■ New War (by Arthur Snell, published by Leaders Book)
The book skillfully weaves together the climate crisis and geopolitics to explain the current turmoil in global political, economic, and social structures, and explores the direction the world is heading. In the past, geopolitics was a discipline that argued the physical element of geography determines a nation's fate. But the book focuses on how that very geography is rapidly changing due to "climate change," vividly tracing the power of climate change at work in every bend of the crisis, from the Sahel Desert to the Arctic. 23,000 won.
■ Why Do Women Become More Disadvantaged the More They Work? (by Joan C. Williams, published by Econ)
The author, who has studied gender issues within organizations, analyzes the difficulties working women face not as individual problems but as biases embedded in organizational structures. Based on 35 years of research and interviews with 127 women leaders, she points to the reality that women must repeatedly prove their abilities and are judged as aggressive when they display leadership. The book does not stop at raising the problem but also offers practical response strategies, including how to effectively communicate achievements, how to use networks, and how to decline unnecessary tasks. 27,000 won.
■ How the Body Becomes Style (by Kim Su-young, published by Gom Publishing)
The book unpacks Western fashion history not chronologically but from the perspective of the "body." Centering on body parts such as moles, skin, hair, the waist, and the feet, it traces how fashion has revealed power, class, and gender order. In particular, the author reads fashion not as mere trends but as a cultural language where the body, society, and power intersect. She also connects this to the standards of the ideal body created by social media (SNS) and the media today, intriguingly showing how the standards of beauty we have taken for granted came to be. 23,000 won.
■ Don't Take It Too Seriously (by Hermann Hesse, published by Pica)
This is a previously unpublished anthology that captures another side of Hesse, who had been regarded as a "writer of solitude and melancholy." Through prose and poems revealed for the first time in Korea, Hesse displays a sense of humor and witty satire that sublimates even life's tragedies into play. He viewed humor not as simple laughter but as a mature survival strategy to avoid being crushed by the weight of life. Through the message "do not take yourself too seriously," he offers warm comfort and insight to those living intense daily lives. 23,000 won.
