Every Day I Read

Description

The comforting, internationally anticipated non-fiction return from the brilliant author of the global smash-hit Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop! From Hwang Bo-reum comes Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books—a warm, beautifully reflective, and deeply cozy collection of essays that serves as a celebration of the reading life. Perfectly capturing the soothing, slow-living spirit of modern Korean healing literature, this delightful book invites readers to pause, brew a warm cup of tea, and re-examine their deeply personal relationship with the written word.

Why exactly do we read? What is it that we truly hope to extract and take away from the intimate, quiet experience of reading purely for pleasure?

Rarely do we stop to ask these profound, expansive questions of ourselves or examine our evolving connection to literature. In each of the beautifully crafted chapters within Every Day I Read, Hwang Bo-reum thoughtfully contemplates what it truly means to live a life fully immersed in books. Moving far beyond the rigid, guilt-inducing questions of what we “should” read or how many volumes we must check off a list, she gently explores the delicate relationship between reading and writing. She dives into the comforting rituals of book culture, discussing when to turn to a celebrated global bestseller versus when to quietly browse the dusty, hidden corners of an independent bookstore, the immense value of deliberately stepping outside your favorite genre, the magic of falling hopelessly in love with fictional book characters, and so much more.

Every Day I Read provides a sanctuary of quiet moments designed for deep introspection and personal reflection, encouraging lifelong bibliophiles and new readers alike to explore what literature uniquely means to them. While this is fundamentally a book about books, at its absolute heart is a beautiful, inspiring attitude to life—one that deliberately steps outside the frantic demands of hyper-capitalism, constant productivity, and climbing the corporate ladder.

Seamlessly weaving a treasure trove of curated book recommendations into her narrative, Hwang Bo-reum delivers an unputdownable, atmospheric comfort read. Masterfully executing the essays & anthologies, cozy Japanese/Korean healing non-fiction, mindfulness, and bookish lifestyle genres, this collection is the ultimate tribute to the quiet joy of tsundoku and the perfect gift for anyone who finds their peace between the pages of a book.