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Wed, December 12, 2018 | 11:42

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Korean fictions' global reader-base growing

Since 2010, there has been some good news for Korean literature. Scattered anecdotes have delivered the unprecedented successes of translated Korean fiction overseas.

Books | 2018-12-11 17:35

New version of 'Whale Hunting' released

When Koreans think of the name “Whale Hunting,” they often think of Bae Chang-ho's 1984 movie of the same title.

Books | 2018-12-07 17:51

War veteran's novel explores seamy side of diplomacy

We Canadians pride ourselves on our favorable reputation, on being a moral linchpin of the Western world. But the actual reason for that is because most other countries just don't give a damn about our country, the world's second-largest by area with a population almost 15 million people fewer than South Korea.

Books | 2018-12-07 17:50

Michelle Obama calls Facebook chief Sandberg's 'lean in' advice 'a lie'

Michelle Obama is not a fan of Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg's “lean in” advice for working women. As part of her “Becoming” book tour at the Barclays Center, New York, Saturday (local time), the former first lady said the advice from Sandberg's book, “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead,” is simply “a lie.”

Books | 2018-12-06 16:25

Photography - forgotten history storyteller

Amid a swath of self-proclaimed history storytellers, there is a group of people whose role has been underappreciated, if not forgotten - documentary photographers.

Books | 2018-12-06 15:43

How feminist book 'Kim Ji-young' became million-seller

"Kim Ji-young Born in 1982," a novel describing the life of an ordinary Korean housewife on a career break, has sold 1 million copies as of Nov. 27, just over two years after its release in October 2016.

Books | 2018-12-02 16:45

Read books in the morning, check emails later

Shion Kabasawa, a psychiatrist and author of dozens of books, is one of the busiest Japanese intellectuals. Besides his day job as a psychiatrist and founder of the psychology research institute, over the past seven years, he has published three books every year, uploaded daily posts on his blog, Facebook and YouTube to educate some 400,000 subscribers about brain activities ...

Books | 2018-11-30 17:06

'Absurdimals' teaches children to accept individuality

In her recent picture book “Absurdimals: Lola Goes to School,” author Gwendolyn Javor teaches children the importance of accepting others and more importantly, themselves. The story revolves around Lola, who is half bunny-half elephant and is bullied at school for being a hybrid animal and looking different from the rest of her animal classmates.

Books | 2018-11-30 17:01

[INTERVIEW] Let's keep talking about feminism: Webcomic artist spotlights women in family

Awareness and discourse about feminism could continue to spread with the help of several fictional characters and some skillful storytelling. With an Instagram account called “min4rin,” Soo Shin-ji, the creator of webcomic “Myeoneuragi” shows feminism through everyday scenes related to society, school and work amid the patriarchal family system in Korea. “Myeoneuragi” ran fro...

Books | 2018-11-16 18:05

Book gives rare peek into Obama's 'Mail Room'

From the years 2009 to 2017, the United States of America was led by one of the most revolutionary presidents in its history, Barack Obama. He was unprecedented in his ideals, forward action, and deep compassion for his country.

Books | 2018-11-16 06:56

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