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Celebrating Korean cuisine through picture books

For many Korean children, the careful rolling of "gimbap" (seaweed rice roll) or the aroma of sizzling kimchi pancakes isn’t just about food — it is a love language passed down through generations. Now, a growing collection of English picture books is bringing these culinary traditions to life, inviting a broader group of young readers worldwide to explore the magic of Korean cuisine through colorful storytelling.

Feb 6, 2025By Kwon Mee-yoo
Celebrating Korean cuisine through picture books

IVE Jang Won-young's pick propels book to bestseller list

Celebrities are transforming the publishing industry, with a single endorsement from a star having the power to turn a book into an overnight bestseller. A recent example is "Buddha's Words" by Japanese author Ryunosuke Koike, which experienced a significant sales boost after Jang Won-young, a member of the K-pop girl group IVE, recommended it on a variety show on Jan. 15.

Feb 4, 2025By KTimes
IVE Jang Won-young's pick propels book to bestseller list

Chung Bora's 'Your Utopia' nominated for Philip K. Dick Award

Chung Bora's short story collection "Your Utopia: Stories" has become the first Korean book nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, one of the world's most prestigious honors for science fiction novels.

Jan 13, 2025By Yonhap
Chung Bora's 'Your Utopia' nominated for Philip K. Dick Award

From sci-fi to healing fiction, Korean books cross borders in 2025

A wave of Korean literature is set to reach English-language readers in 2025, ranging from a new novel by a Nobel laureate to science fiction bestsellers and heartwarming healing fiction.

Jan 4, 2025By Kwon Mee-yoo
From sci-fi to healing fiction, Korean books cross borders in 2025

Revised law green-lights launch of literary translation graduate school

The Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) is set to realize its long-held ambition of establishing a state-run graduate school dedicated to literary translation following the National Assembly's recent approval of a revised bill. Backed by the Ministry of Education, this new degree-granting institution will receive government funding to support its operations.

Jan 2, 2025By Park Han-sol
Revised law green-lights launch of literary translation graduate school

Late Korean actress Kim Soo-mi's personal journal published

The diary of the late actor Kim Soo-mi, which she kept from her 30s into her later years, has been published as a book titled "I Plead to All Things That Kill Me" (direct translation), Thrusday.

Dec 12, 2024By Park Jin-hai
Late Korean actress Kim Soo-mi's personal journal published

Han Kang's work highlighted as Nobel Prize honors women's achievements

Various events during the Nobel Week (Dec. 5–12) in Stockholm, Sweden, highlighted women’s accomplishments, including a focus on South Korean author Han Kang, culminating on Dec. 10 (local time) with the Nobel Prize award ceremony.

Dec 12, 2024By KTimes
Han Kang's work highlighted as Nobel Prize honors women's achievements

Han Kang engages with students in Stockholm during Nobel week

South Korean author Han Kang, the Nobel Prize winner in literature, met with schoolchildren in Stockholm on Wednesday as part of the Nobel week programs.

Dec 12, 2024By Yonhap
Han Kang engages with students in Stockholm during Nobel week

Han Kang writes history as she accepts Nobel Prize in literature in Stockholm

Korean novelist Han Kang graced the blue carpet at the Nobel Prize award ceremony on Tuesday (local time) at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden, making history as the first Asian woman to be honored with its distinguished recognition in literature.

Dec 11, 2024By Park Han-sol
Han Kang writes history as she accepts Nobel Prize in literature in Stockholm

Han Kang traces threads of lifelong questions that shape her art

Han Kang, this year’s Nobel Prize laureate in literature, began her lecture on Saturday at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm with a poignant recollection: the accidental discovery of poems she had penned as an 8-year-old, tucked away in an old storeroom.

Dec 8, 2024By Park Han-sol
Han Kang traces threads of lifelong questions that shape her art
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