Jinwoo Park
@jinwoo-park.com
Writer, Translator (Kr-En), Debut novel, Oxford Soju Club, coming in Sept 2025, 111k on TikTok
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· Feb 4
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Oxford Soju Club, Sep 2025
An NK spy, a Korean CIA Agent, and an SK restauranteur get entangled in a spy game. A metaphor for the diaspora
Indigo: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/oxford...
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/oxfo...
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/oxford-soj...
Oxford Soju Club, Sep 2025
An NK spy, a Korean CIA Agent, and an SK restauranteur get entangled in a spy game. A metaphor for the diaspora
Indigo: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/oxford...
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/oxfo...
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/oxford-soj...
I've never heard anyone complain about the Italian in a Verdi or a Puccini, because we all had an understanding that there was artistry in language that went beyond the meaning.
There's so much beauty in how a word sounds. And if you really love music, you should be able to appreciate that.
There's so much beauty in how a word sounds. And if you really love music, you should be able to appreciate that.
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I've never heard anyone complain about the Italian in a Verdi or a Puccini, because we all had an understanding that there was artistry in language that went beyond the meaning.
There's so much beauty in how a word sounds. And if you really love music, you should be able to appreciate that.
There's so much beauty in how a word sounds. And if you really love music, you should be able to appreciate that.
Oh you got one of these ones! So in the beginning there was a lack of inventory, so a print on demand shop was tapped to print out more copies, but there was a mistake with the cover. And a total of 170 of them were printed like this before we noticed what was happening.
February 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Oh you got one of these ones! So in the beginning there was a lack of inventory, so a print on demand shop was tapped to print out more copies, but there was a mistake with the cover. And a total of 170 of them were printed like this before we noticed what was happening.
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A nurse. A researcher. A helper.
January 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A nurse. A researcher. A helper.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
For everyone who's still hesitant to 'talk politics' at this point, even Korean salarymen went out to protest the military government.
January 25, 2026 at 2:47 AM
For everyone who's still hesitant to 'talk politics' at this point, even Korean salarymen went out to protest the military government.
Actually, this isn't Gwangju 1980, where Chun Doo-hwan's regime tried to hide their crimes, because despite their brutality, they understood their actions as moral debt they'd have to answer for.
I see none of that with the current US regime. So this isn't Gwangju. It's potentially much worse.
I see none of that with the current US regime. So this isn't Gwangju. It's potentially much worse.
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Actually, this isn't Gwangju 1980, where Chun Doo-hwan's regime tried to hide their crimes, because despite their brutality, they understood their actions as moral debt they'd have to answer for.
I see none of that with the current US regime. So this isn't Gwangju. It's potentially much worse.
I see none of that with the current US regime. So this isn't Gwangju. It's potentially much worse.
Icetapo just pistol whipped a man and executed him in broad daylight in Minneapolis. And there are still people thinking I'm exaggerating when I say this is Gwangju in 1980
January 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Icetapo just pistol whipped a man and executed him in broad daylight in Minneapolis. And there are still people thinking I'm exaggerating when I say this is Gwangju in 1980
Trump has said, in response to Carney's speech "Canada lives because of the US", giving more credence to Carney's words and proving how urgently the world needs to decouple from the American hegemony.
January 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Trump has said, in response to Carney's speech "Canada lives because of the US", giving more credence to Carney's words and proving how urgently the world needs to decouple from the American hegemony.
So apparently Hootsuite is cozying up to ICE for business.
It's one thing to be a software specifically built for imperial and authoritarian militarism like Palantir and then serve that exact purpose.
It's another thing to be a social media tool and then still line up to be part of that.
It's one thing to be a software specifically built for imperial and authoritarian militarism like Palantir and then serve that exact purpose.
It's another thing to be a social media tool and then still line up to be part of that.
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 AM
So apparently Hootsuite is cozying up to ICE for business.
It's one thing to be a software specifically built for imperial and authoritarian militarism like Palantir and then serve that exact purpose.
It's another thing to be a social media tool and then still line up to be part of that.
It's one thing to be a software specifically built for imperial and authoritarian militarism like Palantir and then serve that exact purpose.
It's another thing to be a social media tool and then still line up to be part of that.
When Park Chung Hee realized he'd lose the next election, he told his prime minister that he was considering something 'special'. A year later, he abolished democratic elections and crowned himself as leader-for-life.
Yesterday, Trump said that there shouldn't even be a midterm election.
Yesterday, Trump said that there shouldn't even be a midterm election.
January 15, 2026 at 5:49 PM
When Park Chung Hee realized he'd lose the next election, he told his prime minister that he was considering something 'special'. A year later, he abolished democratic elections and crowned himself as leader-for-life.
Yesterday, Trump said that there shouldn't even be a midterm election.
Yesterday, Trump said that there shouldn't even be a midterm election.
In another big thing that happened this week, Oxford Soju Club was picked by the James Bond Book Club from Ian Fleming Publications
ianfleming.com/the-james-bo...
ianfleming.com/the-james-bo...
The James Bond Book Club Selection For January 2026 Is Oxford Soju Club | Ian Fleming
The next James Bond Book Club pick is Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park. It’s a bold, genre-blending debut published in 2025 that reimagines the spy novel through the lens of identity, nationality, loya...
ianfleming.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
In another big thing that happened this week, Oxford Soju Club was picked by the James Bond Book Club from Ian Fleming Publications
ianfleming.com/the-james-bo...
ianfleming.com/the-james-bo...
I never imagined that my book, which is so unapologetically Korean, would be marked in the tapestry of Canlit. In fact, the longlist is so multicultural this year.
And in times like this, when immigrant communities are being assaulted everywhere, this really shows the cultural leadership of Canada.
And in times like this, when immigrant communities are being assaulted everywhere, this really shows the cultural leadership of Canada.
January 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I never imagined that my book, which is so unapologetically Korean, would be marked in the tapestry of Canlit. In fact, the longlist is so multicultural this year.
And in times like this, when immigrant communities are being assaulted everywhere, this really shows the cultural leadership of Canada.
And in times like this, when immigrant communities are being assaulted everywhere, this really shows the cultural leadership of Canada.
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We're thrilled to share that OXFORD SOJU CLUB by Jinwoo Park (@jinwoo-park.com) and CELESTINA'S HOUSE by Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez are on the #CanadaReads 2026 longlist from CBC Books!
#CanLit #CBCBooks #CanadaReads
#CanLit #CBCBooks #CanadaReads
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We're thrilled to share that OXFORD SOJU CLUB by Jinwoo Park (@jinwoo-park.com) and CELESTINA'S HOUSE by Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez are on the #CanadaReads 2026 longlist from CBC Books!
#CanLit #CBCBooks #CanadaReads
#CanLit #CBCBooks #CanadaReads
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NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
At this moment, I don't think it's alarmist to say that the US now closely resembles 1980 South Korea.
January 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
At this moment, I don't think it's alarmist to say that the US now closely resembles 1980 South Korea.
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About time: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/w...
For Korean adoptees, this is how they justified exporting us. On the back of this. This is the hard truth I had to win and I'm still bitter about it.
For Korean adoptees, this is how they justified exporting us. On the back of this. This is the hard truth I had to win and I'm still bitter about it.
In a First, Korean Women Target U.S. Military in Suit Over Prostitution
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 AM
About time: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/w...
For Korean adoptees, this is how they justified exporting us. On the back of this. This is the hard truth I had to win and I'm still bitter about it.
For Korean adoptees, this is how they justified exporting us. On the back of this. This is the hard truth I had to win and I'm still bitter about it.
With this swift illegal stroke against Venezuela and Maduro, the US made its position clear: might is right. And that is not good for anyone.
January 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
With this swift illegal stroke against Venezuela and Maduro, the US made its position clear: might is right. And that is not good for anyone.
2025 was full of firsts.
First appearance at literary festivals as a writer.
First time I got on a radio show.
First time I was paid to translate a whole novel.
First time I got to read for a literary prize.
And of course, my first book, Oxford Soju Club.
May they be the first of many in 2026.
First appearance at literary festivals as a writer.
First time I got on a radio show.
First time I was paid to translate a whole novel.
First time I got to read for a literary prize.
And of course, my first book, Oxford Soju Club.
May they be the first of many in 2026.
January 2, 2026 at 2:05 AM
2025 was full of firsts.
First appearance at literary festivals as a writer.
First time I got on a radio show.
First time I was paid to translate a whole novel.
First time I got to read for a literary prize.
And of course, my first book, Oxford Soju Club.
May they be the first of many in 2026.
First appearance at literary festivals as a writer.
First time I got on a radio show.
First time I was paid to translate a whole novel.
First time I got to read for a literary prize.
And of course, my first book, Oxford Soju Club.
May they be the first of many in 2026.
It's a new year new you, so you should write that book.
Because while you wait for that mythical 'right time', you're letting go of the fire and passion of your 20s, 30s, 40s, and on, all of them unique literary selves that you'll never get back.
So don't miss out. Just make the time.
Write.
Because while you wait for that mythical 'right time', you're letting go of the fire and passion of your 20s, 30s, 40s, and on, all of them unique literary selves that you'll never get back.
So don't miss out. Just make the time.
Write.
December 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It's a new year new you, so you should write that book.
Because while you wait for that mythical 'right time', you're letting go of the fire and passion of your 20s, 30s, 40s, and on, all of them unique literary selves that you'll never get back.
So don't miss out. Just make the time.
Write.
Because while you wait for that mythical 'right time', you're letting go of the fire and passion of your 20s, 30s, 40s, and on, all of them unique literary selves that you'll never get back.
So don't miss out. Just make the time.
Write.
Just realized my book is kinda Christmas colored
December 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Just realized my book is kinda Christmas colored
I always try to remember that culture is a fluid expression of human life, and that no nation holds absolute monopoly over its own customs.
Like how soju, which is something considered so sacredly Korean, actually comes from the middle eastern Arak, spread to Goryeo by the Mongols in the 1200s.
Like how soju, which is something considered so sacredly Korean, actually comes from the middle eastern Arak, spread to Goryeo by the Mongols in the 1200s.
December 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I always try to remember that culture is a fluid expression of human life, and that no nation holds absolute monopoly over its own customs.
Like how soju, which is something considered so sacredly Korean, actually comes from the middle eastern Arak, spread to Goryeo by the Mongols in the 1200s.
Like how soju, which is something considered so sacredly Korean, actually comes from the middle eastern Arak, spread to Goryeo by the Mongols in the 1200s.
Another reminder that AI isn't taking jobs away. Greed is.
December 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Another reminder that AI isn't taking jobs away. Greed is.