The Moon Glow Bookshop
the heartwarming and magical cosy fantasy Korean sensation
by Dongwon Seo
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Pub Date 6 Nov 2025 | Archive Date 8 Nov 2025
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Description
What if you could turn the pages of your own life, like the pages of your favourite book?
Step into the magical and uplifting world of THE MOON GLOW BOOKSHOP - the Korean sensation for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and DallerGut Dream Department Store
Hidden down a quiet alley, glowing softly under moonlight, there is a bar like no other. This otherworldly venue is manned by Mun, a quiet bartender with a knowing gaze and a mysterious past. He serves not just drinks, but moments. Hand-crafted cocktails that shimmer with stardust and emotion; each one a reflection of your own life: your hidden dreams and your forgotten joys.
Long ago, Mun was the guardian at a magical library where every book held the story of a person's life story. Due to his beliefs that those stories belonged not on dusty shelves but in people's hearts, Mun was cast out and shunned. He found hope in the most unexpected person - Bo-reum, a magical Moon Rabbit who gave him an enchanted recipe that could turn memories into magic. Now, in every glass he serves, there is a chance to remember, to understand and to heal.
Sit down and feel your story unfold.
Sometimes, the smallest sip can change everything.
Your drink is ready. What will your heart choose?
** Translated from the Korean by Shanna Tan **
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781035425440 |
| PRICE | £16.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 304 |
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Featured Reviews
Just finished The Moonglow Bookshop by Dongwan Seo, and it really stayed with me. It follows a man who returns to his hometown after losing his job, and slowly finds himself drawn back into the quiet rhythm of life through a small, almost forgotten bookshop.
I found it to be a slow, reflective read which is not driven by big plot twists, but by gentle moments and quiet observations. It explores grief, memory, and how healing often comes from the small, steady things we overlook such as routine, familiar places, and the comfort of books. It's made me realise that sometimes slowing down is exactly what I need and that you don't have to chase something to feel whole again.
It was soft, quiet and subtly powerful, and I feel it is the perfect book to read when life feels a bit loud.
Reviewer 1765543
Regrets, hopefullness and second chances. That's what this book is about.
Mun and Bo-reum (Moon Rabbit) run a bookshop which is actually a bar. They serve cocktails to the random people that enter the shop, and this reveals the person's regrets, which then changes the course of their timeline to hopefullness and second chances.
This is a very magical book, and I've enjoyed it so much.
Thanks to Netgalley and Headline for letting me read this copy!