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'Jokbo' exhibition reveals diverse family trees

Most Koreans are familiar with the "jokbo," or genealogy, of their own family. Though the well-known, commonly seen family trees only document male members of the family and are criticized for being patriarchal, an exhibition at the National Library of Korea (NLK) sheds light on various types of jokbo, such as early ones that included both men and women, and a directory of oc...

Books | 2017-07-07 16:55

TV show sheds new light on ex-minister Rhyu's 'On Ways of Living'

Riding on the popularity of tvN’s new show “Dictionary of Useless General Knowledge,” politician-turned-writer Rhyu Si-min’s book “On Ways of Living” joined the top 10 bestseller list this week. Rhyu wrote the book in March 2013 when he became a full-time writer. It did not gain much popularity then. But it has grabbed attention four years later when the former environment mi...

Books | 2017-06-30 19:49

Urim Books CEO to lead CBA Korea Organization

Leading Korean publishing executive Noh Kyung-tae, CEO of Urim Books, was named the new director of CBA Korea. CBA President Curtis Riskey commemorated his new position during UNITE 2017, CBA’s international convention, in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 29. The position has been vacant since 2014, and Noh recognized the need for leadership among Christian publishing and retailing com...

Books | 2017-06-30 16:51

Media startup CEO challenges newspaper industry

At a time when traditional media companies are struggling to create revenue and produce quality content at the same time, there's a startup that's doing both _ PUBLY. The media startup, which was established two years ago and officially began operations last year, is rapidly gaining a reputation and ferociously expanding _ both in the number of projects it initiates as well a...

Books | 2017-06-27 16:35

New culture minister vows no more blacklist in publishing industry

Newly appointed Culture Minister Do Jong-hwan vowed to prevent future recurrence of the blacklisting of artists critical of the government. The minister had a meeting with professionals in the publishing industry at Changbi Publishers’ headquarters in Seoul on Thursday. At the meeting the poet-turned-politician said, “Whenever I meet with people in the publishing industry who...

Books | 2017-06-23 18:10

Celebrating Choonwon's poetry at 100th year of 'Mujeong'

Famous novelist Choonwon Lee Kwang-soo became the father of modern Korean literature at the turn of the 20th century. “Mujeong,”first published as a seriesin a daily newspaper in 1917, was not only his first novel but also the first in modern Korean literature. In celebration of the centennial year since the publication of “Mujeong,” George Mason University is hosting the Cen...

Books | 2017-06-16 15:48

Seoul International book fair kicks off

The Seoul International Book Fair, which kicked off Wednesday, will be held under the theme of “metamorphosis” at the World Trade Center in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, through Sunday. Some 161 local book publishers and 23 book stores, along with 80 overseas publishing companies from 18 countries, including Turkey and Canada, are participating in the five-day event.

Books | 2017-06-14 18:34

Two faces of South Korea's growth

"Defiance," said Michael Breen. "That was actually how I wanted to title the book. 'Defiance - The Story of South Koreans,' or somewhere along those lines." "Defiance is the key word that best explains South Korea's growth. It was the defiance of the Koreans that brought them here, to this stage. Defiance was the engine that propelled the country to growth," said Breen, autho...

Books | 2017-06-09 16:15

Maverick novelist stresses human nature in 'The Retribution Agency'

“Korea’s art and culture today lag far behind others, as seen in the blacklist of anti-government artists. I strongly wished principles and morality would recover and common sense could have a place in society. I wrote this book hoping it can contribute to that cause,” said novelist Lee Oi-soo, who introduced his latest novel, “The Retribution Agency,” during a press conferen...

Books | 2017-06-02 16:39

Lightness of literature criticized

The fourth edition of the Seoul International Forum for Literature (SIFL) wrapped up a three-day discussion on the theme "Literature and Its Readership in the Changing World" from Tuesday to Thursday. Held at the Kyobo Convention Hall in downtown Seoul, the forum featured 13 writers from abroad and 50 from Korea taking part in keynote speeches and discussions. Svetlana Alexie...

Books | 2017-05-26 17:07

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