Joe Choi stood inside Aladdin Fullerton bookstore, flipping through “Introduction to Business Management” in Korean. Choi, 33, has lived in the U.S. since he was a teenager, but he’s still more ...

On the one hand, she is desperate to make the trip, as it was “the dying wish left by my father for me to visit the homeland where my ancestors were buried.” And yet, she worries, “Why would [North] ...

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Hae Wons’ bestselling Korean novel Sad Tropic will be adapted for TV in the U.S. by Seoul Street and Astro-Nomical Entertainment as an hour-long series. This ...

BEIJING — Meet Inspector O, a detective with North Korea’s Ministry of People’s Security. He is a man who loves his country but harbors a knowing skepticism about its leadership. He rolls his eyes at ...

Ed Park’s first novel, “Personal Days,” took place in the offices of an unnamed company and satirized the hollow subterfuge of corporate-speak. Divided into three sections that each employ a different ...

In just over 200 pages, E.J. Koh spans decades to tell the individual stories of lives impacted by the Korean War. Who is she? E.J. Koh is an author, poet and translator of Korean literature. What's ...

You there, with your K-beauty serums, your opinions on the “Squid Game” finale and BTS mania: Do you really know anything about Korea? About its civil war, its colonization by Japan, its enduring ...

In recent years, Asian voices in North American literature have seen a surge, with more authors gaining visibility and acclaim. This growth is fueled not only by a publishing industry increasingly ...

Korean history is not usually taught in schools here in the United States. We learn it in other ways: through our family and friends; through Korean school programs, often run through evangelical and ...

Kim Seung Bok, president of Tokyo-based publisher Cuon Inc., holds Japanese translations of "Land" by South Korean author Park Kyong Ni at the Chekccori bookstore in Tokyo in May 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO ...

The unannounced project is now in active development. Krafton has revealed that it’s currently working on a brand new unannounced project based on a popular Korean fantasy novel. The game, which is as ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By E. Tammy Kim It may be surprising, though it shouldn’t be, to learn that North Korea has ...