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[INTERVIEW / KOREAN AUTHORS]

Author Kang Gyeong-su In hopes his honest stories will reach readers 2019.11.04 The book The Stories Shouldn't Be True (Sigong Junior) was awarded a Ragazzi Award for non-fiction at the 2011 Bologna Children's Book Fair. This book, like its title, calmly tells the horrific story of some children's situations that seem like lies but are happening in reality. Explaining the motive behind the book, the author said he was incredibly shocked one day while watching a documentary to find children in terrible situations in other parts of the world that was beyond his imagination. K-Book Trends met with author Kang Gyeong-su who was compelled to tell their stories in a book.After making his name known as a picture book author through The Stories Shouldn't Be True, Kang has been continuously working on picture books, and from 2017, he has been publishing his Code Name (Sigong Junior) series. The Code Name series is a spy series loved by both children and their parents and ...

VOL.17 / 2019.11

[EVENT / LET'S TRY]

An Offbeat Trip to Jeju Island

Let’s Try An Offbeat Trip to Jeju Island 2023.08.07 [Event] Let’s Try introduces various useful, practical books published in Korea every month.Also, don’t miss gift events related to the introduced books! Simply click on the link below to enter the event! Let’s Try! The Best Jeju Trip- Written by Jang Eun-Jung, published by Vitabooks The best Jeju travel guides written by a travel curator.Take a trip to Jeju Island like no other! Jeju Island is one of Korea’s most popular tourist destinations for its splendid natural scenery and various things to enjoy. The Best Jeju Trip is a travel guide for travelers to find the newest information about the island more easily and conveniently. It is a compact guide featuring all the travel spots the writer has curated, covering various themes like the Jeju ocean, mountains, exhibitions, and exper...

VOL.61 / 2023.08

[TOPIC / EXPORT TRENDS]

Haemin Sunim's The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

Haemin Sunim's The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down #1 Bestseller on Amazon UK, #3 non-fiction seller in the Netherlands 2017.9.11 The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Haemin Sunim's The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down recently stayed at #1 on Amazon UK's bestseller list for three weeks, surprising many as it is rare for a South Korean collection of essays to gain so much popularity overseas. Even the editor who was in charge of putting the UK version of this book together had been taken by surprise at the book's success. In the United States, the book sold over 30,000 copies in two weeks, as readers sought a moment of rest in their busy everyday lives.It is not an easy feat for a South Korean book to be published abroad, moreover a collection of essays. Penguin Books and Random House, both major publishers in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively, approached Suo Books which owns the publishing right in South K...

VOL.4 / 2017.09

[NEWS / BEST SELLER]

South Korea's October Bestsellers

South Korea's October Bestsellers Aggregate data as of the third week of September 2017.10.10 The prolonged rule of bestsellers Young-ha Kim's Memoir of a Murderer has topped the bestseller list for two consecutive weeks. As the film adaptation of the novel gains momentum, interest in the original novel has spiked. As a result, Kiju Lee’s Temperature of Language lost some ground, but Lee's Dignity of Words rose two spots, enjoying steady popularity. Also, books like I Have Decided to Live as Me, A Lesson in Self-Eeteem and Miracles of the Namiya General Store also inched up, enjoying more time on the bestseller list. This was seen as reflecting readers' wanting to catch up on bestsellers that are guaranteed good reads over the long Chuseok holiday. 'News Effect' from award announcements, out of print books Han Kang's Human Acts received new interest after news the novel had been awarded Italy's Malaparte Prize while Kwang...

VOL.5 / 2017.10

[INTERVIEW / KOREAN PUBLISHERS]

EunHaeng NaMu Publishing

EunHaeng NaMu Publishing Fun and touching books, books on the ages and the future 2019.10.07 Stories still entice people's imaginations. We live in an age inundated by images and videos, but despite this, everything circles back to stories in books made of paper and letters. This might be the reason why books are continuously being created ever since humans created written characters. And EunHaeng NaMu Publishing has a special talent for making stories that leave readers wanting for more. Hi. It's good to meet you through K-Book Trends. We are aware that EunHaeng NaMu Publishing has made many efforts in publishing many stories in the form of novels and essays. Could you introduce EunHaeng NaMu Publishing to our readers? After our establishment in 1997, we have published some 700 liberal arts and general education books of many genres including history, philosophy and science from inside and outside the country with the motto, 'fun and touching books,...

VOL.16 / 2019.10

[EVENT / LET'S TRY]

Prepare for Disasters with a Single Book

Let’s Try Prepare for Disasters with a Single Book 2023.07.03 [Event] Let’s Try introduces various useful, practical books published in Korea every month.Also, don’t miss gift events related to the introduced books! Simply click on the link below to enter the event! Let’s Try! Survival Backpack: How to Evacuate and Protect Yourself in Disasters- Written by Woo Seung-Yup, published by DULNYOUK Find everything – from how to pack your survival backpack to how to survive in cities – in this one book!How well prepared are you in the face of disasters that strike unexpectedly? Disasters such as wildfires and heavy rain are becoming more frequent with increasingly severe abnormal climates. It is also common to see how a preventable disaster turns into a major catastrophe in the blink of an eye as people panic and are confused. But, if you ...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

[REPORT / COLUMN]

Where Korean readers meet books (3)

Where Korean readers meet books (3) Libraries transform into cultural spaces 2017.11.01 Bookstores and libraries globally have been attempting to transform themselves. These locations are no longer places for people to just read or buy books, but spaces where visitors can enjoy culture, various events and take some time to stretch their legs. Reading books is often compared to traveling different worlds and this month's webzine looks at three special libraries that all strive to become cultural spaces with unique themes. 1. Science and books come together at KAOS Bookpark Jen Campbell, author of Bookshop Story says early on in her book, "Bookstores are time machines, spaceships, story makers, secret keepers, dragon tamers, dream catchers, fact finders and safe places." The author of this article would like to say the following about the bookpark to be introduced. "Bookparks are analog-form spaces consisting of books, bookcases, comfortabl...

VOL.6 / 2017.11

[INFORMATION / NEW BOOKS]

The Story of Dolphin

The Story of Dolphin 2019.08.05 Hello? My name is Che Che. I'm an Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin who just turned 15 this year. My mother has told me I am now a 'responsible' age but that's still too complicated for me. My grandfather said to me, while I was in the midst of thoughts. "Che Che, you must become a complete dolphin. A complete dolphin is a dolphin who is like the water swaying with the wind." "Always lend an ear to your own prophecy. The road you must take lies inside within you." So I thought, "I want to go far too." The Story of Dolphin is a magical dolphin story by poet Ahn Do-hyun who writes fairy tales for grown-ups. Will Che Che be able to find his own prophecy like his grandfather said? If you're curious to learn about Che Che's adventureand the message that one dolphin...

VOL.14 / 2019.08

[EVENT / I READ]

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Hwang Sun-mi

I Read The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Hwang Sun-mi 2023.07.03 This article is a review written by a Filipino 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 I encountered K-Book Trends on Instagram. I immediately browsed it. Looking at the Interview menu, I searched particularly for Ms. Hwang Sun-mi, the author of The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly (SAKYEJUL), the only Korean literature book I have read so far. In her interview, she said, “I hope they think reading a book is like practicing a certain wish.” What she uttered is so true and meaningful because after reading The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly, I was in deep thought and felt a sense of achievement. Like I have reaped a certain reward. It encouraged me to share my perspectives on the story. Coincident...

VOL.60 / 2023.07

[TOPIC / KOREAN PUBLISHER]

Golden Bough

Golden Bough Fresh! Fun! Creative! The Growth of South Korea's 'Genre Literature' Minumsa Publishing Group's Imprint "Golden Bough" Specializing in Genre Literature 2017.8.18 Genre literature refers to novels that deal with a number of subjects, like horror, science fiction, chivalry, fear, mystery, fantasy and romance. Not only can they be read in physical books but in e-books and online series as well, making it easy for these genres to secure a fan base. In the case of online novels, it has acted as a driving force for genre literature and transformed into a gateway for budding novelists. Perhaps this is the reason why these works show much variety in subject matter and entertain readers with their fresh, creative content that sometimes throws messages at society. This month's 'Korea publisher' corner has sought out two publishers specializing in genre literature and spoke to them about the now and future of Korea's genre literature. A series of overseas genre...

VOL.3 / 2017.08

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