Yes24, Haruki's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls'... Kyobo Bookstore, Jojuk's 'Dike's Tears'

Haruki Murakami's new novel "The City and Its Uncertain Walls" topped the Yes24 comprehensive bestseller list for the first week of September. During the pre-order period (8.28~9.5), orders reached 10,000 copies, and 1,500 copies were sold on the first day of publication, September 6.

"Seino's Teachings" ranked second, and "Dike's Tears," the first essay by Cho Kuk, who returned to civilian life from Minister of Justice, took third place. In fourth place was organizational psychologist Benjamin Hardy's "Future Self," and fifth place was secured by "The Power to Read the 1%" containing investment know-how from capital market analyst Mer.

Books introduced on YouTube channels gained attention. "Future Self" (4th place), a life guidebook that clearly depicts the "future me" and concretely explains how to achieve it; "Supernormal" (8th place), which achieves explosive results within the category of normalcy; and "Han Seok-jun's Speaking Class" (19th place), containing speaking know-how by veteran announcer Han Seok-jun, all received attention along with introductions on popular YouTube channels.

At Kyobo Bookstore, Cho Kuk's "Dike's Tears" took the overall first place. Purchases by readers aged 40 to 60 and above accounted for 90.8%. Popular YouTuber Joo Eon-gyu's "Supernormal" entered second place overall upon release. Male readers purchased slightly more, with 30s male readers making up 29.3% of purchases. Additionally, Benjamin Hardy's "Future Self" ranked fifth overall, and "Choi Min-jun's Son Coaching Encyclopedia" entered eighth place overall.

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