{"slug": "from-france-to-ai-seoul-book-fair-returns-next-week", "title": "From France to AI: Seoul book fair returns next week", "summary": "The 68th Seoul International Book Fair returns June 24-28, bringing together 538 publishers and 326 speakers. The event will explore artificial intelligence's impact on humanity through keynotes and sessions, despite criticism from small publishers about commercialization.", "body_md": "The 68th edition of the Seoul International Book Fair is less than a week away. Scheduled to take place from June 24 to 28, one of Korea's longest-running literary events has already demonstrated its popularity, with early-bird tickets selling out ahead of the opening. This year's fair is bringing together 538 publishers from Korea and abroad, along with 326 speakers and authors participating in book talks, lectures and workshops. The popular event has recently faced criticism from some small publishers, who argued that its growing scale and commercialization have marginalized independent presses from the book fair. Exploring AI and future of humanity Artificial intelligence (AI) will be a major theme throughout the fair. The event's keynote lecture will feature novelist Eun Hee-kyung and poet Hwang In-chan, who will examine representations of the body in literature and the meaning of human embodiment in an AI-driven era. AI will also be the focus of a separate session featuring actor and writer Kim Shin-rok and neuroscientist Chang Dong-seon. Together, they will explore a question: Can h", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/from-france-to-ai-seoul-book-fair-returns-next-week", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/books/20260619/from-france-to-ai-seoul-book-fair-returns-next-week?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-06-19 06:57:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-19 06:59:37.335492+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Seoul International Book Fair", "Eun Hee-kyung", "Hwang In-chan", "Kim Shin-rok", "Chang Dong-seon"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/from-france-to-ai-seoul-book-fair-returns-next-week", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/from-france-to-ai-seoul-book-fair-returns-next-week.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/from-france-to-ai-seoul-book-fair-returns-next-week.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/from-france-to-ai-seoul-book-fair-returns-next-week.jsonld"}}