healing gift of a book that asks would you trade your life for another one?**'A warm and wondrous story [...] Gentle, affirming, and utterly transportive' Julie Long, author of The Teller of Small Fortunes----On the first day of the monsoon an old ramshackle building appears.This is The Rainfall Market.Inside you...

In Singapore, a loudly ‘pro-family’ society, why is work-life balance so elusive? And why are parents so uneasy? What accounts for this gap between the lived reality and ideal narrative of Singapore families?Sociologist and bestselling author Teo You Yenn turns her eyes to the contours and rhythms of life inside families, exploring how ‘kiasu’ parents are made and investigating the ways in which inequality marks life in contemporary Singapore. Drawing from in-depth interviews with ...

If you could swap your life for a better one, which would you choose?On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned house. They say that if you send a letter detailing your misfortunes there, you could receive a ticket. If you bring this ticket to the house on the first day of the rainy season, you'll be granted entrance into the mysterious Rainfall Market—where you can choose to completely change your life.No one is more surprised than Serin ...

Your favorite Hololive VTubers like you’ve never seen them before!Magatsuhi-no-Kami, a great evil that once terrorized Yamato, may be on the brink of resurrection! Recognizing the need for stalwart allies, Kyubi dispatches Fubuki and Mio to Akihabara, a cultural hub where an ancient power slumbers. After resolving a local stigma incident, the duo meets an elite shrine maiden moonlighting as a popular idol. Could this Sakura Miko be the help they’re looking for?

IT’S PLAY TIME!Rita is Convict No. 999, a former legendary assassin who now works at a kindergarten for the children of the world’s most powerful people. Her job is to protect the kids from the clutches of would-be assassins! But even with her overwhelming strength, Rita has one fatal flaw—she falls head over heels for good-looking men, even if they’re her enemies! Can she find the hottie soulmate of her dreams amid the chaos at the “world’s safest kindergarten”?

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThis New Edition of This Is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo You Yenn features a new Afterword by the author, and a Foreword by Kwok Kian Woon, Professor of Sociology at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.What is poverty? What is inequality? How are they connected? How are they reproduced? How might they be overcome? Why should we try?The way we frame our questions shapes the way we see solutions. This book does what appears to be a ...

With three members now in the rope arts club, the potential for hands-on practice and group bonding has improved greatly. Unfortunately, once the general public discovers what the club is up to, the three find themselves vulnerable to treachery from external forces they never knew were there.

This is the eighth official Ascendance of a Bookworm fanbook, best enjoyed after finishing the light novels. Character design details, stunning artwork, exclusive manga, drama CD reports, and a unique short story await readers in this new volume. Together with the first full map of Alexandria and the longest translated Q&A yet with author Miya Kazuki, there’s plenty here for Bookworm fans to sink their teeth into!

'For fans of Jo Nesbo and Patricia Highsmith' A. J. Finn, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window**YOU WAKE UP COVERED IN BLOODTHERE'S A BODY DOWNSTAIRSYOUR MOTHER'S BODYYOU DIDN'T DO IT. DID YOU?HOW COULD YOU, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE GOOD SON**THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION FROM KOREA'S MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR YOU-JEON...

It is becoming apparent to Zen, and his rope-art instructor Ayame, that while his behavior has been lacking, it is his homelife that is truly damaging. By teaching how best to test the limitations of bonds, Ayame intends to give Zen the strength to speak up to his parents.

**“Ingeniously twisted.” —Entertainment Weekly, “Must List”“Will leave even the most seasoned crime fiction readers guessing.” —CrimeReads"[Jeong] maintains suspense about her inhuman-seeming protagonist's fate until the bitter end.” —The Wall Street JournalFinalist for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’s “Summer Reads” Book ClubThe Talented Mr. Ripley meets The Bad Seed in this breathless, chilling ...

I AM AN ALLY TO ALL THE WORLD’S HOTTIES.In a shocking turn of events, the new teacher, Hana, reveals she was sent by her father to kill Rita! With her blown to smithereens and Doug backed into a corner, the Bradley patriarch himself appears to fulfill his end of the bargain. Just when all seems lost, Rita rises from the rubble to protect her coworkers…and ensure she gets a shot at courting Hana’s handsome older brother. Can she save the day and escape with her life for the sake of the chil...