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From used cookbooks to Virginia Woolf, Seoul’s independent English bookstores have you covered

Though Seoul might be a large, sprawling metropolis, finding places where readers can buy new and used English books isn’t easy. Aside from obvious bookstore chains like Kyobo or Aladin, where can you find English books to browse and buy?

2024-02-10

Who’s afraid of being forgotten?

Moon Jae-in must not leave a poor precedent as a retired president endlessly meddling in politics.

2023-05-23

For whom does the bookstore exist?

Unfortunately, the bookstore has turned into a source of division and friction, not simply a destination for whatever pilgrimage.

2023-05-17

An ode to books

I’d like to see more work in English reflecting on the turmoil, and the diplomacy of that period. It is essential to better politics, and better diplomacy, today.

2022-11-27

On the hunt for an English bookstore to call home

For many foreign students who come to Korea with a love of literature, it can be somewhat difficult to find books to read because of the language barrier and the scarcity of English bookstores — especially physical ones.

2022-11-27

Bye, bookstore

A post written by a customer hangs at Bulgwang Moongo, a bookstore in Eunpyeong district, northern Seoul, thanking the store for the past 25 years it has been in business, on Sunday.

2021-09-05

Not enough best sellers

A sign outside the entrance at Bandi & Luni's bookstore in Yeongdeungpo, western Seoul, says the store is closed. Seoul Bookstore, the operator of Bandi & Luni's, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday.

2021-06-17

Actor Park Jung-min to shutter his bookstore on June 11

Actor Park Jung-min will close his bookstore in Mapo District, northwestern Seoul, according to a post from the store's account on Monday. The bookstore, whose name roughly translates to Book Night Day, will close on June 11.

2021-06-08