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Fri, February 26, 2021 | 02:20

Publishers stop selling gay author's embattled novels over privacy concerns

Publishers stop selling gay author's embattled novels over privacy concerns

The nation's leading publishers suspended publication of award-winning gay author Kim Bong-gon's books for stirring controversy by revealing private information of acquaintances without their consent in his novels, even disclosing their sexual orientations.

2020-07-19 17:27

'Iran is not our enemy'

'Iran is not our enemy'

How much do we know about Iran? How do we know what we've been told about Iran is true?“The Way Time Goes by in Iran” published by Hani Books raises these two questions and author Yu Dal-seung tries to answer them based on his first-hand experiences with Iranians and their culture during his years of stay in two different time periods - first in the 1990s as a doctoral degree...

2020-07-16 08:44

'Park Won-soon was odd man out in ruling camp'

'Park Won-soon was odd man out in ruling camp'

“Killing Park Won-soon,” the title of author Hwang Sei-youn's non-fiction book, is prophetic. It was initially scheduled to be published Friday, the day Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was found dead on Mount Bukak, Seoul, after having gone missing. Police told reporters that Park was believed to have committed suicide, noting there was no evidence that could support murder.

2020-07-12 15:57

Deaths of two leaders left Korean society divided

Author defines LA riots as multi-ethnic incident

Author defines LA riots as multi-ethnic incident

Korean American author Kyeyoung Park's “LA Rising: Korean Relations with Blacks and Latinos after Civil Unrest” is a critical review of the dominant discourse in the U.S. about the 1992 social unrest that burned down Koreatown and left Korean immigrants helpless.

2020-07-09 12:49

Specter of LA riots haunts Koreans in US

What's wrong with Mr. Kim's English

What's wrong with Mr. Kim's English

Park Si-soo's “Winning English” is a witty, informative guidebook for Koreans who are eager to improve their English skills to a level at which they can freely use it for work. With his practical, realistic advice drawn from his 13 years of experience as an English newspaper reporter, his book will be useful particularly for those who have invested a lot of time, money and en...

2020-07-03 13:30

Publishers outraged as book retailer's corporate rehabilitation filing gets nod

Publishers outraged as book retailer's corporate rehabilitation filing gets nod

Publishers launch a protest against the book retailer Interpark in front of its headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Monday. Yonhap By Park Ji-wonPublishers and bookstore owners were outraged after Interpark Song-in Books began the procedure for court-approved...

2020-07-01 17:12

[Book Review] 'Turtles Swimming Club' rediscovers value of being slow and steady

[Book Review] 'Turtles Swimming Club' rediscovers value of being slow and steady

Author Lee Seo-hyun, a journalist at Dong-A Ilbo daily, rediscovered the value of being slow and steady through her turbulent life in recent years - suffering a displaced disc caused by accumulated physical and mental stress from work, pregnancy and childbirth, and thyroid cancer.

2020-06-28 13:57

Twisted fate of Korean War hero

Twisted fate of Korean War hero

A voluminous photobook featuring some 300 pictures taken during and after the Korean War has been published, showing how the war changed the fate of both renowned and ordinary people. “An Unfinished War: The Korean War” was published by Noonbit Publishing Co. on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the war on June 25. “The message of this thick book is rath...

2020-06-26 15:00

Old travelogue revisited

Old travelogue revisited

Joseon scholar Bak Ji-won (1737-1805) was an academic ahead of his time. Unlike his contemporaries, who were content with the Confucian way of thinking and made little effort to move forward, Bak was creative, inquisitive and open to new ideas and ways of thinking. His strong personality and his pragmatic way of thinking are reflected in his famous travelogue, “The Jehol Diar...

2020-06-19 16:29

'I am wrongfully charged'

'I am wrongfully charged'

Imprisoned Choi Seo-won, who was born Choi Soon-sil, claims that she has been wrongfully charged.

2020-06-05 16:35

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