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Songpa, Seoul

Songpa, Seoul “How To Love Books” of a Big City   2020.05.04       The 123-storey-high Lotte World Mall, Olympic Stadium where the 88 Seoul Olympics were held, Lotte World and Seokchon Lake, which are always crowded throughout the year. With such places to go and see, the time in Songpa-gu flows fast just like other big cities. Named after the lush pine trees growing in the city, Songpa-gu is now filled with high buildings and big apartment complexes ? there are so many that the city is often called a “Building Forest.” Yet, if you look a little bit deeper inside, there are still places where you can find relaxation in your life.     Discover joy among old and worn books   Once you exit Jamsillaru station (line 2 of Seoul Subway), you will see a low but long building. It is “Seoul Treasure Den for Books”, a secondhand bookstore built by the Seoul Metropolitan City last March transforming an unused space.   ⓒSeoul Treasure Den for Books &...
  • VOL.22 / 2020.05
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Author-illustrator Noh Inkyung

Author-illustrator Noh Inkyung A Writer Who Discovers “Moments” in Every Thing in the World   2021.04.05   Noh In-Kyung is a beloved writer for her heartwarming stories and pictures. Her works are recognized across the world. While she was designated as the Illustrator of the Year at the 2012 Bologna Children’s Book Fair with her Soso Cancellina (Munhakdongne), she won the Golden Apple Award at the 2013 Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB) with her Mr. Tutti and 100 Water Drops (Munhakdongne). Plus, she was selected as the White Raven at the 2015 International Youth Library in Munich with Hedgehog X (Munhakdongne). As such, she has been expanding her spectrum as a writer by designing creative worlds with sensitive expressions. Following is an interview with writer Noh In-Kyung.       It is a pleasure to meet you. Please introduce yourself to our subscribers.   Hi, I’m Inkyung Noh, an author-illustrator. I’ve been working in Seoul, cre...
  • VOL.33 / 2021.04
[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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Writer Sim Yun-Kyung

Writer Sim Yun-Kyung A writer with a broad spectrum from full-length novels to children’s literature   2021.03.08   Writer Sim Yun-Kyung, referred to as the master writer of full-length novels in Korea, began writing fiction in 1998 and made her debut in 2002 with her My Beautiful Garden, winning the 7th Hankyoreh Prize for Literature. Since then, she has announced multiple full-length novels including The Moon’s Altar (Munhakdongne), Yi Hyeon’s Love Story (Munhakdongne), The Seorabeol People (Silcheon), and Seol-I, not to mention the children’s book The Series of Eun-ji & Ho-chan (Sakyejul) that has six volumes so far, astonishing her readers with her capability of writing stories across a number of fields from novels to children’s books. This is why her recently announced work Eternal Heritage is much anticipated.       Please introduce yourself to our subscribers.   Hello, everyone. I am novelist Sim Yun-Kyung. I published my fi...
  • VOL.32 / 2021.03
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Stickers: A New Favorite Hobby for You

Let’s Try   Stickers: A New Favorite Hobby for You   2025.02.17   [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!   Sticker Art Book - Travel- Written by the Content Planning Team, published by CYPRESS     Sticker art books are a fun, relaxing hobby for all ages.Make your own artwork with stickers and build a sense of focus and accomplishment!   Holidays and weekends are like honey in the midst of our busy lives. It’s even sweeter when you get to spend them with your favorite hobby. What’s your hobby among all the many: hiking, reading, watching movies, walking, knitting? Or perhaps there might not be a specific answer to this question. If you are one of those people who are too ti...
  • VOL.79 / 2025.02
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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
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Emergency Rescue: A How-To Guide for All!

Let’s Try   Emergency Rescue: A How-To Guide for All!   2025.01.06   [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!   Today, I Must Survive- Written by 2nd Life, published by Porche     Everyone faces an emergency at some point in their lives!Knowing how to react is the only way to survive it.   Throughout life, we all face unexpected situations when we least expect it. Think about it: your car is swamped in a rainy season flood, you get locked out of the bathroom, or the elevator suddenly drops. It’s a nerve-wracking scenario, but it could happen to anyone. So, how prepared are we to deal with these unexpected emergencies? If the thought of it...
  • VOL.78 / 2025.01
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Three Generations of Railworkers

Three Generations of Railworkers   2020.07.13                         Three Generations of Railworkers - A gripping story penetrating the 100-year-history of Korea’s modern history   Tells the three-generation-crossing story of a labor activist and his ancestors who had been working as railwaymen during turbulent times in the past.   "The three trainman generations"First generation: Lee Baek-Man (worked at a train manufacturing factory)Second generation: Lee Il-Cheol (worked as an engineer during the Japanese occupation of Korea, who then moved to North Korea after the liberalization)Third generation: Lee Ji-San (worked as an engineer in North Korea and lived as a captive in South Korea after the Korean War) Factory Worker Fourth generation: Lee Jin-Oh (held a longterm sit-in at a high altitude fighting for labor rights) Tough and challenging laborers’ life that passed down in the fa...
  • VOL.24 / 2020.07
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#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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The Birth of Publishing Company ‘BookGoodCome’

The Birth of Publishing Company ‘BookGoodCome’ The Discovery of Small Universes In Picture Books   2018.06.28   Reading picture books always leaves one wanting more. They take roughly 10 minutes to read. Like swallowing noodles, one can easily leaf through picture books but the content lingers for longer. That lingering feeling like a savory flavor one finds difficult to shake even after a long period of time. Here is a publisher that creates its own savory flavor while creating small universes in picture books. After opening its doors in 2009, BookGoodCome has been contacted by distinguished publishers from locations around the world. We spoke to author couple Lee Rury and Lee Sun-young who manage BookGoodCome and its four hard-working employees.     A surprising relationship that started with Coda the Polar Bear, the seed of BookGoodCome   KPIPAWe are curious as to how BookGoodCome came to be.   Lee Sun-young We first began...
  • VOL.10 / 2018.06
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