Welcome to the Hyunam‑Dong Bookshop – Hwang Bo‑reum

Welcome to the Hyunam‑Dong Bookshop is a heartwarming, “healing” novel by Hwang Bo‑reum, translated by Shanna Tan.
Yeongju, burned out from her high-flying career and a difficult marriage, leaves her old life behind and opens a secondhand bookshop in the quaint Seoul neighborhood of Hyunam‑dong.
Over three years, her little bookshop becomes a refuge—not just for her, but for a group of people from all walks of life: a barista, a conflicted writer, a mother seeking intellectual growth, a teenager questioning meaning, and others.
Through shared stories, conversations, and the comfort of books, they heal, connect, and rediscover what truly matters.