Blog Category - Books

Roundabout Book Fair at BSB, Aug 27-Sep 3
For just arriving expats, Roundabout is an organization uniting volunteers in China to help those in need.
Ge Fei: Conversation with a Beijing Avant-Garde Fiction Writer
Below, we talk to Ge Fei, well-known Beijing-based author and winner of multiple literary awards.
32 Years Old Female Sci-Fi Author Hao Jingfang Was Nominated For Hugo Awards
Hao Jingfang, 32 years old and born in Tianjin, is the second Chinese author to have her
Alert, Social Butterflies: Be the Events Master at the Beijinger
Interested in curating Beijing's most complete ...
Literary Lushes: China’s Ancient Poets and Writers Liked Their Drink
The pages of Chinese literature are soaked with alcohol. Even Confucius wasn’t immune.
China in 1976: Q&A With Bookworm Literary Festival Author Ragnar Baldursson
Ragnar Baldursson is both a diplomat and scholar of Chinese philosophy.
Page Turners in the Digital Age: Q&A with Bookworm Literary Festival Author Jane Godwin
While skeptics have written off the viability of novels in this social media, viral video era, Jane Godwin does not share their pessimism.
From Suffrage to the Gold Rush: Q&A with Author and Historian Clare Wright Ahead of Her Literary Festival Talk
When Vida Goldstein and her fellow suffrage activists vied for women's rights more than
Tickets for the 10th Bookworm International Literary Festival on Sale Now
The 2016 Bookworm Literary Festival, now in its 10th year, brings an impressive collection of authors f
Xinran of 'Buy Me the Sky' Discusses One Child Policy and China's Future
With March's 2016 edition of ...
Ex-NYT Journo Howard French Discusses China's Expansion in African at the Bookworm, Dec 21
The more that Howard French read about China’s growing kinship with Africa, the more he felt the real story wasn't being told.
Dutch Journalist Fokke Obbema Discusses His New Book and Chinese Relations with the West
Author and journalist Fokke Obbema, who works on the foreign desk at Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant, discusses his new bo
Beijing Author's New Novel Named to BBC's 10 Books to Read in December
Well, look at that. The BBC just named Beijing-based author Carly J.