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Topic The “Healing Fiction” Fever Trending: Fiction With the Theme of Healing Space 2022.10.04 Because I work in a book review team in a press agency, I meet dozens of books every week. And, recently, novels with similar designs and colors caught my attention, and I collected them on one side of the office. Then, one day, one of my colleagues from another team came to say hello, saw the stacks, and asked, “What are they? Are they a series?” Oh, yes. They may appear to belong to the same series, as they are so similar - in terms of atmosphere, not context. Every book seems to be indistinguishable from the others. Their warm color tone, and the “thing.” They all have some “house” drawn on their covers. So, even though people say that this is the generation of non-book-readers, I thought that it was worthy enough to write an article about this phenomenon as there must be a reason for their commonality.In fact, articles about this trend have been around...

VOL.51 / 2022.10

[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

Promoting La Torre and Korean Literature in Italy

Export Case Promoting La Torre and Korean Literature in Italy 2022.07.04 La Torre (Italian title for Tower (Moonji publishing)) by Bae Myung-hoon is the second Korean book we published, after Bae Suah's Notti invisibili, giorni sconosciuti (Italian title for Untold Night and Day (Jaeum & Moeum Publishing)).We planned its publication so that it was ready as a preview at the Salone del libro di Torino, the most important book fair in Italy. We reached this moment with a lot of excitement, as 2022 has been an important year of change for our publishing house, with a rebranding operation with a new logotype and visual identity. But let's start from the beginning. add editore is an independent publishing house founded in 2010 in Torino, a city historically linked to publishing.In 2015, returning from a few years spent developing cultural projects in Southeast Asia, I launched the Asia series, which includes different literary genres ...

VOL.48 / 2022.07

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Korea’s Publishing Trend - The World Literature Complete Collection

Topic Korea’s Publishing Trend- The World Literature Complete Collection 2022.05.02 At the end of a recently finished drama, “Our Beloved Summer,” a book titled I Like Early Summer written by Lee Na-Eun, was shown. The book does not exist in reality since it was a prop. The name Lee Na-Eun was the name of the drama's screenwriter. The book continuously shows itself as one of the key items connecting the main characters. It revealed itself in the last episode as a gift to viewers.Many viewers would have noticed that the book is similar to Minumsa Publishing Company's World Literature Series. The upper half is filled with a drawing, and the lower half is covered with a white background and a single-colored title. The cover's structure is a symbol of Minumsa's collection. The fact that people recognized the book by its cover shows how much Koreans are familiar with the collection. In the drama, “Our Beloved Summer,” a book th...

VOL.46 / 2022.05

[TREND / EXPORT CASE]

Successful Import Case of Korean Literature in Japan

Export Case Successful Import Case of Korean Literature in Japan Publishing status of translated Korean literature 2022.03.07 Hayakawa Publishing has been translating and publishing original novels of Korean dramas that succeeded in Japan since the mid-2000s. For example, we published Physician Janggeum (Greenboat Magics) by Kim Sang-Hyeon in 2004 and Seodongyo (Knowledge Smith) by Jung Jae-In and Kim Young-Hyun in 2006. We have been selling novels of successful Korean history and romance dramas in Japan to Japanese K-drama fans.Then, the mega-hit of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Minumsa Publishing) by Cho Nam-Joo in 2018, and Almonds (Changbi Publishers) of Sohn Won-Pyung in 2019 worked as a game-changer in the overseas literature market in Japan, transforming and expanding it. These two books were also massively popular in Korea and highly appraised, with fun storylines. So, the reason behind their popularity in Japan can be largely put to two a...

VOL.44 / 2022.03

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Korean Publishing Industry Current Trends in 2021 and Projections in 2022

Topic Korean Publishing Industry Current Trends in 2021 and Projections in 2022 2022.01.03 Current Trends of the Korean Publishing Industry in 2021 The coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented changes in every aspect of life. It has led to increased dependence on online and digital technology. The publishing industry that accounts for the largest part of the content industry, has also been affected by the changes under COVID-19. To understand better, let us look at what changes the Korean publishing industry went through in 2021. Sympathy/Comfort, Investing/Personal Finance, Rediscovery of Originals Online book sales have increased with social distancing rules in place since the pandemic. As a result, total book sales have increased by 6.6% compared to the same period of last year, according to Trends and Sales of Best-selling Books of 2021 by YES24, an online bookstore. The most sold book in 2021 is Dollagoot Dream Department Store (Sam ...

VOL.42 / 2022.01

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Many Different Genres of Korean Novels Are Now Selling Abroad

Export Case Many Different Genres of Korean Novels Are Now Selling Abroad 2021.10.05 Most foreign publishers are very interested in Korean thrillers since the publication of The Plotters (Munhakdongne) by Un-Su Kim, The Good Son (EunHaeng NaMu) by You-Jeong Jeong, and The Only Child (Elixir) by Mi-Ae Seo. LEMON (Changbi) by Kwon Yeo-sun will be published this October by Other Press, US, Head of Zeus UK (and has been sold in several other foreign countries) and is garnering astounding reviews. The Old Woman with the Knife (Wisdomhouse) by Gu Byeong-Mo, retitled from Bruised Fruit, will be published next fall by Hanover Square Press. US, Canongate, UK, Mondadori, Italy, Ullstein, Germany, and many other sales are occurring now. The upcoming publications and pre-pub buzz is getting foreign publishers super excited and desiring more thrillers to acquire for their lists. ...

VOL.39 / 2021.10

[TREND / SPECIAL PROJECT]

K-Thriller

K-Thriller The True Suspense of Genre Literature in Korea 2021.04.05 The warm, cozy wind tickles our noses. It’s spring, a good season to read books. Enjoying the warmth of the sun, how about grabbing a genre novel you like, such as Sci-Fi, fantasy, romance, or martial arts, and go out to read? Particularly recommended are genre literature thrillers, mystery, and crime stories that give just the right tension and vitality to your mind and body on such drowsy days. They not only open your eyes wide but with twists entangling each other, the enthralling, cool books will lead you deeper into the world of books. In this chapter, we would like to introduce to you some of the thriller, mystery, and crime fiction that represent Korea. Korea’s genre literature can make readers sympathize and become immersed into a story through the delicate description of emotions. Feel the chill down your spine: Full-length horror & thriller novels T...

VOL.33 / 2021.04

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Popular Korean Webtoons in the US

VOL.33 / 2021.04

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Writer Cho Kwang-Hee

Korean Authors Writer Cho Kwang-Hee A Lawyer, Writer, Novelist, and scriptwriter...Cho is Breaking Down the Boundary 2023.03.13 Writer Cho Kwang-Hee is a lawyer, writer, novelist, and scriptwriter for musicals and dramas. He has been breaking down the boundaries between fields and genres and walking on his own distinct path. It would be normal to feel overwhelmed by doing one thing, but he says he is eager to spend more time as a writer. He says he feels so happy when his stories are reborn as a new genre. Following is an interview with Cho, who never stops taking on new challenges, as can be seen in his preparation for the upcoming meet & greet with international readers in April. It’s an honor to have you on K-Book Trends. Please say hello to our subscribers and briefly introduce yourself. Hello, everyone. I’m writer Cho Kwang-Hee. The title “writer” is still a...

VOL.56 / 2023.03

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Wisdom House, Inc

Korean Publishers Wisdom House, Inc Dreaming of Becoming the Most Reader-centric Publisher 2023.01.02 One publisher is running with its dream of becoming a big and reader-centric general publishing house. Wisdom House is the publisher that recently reshaped itself through brand renewal to get closer to its readers. The publisher pays close attention to readers’ tastes and interests and sometimes talks to its readers. Wisdom House prints books and has expanded its realm to web comics and novels. The company is already recognized as one of Korea’s most influential publishers, but it never ceases to publish books on diverse themes, strives to be near its readers, and tries new things. Today, we met Wisdom House and heard its stories. Logo of Wisdom House It’s an honor to have you here on K-Book Trends. Please introduce Wisdom House to our subscribers. The general publisher Wis...

VOL.54 / 2023.01

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