Almond by Won-pyung Sohn is a touching story about two vastly different boys that grow closer by talking and somehow end up complementing each other.
The poems in Some Are Always Hungry by Jihyun Yun have a good flow and read like stories. Get ready to sympathize with (human) food...
The Law of Lines by Korean author Hye-young Pyun is a psychological novel set in Seoul. The story slowly unwinds until you’re left with a complete understanding of what happened and why.
A Witchly Influence by American author Stephanie Grey is full of spirit and fun: a magical feel-good book about inspiring others to do better at life.
Conception by Özgür Uyanık is about an artist who challenges society with his conceptual art. A thought-provoking read, humorous, but in a morbid way.
Winter in Sokcho by French author Elisa Shua Dusapin is a beautiful story set in South Korea, wonderfully crafted with a deeper layer underneath.
That feeling when you start to care for a cause that only exists in a book: Long Live the Post Horn! by Norwegian author Vigdis Hjorth.
In The Mystery of Henri Pick, David Foenkinos makes fun of popular books: are they popular because they are good or because of the story behind it.