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A daughter buried in father’s heart and words

“A Goodnight Kiss for My Daughter”/By Lee O-young (Yollimwon) Lee O-young’s new book, “A Goodnight Kiss for My Daughter” (unofficial translation), is a collection of anecdotes, essays, letters and p...

Jun 18, 2015
Book Review
World of chef Corey Lee captured in debut book ‘Benu’

Korean-American chef Corey Lee, the mastermind behind the three Michelin-starred restaurant Benu in San Francisco, has packed his debut book, “Benu,” to the brim. “It’s ultimately a cookbook first, ...

Jun 4, 2015
Book Review
A gay N.K. defector’s journey to find love

With almost 30,000 North Korean escapees calling South Korea home now, many of their stories have been printed in novels, essays or poems. In fact, there are so many that literary works by or about N...

May 28, 2015
Book Review
Bae searches for meaning in life in 'Nowhere To Be Found'

Bae Suah’s fiction gives rise to the underrepresented voice of the young, female working class of South Korea. Her latest novella, “Nowhere to Be Found,” echoes her excellent short story “Highway wit...

May 26, 2015
Book Review
[Herald Interview] Exploring modern Korea in ancient trappings

New book examines Korea’s social fabric through lens of shamanism, Confucianism

May 20, 2015
Book Review
The Korean inside Lee Chang-rae

20 years after ‘Native Speaker,’ Korean-American novelist discusses distinct Korean-ness in his works

May 14, 2015
Book Review
Children’s book guru on ‘chew up mom’ poem controversy

A poem by a 10-year-old girl has stirred up a controversy in Korea that touches upon an array of thorny issues from the literary freedom of expression to the country’s obsession with private educatio...

May 7, 2015
Book Review
[Book Review] Asan delves into ‘Pax Americana 3.0’

Amid the rise of China in the economic and military domains, academic discourse has been focused on the waning U.S. power and a looming shift in the global order that America has led since the end of...

May 7, 2015
Book Review
Korea’s bare face captured in ‘Sketches’

Two French Seoulites reveal Korea’s ‘real,’ less polished culture in new illustrated guidebook

May 6, 2015
Book Review
[Weekender] The joy of coloring

The last time Lee Soo-jin carried her own coloring book inside her bag was more than 25 years ago, but it’s a hobby she’s recently picked up again. Lee is not alone ― coloring books are no longer ju...

Apr 17, 2015
Book Review
Ex-aid worker compiles speeches of world leaders

A former veteran aid worker has published a compilation of the greatest speeches in history that have inspired him during his overseas missions for 23 years, including a stint in the earthquake-hit H...

Apr 12, 2015
Book Review
N. Korea, no longer confidential

Book parades compelling up-to-date picture of N.K.

Apr 2, 2015
Book Review
Voicing diversity through books

Growth is conspicuously absent in Korea’s book industry, as evidenced by the number of bookstores closing down in Seoul. Yet, a new type of publishing is on the rise, attracting readers, writers and...

Mar 19, 2015
Book Review
WWF-Korea publishes children’s book on environment

A children’s book that encompasses the theme of environmental awareness and sustainability was published Wednesday in English and Korean. “Our Beautiful Earth” was published by the Korea office of W...

Mar 18, 2015
Book Review
Comprehensive Goryeo history translated into English

The “Koryosa choryo” (Essentials of Koryo History) is arguably one of the most substantial historical records of the Goryeo Kingdom (918-1392). Written in 1452, few decades after the fall of the kin...

Mar 18, 2015
Book Review

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