23/08/2026
THE READING ROOM: PRELUDE PICKS
From August through October, The Reading Room brings each chapter of About Love into the world of literature.
For PRELUDE, we’re drawn to stories about what comes just before love begins: the first spark, a feeling taking shape, and the possibility of what might come next.
At our New York and Los Angeles flagships, the selection is curated in partnership with Yellow Peril Books highlighting Korean and Korean American authors. Our Seoul flagship features a special selection curated by ELOREA.
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사랑의 서재: PRELUDE PICKS
8월부터 10월까지, 뉴욕, 로스앤젤레스, 서울 플래그십의 The Reading Room에서 About Love의 각 챕터가 담고 있는 감정을 문학으로 만나보세요.
첫 번째 챕터 PRELUDE 설렘에서는 사랑이 시작되기 직전의 순간에 주목했습니다.
THE HEALING SEASON OF POTTERY
Yeon Somin
A story about slowing down, finding yourself again, and a crush that begins to take shape. Like PRELUDE, it lives in that tender space before love has a name, when something is beginning to bloom and you’re not quite sure where it will lead.
NY & LA FLAGSHIP EXCLUSIVE
FREE FOOD FOR MILLIONAIRES
Min Jin Lee
A coming-of-age story set in New York, where ambition, identity, and the search for love collide. We chose it for PRELUDE because it captures the feeling of standing at the beginning of a new chapter, when your life is still unfolding and everything, including love, feels possible.
NY & LA FLAGSHIP EXCLUSIVE
JANG: THE SOUL OF KOREAN COOKING
Mingoo Kang, Joshua David Stein & Nadia Cho
Before a meal comes together, there is jang, the foundation that gives Korean cooking its depth and character. PRELUDE is about beginnings, and this book invites us to look at where something meaningful starts: with the ingredients, techniques, and traditions that make everything else possible.
NY & LA FLAGSHIP EXCLUSIVE
I SEE YOU LIKE I SEE A FLOWER
Na Tae-joo
One of Korea’s most beloved poets, Na Tae-joo finds tenderness and beauty in the smallest moments of everyday life. His poems explore love, longing, waiting, and the meaning we find in moments that might otherwise pass us by.
For PRELUDE, we were drawn to the way his words invite us to notice a feeling before it fully reveals itself, much like the first stirrings of love.
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