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Book Trip [A Trip to Literary Museums ⑦] Where Poetry and History Meet Exploring the Kim Su-Young Museum and Cultural Legacy in Dobong-gu, Seoul 2024.11.04 A place that’s just ordinary for some can be a magnificent destination for others, inspiring memories and recharging the soul. Seoul, the capital of Korea, is a prime example of this duality. With the growing popularity of K-culture in various aspects, more travelers are visiting Seoul; however, if you make a trip slightly outside the center of Seoul to Dobong-gu, you will find a different Seoul with a more tranquil atmosphere. Surrounded by Bukhansan Mountain, Dobong-gu is a district where you can take a walk around the trail or hike up the mountain. There are also many areas where you can look down the mountain, get a glimpse of the cultural powerhouse that is Korea, and be touched and impressed. If you walk down the narrow alleyways of Dobong-gu, which add to the curiosity and fun of discovering hid...

VOL.76 / 2024.11

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New Trends in Korean Literature

Export Case New Trends in Korean Literature 2024.10.07 It’s important to be ahead of the pack in global publishing; to find the new trends and to be future looking in order to be successful. I have always been an explorer, a seeker of the new, while travelling professionally and personally, and that has led me to discover Korean literature more than a decade ago. The first books to break through were literary masterpieces Please Look After Mom (Changbi Publishers) by Shin Kyung-Sook and The Vegetarian (Changbi Publishers) by Han Kang. After the initial introduction of Korean books to global readers who had never heard of them, let alone read them, I introduced mysteries and thrillers which are already super popular in the World English and global markets. So, readers of Steig Larrsen’s mega-bestseller, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, devoured Jeong You-Jeong’s The Good Son (EunHaeng NaMu Publishing). J.M. Lee’s The Investigation (EunHae...

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The Hometown Scenery That Became the Literary Roots of a Modern Boy

Book Trip [A Trip to Literary Museums ⑥] The Hometown Scenery That Becamethe Literary Roots of a Modern Boy Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwondo: Gasan (可山) Lee Hyo-Seok Memorial Hall 2024.10.07 Fall in Pyeongchang begins with the white buckwheat blossoms. The buckwheat fields that cover the vast expanse of Bongpyeong-eup in white create a dreamlike beauty in combination with the blue sky. In his novel When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom, writer Lee Hyo-Seok described this view as “I could hardly breathe in the soft moonlight as if it were sprinkled with salt.” Pyeongchang hosts the “Hyoseok Culture Festival” to spotlight the literary world of Gasan (Lee’s pen name) Lee Hyo-Seok, including When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom in September, when you can stroll through a field of buckwheat flowers as if you were walking into a scene from the novel. It’s a great example of how a writer’s masterpiece can have a profound impact on local culture. Ou...

VOL.75 / 2024.10

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Contradictions and Hopes of Life, Unfolded Through Intimate Conversations

New Books Contradictions and Hopes of Life,Unfolded Through Intimate Conversations 2026.07 Kim Hye-ri, The Books We Loved, Boogie Woogie, 2026. The Books We Loved by Kim Hye-ri, is a reflection on the truths and shadows of life examined from various angles. As a veteran film journalist, Kim has long communicated with the public through reviews and columns. She has been praised by fellow critics as a model of film criticism, delivering the sincerity, fiction, tragedy, and hope embedded in cinema through her deep and thoughtful perspective. While moving within film circles, her experience introducing movies on the radio led her to launch the specialized film podcast 〈Kim Hye-ri’s Film Club〉 in 2016, alongside producer Choi Da-eun and actress Im Soo-jung. As Kim grew accustomed to discussing cinema through spoken words rather than writte...

VOL.96 / 2026.07

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The Beginning of Summer: June's Integrated Bestseller List

Best Sellers The Beginning of Summer:June's Integrated Bestseller List 2026.07 Since the March issue, this column has analyzed the bestseller lists of four major bookstore franchises in South Korea: Kyobo Book Centre, Youngpoong Bookstore, Jongno Books, and Arc N Book. While previous analyses focused strictly on brick-and-mortar sales, the charts of online bookstores, which now represent a major pillar of book distribution, are arguably just as important as their offline counterparts. Because all four of these franchises operate online storefronts alongside their physical locations, the upcoming features from the July through October issues will examine comprehensive charts that combine both online and offline data. To kick off this series, we look at the integrated bestseller chart compiled by Kyobo Book Centre, the largest and most influential of the four franchises. During th...

VOL.96 / 2026.07

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Agency List

Agency List Agency List 2026.07 Abba Communication Ltd. Launched as a translation and interpretation agency in 204, Abba Communication (Abba here after) now also acts as a copyright agency. Abba supports young Korean publishers who are aspiring to build experiences in moving on to the international market, providing consultation on the way until they become global. Abba’s special forte is its excellent professional team with expertise in re-writing and/or editing synopses and introductions into texts both competitive and persuasive. Other services Abba provides include translating original materials and creating promotional texts. Focused Subjects LiberalArts : Biography, Management, Negotiation Contacts • Kim jungsukE-mail : jskim@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA • Han-gyul GoE-mail : a...

VOL.96 / 2026.07

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Bestsellers for the First Week of May: Family Month Special

Best Sellers Bestsellers for the First Week of May:Family Month Special 2026.06 Major franchises dominate the majority of South Korea’s offline bookstore market. Currently, four major franchises—Kyobo Book Centre, Youngpoong Bookstore, Jongno Books, and Arc N Book—are competing in the offline retail sector. Starting with Kyobo Book Centre, which has the largest number of branches, followed by Youngpoong Bookstore, Jongno Books, and Arc N Book, we will examine the top 10 best-selling books. In our last issue, we explored the bestseller chart at Youngpoong Bookstore. For this June edition, which marks the fourth installment of our offline bookstore bestseller analysis, we conclude our look at the “Big Four” franchises by examining Arc N Book’s top sellers from...

VOL.95 / 2026.06

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A Literary Journey to Gangneung in June: When the Plantain Flowers Bloom

K-Book Map A Literary Journey to Gangneung in June:When the Plantain Flowers Bloom 2026.06 My heart is a lake,Row toward me, love.Your white shadow I’ll take in my arms,I’ll break like jade on your prow. Like the poetic lines of Kim Dong-Myung, Gangneung is a city where quiet resonance and deep lingering emotions reside. His literature no longer stays confined within the pages of a book. Instead, his words have gently dissolved into the sea, the open fields, and the serene, timeless pathways of this beautiful region. Kim Dong-Myung Literary Museum Following the quiet, secluded paths of Sacheon-myeon, where the Kim Dong-Myung Literary Museum is located, the birthplace where the poet was born and raised quietly reveals itself. In the center of the courtyard stands a monument inscribed with his famous poem Pl...

VOL.95 / 2026.06

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Agency List

Agency List Agency List 2026.06 Abba Communication Ltd. Launched as a translation and interpretation agency in 204, Abba Communication (Abba here after) now also acts as a copyright agency. Abba supports young Korean publishers who are aspiring to build experiences in moving on to the international market, providing consultation on the way until they become global. Abba’s special forte is its excellent professional team with expertise in re-writing and/or editing synopses and introductions into texts both competitive and persuasive. Other services Abba provides include translating original materials and creating promotional texts. Focused Subjects LiberalArts : Biography, Management, Negotiation Contacts • Kim jungsukE-mail : jskim@abbacomm.co.kr / Phone : +82-2-707-2103 / Regions : Asia, UK, USA • Han-gyul GoE-mail : a...

VOL.95 / 2026.06

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What If You Encountered Your Own Clone One Day?

New Books What If You Encountered Your Own Clone One Day? 2026.05 Can Hate Be Replicated?, Yoon, Hye-seong, 2026. Yoon, Hye-seong’s debut novel, Can Hate Be Replicated?, has been released as part of the "Short Series" by Safe House (Anjeongaok), a publisher specializing in genre fiction. Safe House is a production studio that creates and distributes stories for "fandoms" of genres such as SF, fantasy, mystery, horror, and romance. Author Yoon previously co-wrote the script for the K-drama 〈The Dream Life of Mr. Kim〉. While that drama offered a realistic and satirical portrayal of the lives of Korean office workers, Can Hate Be Replicated? explores a deeply human story of alienation, conflict, and the eventual downfall of a couple facing extreme suffering. The novel is categorized as a "Gyeong-jangpyeon," a format that can be described as a novella—a medi...

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