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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
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Spring Literary Contests held by Newspapers

Spring Literary Contests held by Newspapers Literary Contests for New Writers   2020.03.02   ⓒ Kyunghyang Shinmun, Chosun Ilbo, DongA Ilbo, Munhwa Ilbo   New writers make their debut to the literary world by presenting their works through various channels such as independent publications, contracts with a publisher, literary contests, and online platforms. Among all these, “Shinchunmunye (Spring Literary Contest)” is a unique literary contest in Korea reserved for young writers. Korean newspapers select and award works of new writers on every first day of the year; it is also referred to as “the gateway for newly-debuting writers.”The uniqueness of the Spring Literary Contests comes from the fact that unlike other contests or literary awards, their door is open to only the works of new writers, limiting the participation of professional writers. Therefore, it is playing a critical role in the Korean literary world as it discovers new literary authors and widely int...
  • VOL.20 / 2020.03
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Belong Nowhere to Belong Everywhere

K-reader   Belong Nowhere to Belong Everywhere After reading Melanin   2024.12.02   In this article, Korean readers of K-Book Trends recommend Korean books they have read to international readers.If you would like to recommend a Korean book that impressed you to international readers,please send us an email to the address below!kbooktrends@gmail.com   Melanin     When I found out that Melanin (Hankyoreh Publishing) was a story about “someone born with blue skin,” I expected it to be about SF or superpowers. I assumed that it would be about a new species different from an ordinary human being, thinking of “Mystic” from the movie “X-Men.” But, I was completely wrong ? I also realized that I had prejudice and discriminative thoughts inside me. Even if the protagonist was born with blue skin, he was a human being just like us. No matter what skin we mig...
  • VOL.77 / 2024.12
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3rd Week, May

3rd Week, May Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea   2020.06.01   If we look at the bestsellers of four major online bookstores in Korea for the third week of May, books written by Youtubers will catch our attention. New Yorker This Month that hit the top list the day after its publication is about the episodes which Hong Se-Rim - a Youtuber with 600K subscribers (channel name: Serim’s Life) - experienced when she was living in New York for a month. Also, COVID-19: Investment War written by three Youtubers of an economy channel “the Three Professionals TV” talks about their opinion on the changing economic landscape after the outbreak of COVID-19. This book was a sensation among Korean readers that it even became the bestseller in bookstores with only the pre-sales. Youtube is a hot market in Korea nowadays, and it seems that such a trend has also affected the publishing market.One other thing that catches our eyes is that essays, economics &...
  • VOL.23 / 2020.06
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Export Prospects of Korean Books

Export Prospects of Korean Books KPIPA’s Choice for Supporting Abstract · Sample Translation   2017.6.30   Laziness Is a Habit 1. Publisher Sigongsa Co. Ltd.http://www.sigongsa.com/main/main.php   2. Publication Title | Laziness Is a HabitAuthor | Myeong-gi Choi   3. Book Details Pages | 264Format | 146?215 (mm, width?length)Binding | PaperbackPublication Date | January 5, 2017ISBN | 9788952777768   4. Point of Contact Name | Sunju Jung Phone | +82-2-2-46-2895 E-mail | alliswell1224@sigongsa.com   5. Marketing Information Rights Sold | Thailand, Indonesia Copies Printed, Sales Rank | A best seller in the self-help category Subject | Escaping from lethargy and short-lived resolutions and reclaiming control over one’s life Target Readers | Anyone who wants a complete hold on their life Media Reviews & Advertisement Copy | Putting things off only to regret it later: the problem is your emotions! How to fix the habit of procrastination, which cannot b...
  • VOL.1 / 2017.06
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Korean Bestsellers Trend in June

Korean Bestsellers Trend in June Result of First Week in June 2017   2017.6.30   Political books “rising” and novel “neck and neck game”   On May 10th, as the new government was formed in Korea, Jae-in Moon's Destiny reached the number one spot for three consecutive weeks until June. The parliamentary hearing continued after the presidential election, so the readers' interest in politics remained steady. Especially, competition in the fiction section was fierce in this week. Bernard Werner’s new book, Slumber 1, ranked third on the list with the release of Homo Deus of Yuval Noah HararI, and Nam-joo Jo's Ji-young Kim Born in 1982 rose 11.8% from the previous week, breaking the record of weekly sales units.     “Writers’ TV appearance” on the topic   It appears that when writers appear on TV that their books become popular. After Young-Ha Kim appeared on a TV entertainment program, his novel Only Two was ranked seventh, after rising two ranks in t...
  • VOL.1 / 2017.06
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Yaong Seoga

Yaong Seoga A publisher that contributes to cats' happiness   2018.05.30   A publisher that likes books and loves cats: Yaong Seoga. The following interview introduces the uniqueness Yaong Seoga carries by lovingly creating books with the keywords 'healing' and 'growth' to address the relationship between humans and cats.   KPIPA Could you introduce Yaong Seoga for us.   △ Logo of Yaong Seoga, portraying a combination of a book and a cat's face    Ko Kyoung-won (Ko below) Yaong Seoga was created in July 2017 as a one-person publisher specializing in cat books by myself after having written books on cats for 15 years. Our company's name starts with 'ya-ong' which is the Korean onomatopoeia for the sound cats make and we have combined it with the word 'books'.Our logo is the work of Lee Jae-min, a graphic designer at Studio Fnt. The book in the logo resembles a cat's face and it carries the meaning that books are the window to the heart. The dots on the b...
  • VOL.9 / 2018.05
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Geulhangari

Geulhangari A Repository of Knowledge   2020.12.07     Logo of Geulhangari     Since its establishment in 2007, Geulhangari has published around 800 titles, with a majority of them being so-called "brick books" due to how thick they are (close to a whopping 1,000 pages!). Under the company motto of "boring books are the grave of ideas," Geulhangari has been focusing on publishing history, philosophy, and classical books while expanding their fields into literature, essay, science, and not to mention practical books. While working at its best to become a publisher of various colors, let's look into what Geulhangari has to say.   Please introduce Geulhangari to overseas publishers.   Geulhangari has been publishing books in various fields, including humanity, history, philosophy, art, and science, since the first title was released in 2007. While the big base is humanity and social science, we are trying to digest various fields when we ...
  • VOL.29 / 2020.12
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What is this line for?

What is this line for?   2020.05.04                       “Don’t you cross this line! You can’t play with us here!”“Please, let’s just play together. But, who drew this line anyway?“ A line popped out in front of us out of nowhere! Where does this line begin? “Let’s find out ourselves whether we can erase this!” The boy begins to follow the line pulling it bit by bit.   With the line in between, two friends turn their backs to each other, Trapped within the line, a kid gives up hanging out with friends. A world without warmth, and heartless people.   Countless lines exist in this world... Maybe, it is all because of this line drawn below our feet. What is this line for? is a story about the lines that divide and separate people. Whether we are locking up ourselves within a line, or whether we truly need such a thing... How about following the lines with the boy and see for ...
  • VOL.22 / 2020.05
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Trends and news in South Korea's book design

Trends and news in South Korea's book design   2018.01   Despite there being very limited space on a book for design, we've seen many changes in book design both experimental and diverse. Up to the early 2000s, it wasn't clear what the concept of book design entailed and at many times people would ask what it was exactly 'book designers' did.   Book designers are one of many people who are involved in making books and not only do they design the covers, they need to understand the font and contemplate how to connect readers with the materialistic characteristics of the book. In the 1980s, the form of books was quite simple and there were limitations as to how books were designed. Looking back, the unique designs from then had influenced book designs to a great extent, when book designers had to work with film by hand in designing the books(See image 1). With the development of programs, it now takes a very small amount of time to get what's inside your head onto the cov...
  • VOL.8 / 2018.01
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