Hwang Bo-Reum
Hwang Bo-reum is a Korean author who transitioned from a career in software engineering to writing.
She studied Computer Science and worked as a software developer at LG Electronics before pursuing her passion for literature.
Hwang has published several essay collections, including "I Read Every Day" and "This Distance is Perfect." Her debut novel, "Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop," has achieved significant success, selling over 150,000 copies in Korea and being translated into multiple languages.
The novel originated as an e-book after winning a contest on a Korean content-publishing platform before its paperback release.
