A little life book

The story behind A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, including the unique elements of the story, the inspiration, and the writing process.

The title of Hanya Yanagihara’s second work of fiction stands in almost comical contrast to its length: at 720 pages, it’s one of the biggest novels to be published this year. To this literal girth there has been added, since the book appeared in March, the metaphorical weight of several prestigious award nominations. Both the size of A Little Life and the impact it has had on readers and critics alike—a best seller, the book has received adulatory reviews in The New Yorker, The Atlantic…

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop is a cozy slice-of-life story for anyone who loves books and wants to ponder what living a good life really means.

Sometimes the most beautiful books are the quietest books. Maybe not all that much happens, but they paint a picture of what living really feels like.

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what my bookshelf says about me my bookshelf is a chaotic mix of romance classics and a small army of emily henry novels—seriously, that’s it for romance! what does that even say about my reading life? i devour literary fiction like it’s my oxygen, but then i tumble down the rabbit hole of all for the game and mo xiang tong xiu novels like it’s my part-time job. at this point, it’s a lifestyle choice. i’ve even made pinterest boards and playlists dedicated to these characters, because why…