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[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Balgeunmirae Publishing Co.

Korean Publishers   Balgeunmirae Publishing Co. Children’s Laughter is Our Bright Future   2023.02.20   Laughing children are strong enough to make people around them feel happy. Like the phrase “children’s laughter is the bright future of our time,” one publisher has been giving children a big smile, building a brighter future with their books - Balgeunmirae Publishing Co. Since it was founded in 2005, Balgeunmirae Publishing Co. has released many books for children until now, hosted contests and meetings with readers, and published its content through diverse platforms. Let’s take a moment to listen to a story of Balgeunmirae Publishing Co., which makes children smile with tales they are familiar with.   The logo of Balgeunmirae Publishing Co.     Welcome. It’s a pleasure to have you on K-Book Trends. Please tell our overseas readers what Balgeunmirae Publishing Co. is and its m...
  • VOL.55 / 2023.02
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Bombom Publishing Co.

Korean Publishers   Bombom Publishing Co. Unique Picture Books Made with Love   2022.10.04   Picture books were often regarded as “books only for children.” Driven by the growing interest of adult readers in picture books, however, a number of “picture books for adults” have been published lately. “What are picture books for adults?” In search of the answer to the question, Bombom Publishing Co. is dedicated to redefining them as “books that both adults and children can enjoy” from “books that adults can merely read,” and to publishing picture books covering all genres. We had the opportunity to feel the publisher’s commitment to its readers, along with a passion for picture books.   The logo of Bombom Publishing Co.     It is our pleasure to have Bombom Publishing Co. in K-Book Trends’ interview. Please introduce the company and its mission to our global readers.   “B...
  • VOL.51 / 2022.10
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Moksu Publishing Company

Korean Publishers   Moksu Publishing Company Knowledge that Saves the World, Just Like Trees and Water   2022.08.01   Carpenters use wood to create furniture, tools, and other daily necessities. Likewise, Moksu Publishing Company (Moksu has two different meanings in Chinese characters: 木水 (moksu, trees and water in Korean); 木手 (moksu, a carpenter in Korean)) or Moksu Chaekbang (literally “a bookstore of trees and water” in Korean), which marks its 9th anniversary this year, has been publishing books necessary for everyday lives, as its name implies. Driven by the commitment and passion toward ecology and the environment, the company has been actively bringing out books in those fields. At a time that requires even more attention to the environment, the publisher strives to convey to readers that all living things are symbiotic and connected. We had a chance to interview Jeon Eun-Jeong, CEO of Moksu Publishing Company, who explores ways to help people take a...
  • VOL.49 / 2022.08
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Snowstorm

Snowstorm   2021.05.03                           A new book by Kang Kyung-soo, the winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award, Snowstorm. ‘Snowstorm.’ It is a name of a polar bear with white, glittering fur who was born on a day when a snowstorm hit. The north pole is getting warmer every year. As Snowstorm could not hunt out in the ocean as the glaciers melted, he had no choice but to head down to a village to find food.  “You bad polar bear!” But the humans threw rocks and pointed their guns at Snowstorm. Snowstorm searched for food in trash cans where people could not find him. And in a trash can, he found “Panda,” who was beloved by the villagers. Snowstorm made the decision of a lifetime, to “survive.” A new work of Kang Kyung-soo, a charming storyteller who has captured the heart of many young readers. “We sometimes have to...
  • VOL.34 / 2021.05
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Books with Discourses on the Post-COVID-19 Era in Korea

Books with Discourses on the Post-COVID-19 Era in Korea The world after the pandemic   2020.08.03     Now, we can no longer live in the way we lived before. With the outbreak of COVID-19 across the world, people have begun to divide the era into two: BC (Before Corona) and AD (After Disease). This new infectious disease did not just kill innocent people , but is severing physical movement and interpersonal interaction. With the emergence of a contactless society, a massive shift is taking place in the society, economy, and politics.In the face of the pandemic, publishers are busy planning exclusive books about the COVID-19 era. Since March this year, books featuring the virus have been newly filling the shelves, adding new lines to the discourse so-called “post-COVID-19.” For faster publication of books, publishers chose to make them in the omnibus style, where writings of several specialists are combined in a single book.   The unprecedented spread of the vi...
  • VOL.25 / 2020.08
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Publisher EcoLivres

Publisher EcoLivres An eco-friendly publisher that changes the world with environmental humanities   2021.07.05   The world is eyeing two big issues – the environment and climate crisis. People have begun to take the issues seriously with much attention, but there was a publisher that foresaw 20 years ago that the environment would be the next big issue and has been publishing environment-related books until today. It is EcoLivres, a publisher known for its environmental publications. Established in 2001, EcoLivres has been ceaselessly working for the environment and the ecosystem by looking into the future for the past 20 years. Looking back on the past 20 years, EcoLivres has been pursuing values where human beings can live a decent life as human beings, publishing books about humanities and the environment. What is this humanness they are seeking? EcoLivres’ philosophy of protecting the environment while looking back in history seems like a virtue that human beings ...
  • VOL.36 / 2021.07
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Jung Yeo-Wool

Writer Jung Yeo-Wool Developing a healthy mind by facing your true self   2021.07.05     Most people bury their painful memories deep inside their hearts. They don’t have the courage to face them, for they fear what will happen next. However, writer Jung Yeo-Wool recommends people overcome their traumas by facing their inner wounds no matter how painful they might be. She turns into a healer that also has pains and candidly but composedly talks about them. Following is an interview of writer Jung, who sometimes gives warmth and sometimes the courage to face the pain with her “psychological therapeutic essays.”   Please introduce yourself to the subscribers.   Hello, I’m writer Jung Yeo-Wool. I had been working as a literary critic, but now I’ve leaned more to being a non-fiction writer. I was attracted to non-fiction as I could talk about more various stories in various fields without limitations. The genres of my books are largely divided into ...
  • VOL.36 / 2021.07
[INFORMATION / #K-BOOK]

#Environment

#Environment KPIPA introduces K-Books for global publishing markets through K-Book Platform   2020.07.13   In a World Gone Wrong, I Try to Live Right 1. Publication Details Title | In a World Gone Wrong, I Try to Live RightSubtitle | Life Stories Told by Women with Strong HeartsAuthor | EcofemPublisher | BookSensePublication Date | 2019-03-31ISBN | 9788993746495No. of pages | 280Dimensions | 128*188   2. Copyright Contact Name | Hong YejiEmail | booksense@naver.comPhone | +82-10-9935-4759   3. Book Intro Simply looking at some people’s lives gives us courage to readjust our life directions. “Harmonizer,” an activist from Ecofeminists United, who needed encouragement to take on a new phase of her life, met with her seniors and colleagues who had walked resolutely on their own paths, and she put their stories together in this book.One thing these women all have in common is that they are ecofeminists. From Yi...
  • VOL.24 / 2020.07
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Speech and Literature were the weapons of women

Speech and Literature were the weapons of women Status of Korean feminism and changes made in the Korean publishing industry since 2015   2020.03.02     There is no such thing as “Korean Feminism.” Yet, there is a history of Korean feminism fighting against the deep-seated hatred against women in society. The year 2015 is likely to be recorded as the most important period in the Korean history of feminism. In January, a Korean teenage boy who sought to join the Islamic State in Syria lamented that men are being discriminated against, voicing his hatred of women. In February, a pop culture journalist, male, published a column titled “Anencephalous feminism is more dangerous than ISIS” in a fashion magazine. This triggered women’s joint criticism of his comment and subsequently initiated feminist activism via the (hashtag) #iamafeminist on Twitter in South Korea. Later that year, a Korean rapper released a controversial song about his hate against women...
  • VOL.20 / 2020.03
[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Cheon Seon-Ran

Writer Cheon Seon-Ran A Rising Star in Science Fiction, Bridging Imagination and Reality   2021.01.04   Writer Cheon Seon-Ran, whose eyes would shine brightly while reading science newspapers, is a rising star in SF novels. Making her extraordinary debut after winning first place in SF novels with her nuclear-apocalypse series A Broken Bridge (Gravity Books) in BritG, an online web-novel platform in March last year, and making an official publication in September. Adding to this magnificent career, she won the 4th Korean Science Literature Award with her A Thousand Blues (Hubble) this year. Following is an interview with writer Cheon Seon-Ran who writes stories bridging imagination and reality.       I want to write stories that linger in one’s heart, no matter how many.     Please introduce yourself to our subscribers.   Hello, I am Cheon Seon-Ran, a novelist. My major field is science fiction, but I am also w...
  • VOL.30 / 2021.01
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