Blog Category - Books

Q&A With Nobel Peace Prize Photographer Sim Chi Yin Ahead Of Mar 16 Bookworm Talk
Sim Chi Yin has faced down a nuclear missile, literally.
Black Mirror, Star Wars and Sleeping Giants: Q&A With Star Sci-Fi Author Sylvain Neuvel Ahead of Mar 18 Bookworm Talk
Most geeks fantasize about penning books and screenplays for their favorite franchises.
Framing China's Pollution Forecast Positively With Environment China Podcast Founder Noah Lerner
Ecology has evolved rapidly in China as of late.
Designed to Entertain and Enlighten: Dan Goldman Talks Penning Comic Book, Video Game and AR Stories Ahead of Mar 11 Bookworm Talk
If you can name it, Dan Goldman can write for it.
DP Midnight in Peking Author Paul French Readies New Book and Beijing Walking Tour
Seven years after publishing his bestselling book Midnight in Peking, British author...
DP Controversial Author Roseann Lake Among Big Names Slated for Bookworm Literary Festival, Mar 8-25
[CORRECTION, Feb 27] Hong Fincher has since contacted the Beijinger to point out that she did not accuse La
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2017 will largely be remembered in the west as the year the #metoo campaign came to prominence and for the many women who broke their silence on p
Partition, OBOR, and India's Relationship With China: Q&A With Author Nisid Hajari Ahead of Feb 6 Bookworm Talk
Although 70 years have passed since the Partition of India, its reverberations are by no means restricted to that era or that region.
2018 Should Be a Boon Spittoon As Beijing Literary Platform Slates Slew Of Events, Bold New Third Issue
Beijing literary platform Spittoon has come a long way since its first publi
Confucius Says Ease Off the New Year's Resolutions, According to Author Edward Slingerland (Appearing at the Bookworm, Jan 10)
Our bustling modern Beijing lives could use a bit of good old-fashioned Daoist chill, at least according to Edward Slingerland.
'Most Beautiful' Library in China Shuttered Over Reports of Pirated Books and Vulgar Content
It may not be the first time authorities have taken extreme measures over easily fixed issues, but this time it feels slightly personal.
Nosedive Into the Universe of Spoken Word With Spittoon Collective
If there was ever a reason to complain about the lack of diversity in Beijing's literature world, it's surely not now.
Photography Book "People of Beijing" Captures the Spirit of the Hutongs
These are times of dramatic change for Beijing’s famous hutongs.
Turn the Page: The Bookworm’s Announces the Return of Its Annual Literary Festival, March 8-24
Though Beijing bibliophiles were broken hearted this past fall after The Bookworm announced it would not be holding its annual literary festival i