Cari, left, of the YouTube channel cari can read and Nathan Truong, host of nathan's nook hold books during an event on the roof of dbBOOKS in Seongsu-dong in eastern Seoul, Nov. 16, 2025. Courtesy of Emily Serby
The dbBOOKS Welcome to Our Warehouse (WOW) Family Sale has become a twice-yearly highlight for the reading community in Seoul and beyond.
Opening its doors to the book buying public for two days, dbBOOKS offers hundreds of thousands of books in English for sale. There are also activities planned, including a panel discussion about Korean literature translation, and a book swap.
The expert panel, titled "The Art, Science, and Outlook of K-Lit in Translation," will start at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
It features Literature Translation Institute of Korea Managing Director Park Chan-woo, author Lee Suhyeon, author and translator Anton Hur, translator Sean Lin Halbert, Honford Star co-founder Taylor Bradley and book content creator (and Korea Times reviewer) Faye Leung.
"To thank our customers for coming to WOW, we like to organize sideline events on the rooftop to make the visit more than just a shopping opportunity," said Katch Hahm, data protection officer of dbBOOKS, who will serve as moderator. "While we all love K-Lit as readers, we could enhance that appreciation by considering the many things that happen, behind scenes, along the production chain, before the book falls into our hands. The 'art' will explore creative issues like writing, translating and editing, while the 'science' will examine technical aspects such as funding, training and marketing. With such a broad range of topics to cover, we hope it'll be both entertaining and educational, something for everyone."
The panelists will engage in a moderated discussion with two prepared questions per panelist, followed by an audience Q&A. After, there will be book signings and meet and greets with the panelists.
On Sunday, Cari, the host of BookTube channelcari can read,will host a book swap event from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
People shop in the warehouse of dbBOOKS in Seongsu-dong, eastern Seoul, Nov. 16, 2025. Courtesy of Emily Serby
The warehouse is in the basement of the SK Techno Building, a short walk from Exit 5 of Ttukseom Station on Seoul Metro Line 2. Free parking is available.
Source: Korea Times News
