{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67cb14f5baaeff02dcf6d1d9/6a4e8eef052b638b1af01f8d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#53: How Pride and Prejudice Inspired 'Behind Five Willows' With June Hur","description":"<p>This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with bestselling author June Hur to discuss her journey from writing Pride &amp; 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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHAPTERS:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Intro &amp; Welcome</p><p>01:14 Pride &amp; Prejudice Started Everything</p><p>05:30 Growing Up Between Korea, Canada &amp; the U.S.</p><p>08:23 Working at the Library &amp; Favorite Books</p><p>10:07 15 Manuscripts, 100+ Rejections &amp; Finding Her Voice</p><p>16:28 Why She Writes Korean Historical Fiction</p><p>18:11 Motherhood Changed Her Writing Career</p><p>21:36 Her Writing Process &amp; Writing Korean on the Page</p><p>24:27 How Her Books Have Evolved</p><p>27:42 Where to Start Reading June Hur</p><p>28:18 Behind Five Willows Explained</p><p>31:15 Turning Pride &amp; Prejudice Into a Romance</p><p>33:36 Book Bans, History &amp; Why Stories Matter</p><p>35:23 Writing the Romance &amp; Darcy Inspiration</p><p>37:03 A Love Letter to Librarians &amp; Bookstores</p><p>39:09 What's Next for June Hur</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOLLOW US:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Morgann Book</p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en</a>&nbsp;</p><p>YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Goodreads: <a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>June Hur</p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/junehwrites\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/junehwrites</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@junehwrites\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@junehwrites</a></p><p>Find her books at Indigo: <a href=\"https://www.indigo.ca/pages/contributor/june-hur?id=883069940\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.indigo.ca/pages/contributor/june-hur?id=883069940</a></p><p>Find her books at Barnes &amp; Noble: <a href=\"https://www.barnesandnoble.com/search?attributes.contributorId=20658423&amp;contributorName=June%20Hur\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/search?attributes.contributorId=20658423&amp;contributorName=June%20Hur</a></p><p><br></p><p>Off The Shelf</p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en</a>&nbsp;</p><p>YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@Off.TheShelfPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@Off.TheShelfPodcast</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by: Morgann Book</p><p>Created by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston&nbsp;</p><p>Executive Producers: Morgann Book &amp; Thomas Johnston&nbsp;</p><p>Produced by: Stefanie Macchiusi</p><p>Associate Post Producer and Editor: Ricki Biramontes</p>","author_name":"Bookish Media"}