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Sat, June 10, 2023 | 19:58

Disappearance of 'average consumer' to dominate 2023's trend

Disappearance of 'average consumer' to dominate 2023's trend

The likelihood of a global recession is feared to grow throughout the rest of 2022, with the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, warning that the agency would issue downgrades to its growth projections for next year. Painting a grim picture of the global economy during her speech on Thursday at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., she n...

Park Han-sol | 2022-10-07 17:01

What language and translation mean for 2 Korean-born poets

What language and translation mean for 2 Korean-born poets

“Languages Walking Side by Side,” the title of the Sept. 24 talk session between poets Kim Hye-soon and Don Mee Choi at this year's Seoul International Writers' Festival, couldn't have been more of a fitting descriptor for the literary duo's relationship. Kim made headlines in 2019 as the first Asian woman to be named the winner of the prestigious International Griffin Poetry...

Park Han-sol | 2022-09-30 07:57

Animal rights, pet book sales grow in domestic market

Animal rights, pet book sales grow in domestic market

Nearly one out of four Koreans - or 14.48 million according to the 2021 KB Management Institute's survey report - live with animal companions. As the number of pet owners is on the rise, so are the sales of books on animal rights and pet culture in the domestic market, according to Yes24, one of the country's leading online bookstores.

Park Han-sol | 2022-09-29 07:35

Seoul Int'l Writers' Festival to present lineup of global literary heavyweights

Seoul Int'l Writers' Festival to present lineup of global literary heavyweights

A number of global literary heavyweights who have won awards such as the Pulitzer Prize, Hugo Award and the National Book Award, among other prestigious accolades, will land in Korea for the upcoming Seoul International Writers' Festival (SIWF). First launched in 2006 as a platform for fruitful literary exchanges between Korean and international authors and readers, SIWF will...

Park Han-sol | 2022-09-18 16:41

Lebanese-born French author to be awarded Park Kyung-ni prize

Lebanese-born French author to be awarded Park Kyung-ni prize

Lebanese-born French novelist Amin Maalouf has been named this year's recipient of the Park Kyung-ni Literary Prize, the award's organizer, the Toji Cultural Foundation announced, Wednesday.

Park Han-sol | 2022-09-07 16:23

Graphic novel 'The Waiting' nominated for Harvey Award

Graphic novel 'The Waiting' nominated for Harvey Award

Graphic novelist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim's “The Waiting,” which tells the heart-wrenching story of families forcibly separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, has been nominated for this year's prestigious Harvey Awards. The Harvey Awards have celebrated quality comic books, graphic novels and manga since its establishment in 1988 to commemorate the literary achievements of Harvey...

Park Han-sol | 2022-08-17 18:05

Popularity of 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' pushes up sales of drama script book

Popularity of 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' pushes up sales of drama script book

The script book of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” is expecting high sales following the popularity of the ongoing TV series. Yes24, one of Korea's leading online bookstores, said Friday that it has received reservations for more than 5,000 copies combined of the two-volume screenplay book in just 20 hours since reservations started on Thursday afternoon.

Kim Rahn | 2022-08-13 10:35

Star novelist's 'Harbin' on Korean independence fighter becomes bestseller

Star novelist's 'Harbin' on Korean independence fighter becomes bestseller

Kim Hoon's latest book, “Harbin,” on independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun (1879-1910), has become a new bestseller in major local online bookstores. Published on Aug. 3 ahead of the 77th anniversary of Liberation Day on Aug. 15, the novel has climbed to the top of the bestseller lists of both YES24 and Kyobo Books for the first week of August

Park Han-sol | 2022-08-12 14:05

'Pachinko' author Min Jin Lee credits Korean Wave for her success

'Pachinko' author Min Jin Lee credits Korean Wave for her success

Min Jin Lee, the author of historical novel "Pachinko," on Monday gave credit to artists behind the Korean Wave for the wide recognition of her works and other Korean American novels in the United States.

2022-08-08 17:26

Popularity of film, TV adaptations lead to surging book sales

Popularity of film, TV adaptations lead to surging book sales

Films and TV series that became hits are also taking the publishing industry by storm, leading to a surge in sales of related publications including script books and original novels. The screenplay book of the romance mystery film “Decision to Leave” has topped the bestsellers' list for two consecutive weeks on YES24, one of the country's leading online bookstores, even befor...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-08-03 15:21

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