Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

A gentle, uplifting Korean novel about finding your way by slowing down. When Yeongju leaves her fast-paced corporate life behind to open a tiny neighborhood bookshop, she discovers community, healing, and the quiet magic of building a life around stories. Through customers, friendships, and small everyday rituals, this cozy novel explores what it means to choose meaning over momentum—and how a single bookshop can help a whole community breathe a little easier.

Not coffee related, but relevant all the same, about the potential power of books that could change your life and the connection between strangers.

Special Features

• A warm, feel-good read perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and The Midnight Library
• A celebration of bookstores, slow living, and second chances
• Ideal for cozy evenings, comfort reading, or anyone dreaming of opening their own shop
• A beautiful gift for book lovers, introverts, and seekers of soft, hopeful stories

About the Author

Hwang Bo-reum is a South Korean novelist and essayist known for her gentle, introspective storytelling and her ability to capture the quiet beauty of everyday life. Her work often explores themes of self-discovery, community, and the healing power of books—making Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop a perfect reflection of her calm, hopeful literary voice.

Book Details

• Title: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
• Author: Hwang Bo-Reum
• Translator: Shanna Tan
• Format: Paperback
• Subject: Bookstores, entrepreneurship, self discovery
• Publication Date: 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Dimensions: 195 x 125 x 20mm
• Weight: 250g