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Secondhand Bookstore Manager’s Pick

One-Liner Quotes   Secondhand Bookstore Manager’s Pick   2022.05.02   Before I began to work at a secondhand bookstore, I used to visit Japan and have chats with people working at used bookstores. They were mostly on the books, but sometimes we moved on to talking about the language itself. If you think of a secondhand bookstore in Tokyo, the first regions that come to mind would be Jinbocho or Kanda. But after discovering that there are unique used bookstores around the central subway line, I traveled to the suburbs of Tokyo.Then, one day, a worker at a secondhand bookstore near the central subway asked me to recommend him a Korean book. The bookstore he was at was a popular spot for foreign students studying at nearby universities, most of whom are from different countries and are great fans of Korean dramas. So, taking this as a chance, he created a group with some like-minded customers to study the Korean language and wanted me to recommend a...
  • VOL.46 / 2022.05
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Professor Lim Jie-Hyun’s Realistic and Reflective View on Korean History

Special Project   [Korean Scholars ④] Professor Lim Jie-Hyun’s Realistic andReflective View on Korean History The New Paradigm is a Nation-state Developing into a Desirable Society   2022.04.04   History does not stop progressing. It moves forward to the future as it passes through the present. History repeats itself and develops while various factors, situations, and positions of each nation entangle. It is natural for the historical paradigm to become diverse and change as it applies different judgments and value standards. Therefore, the view on history needs to progress in the right direction while embracing diversity and maintaining its realistic attitude. The opinions on history are getting more complicated with globalization. Professor Lim Jie-Hyun leads us to a new range of discussion on history with comprehensive and connective thinking and reasoning as a historian and commentator. His writings, which sharply criticize historical discou...
  • VOL.45 / 2022.04
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Writer Choi Deok-Kyu

Korean Authors   Writer Choi Deok-Kyu Breaking down language barriers and encompassing generations   2025.04.07   Picture books, a combination of pictures and words, are more than just children’s books; they can be a window to intergenerational communication. With this belief, writer Choi Deok-Kyu has been expanding the form of picture books and creating works that blend humanistic narratives with visual art. He believes that picture books can resonate deeply with children and adults who read them, and dreams of the butterfly effect that picture books can create. As a writer and the head of a one-man publishing house, he continues to dedicate himself to encouraging more people to empathize and communicate through picture books.       Thank you for accepting the interview. Please say hello to our readers with a brief introduction of yourself.   It’s a pleasure to meet readers from ma...
  • VOL.81 / 2025.04
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Goraebaetsok

Korean Publishers   Goraebaetsok A playground of stories that stimulate readers’ imaginations through books   2025.03.10   Books are a playground for the imagination. Children can grow stronger as they experience the world, develop their imaginations, and interact with each other by reading a variety of books. Books are a valuable medium that opens up a wide world of opportunities to explore. Goraebaetsok is a publishing house that produces original picture books and children’s books, provides opportunities for emerging authors, and collaborates with public libraries to expand access to picture books in many ways. The publishing house has also been participating in many international book fairs, expanding the horizons of Korean picture book publishing. Following is an interview with Kim Gu-Gyoung, the recently appointed president of the Korea Picture Book Publishers Association, on how Goraebaetsok, a publishing house that goes beyond just being...
  • VOL.80 / 2025.03
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Writer Choi Jin-Young

Korean Authors   Writer Choi Jin-Young An Endearing Exploration of Life and Love   2025.03.10   When taking a path, a person who constantly asks questions and seeks answers gains deeper and broader insights as they go. The same is true for fiction. A story finds its direction through questions about people, love, and ourselves, and it is only when it resonates with a wider audience that it gains literary and popular recognition. Since her debut, Choi Jin-Young has continued to pursue her own literary direction and creative writing style, and has developed a rich world of works. Writing fiction for her is a journey to find answers to life’s questions while giving love to readers and, most importantly, to herself.       It’s an honor to have you with us on K-Book Trends. Please briefly introduce yourself to our readers.   Hello, everyone. I’m writer Choi Jin-Young. I have written full-length stories such as The Name...
  • VOL.80 / 2025.03
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Black Fish

Korean Publishers   Black Fish The virtuous influence of liberal arts books on raising society’s intellectual level   2025.02.17   Books are more than just a collection of knowledge - in each genre, they play an important role in enlightening readers, instilling life values, and spreading good influence. In particular, liberal arts books are valuable in that they contribute to the development of society as a whole and further enhance readers’ knowledge and intellectual level in areas that are closely connected to our lives, such as culture, history, and art. Deeply understanding the importance of these books, Black Fish strives to help readers improve their quality of life through valuable and meaningful knowledge. It aims to help readers broaden their perspectives on the world and envision a better future, not just to deliver information. Black Fish’s books, carefully researched and thoughtfully produced, are designed to help readers gain new insights and sat...
  • VOL.79 / 2025.02
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2nd Week, April 2022

Best Sellers   2nd Week, April 2022 Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2022.05.02   The entire world, not just Korea, has been eyeing a particular work throughout April. It is “Pachinko,” a drama produced by Apple TV+ in the US. Taking a painful moment in history as background, it tells the story of Koreans who immigrated to Japan. The drama is based on an original novel with the same title written by Lee Min-Jin, a Korean living in the US, whose work has become a bestseller chosen by New York Times in 2017. The growing popularity of this weekly drama has made the Pachinko series rank 1st and 2nd in all four major online bookstores in Korea. Beginning with the sentence, “The history has ruined us all, but it doesn’t matter,” Pachinko narrates the lives of Koreans who immigrated to Japan, who could not blend with the locals and belonged nowhere. While the book and the drama have become hot tickets, people around the world have ...
  • VOL.46 / 2022.05
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Gangseo Miracle Library, Busan

Book Trip   [Beautiful Library in Korea ③] Gangseo Miracle Library, Busan A Memoir of Happy Days When Books, Nature, and People Harmonized   2022.04.04   The biggest port city of Korea, Busan, which embraces the blue sea, is known to be the best vacation spot for people. Busan is filled with attractions like wide-open sea, time-engraved historical sites, and impressive places you can discover like you find hidden objects from a picture. Those places give you a sense of relief from daily lives and room to rest and recharge. To pick the best way to enjoy peace during a vacation is to read books as if there is nothing one has to do. Is that why Busan has many public libraries and boasts a high usage rate? Out of numerous libraries, Gangseo Miracle Library, which was built as part of the Miracle Library project (Children's library construction project that has been promoted in various regions across the country), recorded the highest utilization rate am...
  • VOL.45 / 2022.04
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Writer Bak Cham-Sae

Korean Authors   Writer Bak Cham-Sae A multi-player who expands the reach of literature   2025.02.17   As society rapidly changes and seeks novelty, the scope of what a single medium can cover and expand is becoming increasingly complex. Literature, too, is breaking down existing boundaries, evolving anew, and permeating our lives in an expanded form. Bak Cham-Sae, a writer who has been prolific in the midst of these changes, works with ChatGPT to create original works that go beyond existing literary conventions, introduce new forms of poetry, and create various contents that interpret the theme of literature in different ways. Describing herself as a “writing laborer,” Bak Cham-Sae is breaking new ground in Korean literature through her various writing activities. The following is an interview with Bak Cham-Sae, who is not bound to a specific genre or format, but rather crosses the boundaries of society, culture, and technology through her writing, providing ...
  • VOL.79 / 2025.02
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#Science - Children’s Books

#K-Book   #Science - Children’s Books KPIPA Introduces K-Books for Global Publishing Markets through K-Book Platform 2022.05.02   Is my mind because of the brain? 1. Publication Details   Title | Is my mind because of the brain?Subtitle | Secret of our mind that brain science tells!Author | Park SolPublisher | DARAKWON, INC.Publication Date | 2020-11-30ISBN | 9788927747598No. of pages | 144Dimensions | 170 * 235   2. Copyright Contact   Name | Dongho LeeEmail | dongho1967@gmail.comPhone | +82-70-4712-7440   3. Book Intro   Secret of our mind that brain science tells!We can understand other people when we learn mind science.How many emotions do we feel in one day? Including jealousy, anger, fear, joy, sadness, various emotions continually appear and disappear again. There are so many emotions that we cannot count one by one. Due to our fickle emotions that change frequently, my mind is...
  • VOL.46 / 2022.05
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