Han Kang Nobel laureate Light Thread.

Nobel laureate Han Kang’s first nonfiction book in English, “Light and Thread,” is set for release next spring. Penguin Random House will publish it on March 24 in the U.S., the U.K., and other English-speaking countries. The book, published in Korea this year, is translated by Maya West, e. yaewon, and Paige Aniyah Morris. It includes Han’s 2024 Nobel lecture, along with other writings and photographs. The title refers to a poem she wrote at age 8. Han is best known for her novel “The Vegetarian,” which won the International Booker Prize in 2016.