Korean American

Long overshadowed by Japan and China, South Korea is a small country that happens to be one of the great national success stories of the postwar period. From a failed state with no democratic tradition, ruined and partitioned by war, and sapped by a half-century of colonial rule, South Korea transformed itself in just 50 years into an economic powerhouse and a democracy that serves as a model for other countries. With no natural resources and a tradition of authoritarian rule, Korea managed to accomplish a second Asian miracle.

The National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic: a masterpiece by turns sweeping and intimate, that reckons with ambition and moderation, lust and loyalty, personal dreams and familial duty. Min Jin Lee brings grand...

"When I want utterly romantic novels...Susan Lee is the author I go for!" --Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author on Julia Song is Undateable Two enemies-to-lovers, one unforgettable summer escape… Jia Chung is living the dream…until she gets fired from her job, yet again. With...

ANOTHER SUCH VICTORY: An American Fable by James Harriss is the story of a classical poet-warrior, cast in the mold of an American soldier, set during the thirty years between 1948 and 1978. Texas cedar chopper Ben Moore gives up courting the noncommittal Laurel Sitwell, stops lamenting that no college offered him a football scholarship, decides his mail order bachelor's degree is worthless, believes his novel will never be published, quits chopping cedar and enlists in the United States Army. He marries the steadfast Susan Fleetwood, who has had a crush on him since time out of mind, and ...

AMBW Winter Romance Series - Actor and singer, Hyun-Li had lost everything because he had broken up with the wrong woman. His ex-girlfriend had taken everything from him - his career, his reputation, millions of dollars, and his peace of mind. She even tried to take his life. To protect Monique, Hyun-Li is forced to cut all contact and return to South Korea. His life is in danger, but he has unfinished business with his ex and her Kkangpae family. Three years pass before he is finally able to reach out to Monique again safely. But will she accept him after all this time? Book #1: Saved By ...

Korea was one of the last countries in Asia to be visited by Westerners, and its borders have remained largely unchanged since it was unified in the seventh century. Though it is one of the world's oldest and most ethnically homogeneous states, Korea was not born in a vacuum. Geographically isolated, the country was heavily influenced by powerful China and was often used as a bridge to the mainland by Japan. Calling themselves as "a shrimp among whales", Koreans borrowed elements of government, culture, and religion, all the while fiercely fighting to maintain independence.

ONE OF THE ATLANTIC’S GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS The debut novel from critically acclaimed and New York Times–bestselling author of My Year Abroad and the highly anticipated A Tender Age In Native Speaker, author Chang-rae Lee introduces readers to Henry Park. Park has spent...

One of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan—read by Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Sandra Oh. “Stunning.” —New York Times...

In this captivated novel, a young Korean American woman attempts to distance herself from her family in order to forge an authentic future—but a violent act forces her to see that she’ll always be implicated with their actions and they with hers. "A pulsating signal from the liminal zone...

“I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.” —Yeonmi Park “One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard—and one of the most inspiring.” —The Bookseller In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER ONE OF TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE A ruthlessly honest, emotionally charged, and utterly original exploration of Asian American consciousness “Brilliant . . . To read this...

Nicole Chung was born premature, placed for adoption by her Korean parents, and raised by a white family in a sheltered Oregon town. From childhood, she heard the story of her adoption as a comforting, prepackaged myth. She believed that her biological parents had made the ultimate sacrifice in the hope of giving her a better life, that forever feeling slightly out of place was her fate as a transracial adoptee. But as Nicole grew up, she wondered if the story she'd been told was the whole truth. 

Trained as a military policeman and shipped off to South Korea, he believes that fate has spared him the horrors of a burgeoning war in Vietnam. But instead, he’s thrust into a different kind of war—one that would shake his core beliefs and cripple his ability to deal with the tragic and deadly consequences.

**Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist** Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors. North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which...

In my world, secrecy is a way of life. My coworkers at the CIA think my name is Alexis, my best friend thinks I work for a hotel, and my neighbors know nothing because I'm barely around enough to say hello. Only three people in the world know who I really am. And it needs to stay that way. I thought I’d been doing a good job of keeping my lives separate, making sure no one could connect the dots between who I am now and what I did five years ago. But when my team is tasked with tracking down a deadly neurotoxin, our new analyst Scott could blow my entire secret identity out of the water. ...

Maya’s grandmother, Halmunee, may be losing her memory, but there’s something almost magical about the way she cooks. Whether Halmunee serves salty miyeokguk or sweet songpyeon, her stories about Korea come to life for Maya. Then one day, something extraordinary happens: a single delicious bite of patbingsu transports Maya and Halmunee back into one of Halmunee’s memories. Suddenly they’re in Seoul, and Halmunee is young. This is just the first of many secrets Maya will uncover: that she and her grandmother can time-travel, and they aren’t the only ones with this ability.

‘Profoundly generous and humane’ DOUGLAS STUART ‘Engrossing … brilliantly imagined’ COLM TÓIBÍN ‘Breathtaking … I adored it’ ELIF SHAFAK ‘Extraordinary’ TARA WESTOVER Min Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of Pachinko, returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic that follows...

A laugh-out-loud K-Pop fantasy adventure for fans of Dork Diaries, Spy×Family, and demon-hunting chaos! Diary of a K-Pop Demon Hunter: The Bell, the New Girl, and the Thing Under the School is the third book in the hilarious middle grade series about rhythm, friendship, and total supernatural disaster. So-min Lee thought she'd handled the worst of it. Talent Night happened. The lake survived. The recorder retired (mostly). She was wrong. When the school bell starts ringing late, wrong, and counting, and a quiet new girl named Yuna transfers in knowing way too much about way too many things...

Black Women Solo Travel: Meet Me in South Korea is presented by AMBW Press Destination: Delight Jeju Island, South Korea - Drake Hung was hired to protect Tara Bentley, a beautiful actress promoting her new movie in South Korea. However, this flirtatious woman seriously tests his professionalism with her big brown eyes and curvy hips. Can he balance his attraction and responsibilities well enough to keep her alive? Or will she be too much to handle? AMBW Press is excited to present the Black Women Solo Travel Series. Join us as we follow beautiful women of color as they travel to hot exotic...

불안한 마음으로 눈뜨는 아침에, 두 언어로 건네는 90일의 시편. For the woman whose mind is already racing before her feet hit the floor — and for every bilingual family and Korean diaspora heart that prays in two languages. Each morning pairs one Psalm verse in English (KJV) and Korean (개역한글), side by side, with a short honest reflection, a morning prayer, and one line of truth to carry into the day. 90 mornings in the Psalms — five unhurried minutes before the world gets loud Every verse printed in both English and Korean, side by side Honest reflections ...