Novels
Novellas and Short Stories
Wayne Ng recommends
Oxford Soju Club (2025)
Jinwoo Park
"Jinwoo Park's debut is sharp, and evocative, conjuring Oxford's moody cobblestones and shadowed alleyways with cinematic clarity. The pacing is expertly calibrated, balancing kinetic action with contemplative depth. His reimagining of the spy novel favours psychological tension over bombast, more Le Carre than Bond, yet distinctly infused with the emotional gravity of diaspora narratives. It recalls the introspective weight of The Sympathizer and the emotional resonance of Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You. Oxford Soju Club marks Jinwoo Park as a literary voice to watch. This kicks the doors open for other Korean diasporic writers while raising the bar for genre-bending fiction that is as thrilling as it is thought-provoking. The spycraft will make you quickly turn the pages, but the richly crafted characters will linger well after the final page - a haunting, intelligent, and resonant read."
The Honeybee Emeralds (2022)
Amy Tector
"Amy Tector delivers a fun and intelligent mystery wrapped in the exciting world of expat Paris. Along with chronicling four women's challenges with career, friendship, motherhood and love, she carries us away in a wildly entertaining story that includes missing emeralds, a storied diva, imperial sex scandals and a pinch of espionage. The Honeybee Emeralds anchors you in contemporary Paris while taking you on an intriguing journey across centuries."
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