"Author Has Arrived"... Busan Education Office Runs 'BOOK Talk' to Increase Interest in Books

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will operate the ‘2023 Author Invitation Bookjeok Bookjeok Book Talk Festival’ targeting 30 elementary schools in the district from the end of June to November.

This book talk invites One Book One Busan and humanities authors to schools to provide students with opportunities to directly converse and communicate with authors, aiming to increase interest and enthusiasm for books and help develop deep reading habits.

Before the full-scale operation of the book talk, the Busan Office of Education selected 30 target schools through a public contest in April and assigned 7 One Book One Busan authors and 2 desired authors according to the schools’ preferences.

Busan Office of Education.

The event proceeds as follows: first, students at participating schools read the book talk festival books before the author’s visit and prepare questions or points of curiosity in advance.

The author visits the school and lectures for 80 minutes on the background, writing intent, and themes of the work. Then, the author answers the students’ pre-prepared questions and shares reading impressions. Students who ask meaningful questions or answer quizzes correctly receive gifts such as author autographs or postcards.

After the author’s visit, schools independently operate various reading events and programs such as exploring related books, post-reading activity exhibitions, reading club activities, reading camps, and book festivals.

Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “This book talk will greatly help in forming students’ reading habits and fostering a deep reading culture,” adding, “We will operate various reading programs and events so that students can grow into creative convergence talents equipped with humanities literacy and future competencies.”

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