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Special Project [English Books in Korea ⑤] Promoting Korean Art Through Books English editions of Korean art books for foreigners 2024.10.07 Youlhwadang Publishers, the publisher I’m working for as an editor, has three ways of utilizing English when publishing books on Korean traditional culture and arts. At the most basic level, we include an English summary at the front of the book that summarizes the content of the Korean edition, with the intent of providing the most basic information for librarians in foreign libraries with no Korean skills to categorize the books. For art collections that are mainly image-based with relatively few texts, the full text is included in both Korean and English so that it can be distributed at home and abroad as a single edition. This is also useful for artists to use as a portfolio when performing abroad. Finally, the Korean and English editions can be planned as independent books, published simultaneous...

VOL.75 / 2024.10

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Korean Readers’ Picks in the First Half of 2024

Topic Korean Readers’ Picks in the First Half of 2024 2024.09.02 According to the “2023 National Reading Survey” announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in Korea, the overall reading rate was observed to be 43.0%, the lowest since the survey was initiated in 1994. This means that 6 out of 10 adults don’t even read a single e-book or audiobook, let alone a paper book. The shrinking of the reading population, which forms the foundation for the publishing market, and the aging population have been issues in Korea for quite a long time. However, it was indeed a shocking figure for the publishing industry as it expected to see a steady increase in the reading population since it enjoyed a boom during the pandemic compared to other industries.In the first half of the year, the reduction in newly published titles, driven by a contracting publishing market, alongside the enduring popularity of long-time bestsellers, played a si...

VOL.74 / 2024.09

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The Global Craze for Korean Language and Culture!

Special Project [English Books in Korea ④] The Global Craze for Korean Language and Culture! King Sejong Institute Foundation’s new textbooks for international Korean language learners 2024.09.02 As the Hallyu (Korean Wave) spreads across the world, the demand for learning Korean has been increasing internationally. In response, a variety of Korean language-related textbooks are being developed for various learning purposes and levels. Among them, the following are representative textbooks provided by the King Sejong Institute Foundation, a representative organization for the promotion of Korean language and culture abroad. A variety of Korean textbooks for all purposes and levels, from beginner to advanced The first is King Sejong Institute Korean, a textbook specifically designed for beginners and advanced learners alike. It can be used together with the King Sejong Institute Foundation’s signature online curriculum, and learners can also...

VOL.74 / 2024.09

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Book Fairs, Another Type of Holiday

Knowledge Book Fairs, Another Type of Holiday 2024.07.01 When you work with books, you get to experience a yearly cycle of events. For small bookstores/publishers like Ghost Books, which is both a bookstore and a book maker, book releases are usually aligned with these events. This is because you can have quite good promotional effects by doing so, particularly if you publish fewer books and don’t have a great budget for marketing each book. As such, book fairs are very important for planning the year ahead. Aligning your publication schedule with these annual events gives you a clear guideline for managing the manuscript editing, designing interior layout and cover, and printing timelines.Over the past 8 years of running a small publishing house and bookstore, I have attended a number of book fairs. As I mentioned earlier, these events usually occur in a certain cycle. Meeting the authors that you have been seeing at a similar time and space every year is...

VOL.72 / 2024.07

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Walking Along the Sentences of the Sea: The Pak Kyong-ni Memorial Hall in Tongyeong

K-Book Map Walking Along the Sentences of the Sea:The Pak Kyong-ni Memorial Hall in Tongyeong 2026.07 In July, Tongyeong, a true city of the sea, welcomes its most vibrant and brilliant season. The landscape of Tongyeong, where islands, ports, alleys, and hills seamlessly intertwine, feels like a piece of literature in itself. This city is the birthplace of the literary giant Pak Kyong-ni and the profound source of inspiration for her creative world. Walking through Tongyeong alongside the summer sea, one naturally comes to realize where Pak’s literature truly began. Pak Kyong-ni Memorial Hall Pak Kyong-ni Memorial Hall (Source: https://www.utour.go.kr/) ...

VOL.96 / 2026.07

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A Literary Journey to Andong with Children for Korea’s “Family Month”

K-Book Map A Literary Journey to Andongwith Children for Korea’s “Family Month” 2026.05 Andong, a city where the noble "Yangban" spirit remains very much alive, is also home to a dedicated literary museum for children. In this edition of K-Book Map, we invite you to Andong, a destination where families can immerse themselves in both traditional Korean culture and children’s literature this “Family Month”. For those seeking a getaway that harmonizes Korea’s timeless traditions with contemporary cultural experiences, we highly recommend this journey that promises satisfaction for all generations. Kwon Jung Saeng Children's Literature Museum Your journey should begin at Kwon Jung Saeng Children’s L...

VOL.94 / 2026.05

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Where Literature Dwells - Bridging the Past and Present of Korean Literature through Its Museums -

K-Book Map Where Literature Dwells- Bridging the Past and Present of Korean Literature through Its Museums - 2026.04 Literary museums dedicated to specific writers hold profound significance. They serve as cultural archives that reveal the various elements behind the birth of a literary masterpiece. Numerous such museums operate across Korea today. Among them, we would like to introduce three locations selected for their historical and regional balance: the Yun Dong-ju Literature Museum in Seoul (Yun Dong-ju: 1917–1945), the Pak Kyongni Literature Park in Wonju, Gangwon-do (Pak Kyongni: 1926–2008), and the Na Tae-joo Pulkkot Literary House in Gongju, Chungnam (Na Tae-joo: 1945–). Yun Dong-ju was a poet who focused on self-reflection and maintaining a human conscience despite the oppression of the colonial era. Pak Kyongni was a novelist who gave form to the turbulence of modern Korean history thr...

VOL.93 / 2026.04

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Publishing Kim Hyesoon and International Poetry

Export Case Publishing Kim Hyesoon and International Poetry 2024.06.03 New Directions was founded in 1936 by the pioneering publisher James Laughlin when he was a student at Harvard. Laughlin conceived of New Directions as a way to introduce some of the most groundbreaking and experimental poets of the time (Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, Hilda Doolittle, Louis Zukofsky), aiming to publish writing that “made it new” in English and other languages. He also traveled widely, introducing fiction writers and poets from abroad. Laughlin built one of the great literary lists in American publishing, and ND continues to publish international literature, following in his path.Poetry is a vital part of our publishing program. Currently, we offer the work not just of many interesting and important American poets, but poets from other countries as well? like Bei Dao and Xi Chuan from China, Tomas Transtr?mer from Sweden, Ana Lu?sa Amaral and Fern...

VOL.71 / 2024.06

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In Search of a Garden Where Our Beautiful Korean Language Breathes

Book Trip [A Trip to Literary Museums ②] In Search of a Garden Where Our BeautifulKorean Language Breathes Introducing Sonagi Village at Hwang Sun-won, Literary Housein Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, and Beyond 2024.06.03 The works of Hwang Sun-Won have a solid presence in Korean literature. The literary world he has built transcends time, genre, and ideology, naturally expressing the most Korean emotions. It was around 1952, when Korea was undergoing the Korean War, when his representative short story Rain Shower (read Sonagi in Korean) was released. However, it is difficult to recognize such a period from the portrayal of the two main characters in the novel. The only clue that connects the story to reality is the place name “Yangpyeong” that appears at the end. The thoughts that germinated in this place became the driving force for creating a literary space, and it led to new attempts to reinterpret the work in various ways.The Sonagi Village in the Hwa...

VOL.71 / 2024.06

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Netflix “Seoul Mom" Cookbook

New Books Netflix 〈Culinary Class Wars 2〉 “Seoul Mom" Cookbook 2026.03 SUPERPAN Recipes Netflix 〈Culinary Class Wars 2〉 contestant Chef Woo Jung-wook, who appeared as the “Black Spoon" nicknamed “Seoul Mom" and presented Seoul-style home cooking, has released a recipe book containing her culinary life. Chef Woo left a profound impression on Culinary Class Wars by winning the Pohang monkfish battle against “White Spoon" Chef Jung Ho-young with her “Spicy Braised Monkfish." The nickname “Seoul Mom" is a special name for her. After being unable to have children for about 15 years after marriage and spending those days in tears, the production team gave her the title “Seoul Mom." She says that she feels deeply moved just by the fact that many people who watched the broadcast call her “Seo...

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