"If you find yourself dreaming of a deeper, more expansive reading life as we prepare to turn the page (forgive me) into a new year, you'll be hard-pressed to find a more charming companion than Hwang Bo-Reum's Every Day I Read." --Book Riot

"Every Day I Read by Hwang Bo-reum is one of my most anticipated books of the year because it dives into a topic so close to my heart . . . I connect deeply with the ideas in this book--that there's a book for everyone, it's OK to read anything and everything (from the latest bestseller to the most obscure novel) and that you don't have to finish every book you start. The essays are short and simple but reaffirm all the wonderful things about the reading experience." --The Seattle Times

"Hwang Bo-reum turns her warm, observant gaze inward to explore not what we read, but why we read . . . Rather than offering prescriptive advice or curated lists, she meanders through the terrain of the reading life: the pull toward a bestseller when we crave connection, the thrill of wandering off-genre, the unexpected intimacy of falling for a character, and the ways reading and writing continually shape one another. Her reflections invite us to reexamine our own habits and hungers as readers. What sets this book apart is its insistence on reading as a life practice--not a productivity metric or a competitive sport, but a deeply personal ritual. Hwang suggests that to read freely is to resist the pressures of capitalism's constant forward motion." --Summerville Journal Scene

"[A] good gift for loved ones who live like the cover: happily surrounded by books." --Book Riot, "Best Books to Gift in 2025"

"A gentle, uplifting collection of essays about the love of reading, what to read and what to gain from reading. Bonus: The close reader will pick up many book suggestions from Hwang." --Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

"[A] cozy ode to reading." --Booklist

"For any book lover you know . . . these essays are short, charming and relatable." --Orange Country Register

"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