A poll by Gallup reveals South Korea’s favorite foreign novelist was, surprise, French SF author Bernard Werber, followed by Murakami and Hemingway.
How Psy Lent His Cool to Books in Korea
Gangnam Style singer Psy chose Seoul’s splendid Metropolitan Library, recently refurbished and reopened to the public, as the setting for his follow-up song, Gentlemen.
10,000 Publishing People at Work: South Korea’s Paju Bookcity
South Korea’s Paju Bookcity is unique in the world: home to some 200 publishing companies and 10,000 publishing professionals, mere miles from the North Korea border.
A Polish Publishing Company Dedicates Itself to South Korean Lit
Poland’s Kwiaty Orientu publishing company delivers translated editions of South Korean literature to a Polish speaking audience.
South Korea’s Embrace of Multiculturalism Could Galvanize Publishing
Today, some 2.5% of South Korea’s residents are foreign-born and demand is growing for English-language books and other foreign-language materials.
Meet Albert: Korea’s Smartphone-Powered Education Robot
SK Telekom’s Smart Robot Albert was launched in December and is said to be the world’s first smartphone-based education robot, with content sold through an Android app.
Does Lack of English-language Publishers Leave Seoul’s Book Fair 2nd Class?
The Korea Times compares the Seoul International Book Fair to Tokyo’s International Book Fair, and finds it sorely lacking.
Culturally Hip Korea Blames Digital Devices for Decline in Reading
A visit to the Seoul Book Fair reveals publishers are still wary of ebooks and blame smart devices for the decline in reading, even as Korean culture has become hip abroad.
Seoul Sidelines: Borges Beach Blankets, “Slow” Irish Art Books
Among the curiosities for sale at last week’s Seoul International Book Fair were Borges-themed beach gear and tiny hand-bound artists books from a tiny Irish island.
A Small Example of How Korea’s Efforts to Promote Its Literature Pays Off
A publishing grant from South Korea’s Literature Translation Institute will help UK’s b small publishing promote the children’s book, Creative Hand Art.