Alley-Style Book Festival Filling the Streets in Front of Ewha University to Be Held

Seodaemun Book Week Held from 22 to 28... Talk Shows, Lectures, and Exhibitions at 3 Locations Including 9 Independent Bookstores and Ewha Shelter

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) will hold the Seodaemun Book Week, featuring independent publishing bookstores, at various shops in front of Ewha from the 22nd to the 28th.

Co-hosted with 'Project Rent,' the event will take place from 2 PM to 8 PM during the period at three locations: Ewha Shelter (Daehyeon-dong 16-7), popup store Rent X (Ewha Womans University 3-gil 35), and a store in front of Ewha (Ewha Womans University-gil 78).

Nine independent publishing bookstores located in Seoul, Namhae, and Seogwipo, including Storage Book & Film, Hello Indie Books, Spain Bookstore, Ihu Books, Deer Bookstore, Wit & Cynical, Achimdal, Lava Books, and Amado Bookstore, are participating.

At the 'Seodaemun Book Week,' visitors can not only encounter various books but also participate in several side events held consecutively at 7 PM at the popup store Rent X.

On the 22nd, a talk show titled 'Urban Regeneration through Bookstores and Content' will be held featuring Kang Young-gyu, CEO of Storage Book & Film, and Choi Won-seok, CEO of Project Rent.

On the 23rd and 24th, lectures titled 'One Day Independent Publishing' and 'Small Bookstore, Should I Try It Too?' will be held consecutively, providing opportunities to learn about planning, production, distribution of independent publishing, as well as operation and space exhibition know-how of independent bookstores.

Following this, on the 25th, a workshop on 'Making a 40-page Photo Book' will be conducted. Those wishing to participate in these events can apply via Instagram.

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