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Korea’s Diverse Children’s Literature Awards

Korea’s Diverse Children’s Literature Awards Children wishing for a happy world 2020.05.04 As children are referred to as the “future” of a generation, the emotional experience children get from books is very important. The Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, and Hans Christian Andersen Award are the most famous children’s literary awards in the world, but there are also ones given to excellent children’s literature in Korea as well. In particular, as Children’s Day is in May, the winners of many children’s literary awards are announced this month.While there are various children’s literary awards ranging from those named after famous literary people in history to those held by children’s book publishers, let’s touch upon the winners of the awards. The emotional experience children get from books is very important. Children’s Literary Awards carrying on the spirit of renowned writers ...

VOL.22 / 2020.05

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Safehouse Inc.

Safehouse Inc. A Powerhouse of Boundless Cross-genre Imagination 2021.05.03 Established under the slogan of being “A safe house for good stories,” publisher Safehouse is one of the publishers specializing in genre fiction in Korea. Living up to the slogan, the publisher works as a “safe house” for creators and stories so that stories about various topics that had been in the shadow can gain attention. Following is an interview with publisher Safehouse, a home to boundless imagination going across genres and media, collaborating with webtoon and video companies that need stories, particularly those that can be made into books. Logo of Safehouse Inc. Please introduce Safehouse to overseas publishers. Safehouse is a “producer of genre fiction stories” that plans and develops content for stories. Safehouse’s producers and creators cooperate from the planning stage of stories until the end. We pursue stories that have the potential to...

VOL.34 / 2021.05

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

Publisher Prunsoop

Publisher Prunsoop A Beautiful Forest Filled with Books and People of Various Colors 2021.03.08 Prunsoop. With its name giving off a fresh and lively mood, publisher Prunsoop ? meaning “a beautiful forest of books” is an all-around publisher that produces books about various values and ways of life and stories that will be remembered forever. As a beautiful forest consists of a variety of animals and plants, people with many different characteristics have gathered and made Prunsoop what it is today. Following is the story of publisher Prunsoop, who wants to be a precious courier of spiritual culture that lightens the future by learning from the past and cultivating moments of today. Please introduce Prunsoop to overseas publishers. Established in 1988, Prunsoop has been an all-around publisher that makes books of various genres, including culture, liberal arts, politics, society, and children’s books, while pursuing books that embody values...

VOL.32 / 2021.03

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Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun

I Read Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun 2025.04.07 This article is a review written by a Polish 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 Are you interested in psychological thrillers that leave you questioning everything? Do you enjoy stories that aren’t just about solving a mystery but about the aftermath of tragedy? Then Lemon (Changbi Publishers) is the book for you! English and Korean covers of Lemon Kwon Yeo-Sun’s Lemon, translated by Janet Hong, is a gripping dive into the unresolved tragedy of the “High School Beauty Murder” in South Korea. In the summer of 2002, when everyone was caught up in World Cup fever, nineteen-year-old Kim Hae-on was murdered. But here...

VOL.81 / 2025.04

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The Flower of Korea, “Mugunghwa,” Blooms

Image of K-Book The Flower of Korea, “Mugunghwa,” Blooms 2025.03.10 Korea’s National Flower, the Mugunghwa There’s a special flower in Korea: mugunghwa (hibiscus, rose of sharon). The mugunghwa, which won the most votes in the “Which flower/plant reminds you of Korea?” survey by K-Book Trends, is not just a plant, but an important symbol of Korea’s history and spirit. The mugunghwa is a flower that means “blooming eternally.” It symbolizes the perseverance and strong spirit of Koreans as it constantly blooms new flowers from summer to fall every year. Koreans have long used it to express their national identity and pride. Most recently, it has gained more attention worldwide when the popular Netflix series “The Squid Game” featured a game called “Mugunghwa kkochi pieotseupnida (무궁화꽃이 피었습니다, meaning ‘mugunghwa f...

VOL.80 / 2025.03

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Call My Name

I Read Call My Name After reading Kim Yi-Seol’s To the Lost Names 2025.03.10 This article is a review written by a Indonesian reader ofK-Book Trends after reading Korean books.If you want to share your wonderful experience of reading Korean bookswith other overseas readers, please send us an email!kbooktrends@gmail.com I finished reading To the Lost Names (Moonji Publishing) on December 31, 2024 - the end of the year. I decided to read a book about women because December 22 is Mother’s Day in Indonesia. I chose this novel, among many others, simply because I was curious about why women lose their names when I read the title, “To the Lost Names.” By the book’s end, I felt I could relate and understand why it had such a title. To the Lost Names This series of four short stories has four female narrators, all of whom are either wives or mothers. Distress (우환), For Days of Del...

VOL.80 / 2025.03

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Beyond Borders: A Foreigner’s Perspective on Korean Literature

I Read Beyond Borders: A Foreigner’s Perspective on Korean Literature Reviews of Korean Literature by International Readers 2025.02.17 This article is a review written by a Moroccan reader ofK-Book Trends after reading Korean books.If you want to share your wonderful experience of reading Korean bookswith other overseas readers, please send us an email!kbooktrends@gmail.com Human Acts (Changbi Publishers) by Han Kang English and Korean covers of Human Acts Han Kang’s Human Acts is a profoundly moving novel set against the backdrop of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising in South Korea. Through interlinked chapters, the book portrays the lives of individuals affected by the brutal government crackdown, including a boy searching for his friend, survivors coping with trauma, and those bearing the weight of collective memory. The novel is a heartbreaking meditation on the re...

VOL.79 / 2025.02

[INFORMATION / BEST SELLERS]

2nd Week, July

2nd Week, July Bestseller Trends in the Four Biggest Online Bookstores in Korea 2020.08.03 There is one book that ranked first among bestsellers of the four major online bookstores in Korea in the second week of July 2020. It is Reboot, written by a famous instructor Kim Mi-Kyung who is currently running a Youtube channel “Kim Mi-Kyung TV” with 1.1 million subscribers. With the subtitle “How to stand up and reboot again against COVID-19,” the book provides bountiful insight on the life, work, and growth of individuals in the post-COVID-19 era. Even though it has only been a short time since its publication, readers are already sending much love and support through comments, making Reboot the hottest book in the Korean publication market today.It seems that Korean readers are somehow finding answers for their economic struggles in the seemingly ever-persisting post-COVID-19 era through books. A self-development book The Having, which talks about a mindset that brin...

VOL.25 / 2020.08

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2018 Seoul International Book Fair ‘New Definition’

2018 Seoul International Book Fair ‘New Definition’ Expand Your Thinking and World Through Books 2018.07.31 The annual Seoul International Book Fair, now in its 24th year, was held for five days from June 20 to 24 at COEX, Seoul with the theme ‘New Definition’. At the fair’s local exhibitions 234 companies participated, while in the international booths 91 companies from 32 countries including France, the United States, Japan and China took part in the festivities. The guest country of honor for this year’s fair was the Czech Republic. In line with the theme ‘New Definition’, there was a variety of seminars, conferences, special programs, events and exhibits. Just inside the fair venue were shelves of books, unique booths, events and lectures by famous participants that caught your eye. There were many different programs to satiate all kinds of book lovers at the Seoul International Book Fair. This piece delves into this year’s book fair that aime...

VOL.11 / 2018.07

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Diverse Ways to Love Books

Diverse Ways to Love Books 2018.06.28 Dubbed the ‘oldest form of media’, books have been handed ‘death sentences’ with every new appearance of technology. As the use of Internet spread and ‘new media’ shook up the media world along with social networking sites, many forecast a gloomy end to books, saying they would no longer be able to function as a medium to communicate and deliver knowledge. With the appearance of e-books, these doomsayers only found more ground to base their projections upon. One new technology after another seemed to bring the death of books closer.However, these concerns have proved to be unfounded worries based on a number of reasons. One would be a research study that shows content read from physical books is remembered longer than information read online, and readers who have already viscerally realized this are seeking out physical books.Internet broadcast channels like YouTube and podcasts were also seen as threats to books. But t...

VOL.10 / 2018.06

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