AI is too perfect for literature's 'rough edges,' translators say Writers, translators shared thoughts about AI's limits, human writing's aspirations at Seoul International Book Fair. 2026.6.25
Reading between the lines... Visitors look around the exhibition hall at the 2026 Seoul International Book Fair at Coex in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, on June 24. 2026.6.24
Classics, niche titles offer ever-reliable 'last resort' at Seoul International Book Fair Despite the controversies leading up to this year’s Seoul International Book Fair, opening day on Wednesday was nothing short of robust, with plenty of titles and publishers to check out, including these ones! 2025.6.18
'Gulliver meets Hong Gil-dong': Fictional worlds to collide at upcoming SIBF Famed fictional explorer Gulliver will meet Joseon Dynasty outlaw Hong Gil-dong at the upcoming Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF), set to kick off next week at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. 2024.6.21
Publishers refuse to pay $264,000 penalty for missing profit reports, file court motion The Culture Ministry may end up facing the Korean Publishers Association (KPA) in court, as the industry organization attempts to fight back against corruption allegations. 2024.5.28
Korean publishing organization, book fair reported to police by Culture Ministry The Culture Ministry on Wednesday reported Korea's largest publishing organization and its annual book fair organizers to the police for allegedly misusing government subsidies. The request for an investigation comes amid escalating tensions... 2023.8.3
Culture Ministry looks into corruption at Seoul International Book Fair The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is looking into possible corruption at the Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF), according to the ministry's press release on Monday. The ministry called out both the Korean Publishers Association, the... 2023.7.24
Pulitzer-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses Asian American experiences Books saved Viet Thanh Nguyen's life, the Vietnamese American author said during his speech on Asian diaspora and American literature at Seoul International Book Fair at Coex in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Saturday. "Books and stories ... 2023.6.19
Best-selling Canadian author Yann Martel says no one is above fiction No world leader should ever consider themselves above fiction, according to best-selling Canadian author Yann Martel. Best known for penning the Booker-winning novel “Life of Pi” (2002), Martel spoke to local press on Tuesday at the Canadian... 2023.6.13
Seoul Int'l Book Fair examines inequality between human, 'nonhuman' The Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF), Korea's largest annual book festival, will begin Wednesday at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. Some 210 guest speakers and 530 publishers from 36 countries are expected to attend exhibitions ... 2023.6.13
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![Novelist Kim Yeon-su speaks to the press about the 2024 Seoul International Book Fair at the Korean Publishers Association building in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12272125.jpg?imageId=12272125&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Korean Publishers Association (KPA) President Yoon Chul-ho speaks during a press conference amid a government agency demanding the organization pay 359 million won ($263,573) following alleged missing profit records from the Seoul International Book Fair, at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Monday [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12176453.jpg?imageId=12176453&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Culture Minister Park Bo-gyoon briefs the local press about the ministry's audit of the Korean Publishers Association and the Seoul International Book Fair, in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on July 24. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11762521.jpg?imageId=11762521&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Park Bo-gyoon, the minister of culture, sports and tourism, briefs the local press on the actions that the ministry is taking in a bid to create a fairer environment for writers and publishers in Korea, in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Monday. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10546460.jpg?imageId=10546460&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Viet Thanh Nguyen, center, talks about Asian diaspora and American literature at the Seoul International Book Fair in Coex, southern Seoul, on Saturday [LEE JIAN]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10738190.jpg?imageId=10738190&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Canadian author Yann Martel answers questions from the press at the Canadian Embassy in central Seoul, visiting Korea in celebration of Korea and Canada’s 60th year of diplomatic relations, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11181724.jpg?imageId=11181724&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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