Read the World: North Korea

Books by authors from North Korea or set in/about North Korea.

Updated February 1, 2024
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King of spies the dark reign of America's spymaster in Korea
Harden, Blaine author.
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Camp 14 returns with the untold story of one of the most powerful spies in American history, shedding new light on the U.S. role in the Korean War, and its legacy In 1946, master sergeant...
In the tunnel
Lee, Julie (Children's fiction writer)
Paper Book
Trapped in an enemy tunnel, a young refugee experiences the Korean War firsthand in this searing story of survival, loss, and hope, a companion to the Freeman Award-winning novel Brother's Keeper. Myung-gi knows war is coming- War between North and South Korea. Life in...
Under the loving care of the fatherly leader North Korea and the Kim Dynasty
Martin, Bradley K.
Paper Book
"Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader" offers in-depth portraits of North Korea's two ruthless and bizarrely Orwellian leaders, Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il. Lifting North Korea's curtain of self-imposed isolation, this book will take readers inside a society, that to a Westerner, will appear...
When spring comes to the DMZ
Yi, Ŏk-pae author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Batchelder Honor Winner, 2020 ALA Youth Media Awards Honorable Mention, 2019 Freeman Awards (National Consortium for Teaching about Asia) Korea's demilitarized zone (DMZ) has become an amazing accidental nature preserve that gives hope for a brighter future for a...

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