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Interpark Songin’s filing for court receivership alarms publishers, offline bookstores

Jun 10, 2020

Concerns of the publishing industry and local offline bookstore owners are rising, as Interpark Songin, a retailer to small and medium-sized bookstores, announced Tuesday that it has filed for court ...
Hwang Sok-yong hopes to revive discontinued Lotus Prize rather than win Nobel liberature prize

Jun 2, 2020

Hwang Sok-yong, one of South Korea‘s best known writers, said he would rather bring back the Lotus Prize for Literature than win a Nobel prize, during a press conference held Tuesday for the release ...
‘If I Had Your Face’ depicts Korean women as more than cliched heroines

May 17, 2020

New York-based Frances Cha is a former travel and culture editor for CNN in Seoul. She grew up in the US, Hong Kong and Korea. By Song Seung-hyun ( ssh@heraldcorp.com )
Book review: Modern, contemporary Korean art for foreign readers

May 4, 2020

First English book offering comprehensive understanding of Korea’s modern and contemporary art published globally
[Herald Review] ‘City of Han’ tests Seoul’s literary potential

Apr 27, 2020

Volume of short stories explores expat perspectives of Korean capital.
Aesthetics of modern, contemporary artworks in Korea

Mar 8, 2020

Afterward, abstract painting styles came into fashion in Korea. Chu Kyung’s “Hardship” in 1923 is the first abstract painting. It, however, was from the 1930s to the late 1940s, when abstract paintin...
Expats find performance community in Wordsmiths

Feb 21, 2020

On the surface, Wordsmiths is like any other open mic event, providing a space for writers to share their poetry, prose and music. But a swift dig beneath the surface reveals a community of warmth, ...
Yonsei professor gets 1st Korean Studies Writing Award

Feb 12, 2020

The Academy of Korean Studies conferred the first Korean Studies Writing Award on Wednesday, honoring a Yonsei University scholar for his nine-volume collection of works on the history of Korean agri...
Super collectors: Forces that drive the art market

Jan 30, 2020

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Popular Seoul National University lectures comes to bookstore near you

Jan 17, 2020

The first part of the book introduces several novels and motion pictures that present how a legal system can turn violent against individuals while it is being enforced. “The Devil ‘s Advocate,” a 19...
People sought comfort from books in past decade

Dec 26, 2019

Inspirational nonfiction and heartwarming novels swept bestseller lists in the 2010s, an indication that people sought solace from books over the past decade, according to the Kyobo Book Center. “Th...
Indie publishers seek synergy at annual book festival

Nov 15, 2019

Unlimited Edition 11, the 2019 Seoul Art Book Fair, kicked off Friday at the Seoul Museum of Art, giving indie publishers and small publishers throughout the country a chance to gain exposure at the ...
Essays from Sahara trekking trails

Nov 15, 2019

“Walking Through Sahara” By Ju Hyung-won (Nike Books) Not everyone gets a chance to visit the Sahara Desert. But a writer who has done it in an Antoine de Saint-Exupery-inspired expedition of a li...
Chinese novelist Yan Lianke to meet local readers with upcoming Korean editions

Nov 12, 2019

Chinese novelist Yan Lianke is known for realistically describing Chinese society in his novels, naturally unveiling unpleasant sides the privileged class would prefer to keep in the dark. “Although...
Poet once at forefront of #MeToo movement publishes collection in English

Nov 5, 2019

Poet Choi Young-mi, one of the leading voices in the #MeToo movement in Korea’s literary scene last year, has published her first collection of poems in English, “The Party Was Over.” The collection...