Gurye-gun Maechun Library Hosts 'Meeting with the Author' for Book of the Year

Invitation to Selected Book Authors for Book Talk Lecture

Maecheon Library in Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do, announced that on the 13th, it will hold a meeting with author Kim Mi-seung, who wrote "The Moonlight Bakery That Sells Dreams," selected as this year's book (youth category), at the Gurye Culture and Arts Center.

The "Meeting with the Author" is a reading culture program organized by the Jeollanam-do Provincial Library and Gurye-gun, where books that Jeollanam-do residents should read are selected, and the authors of the selected books are invited to hold book talks and lectures.

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The books selected as Jeollanam-do's Books of the Year 2023 are ▲ "The Last Level Up" by author Yoon Young-joo ▲ "The Moonlight Bakery That Sells Dreams" by author Kim Mi-seung ▲ "Father's Liberation Diary" by author Jung Ji-ah ▲ and "It's Okay, We're the Problem" by author Kwak Jae-sik.

Gurye-gun plans to invite author Kim Mi-seung to have an in-depth discussion with first and second-year middle school students in the area on the theme "Where Do the Freedom and Strength to Pursue Dreams Come From?"

Kim's book, "The Moonlight Bakery That Sells Dreams," is a coming-of-age novel depicting the protagonist Dani's journey as she crosses the threshold of the world to participate in a baking competition and opens the door to her own world.

Governor Kim Soon-ho said, "Through the meeting with the author, I hope students can directly talk and communicate with the author and develop interest and enthusiasm for books."

Gurye = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yuk Mi-seok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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