Recommended Reading: Books That Awaken the Heart of a Bookworm (Kim Cho-yeop)
Introduction_What if I become a book?

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My place found between books

“As I read, the sleeping heart of a bookworm awakens.
“A book that any bibliophile will enjoy reading.”
★Recommended by novelist Kim Cho-yeop

About the wisdom, comfort, and endless possibilities found in the world of books.

Kim Gyul-wool, the operator of the YouTube channel 'Gyulwoo Bookstore' with 160,000 subscribers, a DJ of the book introduction program MBC 'Radio Book Club' in its 13th year, a diligent reader who discovers new books that catch his eye before anyone else and spreads the word to read them together, and a writer who draws both readers and non-readers into the world of books, has published a reading essay compiling the writings and books that brought her close to books.

This book contains the story of author Kim Gyul-wool from her childhood days when she would read books all night long under the covers by flashlight, to her teenage years when she began to read whatever she could get her hands on, switching between must-read books and mystery novels, and became fascinated by the physicality of books, to the time when she studied philosophy in college, devoured literature, and immersed herself more and more in the world of books, vowing to live as a writer, to the recent point when she ended up crying because all her time for reading and writing was taken away while running around between books.
To the public, Kim Gyul-wool has established herself as a "speaker" and a "shower" of books and reading, but in this book, as a "reader and writer," Kim Gyul-wool reveals the thoughts buried behind the words and actions she has shown to the public through 100 books.


Which book drew you into the world of books, which author made you a writer, which work you couldn't help but encourage everyone to read together, which series you couldn't help but buy even if it meant adding an extra bookshelf to your crowded room, why did you feel the need to introduce this book as someone who introduces books, and which authors would you like to connect with now that you've become a writer?


Booktuber and DJ Kim Gyul-wool has been mainly introducing books he has read that are suitable for the general public to read together.
On the other hand, in this book, 『Words of Books』, author Kim Gyul-wool confesses the poetry, novels, philosophy, science, history, and essays that created the world of books for her, even though she had not been able to reveal them easily until then.


This bibliophile's honest experience, a desire to be loved by the public beyond readers and to share the interest shown to him through books, ultimately speaks to the irreplaceability of reading and recommends a life as a reader worth living at least once.
It will provide beneficial stimulation to those who love books, those who are increasingly distancing themselves from books, and those who want to draw those around them into the world of books.


Choosing which books to read is like choosing which kind of person to become.

While exploring "Words of Book," the author chose books and sentences that were close to her current self and could express her personal feelings, rather than simply selecting famous quotes or quotations about books.
I avoided famous sentences that defined the nature of books, and tried my best to avoid looking at other authors' reading essays or book reviews.
This is because I wanted to talk about the power of books that I discovered rather than the properties of books that everyone knows.
I deeply sympathize with the joys and sorrows of books discovered by contemporary writers, and I try to show more hidden books than the ones that are in the spotlight.


A science student in high school and a philosophy student in college, she encountered worlds intertwined between science fiction and philosophy while reading books. She collected and compiled poems she cherished and reread, essays that deeply comforted her, and the voices of contemporary women with whom she deeply resonated. She imagined and wrote about the lives she longed to live and the lives of those she believed she deserved to share. This book densely captures the diverse personas of Kim Gyul-wool, a woman of the MZ generation, a diligent reader, and a writer who also composes poetry and songs.


As readers explore the various books and worlds presented by the author, I hope they will also envision what kind of books they would like to encounter and what kind of worlds they would like to experience.