Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum

If you’ve ever fantasied about quitting your corporate job, moving somewhere quiet, and opening a cozy bookshop, Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop is your literary soulmate.

This tender Korean novel, now available in English thanks to a sensitive and seamless translation by a Singaporean translator, has been making waves across book circles—and for good reason. It belongs to a growing genre of Asian literature that has been quietly reshaping the global literary landscape: the soft, healing novel that captures ordinary lives in all their quiet complexity. Think Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Inconvenient Convenience Store, and Rental Person Who Does Nothing—gentle reads that sneak up on you with their emotional resonance and beautifully human storytelling.

Feel free to bring snacks and beverages to share.