"Good reads, good medicine . . . Filled with breathless pleasure, this clutch of essays . . . hovers between the trite and the profound . . . A pleasant set of exhortations to read books to get more of life." --Kirkus Reviews

"Hwang offers . . . advice to like-minded souls on how to join her in a life of reading . . . Most every book lover will sense in [her] a kindred spirit, making this volume an essential addition to any collection." --Library Journal

"[An] affable memoir in essays . . . Subjects range from the lighthearted, as when Hwang advises on how to fit snippets of reading time into a busy day, to the profound, as in the essay 'Read Books That Preserve Your Sense of Self, ' in which she considers how to use literature to protect one's individuality in a consumerist age . . . Hwang [makes] an earnest and convincing argument that the best antidote to cynicism is time spent inside someone else's mind . . . Dedicated bibliophiles and casual readers alike will adore this." --Publishers Weekly

"[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

"Hwang's debut novel took South Korea by storm for its refreshing positivity and rejection of hypercapitalism . . . [It] 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, on WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP