Books

'Lovely Runner' script book jumps to top of Kyobo bestseller list

TvN's romance drama "Lovely Runner" continues to captivate global audiences, this time with its script version, swiftly topping bestseller lists in Korea upon release.

Jul 26, 2024By Baek Byung-yeul

'Lovely Runner' script book jumps to top of Kyobo bestseller list

Controversial football body chief faces backlash over memoir release

Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association (KFA), published a memoir detailing his football career, but the football body chief has been facing a torrent of criticisms from fans criticizing the timing of the publication at a time when the nation has been performing far below expectations in the beautiful game.

Jul 26, 2024By Baek Byung-yeul

Controversial football body chief faces backlash over memoir release

Naver Webtoon celebrates 10th anniversary of global expansion

Naver Webtoon celebrated the 10th anniversary of its global expansion with an offline event in Taiwan last weekend, gathering local creators, partners and fans altogether. The online comics provider said Monday that it will also hold a similar event in the United States this month.

Jul 23, 2024By Baek Byung-yeul

Naver Webtoon celebrates 10th anniversary of global expansion

Novels top list of Koreans' most-read e-books in H1

Korean readers of e-books mostly picked novels in the first half of this year, followed by titles in the social sciences and self-help categories.

Jul 22, 2024By Lee Gyu-lee

Novels top list of Koreans' most-read e-books in H1

'Solo Leveling' franchise expands with new spin-off webtoon

"Solo Leveling," the webtoon (online comics) that recorded 14.3 billion views and achieved unprecedented success across the world, is once again aiming to captivate the global market with a webtoon adaptation of its spin-off, "Solo Leveling: Ragnarok."

Jul 18, 2024By Baek Byung-yeul

'Solo Leveling' franchise expands with new spin-off webtoon

'I Left to Grow': First Korean woman developer at Spotify shares her career journey

Kim Na-heon, 36, a software developer at the world's largest music streaming platform, Spotify, has achieved the dream of many developers: working abroad.

Jul 12, 2024By KTimes

'I Left to Grow': First Korean woman developer at Spotify shares her career journey

First century-spanning anthology of modern Korean women's literature hits shelves

“Anthology of Korean Literature by Women Writers,” the first encyclopedic publication chronicling the century-spanning lineage of modern and contemporary women’s writing in the country, has hit the shelves this week.

Jul 9, 2024By Park Han-sol

First century-spanning anthology of modern Korean women's literature hits shelves

Book introduces familiar yet distant Central Asia

Amid growing attention on Central Asia, following President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to a number of Central Asian countries last month, a new book highlighting Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan has been published.

Jul 4, 2024By Park Jin-hai

Book introduces familiar yet distant Central Asia

INTERVIEW Michelle Zauner on rediscovering her own version of Korea

Throughout her early life, Michelle Zauner’s biennial summer escape to Korea was a journey filled with stuffy heat, live seafood dishes and her halmoni’s (grandmother) cozy three-bedroom apartment.

Jul 4, 2024By Park Han-sol

[INTERVIEW] Michelle Zauner on rediscovering her own version of Korea

Ithra launches Korean edition of ancient Arabic poetry at Seoul book fair

As part of efforts to bridge Korean and Arab cultures, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, also known as Ithra, unveiled a Korean translation of "The Mu'allaqat for Millennials” at the Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF), where Saudi Arabia was celebrated as the guest of honor this year.

Jun 30, 2024By Kwon Mee-yoo

Ithra launches Korean edition of ancient Arabic poetry at Seoul book fair

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