Read any good books lately? A talk with author Tess Gerritsen, part 1
Books are one of the world's most popular products. Whether in “old-fashioned” paperbacks, or modern e-books, people just want to read. About everything.Language English
View ArticleTalking with Tess Gerritsen, part 2
In the second part of our interview with Tess Gerritsen, the best-selling author tells us a little bit more about her Chinese background and why she decided to return to her roots with her latest novel...
View ArticleThe Beijinger - On the pulse of Beijing
The Beijinger is one of the biggest and most respected English-language publications in China. Managing editor Jonathan White tells us about the challenges of staying on top of cultural activities in a...
View ArticleWuxia Literature: Chivalric Romance "Made in China"?
If 'Wu' stands for 'military', 'martial', or 'armed' and 'Xia' for 'honourable', 'hero' or 'chivalrous', does that make Wuxia Literature equivalent to Chivalric Romance?Language English
View ArticleAn internet author in the Late Qing
If he had joined the Chinese Writer's Association and stuck to the traditional way of publishing his novels, things could've been very different for internet writer Murong Xuecun.Language English
View ArticleExiled Chinese author frustrated with The London Book Fair line-up
Exiled writer Bei Ling has criticized The London Book Fair (LBK) for inviting only writers approved by Chinese communist authorities, the BBC reports.Language English
View ArticleThe reality of Chinese science fiction
Why wade through deadpan political guesswork about China’s future when you might find an entertaining science fiction novel by Han Song just as enlightening?Language English
View ArticleXu Gefei brings Chinese comics to Europeans
Xu Gefei is a young Chinese woman with a passion. Born in northern China, Xu decided to turn a new leaf in her life in 2008 and devote her life to her passion -- books.Language English
View Article"To be 20 in Xi'an"
Françoise Chabert, author of "Avoir 20 ans à Xi'an," or "To be 20 in Xi'an" published by À plus d'un titre told gbtimes about the book that explores the life of young people in the bustling city of...
View ArticleHai Zi – cult figure of modern Chinese poetry
The idealistic and timeless world of this modern poet still lives on.Language English
View ArticleComic artist's exceptional fight against tumor
A young Chinese artist has been battling a malignant tumor in her own way: creating a comic strip chronicling her life and treatment.Language English
View ArticleTao Lin – the power of words
Being an immigrant in Finland has inspired Chinese Tao Lin to write a novel and a collection of poetry.Language English
View ArticleGovernment fund to support private bookstore in Hangzhou
Bookstores are a city's cultural landmarks and instrumental to its cultural makeup. This is especially so for Hangzhou, an ancient capital and a major tourist city in eastern China.Language English
View ArticleBeyond Publishing
The largest cooperative publishing project between China and the United States aims to promote mutual understanding.Language English
View ArticleHello China 22: Journey to the West
In this episode of Hello China, a magic monkey saves the day.Language English
View ArticleChina holds breath for Nobel literature recognition
As the globally prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature has never been conferred to a Chinese national during its history of more than a century, the possibility that this may be the year to end that...
View ArticleMo Yan wins Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2012 is awarded to the Chinese writer Mo Yan, "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary," the Swedish Academy announced in...
View ArticleAnother first for China
A look at the man who nabbed the world's top literature prize.Language English
View ArticleMo Yan prepares to pick up award in Sweden
Chinese writer Mo Yan, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in October, is preparing for his Sweden trip to pick up his award, his daughter recently told Modern Express newspaper.Language English
View ArticleAcademia and the market
News that the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Chinese writer Mo Yan was understandably considered a triumph marked by wide celebrations in China that caught publishers off-guard. Language...
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