Blog Category - Books

Discussing the Importance of Isolation With Beijing-Based Poet Zuo Fei
"At first, I felt quite, quite isolated, and I needed to talk to somebody."
DP: Jetlag Books Offers a New Home to Unorthodox Literature in Taikuli
Sanlitun art and literature enthusiasts with an aversion to all things mainstream now have a new go-to spot to shop.
R Become a Beijing Expert With the Kindle Unlimited Free Books Offer
Kindle is now offering access to over 1 million different titles – all for free!
Pulpy Passions: WBcomics is the Best Beijing Graphic Novel Store You've Never Heard Of
This might just be Beijing's premier graphic novel outlet.
'Midnight in Peking' Author Paul French Returns With Tales of Murder in Old China
Midnight in Peking author Paul French just can't resist a good crime story from Beijing or Shanghai, Harbin, or anywhere else in China.
DP Year in Review: books
We look back on a selection of the Beijing and China-related books that caught our eye this year, and made waves both here and abroad.
In China, Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: A Review of an 'American Bum In China'
"In one sense, it’s useful and timely to have what some expats rather cruelly refer to as a Loser Back Home as a protagonist."
Spittoon Presents: Vision and Departure
This work of fiction is provided by our content partners Spittoon Collective. You can read more content just like this from Beijing's creative...
Breaking: The Bookworm Bookstore to Close
The closure marks the end of a long and rich chapter in Beijing's literary history.
Readers, Publishers, and Millions of Books at This Year's Beijing International Book Fair, Aug 21-25
Mark your calendar for the 26th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF). It runs five days from...
Spittoon Presents: Night and the Pickle
This work of fiction is provided by our content partners Spittoon Collective.
"Day in the Body Sprouts Again": Featured Poetry Translation
This month I am commenting on Ye Mei’s “Anniversary,” featured in Issue 3 of our magazine and translated by Judith Huang. I chose this poem because...
What to Expect at This Year’s abc Art Book Fair, June 6-9
The fourth annual abc Art Book Fair is landing in Beijing next week, bringing with it with a total 162 exhibitors.
Spittoon Presents: Pay Your Respects
This work of fiction is provided by our content partners Spittoon Collective.
4th EU-China Literary Festival
Today marks the launch of the fourth EU-China Literary Festival, a 90-event-strong celebration of Chinese and European culture, authors, and books.