10 Magazine Book Reviewer Wanted
By 10 Media on March 8, 2011 | 10:26 am | 2 Comments
Enjoy 10 Magazine? Enjoy books? Enjoy writing? What about writing about books for 10 Magazine? We have a rare opportunity for aspiring, as well as veteran, writers to become a part of the 10 Magazine team! We currently have one spot open for a book reviewer. Anyone who is interested should send a 150 word sample review on a book of their choice to dc@10mag.com. The book
In Memory of Novelist Park Wan-suh
By 10 Media on March 4, 2011 | 9:00 am | 0 Comments
On January 29th, brilliant Korean author Park Wan-suh passed away after a long fight with gallbladder cancer. An international treasure as well a national one, Park had a literary career that spanned thirty years. She wrote more than 20 novels and 100 short stories, a fair proportion of which have been translated into English. Park was a relatively late-bloomer as a
Book Review: Dead or Alive, The Village Across The Sea: An Expat’s View of Jeju and Keith Richards’ Life
By 10 Media on February 4, 2011 | 9:00 am | 0 Comments
Tom Clancy (whoever Tom Clancy is, since in this case he is working with his frequent collaborator Grant Blackwood) is nothing if not reliable. In his latest book, Dead or Alive, he not only reprises many of his previous themes, including revenge against bad guys and nuts-and-bolts espionage and realpolitik, but he also assembles an all-star cast of characters drawn
2/26 A Night of Classics
By 10 Media on February 1, 2011 | 11:33 am | 0 Comments
The Daegu Theatre Troupe is proud to present "A Night of Classics!" Come and join everyone for a great evening celebrating the beauty of classical language, featuring pieces ranging from the ancient Greeks through Shakespeare and much more! It's a one night affair so come and play! Date: Saturday, February 26th Time: 9 - 10 pm (door opens at 8:30 pm, show starts at 9
Christmas Books
By 10 Media on December 3, 2010 | 8:16 am | 1 Comment
By Charles Montgomery Christmas time! The promise of Korean women in stiletto heels twisting ankles in the same snow that halmoni fight with brooms, and the thrill of giving and receiving presents as mismatched as your drunk Uncle Murray's socks. At 10 Magazine, we want gift giving to work out. To help, we offer the following suggestions for Christmas gift-books that
Inside Korean Fiction
By 10 Media on December 2, 2010 | 1:16 pm | 0 Comments
You've eaten the food, seen the movies, and visited the DMZ, but how much do you know about Korean literature? Words by Charles Montgomery So you've worked your way through all of Stieg Larsson and the Twilight series is beginning to become predictable (find neck, insert teeth, repeat as necessary). Maybe it's time to delve into Korean literature. And there is no
Books: The Help, Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, Room
By 10 Media on November 12, 2010 | 9:43 am | 0 Comments
While charges of Franzefreude fill the litera-sphere, the bestseller list is more than 50% female authors. This month, we look at their work, from the horrible to the sublime. The Help Kathryn Stockett, W18,000 544 pages Coffee cups will slosh dangerously as middle-class white women in book clubs earnestly discuss a book so saccharine it could be ground up and used as
Book Review in October 2010
By 10 Media on October 2, 2010 | 9:00 am | 0 Comments
This month we offer short reviews aimed at our visual learners and assessed on our revolutionary new "ocularity scale." ROKetship by Luke Martin ($6.49 for PDF, $11.00 tree-based) Fans of Korea, and particularly expats, should grab ROKetship and read it from cover to cover. If you laugh at less than 50% of it you're a newbie; 50-70% and you've settled in; 70-90%
Book Review: Popular Books Not by Stieg Larsson that Cost W9,590
By 10 Media on September 5, 2010 | 9:15 am | 7 Comments
With Larsson taking the first two spots on the bestseller list, he's difficult to avoid (as July readers will remember). But this month we take a look at the books Larsson is keeping out of first. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly This is the latest in a series of books focusing on LA detective Harry Bosch. In this case, he is investigating the death of a Chinese
Book Review: 2010 August
By 10 Media on August 10, 2010 | 9:50 am | 6 Comments
This month's theme is "all things Korean," and we review a brilliant new novel, as well as three books that can help you learn Korean. Kim Young-ha's Your Republic is Calling You, is a really good novel whose initial logorrhea temporarily derails its brilliance. Kim spins a story of human subterfuge through the tale of a particular spy and his family. It's good enough
