Podcast appearances and mentions of anton hur

This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome Anton Hur, translator of If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light by Kim Cho-yeop. About If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light by Kim Cho-yeop: An elderly woman stranded in a defunct space station recounts her life story to a visitor as she waits for a vessel that may never arrive. A man comes across a company called Emotional Solids that sells emotions as material products—love as a piece of chocolate, sadness as a smooth stone, anger as a glass paperweight—and tries to understand why people would want to purchase any negative emotions. When an enigmatic artist reveals long-forgotten messages from beyond through her wildly original paintings portraying a planet from a time long before humanity formed, a team of researchers investigate if this planet truly existed and if so, how did this artist know of it? After a pregnant woman's estranged mother dies suddenly, her avatar disappears from the library of lost souls where the digital minds of the deceased are stored—and the woman is forced, for the first time, to endeavor to understand her mother. In a future utopian society where gene selection has been made uniform and all those with imperfections are cast aside, one woman seeks the truth about the history of her isolated world. And when a young woman undertakes a never-before-accomplished journey through a wormhole, she must reckon with the legacy of her aunt, who vanished mysteriously days before she was meant to begin the same pilgrimage. About Anton Hur: A translator and author working in Seoul. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, and raised in British Hong Kong, Ethiopia, and Thailand, but mostly in Korea. Author of Toward Eternity (HarperVia) and No One Told Me Not To (Across Books). Repped by Safae El-Ouahabi at RCW. This week's picks: Anton: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw Tracy: Milk Oolong Full-Leaf Tea Patrick: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Netflix) Links: Anton Hur on Instagram Tracy Townsend on BluSky Patrick Hester on Instagram The Functional Nerds Patreon Page © 2026 Patrick Hester The post Episode 701-With Anton Hur appeared first on The Functional Nerds.

In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose speaks with award-winning author and translator Anton Hur, celebrated for bringing contemporary Korean literature to English-speaking readers through works like Bora Chung's Cursed Bunny.What began as a practical skill evolved into a creative calling that now connects readers to voices from Korea's vibrant literary scene. He also explains how his interest in coding and AI influenced the philosophical ideas in his novel, Toward Eternity, a story exploring consciousness and identity in a technological age.The conversation also delves into Hur's collaboration with Bora Chung, whose Cursed Bunny became an international sensation and Booker Prize finalist. Hur reflects on their trust-based process and on the growing recognition of Korean fiction worldwide. From Han Kang's Nobel Prize win to the work of rising authors, Hur describes this moment as both exciting and transformative for global literature.

This week, Liberty and Jeff discuss Heart the Lover, The Midnight Timetable, Authentic, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Ready for a cozy, bookish autumn? Let Tailored Book Recommendations help you find your next favorite read with handpicked suggestions from professional book nerds. Get started today from just $18! Books Discussed On the Show: Heart the Lover by Lily King The Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories by Bora Chung, Anton Hur (translator) The Librarians by Sherry Thomas Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work by Jodi-Ann Burey Awake: A Memoir by Jen Hatmaker Every Screen on the Planet by Emily Baker White The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi Dante: The Essential Commedia by Prue Shaw For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The paperback edition of Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-il Kim and translated by Anton Hur is out today, so we are re-releasing our interview with both of them from last year. The cast loved this book when it was originally released and found this interview to be a delight, and hope you do too. The second book Blood of the Undying Throne is out next month and we plan on covering that as well for a Bookling, so look forward to that.On this Off the Books, we are interviewing Sung-il Kim, author of Blood of the Old Kings, and Anton Hur (Toward Eternity, transl. Blood of the Old Kings, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-Hee) to discuss Kim's book, falling empires, publishing, translations, technofeudalism, and what's next for The Bleeding Empire series.Your hosts are Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), and you can find us all on Bluesky. Our art is by Mangoyu Art (@MangoyuArt), and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us on Twitter, BlueSky, and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Pencils UP, everyone! Point their sharpened points straight to the sky, because Allison King, author of the endlessly inventive Phoenix Pencil Company, drops by the virtual library to talk all things pencils and magic and the one book that changed her life. Plus, she brings along Anton Hur's novel in stories, about AI and robots and poetry, Toward Eternity.Join the Patreon and hang out in the monthly book club, listen to exclusive episodes, and get access to the SMDB virtual book stoop a couple times a year! https://patreon.com/smdbFor the drink recipe, every book and link mentioned, and more, visit: https://www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/episode-242music: Disaster Magic(https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Introducing Bora Chung's novel [Red Sword], we talk about resistance against oppression and violence.Translated by Anton Hur

Introducing Lee Seong bok's a collection of meditations on poetry [Indeterminate Inflorescence: Notes From a Poetry Class], we talk about contradictions and paradoxes in life.Translated by Anton Hur

Introducing Hwang Sok-yong's memoir [The Prisoner], we explore the author's life as he personally experienced key moments in modern Korean history, including the Korean War, the April 19 Revolution, and the May 18 Gwangju Uprising.Translated by Sora Kim Russell and Anton Hur

This week, we are delighted to bring you an intimate conversation recorded live at #UWRF24. Listen in as New York Times bestselling translator and Korean-to-English writer Anton Hur discusses his debut novel, Toward Eternity, with Norman Erikson Pasaribu. Known for his award-winning translations, Anton proves his literary prowess in this tale, crafting a narrative that is both expansive in scope and deeply introspective. The wide-ranging talk on the profound discourse of memory, language, and the essence of humanity is now available to watch at ubudwritersfestival.com/media, or tap the link in our bio to listen to this session on podcast platforms like Spotify and Simplecast.

It's episode 208 and time for us to talk about our Reading Resolutions for 2025! We discuss our love of spreadsheets, the churn of books in public libraries, literacy, unschooling, and more!  You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray

On this Off the Books, we are interviewing Sung-il Kim, author of Blood of the Old Kings, and Anton Hur (Toward Eternity, transl. Blood of the Old Kings, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-Hee) to discuss Kim's book, falling empires, publishing, translations, technofeudalism, and what's next for The Bleeding Empire series.Your hosts are Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), and you can find us all on Bluesky. Our art is by Mangoyu Art (@MangoyuArt), and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us on Twitter, BlueSky, and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special series direct from the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival Bora Chung chats with Irma about how she wrote her first short story solely for prize money but it eventually led to a short fiction collection that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, why her publisher thought an approach from Anton Hur to translate her collection into English was a scam, what it was like to be at the Booker Prize ceremony and the strange thing every judge said to her, how the Booker has impacted her career, why she doesn't translate her own work into English even though she is a translator herself, the future of AI in terms of both writing and translation, why she translates books just for fun without the promise of a publishing contract, and why her Indian publisher recently submitting Your Utopia for a small Indian prize has meant more to her than shortlisting for the Booker.About BoraBora Chung has written four novels and six collections of short stories. In 2022, her collection Cursed Bunny was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2023, it was a finalist in the U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature. She has an MA in Russian and East European studies from Yale University, and a PhD in Slavic literature from Indiana University. She has taught Russian language and literature and science fiction studies at Yonsei University, and translates modern literary works from Russian and Polish into Korean.

On this Bookling, we discuss Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-Il Kim, translated by Anton Hur. Multi-eyed dragons, fiery swords, mech-like war machines, and a curmudgeon sorcerer trapped in a mindscape are just some of the details of this great book.Your hosts are Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), and you can find us all on Bluesky. Our art is by Mangoyu Art (@MangoyuArt), and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us on Twitter, BlueSky, and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greta Jung performs this collection of science fiction short stories from National Book Award finalist duo Bora Chung and translator Anton Hur. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Kendra Winchester discuss how these whimsical stories also possess great depth. In one story, an elevator falls in love with one of the residents in its building. In another, a robot tries to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where humans have almost gone extinct. Jung narrates the audiobook with a deep understanding of the characters in every story. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Hachette Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Dreamscape Publishing, an indie audiobook publisher, creates award-winning and bestselling titles by authors like Lisa Jewell, Jeneva Rose, and Annie Ernaux. Explore their catalog at dreamscapepublishing.com. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 30, 2024 - The author and translator of Cursed Bunny, a National Book Award and International Booker Prize Finalist, are back with a new collection of short stories. A rising star of Korean literature, Bora Chung burst onto the American literary scene last year with the publication of her astounding debut, Cursed Bunny: Stories, translated by Anton Hur. Met with universal praise, these surreal, chilling fables that take on patriarchy, capitalism, and the reign of big tech were a National Book Award Finalist for Translated Literature and shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. Chung and Hur returns with her striking sophomore collection, Your Utopia: Stories. Filled with Chung's inimitable blend of horror, absurdity, and dark humor, and set in near and distant futures that reflect our deepest fears and desires, the stories in Your Utopia take place in different, off-kilter yet sometimes uncannily familiar settings. With Your Utopia, Chung hopes to provide readers with “a collection of stories that explore the limits of humanity to re-discover what it means to be human. Like all other works of science and speculative fiction, Your Utopia is ultimately about human beings: who we are and what we will be as the Anthropocene era reaches its peak and eventual demise.” In this episode of Author Talks, Bora Chung is joined by Anton Hur to discuss her latest English publication. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1774-author-talks-bora-chung-anton-hur

November 8, 2023 - At the height of the military dictatorship in South Korea, Insuk and Sungho are arranged to be married. The couple soon moves to San Jose, California, with an infant and Sungho's overbearing mother-in-law. Adrift in a new country, Insuk grieves the loss of her past and her divided homeland, finding herself drawn into an illicit relationship that sets into motion a dramatic saga and echoes for generations to come. Extraordinarily beautiful and deeply moving, The Liberators by E. J. Koh is an elegantly wrought family saga of memory, trauma, and empathy, and a stunning testament to the consequences and fortunes of inheritance. From the Gwangju Massacre to the 1988 Olympics, flashbacks to Korean repatriation after Japanese surrender, and the Sewol ferry accident, Koh's exquisitely drawn portraits and symphonic testimony from guards, prisoners, perpetrators, and liberators spans continents and four generations of two Korean families forever changed by fateful past decisions made in love and war. In this conversation with Anton Hur, E. J. Koh discusses her debut novel. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1729-e-j-koh-the-liberators-with-anton-hur

November 7, 2023 - An “antic, madcap noir with flair" (Wired) and “fast-paced cyberpunk story” (The New York Times Book Review) from one of South Korea's most revered science fiction writers, whose identity remains unknown, Djuna's Counterweight is an absorbing tale of corporate intrigue, political unrest, unsolved mysteries, and the havoc wreaked by one company's monomaniacal endeavor to build the world's first space elevator. Originally conceived by Djuna as a low-budget science fiction film, with literary references as wide-ranging as Joseph Conrad and the Marquis de Sade, Counterweight is part cyberpunk, part hard-boiled detective fiction, and part parable of South Korea's neocolonial ambition and its rippling effects. Djuna is a novelist and film critic, and a former chair of the Korean Science Fiction Writers Union. For more than twenty years they have published as a faceless writer, refusing to reveal personal details regarding age, gender, or legal name. Widely considered to be one of South Korea's most important science fiction writers, Djuna has published ten short-story collections and five novels. Anton Hur, the award winning translator of many Korean literature, discusses Djuna's writings and their impact in Korea, the genre of Korean science fiction, and literary translation from Korean to English in this conversation with Matthew Sciarappa. For more information, please visit the link below: https://koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1727-djuna-counterweight-with-translator-anton-hur

Spooky season is upon us. While the Booker Prizes' archive might not be filled to the rafters with tales of horror, Bora Chung's Cursed Bunny is certainly ghostly and horrifying – a perfect read for this time of year. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022, Cursed Bunny, translated from Korean to English by Anton Hur, presents a collection of fantastically surreal stories that address the very real horrors of capitalism and the patriarchy. In this episode Jo and James talk about: Their own Halloween traditions Bora Chung and her background in writing The unexpected way the book found its way to western readers The stories in this collection, and which are their favourites Their theories on themes throughout the book and what the author is trying to say Whether these tales of terror are going to keep them up at night Reading list: Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith Hags by Victoria Smith Further viewing: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, directed by Park Chan-wook Old Boy, directed by Park Chan-wook Lady Vengeance, directed by Park Chan-wook Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho Memories of Murder, directed by Bong Joon-ho A full transcript of the episode is available at our website. Follow The Booker Prize Podcast so you never miss an episode. Visit http://thebookerprizes.com/podcast to find out more about us, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok @thebookerprizes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This second bonus episode of the podcast is a conversation that Rebecca and Frances recently had with writer and translator, Anton Hur. We are excited to share that Anton is the first guest we have had on One Bright Book! His insights into translation and the role of the translator were direct and honest, revealing both surprises and calls for action to improve the landscape of the craft. Books mentioned: Toward Eternity by Anton Hur Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, translated from the Korean by Anton Hur Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, translated from the Korean by Anton Hur Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell Jennifer Croft original work and translations The Long Form by Kate Briggs Counterweight by Djuna, translated from the Korean by Anton Hur Beyond the Story: 10 Year Record of BTS by Kang Myeong, translated from the Korean by Anton Hur in collaboration with Claire Richards and Slin Jung Indeterminate Inflorescence by Lee Seong-bok, translated from the Korean by Anton Hur White Cat, Black Dog: Stories by Kelly Link Vengeance is Mine by Marie NDiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump That Time of Year by Marie NDiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild by Mathias Énard, translated from the French by Frank Wynne Visit us online at onebrightbook.com. Browse our bookshelves at Bookshop.org. Comments? Write us at onebrightmail at gmail Find us on Twitter at @pod_bright Frances: @nonsuchbook Dorian: @ds228 Rebecca: @ofbooksandbikes Dorian's blog: https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/ Rebecca's newsletter: https://readingindie.substack.com/ Our theme music was composed and performed by Owen Maitzen. You can find more of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/omaitzen.

Happy 10th anniversary to BTS! In this episode, we dove into the BTS book "Beyond the Story” (translated by Anton Hur, Claire Richards and Slin Jung) which has been taking bestseller lists by storm around the world.  We sat down with Dr. Areum Jeong, an assistant professor of Korean Studies at Arizona State University and K-pop expert, about her TCK roots, ARMY fandom, how BTS changed the industry and their impact on the conversation about mental health in Korea and more. Stay tuned until the end for a Korean book recommendation from one of our listeners, Faye from the UK! Faye is based in London and also runs a website about Korean pop culture that you can check out here: https://fayefromlondon.co.uk.  We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, or suggestions for other Korean books you'd like us to review or discuss. Tweet us (Beth @_paperfetishist / Naomi @ngnaomi) or leave a message on The Korea Herald's Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram page. You can also email us at bethhong@heraldcorp.com or ngnaomi@heraldcorp.com.  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/khbookspodcast  Intro: ♪ Onion (Prod. by Lukrembo) Outro: ♪ Wine (Prod. by Lukrembo) 00:17 Happy 10th anniversary BTS! 01:28 Introducing Areum 02:31 Areum's thoughts on the BTS book 04:31 How BTS changed the K-pop industry 07:37 What sets Army apart from other fandoms 09:08 Korean Wave & the Korean diaspora: How being Korean got cool 12:14 Army's influence beyond K-pop 15:37 “Without fans, there is no K-pop” 18:37 Why you see K-pop idols on bus and subway ads 21:44 BTS' contribution to the mental health conversation23:18 K-pop idols & the pressure to always look happy27:06 Areum's book on K-pop fandoms 29:30 Being a K-pop stan 31:21 What's an interesting Korean word/phrase you'd like to share? 33:27 A Korean book pick from our listener Faye

Fans of Ten Thousand Things might enjoy Books and Boba from the Potluck Podcast Collective. Books and Boba is a book club podcast all about books written by Asian and Asian diaspora authors.Today we are sharing one of Books and Boba's interview episodes, featuring writer and translator Anton Hur who was recently revealed to be the lead translator for K-Pop megastars BTS' upcoming memoir. In the episode, Anton discusses his work as a Korean-to-English translator in the publishing industry and his work on the book "I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki" by Baek Sehee.

This week, we have several cultural consumptions to share, and a bit of news of the translation world to discuss. Helen rants about the unpaid labour of mothers from immigrant families for schools' culture day. (00:20) Translation and Anton Hur (12:10) Book: A Little Life (15:48) Movie:You hurt my feelings (19:55) Podcast: Wiser than me (22:31) TV: Wave Makers (25:20) MOVIE: Gaga (33:38) Culture Day at school and food preparation   Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com    

Happy Pride! To commemorate, we sat down with award-winning literary translator Anton Hur. Anton's translation of the queer Korean novel “Love in the Big City” by Park Sang-young was longlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022. In this wide-ranging conversation, Anton delved into how his unique upbringing shaped his career path, the current landscape for LGBT books and media in Korea, and the one queer Korean book you must check out. We also have a special shoutout for one of our listeners, Erica. Erica runs a Korean book club in Amsterdam, so if anyone in the area is interested in joining, you can follow her on Instagram @SpeakingOfKorea! We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, or suggestions for other Korean books you'd like us to review or discuss. Tweet us (Beth @_paperfetishist / Naomi @ngnaomi) or leave a message on The Korea Herald's Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram page. You can also email us at bethhong@heraldcorp.com or ngnaomi@heraldcorp.com.

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Night's Edge, This Town Is on Fire, Zero Days, and more great books. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Night's Edge by Liz Kerin Zero Days by Ruth Ware You're Not Supposed To Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron  Reprieve by James Han Mattson  My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones  This Town is On Fire by Pamela N. Harris Holding Pattern by Jenny Xie  Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories by Agustina Bazterrica, Sarah Moses (translator)  Animals by Don LePan Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung and Anton Hur (translator) Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata and Ginny Tapley Takemori (translator) Ode to My First Car by Robin Gow For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special holiday episode, Megan presents her favorite interviews of 2022: with Kirkus Prize winner Ling Ma, author of Bliss Montage (Farrar, Straus and Giroux); and Anton Hur, translator of Violets by Kyung-sook Shin (Feminist Press).

December 6, 2022 - Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and the winner of a PEN/Heim Grant, Cursed Bunny is the wildly original debut story collection from Bora Chung, a rising star of Korean literature. Published in the US for the very first time and translated by the acclaimed Anton Hur, Chung's stories are modern fables for the internet age, offering biting critiques on the patriarchy, capitalism, politics, and the reign of big tech. Blending elements of horror, fantasy, surrealism and sci-fi, Chung creates an absurd, chilling universe that illuminates the ills of contemporary society. Mirroring the simple style of the fairy tales and legends of storytellers like The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christen Anderson, the ten stories of Cursed Bunny are imaginative, thought-provoking and deeply unsettling, destined to haunt readers for weeks after reading. In this episode of Author Talks, Bora Chung discusses her career in Korea and her English debut. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1635-author-talks-bora-chung

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Light Pirate, A Dash of Salt and Pepper, Cursed Bunny, and more great books. Give the gift of Tailored Book Recommendations! And follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. And sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer and P.D. Eastman  My Darkest Prayer by S. A. Cosby A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar Cursed Bunny: Stories by Bora Chung, Anton Hur (translator) A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman  PAPERBACK RELEASES: Road of Bones by Christopher Golden Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn Light Years from Home by Mike Chen The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb That Dangerous Energy by Aya de León A Fractured Infinity by Nathan Tavares The Circus Train by Amita Parikh WHAT WE'RE READING: Season of Love by Helena Greer Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss They're Going To Love You, The Lies We Tell, Pride and Protest, and more great books. Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. And sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: They're Going to Love You by Meg Howrey The Do-Over by Lynn Painter  Making Love with the Land: Essays by Joshua Whitehead The Lies We Tell by Katie Zhao Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency by Andy Greenberg Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne Heart of the Sun Warrior (Celestial Kingdom Book 2) by Sue Lynn Tan Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse PAPERBACK RELEASES: Even Greater Mistakes: Stories by Charlie Jane Anders Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond by Robin George Andrews New York, My Village by Uwem Akpan The Last Winter: The Scientists, Adventurers, Journeymen, and Mavericks Trying to Save the World by Porter Fox The Teller of Secrets by Bisi Adjapon Scorpica by G.R. Macallister  Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, Anton Hur (translator) Pulling the Wings Off Angels by K. J. Parker Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton, Sofia Coppola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've talked to many authors on Books & Boba, we've also read a few translated works for book club, but for the first time, we're talking to a translator directly! On this episode, we welcome Anton Hur, the English language translator of Baek Sehee's hit memoir I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: A Memoir. We chat with Anton about he became a literary translator and how he approaches his work translating the words of other authors.Follow Anton on Instagram @antonhur*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *---This episode is sponsored by Audible Theater Presents: Good EnemyPlayed by Obie Award winner Francis Jue (Pacific Overtures, Soft Power), a father learns that closing the door to his past means shutting his daughter out in Good Enemy, a haunting and hopeful world premiere play from Yilong Liu. Performances for this smart, thrilling limited engagement begin October 25 at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York. Act now to save 25% on tickets using the code BOBA25Get your tickets now at: goodenemyplay.com---Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba November 2022 pick is Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice WongThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Greenlight welcomed celebrated Korean author and Man Asian Literary Prize winner Kyung-sook Shin (Please Look After Mom) and acclaimed translator Anton Hur, who called in live from Seoul, Korea to grace our virtual stage. Celebrating their joint achievement, Violets—written by Shin, translated by Hur, and published by Feminist Press—Hur both interviewed and translated for Ms. Shin, who led a contemplative, lyrical discussion regarding her process and aspirations for the book, traveling to farms in the middle of the night to get the smell of soil and flowers just right, and how “sadness becomes beauty the more you look at it, and beauty likewise becomes sadness the more you look at it.” (Recorded May 10, 2022.) 

Korea24 – 2022.08.31. (Wednesday) News Briefing: An international tribunal has ordered South Korea to pay the U.S. private equity firm Lone Star 216.5 million U.S. dollars in a case related to the sell-off of a local bank. Seoul has said it is still considering an appeal. (Eunice Kim) In-Depth News Analysis: A new report published by the RAND Corporation in partnership with the Asan Institute for Policy Studies on Tuesday has warned that North Korea may be more prepared to use other Weapons of Mass Destruction, such as biological and chemical weapons, and cyber capabilities, anticipating that its nuclear “shadow” would deter many South Korea-U.S. responses. The co-author of the report, Dr. Bruce Bennett from RAND, joins us in the studio to tell us more about the report. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. Two men have been arrested for a 21-year cold case of a bank robbery and two murders. (완전범죄 꿈꾼 고교동창…현장에 남긴 ‘마스크’ 때문에 21년 만에 덜미) 2. A woman in her 60s in Yeongam County was able to survive a snake bite thanks to her neighbors’ quick thinking. (논일 하던 중 뱀 물린 60대…이웃 응급처치로 생명구해) 3. Hanwha Group has announced that the Seoul International Fireworks Festival will go ahead this year for the first time in three years on October 8. (한화 '서울세계불꽃축제' 3년 만에 열린다…10월 8일 개최) Korea Book Club: Sohn Won-pyung, the author of the international bestseller, “Almond”, published a new novel in Korea last month called “튜브 (Tube)”. It tells the story of a middle-aged man in Korea, who decides to try and turn his life around after contemplating suicide. Literary translator Anton Hur joins us in the studio to tell us more about it. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Kim Rahn reports on the growing safety concerns over the free BTS concert set to be held in Busan in October to support the city's bid to host the World Expo 2030. - Tomorrow’s Korea Herald features an article by Lee Si-jin on comments made by the CEO of Astory, the production company behind “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” on the importance of IP ownership.

Anna and Annie discuss the mystery surrounding a killing in Zambia and Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing. Our book of the week is Violets by Kyung-Sook Shin translated by Anton Hur.  This novel explores violence and loneliness in Korean society.  Described as a 'requiem to the unseen women' (Washington Independent Review of Books) it's a thoughtful book if not our favourite by this author.  We read this for Women in Translation month. Coming up: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Facebook: Books On The Go Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Korea24 – 2022.07.27. (Wednesday) News Briefing: President Yoon Suk Yeol has been caught criticizing the suspended People Power Party chair, Lee Jun-seok, in a text message exchange with the acting chair Kweon Seong-dong that was captured on camera. (Jenny Na) In-Depth News Analysis (Weekly Economy Review): According to figures released by the government earlier this week, South Korea posted a better than expected 0.7% economic growth in the second quarter. However, the International Monetary Fund downgraded South Korea’s 2022 growth forecast from 2.5% to 2.3%. To help look closer at these numbers, Professor Yang Jun-sok from the Catholic University of Korea joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. The government is holding a controversial referendum on scrapping the rule requiring large supermarkets to close two days every month. (대형마트 의무휴업 폐지 움직임에 노동계 집단반발) 2. An employee at a four-star hotel in Gyeonggi Province has come under fire for posting photos of a room left by a customer online, complaining of its untidiness. (방 더럽게 썼다며 고객 비방한 호텔 직원…결국 사과문) 3. A married couple of firefighters were awarded the LG Humanitarian Award for saving a person drowning at sea. (휴가 중 바다 빠진 관광객 구한 소방관 부부…'LG의인상' 수여) Korea Book Club: Literary translator Anton Hur joins us once again for our special monthly edition of the club. He introduces us to a non-fiction book by the renowned academic, Professor Lee Jeong-dong (이정동), called “Original Questions: The Preconditions for a First-World Economy (최초의 질문: 기술 선진국의 조건)”, which stresses that “original questions” drive innovation. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - Tomorrow’s Korea Herald features a report by Kim Hae-yeon on how a historic Korean artifact called “borok (보록)” has been returned to South Korea. - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Park Han-sol explains how 12 award-winning Korean writers will travel across the world this year to talk about their works, in an event hosted by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.

This week, Amelia and Sarah are talking about short story collections by a single author that bodied us and kicked us while we were down. In a good way! We discuss three books that are strong contenders for our faves of the year, while every plane in the PNW circles overhead. I know you can't hear the planes that much in this final version. That's because I'm a hero and I have sheltered your ears with the feeble powers of Audacity. Amelia encounters a horror story that genuinely chills her frozen heart. Sarah gushes about Gwen Kirby's work so effusively that in editing, we had to cut a lot of it out because it was just incoherent love. Scurvy meows pitifully and we make fun of her. You know. The usual. Media discussed: Shit Cassandra Saw  by Gwen E. KirbyEveryone on the Moon is Essential Personnel by Julian K. JarboeCursed Bunny by Bora Chung, trans. by Anton Hur 

Korea24 – 2022.05.25. (Wednesday) News Briefing: North Korea launched three ballistic missiles in quick succession toward the East Sea on Wednesday morning, including one believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter, recently named ‘Danuri’, is set to lift off in the U.S. in August. Meanwhile, it was confirmed on Wednesday that South Korea’s first homegrown space rocket, ‘Nuri’, will get a second chance for a successful launch on June 15th. To learn more about the significance of these launches, Professor Kwon Se-jin (권세진) from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. A shooting at a US elementary school in Texas has left at least 22 people dead, including 19 children and the gunman. (美 초등학교 총기난사 참사…어린이 19명 등 최소 22명 사망) 2. The South Korean Navy is preparing to allow female soldiers to serve in submarines for the first time. (여군도 잠수함 탄다…내년부터 선발, 내후년 탑승) 3. The presidential office revealed a commemorative watch, the first presidential souvenir of Yoon’s government. (尹대통령 기념시계 공개…'취임식 참석' 국민대표 20인에 전달) Korea Book Club: A new quarterly magazine that celebrates and promotes speculative fiction has been published in South Korea. “The Earthian Tales (어션 테일즈)” includes shorts stories, reviews, graphic short stories, essays and more by some of Korea’s leading SF writers. Literary translator Anton Hur joins us on the line to introduce this new publication. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Park Yuna writes about the growing influence of celebrities on the Korean art scene. - Tomorrow’s Korea Times features a report by Dong Sun-hwa on the Yoogeum Museum, a museum dedicated to ancient roof tiles from East Asian countries.

Korea24 – 2022.04.27. (Wednesday) News Briefing: The People Power Party have launched a filibuster at the National Assembly over a pair of controversial prosecution reform bills that were put to a plenary vote, despite rival parties failing to find common ground in last-minute meetings earlier in the day. (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: It has been over 450 days since the military junta took over Myanmar, leaving hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the conflict. According to the World Food Programme, there are 14.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and 13.2 million food insecure. The WFP’s Myanmar Country Director Stephen Anderson joins us in the studio today during his visit to Korea to update us on the situation. Korea Trending with Jon Kim: 1. The Cultural Heritage Administration has come under fire for a notice excluding foreign children from free entry to royal palaces and tombs during Children’s Day next month. (어린이날 고궁 무료입장 '외국인 어린이' 제외 논란) 2. The International Skating Union has stripped referee Choi Yong-koo of his referee status for protesting disqualifications made against Korean athletes during the Beijing Winter Olympics. (베이징 편파판정 항의한 최용구 심판, 국제심판 자격박탈) 3. DJ Hwang So-hee, aka DJ Soda, says she will be boycotting American Airlines after she was kicked off a flight for wearing pants with obscene writing printed over it. (DJ소다, ‘바지’ 때문에 미국 비행기서 쫓겨났다) Korea Book Club: Our monthly contributor, literary translator Anton Hur, introduces us to ‘Earth is Fine, It’s the Humans Who Are In Trouble (지구는 괜찮아, 우리가 문제지)’ by renowned climate scientist and science fiction writer Kwak Jaesik (곽재식), which attempts to tackle the issue of climate change in an engaging and accessible way. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Lee Gyu-lee reports that SM Entertainment will be resuming its concert tour, SMTOWN LIVE, offline for the first time in three years. - Tomorrow’s Korea Herald features a report by Jie Ye-eun that takes a look at how ‘retro’ is the theme behind this year’s spring and summer hair trends in South Korea.

Korea24 – 2022.04.06. (Wednesday) News Briefing: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a motion to spend 36 billion won in reserve funds for President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's initiative to relocate the presidential office to the defense ministry compound in Yongsan. (Eunice Kim) In-Depth News Analysis: Since the start of April, all app developers selling digital goods and services in Google’s Play Store were required to use the tech giant’s in-app billing system and remove any links to external payment options. However on Tuesday, here in Korea, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) concluded that this new policy violated the Telecommunications Business Act, adding that a penalty could be imposed after investigating whether any illegality took place. To help us better understand the situation, Yoon So-yeon from the Korea JoongAng Daily joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. Organizers of President-elect Yoon’s inauguration are reportedly in discussions for BTS to perform at the ceremony. (尹 취임식에 BTS 공연 논의..."정치 이용" 반발도) 2. A 13-year-old boy in Incheon was found dead on Tuesday after inhaling helium gas that he had ordered online. (인터넷으로 주문한 헬륨가스 마신 13살 중학생 질식사) 3. South Korea will significantly expand international passenger flights from May, in line with continued easing of COVID-19 quarantine measures. (5월부터 국제선 하늘길 넓어진다…연말까지 코로나 이전의 50% 회복) Korea Book Club: In light of ‘Cursed Bunny’ making the longlist for the 2022 International Booker Prize, literary critic Barry Welsh brings us another short story by Bora Chung this week. Found in 'The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories Volume Two' is another engrossing ghost story by Chung called ‘Mask’. Once again translated by Anton Hur, it tells the story of a young married couple who start hearing sounds from the roof of their apartment building… Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Ko Dong-hwan writes about Namsangol (남산골) Hanok Village re-opening to visitors this week, both off- and online. - Tomorrow’s Korea Herald features an interview by Jie Ye-eun with Entertainment CEO Jeong Chang-hwan looking at K-pop’s global success.

Seoul Book Club by Barry Welsh 진행자인 Barry Welsh가 코리아 헤럴드 팟캐스트 특집 북스 편에서 2022년 봄을 위해 세 편의 한국 소설을 공유합니다!이 편에서는 카피에디터인 Beth Eunhee Hong와 Barry가 3가지 한국 문학의 다양한 작품을 다룹니다: 박상영 작가님의 2022년 국제부커상 후보작 「대도시의 사랑법」 (Anton Hur 옮김) , 권여선 작가님의 「레몬」(Janet Hong 옮김) 하고 김언수 작가님의 「캐비닛」 (Sean Lin-Halbert 옮김).이 에피소드에 대한 여러분의 의견이나, 토론을 원하는 다른 한국 책이 있으면 알려주세요. 트위터 주소 ( @_paperfetishist 혹은 @barrypwelsh) 으로 트위터를 남겨 주시거나 코리아 헤럴드의 페이스북, 유튜브, 인스타그램 페이지에 댓글을 남겨주세요. bethhong@heraldcorp.com 으로 이메일을 보내셔도 됩니다.[Special Book Review] Spring 2022 Korean Books to WatchBarry Welsh, host of Seoul Book Club by Barry Welsh, shares three Korean novels to watch for Spring 2022 in this special episode of The Korea Herald books podcast!In this episode, copy editor Beth Eunhee Hong and Barry discuss three diverse works of Korean literature: the 2022 International Booker Prize nominated “Love in the Big City” by Park Sang Young (translated by Anton Hur), “Lemon” by Kwon Yeo-sun (translated by Janet Hong) and “The Cabinet” by Kim Un-su (translated by Sean Lin Halbert). We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, or suggestions for other Korean books you'd like us to review or discuss. Tweet me (Beth @_paperfetishist) or leave a message on The Korea Herald's Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram page. You can also email us at bethhong@heraldcorp.com.Intro: ♪ Onion (Prod. by Lukrembo)Outro: ♪ Wine (Prod. by Lukrembo)Full article:http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220331000805&np=1&mp=1See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2022년 국제부커상 후보에 오른 한국작가 두명 중 한 명인 수상 작가 정보라 작가님과 이야기를 나눴습니다. Anton Hur 번역가님이 번역한 「저주토끼」는 마법의 사실주의, 공포, 공상과학 소설을 망라한 10개의 "장르를 거스르는" 단편 소설 모음집입니다. 정작가님의 글은 "현대 사회의 가부장제와 자본주의의 매우 현실적인 공포와 잔혹함을 다루기 위해 환상적이고 초현실적인 요소들을 사용한다."이 에피소드에서 카피 에디터인 Beth Eunhee Hong 와 Naomi Ng는 상상력 있는 소설, 번역 작품, 그리고 미래 프로젝트에 대한 영감을 정작가님에게 묻습니다.이 에피소드에 대한 여러분의 의견이나, 토론을 원하는 다른 한국 책이 있으면 알려주세요. 트위터 주소 ( @_paperfetishist 혹은 @ngnaomi ) 으로 트위터를 남겨 주시거나 코리아 헤럴드의 페이스북, 유튜브, 인스타그램 페이지에 댓글을 남겨주세요. bethhong@heraldcorp.com 또는 ngnaomi@heraldcorp.com으로 이메일을 보내셔도 됩니다.[Special Books Episode] Bora Chung, Author of “Cursed Bunny”We spoke with Bora Chung, an award-winning author who was one of two Korean authors nominated for the 2022 International Booker Prize. Her book, “Cursed Bunny,” translated by Anton Hur is a collection of 10 “genre-defying” short stories that span magical realism, horror and science fiction. Chung “uses elements of the fantastic and surreal to address the very real horrors and cruelties of patriarchy and capitalism in modern society.”In this episode, hosts Beth Eunhee Hong and Naomi Ng ask Bora about the inspiration for her imaginative fiction, her translation work, and her future projects.We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, or suggestions for other Korean books you'd like us to review or discuss. Tweet us (Beth @_paperfetishist / Naomi @ngnaomi) or leave a message on The Korea Herald's Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram page. You can also email us at bethhong@heraldcorp.com or ngnaomi@heraldcorp.com. Music credits:Intro: ♪ Onion (Prod. by Lukrembo)Outro: ♪ Wine (Prod. by Lukrembo)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2022년 국제부커상 후보에 오른 한국작가 두명 중 한 명인 수상 작가 정보라 작가님과 이야기를 나눴습니다. Anton Hur 번역가님이 번역한 「저주토끼」는 마법의 사실주의, 공포, 공상과학 소설을 망라한 10개의 "장르를 거스르는" 단편 소설 모음집입니다. 정작가님의 글은 "현대 사회의 가부장제와 자본주의의 매우 현실적인 공포와 잔혹함을 다루기 위해 환상적이고 초현실적인 요소들을 사용한다."이 에피소드에서 카피 에디터인 Beth Eunhee Hong 와 Naomi Ng는 상상력 있는 소설, 번역 작품, 그리고 미래 프로젝트에 대한 영감을 정작가님에게 묻습니다.이 에피소드에 대한 여러분의 의견이나, 토론을 원하는 다른 한국 책이 있으면 알려주세요. 트위터 주소 ( @_paperfetishist 혹은 @ngnaomi ) 으로 트위터를 남겨 주시거나 코리아 헤럴드의 페이스북, 유튜브, 인스타그램 페이지에 댓글을 남겨주세요. bethhong@heraldcorp.com 또는 ngnaomi@heraldcorp.com으로 이메일을 보내셔도 됩니다.[Special Books Episode] Bora Chung, Author of “Cursed Bunny”We spoke with Bora Chung, an award-winning author who was one of two Korean authors nominated for the 2022 International Booker Prize. Her book, “Cursed Bunny,” translated by Anton Hur is a collection of 10 “genre-defying” short stories that span magical realism, horror and science fiction. Chung “uses elements of the fantastic and surreal to address the very real horrors and cruelties of patriarchy and capitalism in modern society.”In this episode, hosts Beth Eunhee Hong and Naomi Ng ask Bora about the inspiration for her imaginative fiction, her translation work, and her future projects.We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, or suggestions for other Korean books you'd like us to review or discuss. Tweet us (Beth @_paperfetishist / Naomi @ngnaomi) or leave a message on The Korea Herald's Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram page. You can also email us at bethhong@heraldcorp.com or ngnaomi@heraldcorp.com. Full article: [Herald Interview] ‘Cursed Bunny' author Bora Chung on writing from the margins (koreaherald.com)Intro: ♪ Onion (Prod. by Lukrembo)Outro: ♪ Wine (Prod. by Lukrembo)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Korea24 – 2022.03.30. (Wednesday) News Briefing: The presidential transition team chief and former presidential candidate for the minor opposition People’s Party, Ahn Cheol-soo, has announced that he will not be seeking to become Prime Minister under the incoming Yoon administration. He said he hopes to ease the burden for President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol. (Emilee JENNINGS) In-Depth News Analysis: The COVID-19 case count in South Korea bounced back above 420-thousand on Wednesday, but health authorities have assessed that the current COVID-19 wave has passed its peak and are looking to ease social distancing rules. Meanwhile a second booster shot for the elderly and the immunocompromised are also reportedly being considered. To discuss these developments, Dr. Jerome Kim, Director-General of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. The Presidential office has denied speculation that taxpayer money may have been used to fund First Lady Kim Jung-sook’s wardrobe. (김정숙 여사 옷값에 특활비?‥靑 "모두 사비 부담") 2. A woman in her 20s who attacked a man with her phone after he tried to reprimand her for spitting on a subway train has been handed over to the prosecution. ('지하철 휴대전화 폭행' 20대女…구속 상태로 송치) 3. The South Korean men’s national football team finished their World Cup Asian qualifying campaign with a 1-0 loss to the UAE. ('이란전 승리 효과' 졌지만 포트3 확정…일본·이란도 포트3) Korea Book Club: Earlier this month it was announced that two books translated by our monthly contributor Anton Hur had been longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize! They are Bora Chung’s ‘Cursed Bunny’, and Park Sang-young’s ‘Love In The Big City’. Anton joins us on the line to give us his reaction to the news, and what he thinks it might mean for the Korean literary world.

Today before we get into books, we're talking weirdly specific colors. You never know what you're gonna get with this pod! Don't forget to join Emily's fan club book club coming up on April 3 at 8pm ET - she guarantees a playlist that will “bop,” so don't miss it. We've got second chance romances, messed up culty thrillers, delightful contemporary fantasy, and messy 20-something sagas in Seoul. Oh also, chime in in the comments if you think Becky's book gave her whole Vegas trip bad vibes. Thank you so much for listening! Grab your BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we've discussed on this episode and past episodes at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, and send us an email at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com-------------> Kayla's pick: Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead (8:44-14:58) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/fool-me-once-ashley-winstead?variant=39399749091362 On Kayla's TBR: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict Becky's pick: An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher (14:59-22:08) https://www.harlequin.com/shop/books/9781525899942_an-honest-lie.html On Becky's TBR: Anna K by Jenny Lee Libby's pick: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (22:09-32:57) https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/n-k-jemisin/the-city-we-became/9780316509886/ Ps: if you want to watch N.K. Jemisin's acceptance speech at the Hugo Awards, you can watch here: https://youtu.be/8lFybhRxoVM On Libby's TBR: Last Night At the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Emily's pick: Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, translated by Anton Hur (32:58-41:51) https://groveatlantic.com/book/love-in-the-big-city/ On Emily's TBR: Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions are our own.

Korea24 – 2022.03.23. (Wednesday) News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in has nominated a senior official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to head the nation's central bank, with the incumbent governor's term set to expire next week. But the camp of President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol has disputed claims by a presidential official that they had been consulted on the nomination. In-Depth News Analysis: Last Thursday, the Korean government greenlit allowing large companies to enter the secondhand used car market. This will allow domestic carmakers to buy and sell their used cars, but there has been strong opposition from small businesses in the market, who argue that such a change could crowd them out. To delve into the government's decision and its ramifications, Kim Da-sol (김다솔), reporter for the Korea Herald joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. Search and rescue workers have yet to find any survivors of the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed in Guangxi, China, on Monday. (中 여객기 추락 사고 원인 불명확…생존자 아직 미발견) 2. A district court has fined a woman 3 million won for killing her husband’s dog by throwing it out the window of their apartment after he had asked for a divorce. (애견동호회서 만난 아내, “이혼하자”는 남편의 반려견 죽였다) 3. The Samsung Foundation of Culture has announced it will support the conservation treatment of a photo album and two calligraphy works left by the Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun. (삼성문화재단, 안중근 의사 유물 보존처리 지원) Korea Book Club: This week we look at 'Love in the Big City (대도시의 사랑법)' by Park Sang-Young (박상영), one of two Korean books that were recently longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize and both of which were translated by our monthly contributor, Anton Hur. Our contributor this week, Barry Welsh, tells us how this story of a young gay man in 21st Century Korea has connecting with readers and their experiences of millennial life in the city. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Park Ga-young writes about Cellist Mischa Maisky coming back to perform in Korea for the first time in five years with his daughter. - Tomorrow’s Korea Herald features a report by Park Han-sol on the "Legendary Louis Vuitton Trunks Exhibition" making its Asian premiere at the Timewalk Myeongdong in central Seoul.

On this special International Episode, Anton Hur joins us to discuss his forthcoming translation of Violets by Man Asian Prize-winning novelist Kyung-Sook Shin (April 12). Then our editors join with their international reading recommendations for early 2022, with books by Sang-Keun Kim (tr. Ginger Ly), Chesil (tr. Takami Nieda), Olga Tokarczuk, Shen Fuyu, and Kerri ní Dochartaigh.