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- Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop / by Bo-reum, Hwang,author.; Tan, Shanna,translator.;
Quitting her job and divorcing her husband, Yeong-Ju, in a leap of faith, opens the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, and, welcoming new friends and visitors to her circle, builds an inviting space for hurt and lost souls to rest, heal and learn how to write their own stories.- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Books and reading; Bookstores; Divorced women; Interpersonal relations;
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- Every day I read : 53 ways to get closer to books / by Hwang, Po-rŭm,author.; Tan, Shanna,translator.;
Includes bibliographical references."Why do we read? What is it that we hope to take away from the intimate, personal experience of reading for pleasure? How often do we ask these profound, expansive questions of ourselves and of our relationship to the joy of reading? In each of the essays ... Hwang Bo-reum contemplates what living a life immersed in reading means. She goes beyond the usual questions of what to read and how often, exploring the relationship between reading and writing, when to turn to a bestseller vs. browse the corners of a bookstore, the value of reading outside of your favorite genre, falling in love with book characters, and more. [Her book] provides many quiet moments for introspection and reflection, encouraging book-lovers to explore what reading means to each of us. While this is a book about books, at its heart is an attitude to life, one outside capitalism and climbing the corporate ladder"--- Subjects: Essays.; Books and reading; Reading interests.;
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