20220825 / August 25, 2022

There’s a lot more than pumpkin-flavored everything to look forward to this fall, starting with a particularly impressive crop of new books. Beloved authors like Kate Atkinson, George Saunders, Dani Shapiro, and Annie Proulx are returning—and former First Lady Michelle Obama has written another book that promises to be a must-read. There are also exciting debuts on the way from authors like Ryan Lee Wong, who delivers an activist’s coming-of-age story, and Jessi Hempel, who writes about the relief of revealing your true self.

Daily Bruin / October 07, 2022

With the seasons changing, fall is welcoming the latest literature, and authors are looking to ensure audiences turn the crisp pages of their upcoming books. 

The New York Times / November 01, 2022

In a world powered by hierarchies, what does it mean to not be “anyone or anything deserving of a category”? This is the question explored in “Saha,” the newest book by the Korean novelist Cho Nam-Joo.

Book Riot / November 01, 2022

Welcome to Book Riot’s November 2022 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations! If you’re like me, you’re starting to wonder how you’ll wrap up your year of reading. It’s not too late to fit in a few more new releases. But which new November book should you add to your TBR? Let the planets be your guide! Check out your horoscope below for a look at the month ahead, along with a book recommendation perfect for your sign.

TIME / November 02, 2022

November, it seems, is a month for the memoir. It makes sense, given the season’s propensity for dreariness, which in turn sparks introspection. From writers (Hilton Als, Jerry Saltz, Haruki Murakami) and former First Ladies (Michelle Obama) to models (Paulina Porizkova) and artists (Patti Smith), everyone is reflecting this month. In A Book of Days, Smith reminds us that, despite the gloom, “each day is precious, for we are yet breathing, moved by the way light falls on a high branch, or a morning worktable, or the sculpted headstone of a beloved poet.”

Financial Times / November 18, 2022

Inequality is a fatal weapon in Cho Nam-Joo’s second novel Saha. Following her 2016 breakout bestseller, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, a tale of female straitjacketing in Korean society that rode on the #MeToo wave and sold more than 1mn copies, this new book births an oppressive dystopia where the shadows of real-world problems are chillingly visible.

The Guardian / November 23, 2022

South Korean author Cho Nam-joo’s novel Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 was an international bestseller that highlighted the deeply entrenched sexism faced by women in South Korean society. It was sharp-toothed and well timed, becoming part of the cultural kindling that sparked the South Korean #MeToo movement.

Winnipeg Free Press / November 25, 2022

In her head-scratching new novel, South Korean writer and former television scriptwriter Cho Nam-Joo tosses aside conventional narrative to create a dystopian fiction that is moody, intriguing but not wholly satisfying.

Los Angeles Review of Books / December 15, 2022

SOMEWHERE, IN AN imaginary literary world, lies a place called, simply, Town. It is a prosperous city state that sorts its citizens into a hierarchical system of classes: there are happy, healthy Citizens, followed by lower-class semi-citizen L2s, and then by blue-collar laborers who do the hard work and survive on two-year work visas. 

Kathryn's Inbox / February 07, 2023

Saha offers a chilling glimpse at the perils of privatisation and corruption and ends with a far darker and haunting twist than I ever thought possible.