[This book] suggests that finding daily satisfaction is itself a serious job . . . Hwang explores how a person might choose to counter workism without rejecting work entirely, and how a meaningful life might be built by applying oneself to even the most pleasurable pastimes.

The Atlantic on WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP

A real love letter to reading . . . wonderful.

Good Housekeeping on WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP

I may have found my ideal bookshop book when I read Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop. What sets Hyunam-Dong apart is how much it reveals about getting a store up and running . . . By the end of Hyunam-Dong, [Yeongju] has encountered enough surprises to figure out that bookshops-and love-rarely go by the book.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune on WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP

Hwang Bo-Reum's debut novel took South Korea by storm for its refreshing positivity and rejection of hypercapitalism . . . Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop was indeed a welcome break from the faster-paced and heavier books on my reading list-the perfect book to read while curled up in a comfy chair with a cup of coffee on a lazy Sunday.

Readers Digest, "41 Asian and Asian American Books Everyone Should Read" on WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP