The South Korean runaway bestseller, debut author Baek Se-Hee’s intimate therapy memoir—think Crying in H Mart meets Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. PSYCHIATRIST: So how can I help you? ME: I don’t know, I’m—what’s the word—depressed? Do I have to go into detail? Baek Sehee is a successful young social media director at a publishing house when she begins seeing a psychiatrist about her—what to call it?—depression? She feels persistently low, anxious, endlessly self-doubting, but also highly judgmental of others. She hides her feelings well at work and with friends; adept at performing the calmness, even ease, her lifestyle demands. The effort is exhausting, overwhelming, and keeps her from forming deep relationships. This can't be normal. But if she's so hopeless, why can she always summon a yen for her favorite street food: the hot, spicy rice cake, tteokbokki? Is this just what life is like? Recording her dialogues with her psychiatrist over a 12-week period, Baek begins to disentangle the feedback loops, knee-jerk reactions, and harmful behaviors that keep her locked in a cycle of self-abuse. Part memoir, part self-help book, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki is a book to keep close and to reach for in times of darkness. It will appeal to anyone who has ever felt alone or unjustified in their everyday despair.

In the aftermath of the Third Poppy War, shaman and warrior Rin is on the run: haunted by the atrocity she committed to end the war, addicted to opium, and hiding from the murderous commands of her vengeful god, the fiery Phoenix. Her only reason for living is to get revenge on the traitorous Empress who sold out Nikan to their enemies. With no other options, Rin joins forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who has a plan to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new Republic. Rin throws herself into his war. After all, making war is all she knows how to do. But the Empress is a more powerful foe than she appears, and the Dragon Warlord’s motivations are not as democratic as they seem. The more Rin learns, the more she fears her love for Nikan will drive her away from every ally and lead her to rely more and more on the Phoenix’s deadly power. Because there is nothing she won’t sacrifice for her country and her vengeance The sequel to R.F. Kuang’s acclaimed debut THE POPPY WAR, THE DRAGON REPUBLIC combines the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating effect.

Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves, others—in which a newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a search that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Cyrus Shams is a young man grappling with an inheritance of violence and loss: his mother’s plane was shot down over the skies of Tehran in a senseless accident; and his father’s life in America was circumscribed by his work killing chickens at a factory farm in the Midwest. Cyrus is a drunk, an addict, and a poet, whose obsession with martyrs leads him to examine the mysteries of his past—toward an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as the Angel of death to inspire and comfort the dying, and toward his mother, through a painting discovered in a Brooklyn art gallery that suggests she may not have been who or what she seemed. Electrifying, funny, wholly original, and profound, Martyr! heralds the arrival of a blazing and essential new voice in contemporary fiction.

The bestselling Turkish classic of love and longing in a changing world, available in English for the first time.'It is, perhaps, easier to dismiss a man whose face gives no indication of an inner life. And what a pity that is: a dash of curiosity is all it takes to stumble upon treasures we never expected.' A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade in 1920s Berlin. The city's crowded streets, thriving arts scene, passionate politics and seedy cabarets provide the backdrop for a chance meeting with a woman, which will haunt him for the rest of his life. Emotionally powerful, intensely atmospheric and touchingly profound, Madonna in a Fur Coat is an unforgettable novel about new beginnings and the unfathomable nature of the human soul.'Passionate but clear . . . Ali's success [is in ] his ability to describe the emergence of a feeling, seemingly straightforward from the outside but swinging back and forth between opposite extremes at its core, revealing the tensions that accompanies such rise and fall.' Atilla Özkirimli, writer and literary historian

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her big brother; she still had her home. She had a normal teenager’s life. Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors daily. Secretly, though, she is desperate to find a way out of her beloved country before her sister-in-law, Layla, gives birth. So desperate, that she has manifested a physical embodiment of her fear in the form of her imagined companion, Khawf, who haunts her every move in an effort to keep her safe. But even with Khawf pressing her to leave, Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive. Salama must contend with bullets and bombs, military assaults, and her shifting sense of morality before she might finally breathe free. And when she crosses paths with the boy she was supposed to meet one fateful day, she starts to doubt her resolve in leaving home at all. Soon, Salama must learn to see the events around her for what they truly are—not a war, but a revolution—and decide how she, too, will cry for Syria’s freedom.

Sejak kecil, Karla merasa diperlakukan tidak adil oleh ibunya yang ia anggap misterius. Namun tak ada seorang pun dalam keluarga yang membelanya. Inilah yang membuat Karla tak mempunyai pilihan selain menjauh dari keluarganya. Berpuluh tahun sesudahnya, barulah satu demi satu rahasia itu mulai terkuak baginya—bukan hanya rahasia yang menggelayuti keluarganya, tetapi juga banyak manusia lainnya. “Soe Tjen menceritakan kisah keluarga, terutama hubungan anak perempuan dan ibunya yang misterius, sekaligus membuka kisah yang lebih luas. Kita bisa melacak jejak tragedi negeri ini melalui kisah mereka yang tersembunyi, menguak kompleksitas dan kepahitan rasialisme, agama, bahkan kasta dalam masyarakat. Namun tak seperti novel-novel politik yang sibuk berteriak-teriak, ia tetap kisah manusia-manusia yang dipertalikan satu sama lain oleh kemanusiaan mereka—yang baik maupun biadab. Terakhir, saya menemukan sesuatu yang tak mungkin bisa dilakukan para penulis lelaki: kisah tentang rahim. Saya merasa dibawa untuk melihat, atau merasakan, sesuatu yang sangat perempuan.” — Eka Kurniawan, novelis, penulis Cantik Itu Luka “Novel Soe Tjen Marching merupakan salah satu narasi penting tentang bagaimana perempuan, begitu juga gerakannya, dihancurkan dengan keji oleh militerisme di Indonesia. Berlatar sejarah, dengan detail yang belum pernah diungkap selama ini.” — Martin Aleida, sastrawan, penulis Tanah Air yang Hilang “Novel ini adalah catatan tentang penindasan dan ketidakadilan yang tak terelakkan akibat identitas rasial, pilihan akan Tuhan, dan kepentingan politik. Pada akhirnya, kisah dalam novel ini kembali mengingatkan bahwa cara terbaik menghadapi segala luka dan trauma adalah mengingat dan mengisahkannya kembali dengan sepenuh kesadaran.” — Okky Madasari, novelis, penulis Entrok

Tak ada yang lebih diinginkan Luh selain kembali ke rahim. Sebagai anak hasil pemerkosaan yang berulangkali berusaha digugurkan, Luh merasa dunia fana ini begitu kejam. Tak ada kasih sayang dari ibunya. Dia dipelihara bagai hewan ternak yang cukup diberi makan tiga kali sehari. Pengabaian sang ibu membuat Luh lari dari rumah. Dalam bentang hidupnya, dia bertemu perempuan-perempuan dengan kehamilan tak diinginkan. Hal itu mendorong Luh kelak menjadi ahli aborsi yang lihai. Baginya, aborsi adalah jalan agar janin yang tak diharapkan tidak menemui kenestapaan, dan agar para perempuan memiliki otonomi atas pilihan. Luh pikir, hidup demikian akan memberinya kedamaian. Bukankah dia akhirnya dapat menolong janin-janin agar tak menderita seperti dirinya? Namun, niat baik itu kini membuatnya diburu bahaya. Bersama sebentuk rahim dalam stoples yang dia bawa, Luh berkelana sembari

“Ia pencerita yang dingin, mengajak kita mengintip dalam sunyi. Keheningan yang mencekam, yang disampaikan oleh cerita yang nyaris tanpa dialog, tapi kemudian sejenis dentum bisa datang menghantam kapan saja. Bahkan di cerita seperti Dua Perempuan di Satu Rumah, dentum itu menjadi teror dan horor.” - Eka Kurniawan “Jika bahasa bermula dari kata, maka susastra bermula dari bahasa. Tetapi bahasa tidak akan menjadi susastra jika tak mampu menyeruak dari keberbahasaan mapan nan mati, tetapi masih dipakai juga sebagai mayat hidup yang disebut zombie - itulah yang membuat bahasa susastra menghidupkan kembali kata demi kata dengan pembermaknaan baru. Itulah yang dilakukan Cyntha Hariadi dengan Manifesto Flora.” - Seno Gumira Ajidarma CYNTHA HARIADI adalah penulis lepas di Jakarta. Buku pertamanya Ibu Mendulang Anak Berlari merupakan pemenang III Sayembara Manuskrip Buku Puisi Dewan Kesenian Jakarta 2015 dan salah satu dari 5 Besar Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa 2016. Kumpulan cerita pendek ini adalah bukunya yang kedua.

Cursed Bunny is a genre-defying collection of short stories by Korean author Bora Chung. Blurring the lines between magical realism, horror, and science-fiction, Chung uses elements of the fantastic and surreal to address the very real horrors and cruelties of patriarchy and capitalism in modern society. Anton Hur’s translation skilfully captures the way Chung’s prose effortlessly glides from being terrifying to wryly humorous. Winner of a PEN/Heim Grant.

Dari balik sel penjara, Firdaus -- yang divonis gantung karena telah membunuh seorang germo -- mengisahkan liku-liku kehidupannya. Dari sejak masa kecilnya di desa, hingga ia menjadi pelacur kelas atas di Kota Kairo. Ia menyambut gembira hukuman gantung itu. Bahkan dengan tegas ia menolak grasi kepada presiden yang diusulkan oleh dokter penjara. Menurut Firdaus, vonis itu justru merupakan satu-satunya jalan menuju kebebasan sejati. Ironis. Lewat pelacur ini, kita justru bisa menguak kebobrokan masyarakat yang didominasi kaum lelaki. Sebuah kritik sosial yang amat pedas! Novel ini didasari pada kisah nyata. Ditulis oleh Nawal el-Saadawi, seorang penulis feminis dari Mesir dengan reputasi Internasional

Marni, perempuan Jawa buta huruf yang masih memuja leluhur. Melalui sesajen dia menemukan dewa-dewanya, memanjatkan harapannya. Tak pernah dia mengenal Tuhan yang datang dari negeri nun jauh di sana. Dengan caranya sendiri dia mempertahankan hidup. Menukar keringat dengan sepeser demi sepeser uang. Adakah yang salah selama dia tidak mencuri, menipu, atau membunuh? Rahayu, anak Marni. Generasi baru yang dibentuk oleh sekolah dan berbagai kemudahan hidup. Pemeluk agama Tuhan yang taat. Penjunjung akal sehat. Berdiri tegak melawan leluhur, sekalipun ibu kandungnya sendiri. Adakah yang salah jika mereka berbeda? Marni dan Rahayu, dua orang yang terikat darah namun menjadi orang asing bagi satu sama lain selama bertahun-tahun. Bagi Marni, Rahayu adalah manusia tak punya jiwa. Bagi Rahayu, Marni adalah pendosa. Keduanya hidup dalam pemikiran masing-masing tanpa pernah ada titik temu. Lalu bunyi sepatu-sepatu tinggi itu, yang senantiasa mengganggu dan merusak jiwa. Mereka menjadi penguasa masa, yang memainkan kuasa sesuai keinginan. Mengubah warna langit dan sawah menjadi merah, mengubah darah menjadi kuning. Senapan teracung di mana-mana. Marni dan Rahayu, dua generasi yang tak pernah bisa mengerti, akhirnya menyadari ada satu titik singgung dalam hidup mereka. Keduanya sama-sama menjadi korban orang-orang yang punya kuasa, sama-sama melawan senjata.

Gabungan 3 buku seri Dukuh Paruk: Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk, Lintang Kemukus Dini Hari & Jantera Bianglala. Semangat Dukuh Paruk kembali menggeliat sejak Srintil dinobatkan menjadi ronggeng baru, menggantikan ronggeng terakhir yang mati dua belas tahun yang lalu. Bagi pedukuhan yang kecil, miskin, terpencil dan bersahaja itu, ronggeng adalah perlambang. Tanpanya dukuh itu merasakah kehilangan jati diri. Dengan segera Srintil menjadi tokoh yang amat terkenal dan digandrungi. Cantik dan menggoda. Semua ingin pernah bersama ronggeng itu. Dari kaula biasa hingga pekabat-pejabat desa maupun kabupaten. Namun malapetaka politik tahun 1965 membuat dukuh tersebut hancur, baik secara fisik maupun mental. Karena kebodohannya, mereka terbawa arus dan divonis sebagai manusia-manusia yang telah mengguncangkan negara ini. Pedukuhan itu dibakar. Ronggeng berserta para penabuh calung ditahan.Hanya karena kecantikannya Srintil tidak diperlakukan semena-mena oleh para penguasa penjara itu. Namun pengalaman pahit sebagai tahanan politikmembuat Srintil sadar akan harkatnya sebagai manusia. Karena itulah setelah bebas, ia berniat memperbaiki citra dirinya. Ia tak ingin lagi melayani lelaki manapun. Ia ingin menjadi wanita somahan. Dan ketika Bajus muncul dalam hidupnya sepercik harapan muncul, harapan yang semakin lama semakin besar.

Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human, this leading postwar Japanese writer's second novel, tells the poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. In consequence, he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title). Donald Keene, who translated this and Dazai's first novel, The Setting Sun, has said of the author's work: "His world … suggests Chekhov or possibly postwar France, … but there is a Japanese sensibility in the choice and presentation of the material. A Dazai novel is at once immediately intelligible in Western terms and quite unlike any Western book." His writing is in some ways reminiscent of Rimbaud, while he himself has often been called a forerunner of Yukio Mishima. Cover painting by Noe Nojechowiz, from the collection of John and Barbara Duncan; design by Gertrude Huston

The latest novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, following four new customers in a little Tokyo café where customers can travel back in time. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Café Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces from Kawaguchi's previous novels, readers will also be introduced to a daughter, a comedian, a sister, and a lover, each with something they wish they had said differently. With his signature heartwarming characters and immersive storytelling, Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?

The first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity. After years of watching her students struggling with their choices, health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., realized that much of what people believe about willpower is actually sabotaging their success. Committed to sharing what the scientific community already knew about self-control, McGonigal created a course called "The Science of Willpower" for Stanford University's Continuing Studies Program. The course was an instant hit and spawned the hugely successful Psychology Today blog with the same name. Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, McGonigal's book explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters. Readers will learn: Willpower is a mind-body response, not a virtue. It is a biological function that can be improved through mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and sleep. People who have better control of their attention, emotions, and actions are healthier, happier, have more satisfying relationships, and make more money. Willpower is not an unlimited resource. Too much self-control can actually be bad for your health. Temptation and stress hijack the brain's systems of self-control, and that the brain can be trained for greater willpower. In the groundbreaking tradition of Getting Things Done, The Willpower Instinct combines life-changing prescriptive advice and complementary exercises to help readers with goals ranging from a healthier life to more patient parenting, from greater productivity at work to finally finishing the basement.

Yogyakarta, 1850. Isah adalah putri pembatik di lingkungan keraton, anak luar nikah seorang bupati yang tidak pernah mengakui ibu Isah sebagai selir resmi. Akibatnya, Isah menempati posisi sosial yang serba salah: dia berbeda dari orang awam di luar lingkungan keraton, tetapi dia juga mendapati diri berada di lapisan bawah dari hierarki ketat dunia keraton. Dengan akal dan tekadnya yang kuat, Isah berusaha merebut takdirnya sendiri dengan kabur dan menjadi nyai seorang perwira Belanda. Namun realitas dunia kolonial ternyata juga tak seperti yang diangankan oleh impian naif masa mudanya. Novel sejarah yang memukau tentang pencarian posisi, hasrat, dan identitas di Hindia Belanda akhir abad ke-19.