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[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Author Lee Yong-han A traveler seeking cats amid a sense of loss 2019.08.05 Lee Yong-han is a poet who is comforted by cats and feels happiness through the feline creatures. Starting with his book Hello, The Cat Was Thankful (Bookfolio, 2009) in order to present street cats in a friendly light, Lee has gone on to publish more books about cats he has met during his travels and everyday life, like Be Bright, Cat (Bookfolio, 2011) and Travel, Love and Cat (Bookfolio, 2014). The author's books have gained him the nickname 'cat writer', and Lee says another stage of his career has opened with Humans Are Busy So Leave it to the Cats (Yedam, 2015). The book is about his father in law who ended up living with 16 cats after having disliked them in the past. Lee is also a poet, and his first book was a collection of poetry. However, more readers know of him as the 'cat writer', showing how popular his cat books have been. Lee says he started writing poems because he felt a sense of...

VOL.14 / 2019.08

[EVENT / I READ]

Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

I Read Almond by Won-pyung Sohn 2023.05.02 This article is a review written by a Mexican reader ofK-Book Trends after reading a Korean book.If you want to share your wonderful experience of reading Korean bookswith other overseas readers, please send us an email!kbooktrends@gmail.com Among the Korean literature books that I have read lately, Almond (Changbi Publishers) is my favorite book. At first, I was interested in reading this book because it’s one of the books BTS has read, and I am very satisfied that I read it. Korean and English covers of Almond Almond is an excellent book. The main character’s life is so well described that it keeps you interested in reading the whole book. Yunjae is the book’s main character, a young boy born with a condition that prevents him from feeling, expressing, and inter...

VOL.58 / 2023.05

[NEWS / BEST SELLER]

South Korea's August Bestsellers

South Korea's August Bestsellers Aggregate data as of the first week of August 2017.8.18 Top-sellers continue to dominate Japanese author Haruki Murakami's Killing Commendatore topped South Korea's bestseller list for a fourth consecutive week, flaunting its popularity among Korean readers. Kiju Lee's Temperature of Language and Nam-joo Jo's Ji-young Kim Born in '82 continued to enjoy their spots among the top 15 with no big changes. Lessons in Latin, a liberal arts book that dissects Latin snagged a place within the top 10 after seeing a fresh drive in popularity. TV programs lend a boost Some books have been riding the coattails of liberal arts television programs that recently ended. Thanks to the popularity some of these shows had, books like The Way Things Work Now climbed three places to 14th while Carl Sagan's Cosmos found itself in 20th place on the bestseller list. Cosmos had jumped 15 spots from the previous week as it was mentioned on a num...

VOL.3 / 2017.08

[TOPIC / TRENDS]

Independent Publishing

Independent Publishing Movement in South Korea's Publishing Industry Worth Noting The Age of 'Independent Publishing' 2017.7.28 Recently in South Korea, independent bookstores are gaining increasingly more attention, especially among younger Koreans. As a testament to this, the number of independent bookstores has been on the rise after being pushed to the brink of extinction by large bookstores, online booksellers and a general decline in the number of book readers. At an event not too long ago where 20 independent bookstores introduced and sold books at Seoul's international book fair, many visitors came to see what it was all about. This section takes a look at the reasons behind this recent trend. 1. The place where 'concepts' are sold, not 'books' The biggest advantage independent bookstores have is that they can make their own 'concept' - something difficult for larger bookstores to risk. Large bookstores aim to sell books to all readers and so they o...

VOL.2 / 2017.07

[TREND / TOPIC]

Nami Island International Children's Book Festival 2019

Nami Island International Children's Book Festival 2019 Fall into A Fairytale Land Deep Within Nature 2019.06.10 From May 4 to 26, the Nami Island International Children's Book Festival 2019 was held on Nami Island in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. The Nami Island International Children's Book Festival was first launched in 2005 to mark the 200th anniversary of fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen. This year marked the ninth year for the festival and visitors to the island during the festival period were delighted to see illustration works by artists from around the world, exhibitions about Andersen, performances, experience booths in addition to several other things to see and enjoy. The following takes a look at the various features of the festival, where the slogan was 'Eat, drink, place one's head on, lie on, fly and roll around in books'. It was easy to see how Nami Island had truly turned into a destination island for not only Koreans bu...

VOL.12 / 2019.06

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Travelers sailing through the sea of knowledge - 'Across Publishing Group Inc.'

Travelers sailing through the sea of knowledge - 'Across Publishing Group Inc.' 2019.07.08 Information and knowledge inundate our lives daily. Selecting what's important amid that torrent of data is not an easy task. South Korean publisher Across Publishing Group Inc (Across below) creates books that enrich lives, plucking knowledge from a sea of information. Across say they eagerly navigate the waters, publishing books with firm standards and values. Across seeks to publish books that carry the knowledge people need to live their lives, not knowledge that is irrelevant. Q. Please tell us about Across. A. Across is a publishing company that focuses on humanities and culture. We also publish books on society, economics, management and other knowledge-based genres. Following our first publication in March 2011, we have released 95 books so far. Q. It's striking that you say your company aims to open a new frontier of cul...

VOL.13 / 2019.07

[INFORMATION / BOOK SUMMARY]

Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation 2019.07.08 The Neighbors at Happy Apartment 1. Publication Details Imprint | Crayon House Co., LtdTitle | The Neighbors at Happy ApartmentAuthor | Moon Mi-youngIllustrator | Kim Soo-yeonGenre | Children's bookFormat | 150×217Binding | PaperbackPages | 136pagesISBN | 9788955476255 2. Contact Name | Gu Yong LEE, Representative of KL ManagementPhone | +82-10-6239-9154Email | josephlee705@gmail.com 3. Marketing Information Keyword | neighbors; communication; problem solvingTarget Readership | Children 4. About the Author and Illustrator Author - Moon Mi-youngMoon Mi-young previously worked as a newspaper reporter for twelve years before making her debut as a children’s author by winning the grand prize in a major children’s writing competition in Korea. She is the recipient of the Most Promising Author Award of the Purun Literature Prize. Her p...

VOL.13 / 2019.07

[REPORT / COLUMN]

South Korea Book Exports

South Korea Book Exports Hye-yung Pyun Takes One Step Closer to Global Fame 2017.8.18 Korean novelists are being continuously introduced abroad along with their top-notch work. Two novelists in particular, who already enjoy popularity in South Korea, are making their way into the global foray. They are Hye-yung Pyun and Jung-hyuk Kim. Pyun is known for her dry, meticulous sentences that show the dark underbelly of the mundane while Kim's work is sharp while upbeat. ⓒ The New Yorker Logo Short story Caring for Plants is featured in U.S.-renowned weekly magazine, The New Yorker The image that was used with Caring for Plants in The New YorkerⓒIna Jang for The New Yorker Hye-yung Pyun's short story Caring for Plants was recently featured in The New Yorker, a distinguished U.S. weekly that has a worldwide distribution of over 1 million copies, signaling the author's entry into the Western literary world. (http://www.newyorker.c...

VOL.3 / 2017.08

[NEWS / BOOK SUMMARY]

Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation 2017.7.28 Pa-Yo-Ming's Recycled Crafts Book 1.Publication Details Imprint | BearbookTitle | Pa-Yo-Ming's Recycled Crafts BookAuthor | Payoming (AHN, Seung-Ha; KIM, Tae-Sim; YOO, Joo-Yeon)Format | 215*297Binding | SoftcoverPages | 184pages (Includes a guidebook for decorating)ISBN | 979-11-5836-034-4 2. Contact Name | Choi, Hyun K. Phone | 82-2-332-2672 Email | bear@bearbooks.co.krURL | http://cafe.naver.com/bearbook 3. Selling Points Recommendations & Selections | Ranked as top 50 on the children’s book list for 5 consecutive weeks after its publication 4. About the Author / Illustrator Seung-Ha Ahn, who created Baba, studied western painting. After working as an assistant director in animated films, she now is mesmerized in making picture books with her friends from different backgrounds. Tae-Sim Kim, who created Yomi, majored in applied art...

VOL.2 / 2017.07

[TOPIC / KOREAN PUBLISHER]

A Korean Publisher Growing With the World

A Korean Publisher Growing With the World An endless adventure for artistic completion...40 years in just picture books “Borim Press” 2017.7.28 Korean publishers are expanding their presence in the offshore publication market. At this time when foreign publishers taking increasing interest, here are two unique Korean publishers we personally visited to hear their diverse stories.Curiosity grows when one hears a publisher has insisted on making only picture books for more than 40 years. When that particular publisher is known for their willingness to take on challenges and adventures while adhering to the utmost artistic perfection, you can't help but look further.Borim Press has been forging its own path from 1976 with the motto, "Picture books are works of art". Of its published works, 90 percent are picture books. However, these books are not solely meant for children as the publisher aims to create creative picture books that carry artistic value, according to Kwon J...

VOL.2 / 2017.07

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