This feel-good novel caught my eye with a blurb that described it as “A slice-of-life novel about finding acceptance and comfort in your life—with a good dose of the healing power of books.” Yes, please! A Korean bestseller, this is the first novel from Hwang, and has been called a readalike to Gabrielle Zevin's The Storied Life of AJ Fikry. I couldn’t pre-order this title quickly enough. The English language edition translated by Shanna Tan comes out in the U.S. in February 2024.

From the publisher: "From the author of the international bestseller Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, a heartfelt invitation to reflect on your relationship with reading and celebrate the joys of books. Why do we read? What is it that we hope to take away from the intimate, personal experience of reading for pleasure? How often do we ask these profound, expansive questions of ourselves and of our relationship to the joy of reading? In each of the essays in Every Day I Read, Hwang Bo-reum contemplates what living a life immersed in reading means. She goes beyond the usual questions of what to read and how often, exploring the relationship between reading and writing, when to turn to a bestseller vs. browse the corners of a bookstore, the value of reading outside of your favorite genre, falling in love with book characters, and more. Every Day I Read provides many quiet moments for introspection and reflection, encouraging book-lovers to explore what reading means to each of us."