"November 11 Is Bookstore Day?" ... A Special "1111" Made with Four Books

10th Anniversary of Bookstore Day... Kyobo Book Centre Holds Commemorative Events
212 Titles Recommended by 67 Neighborhood Bookstores Nationwide to Be Featured
Book-Spine Image-Making Event and Limited-Edition Stationery Goods Also Unveiled

November 11 is not just Pepero Day. It is also Bookstore Day, named for the resemblance between the spines of four books lined up on a shelf and people walking in a line toward a bookstore, both of which evoke the number "1111." To mark the 10th anniversary of Bookstore Day, readers and bookstores will come together for a series of events.

A promotional image for an event Kyobo Book Centre is holding on November 11 to mark the 10th anniversary of Bookstore Day. The day was established because the spines of four books lined up side by side, along with people heading to a bookstore, evoke the number "1111."

Kyobo Book Centre said on November 10 that it would hold promotional events through December 31 to mark Bookstore Day's 10th anniversary. Bookstore Day was established in 2016 to boost the pride of bookstores and bookstore workers across the country.

First, readers can choose four books they like, line up their spines, and create an image in the shape of "1111." After making the image on Kyobo Book Centre's online event page and sharing it on social media, participants can enter a draw to win one of 111 "Love for Bookstores" name tags. The event runs through November 30, and the winners will be announced in the second week of December.

Books selected by employees at neighborhood bookstores nationwide will also be featured. "Today's Serendipitous Book: A Listening and Walking Parade of 1111," which launches on November 11, will showcase 212 titles recommended by Kyobo Book Centre employees and staff at 67 neighborhood bookstores across the country, including Jinju Bookstore, Spain Bookstore, and Soyo Seoga.

The recommended titles include Everything Flows Like Music, selected by Kim Eunkyung of Eoneunal Bookstore, and Kindness Is What Makes Us Survive, recommended by Kwak Seolmi of Bookshop Muhwa-gwa. Kim said she chose her book for the comfort it offers readers, reminding them that they can move forward without fearing life's ups and downs. Kwak cited the meaning of a life in which one chooses kindness.

Stationery items commemorating Bookstore Day will also be released. The three pencil packages feature covers of works by past winners of the Bookstore Workers' Author of the Year Award, including A Gift from a Bird by Eun Hee-kyung, From the Gaze by Jeong Se-rang, and Bright Night by Choi Eun-young. Each has a design evoking chocolate snacks, blueberries, or strawberries.

A three-dimensional bookmark, "Let's Build a Bookstore on a Book," created in collaboration with stationery brand One More Bag, will also be available. It lets customers create their own miniature bookstore by combining a Kyobo Book Centre signpost with decorations shaped like animals reading books. The two commemorative products can be selected as gifts with purchases of at least 30,000 won in print books.

A Kyobo Book Centre official said, "We hope a book readers encounter online will inspire them to visit a bookstore, where they can enjoy discovering new books."

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