#53: How Pride and Prejudice Inspired 'Behind Five Willows' With June Hur

This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with bestselling author June Hur to discuss her journey from writing Pride & Prejudice fanfiction to publishing Behind Five Willows. They chat about countless rejections, finding her voice as a writer, the inspiration behind her latest novel, Korean history, libraries, and why she chose to slow down her publishing schedule.CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro & Welcome01:14 Pride & Prejudice Started Everything05:30 Growing Up Between Korea, Canada & the U.S.08:23 Working at the Library & Favorite Books10:07 15 Manuscripts, 100+ Rejections & Finding Her Voice16:28 Why She Writes Korean Historical Fiction18:11 Motherhood Changed Her Writing Career21:36 Her Writing Process & Writing Korean on the Page24:27 How Her Books Have Evolved27:42 Where to Start Reading June Hur28:18 Behind Five Willows Explained31:15 Turning Pride & Prejudice Into a Romance33:36 Book Bans, History & Why Stories Matter35:23 Writing the Romance & Darcy Inspiration37:03 A Love Letter to Librarians & Bookstores39:09 What's Next for June HurFOLLOW US:Morgann BookTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook June HurInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/junehwritesTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@junehwritesFind her books at Indigo: https://www.indigo.ca/pages/contributor/june-hur?id=883069940Find her books at Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/search?attributes.contributorId=20658423&contributorName=June%20HurOff The ShelfInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Off.TheShelfPodcast Hosted by: Morgann BookCreated by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston Executive Producers: Morgann Book & Thomas Johnston Produced by: Stefanie MacchiusiAssociate Post Producer and Editor: Ricki Biramontes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.