Blog Tag - Bookworm's International Literary Festival
In advance of his talk yesterday – which kicked off the first event in this year’s Bookworm International Literary Festival, Dave Eggers opens up...
We asked notable Beijingers: "What's on your bookshelf?" Here's how Evan Osnos, China correspondent for the New Yorker magazine, answered:
My...
We asked notable Beijingers: "What's on your bookshelf?" Here's how Dr. Geoff Raby, the Australian ambassador to China, answered:
The book with the...
Last week we reported Peter Hessler’s last minute withdrawal from the Bookworm Literary Festival for unspecified personal reasons. Since then...
Junot Diaz, who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, is coming to town as part of The...
Selling Chinese literature to the English-speaking world is tough – especially when it’s by contemporary authors little known outside China. But...
“This society is like a dirty river,” Chinese novelist Murong Xuecun says, his words tumbling out in a rapid-fire stream. “The river holds all kinds...
We asked notable Beijingers: "What's on your bookshelf?" Here's how Zhang Lijia, author of the memoir "Socialism is Great," answered:
My favorite...
The Bookworm's Literary Festival kicks of TONIGHT (Friday, March 5), so over the next few weeks we'll be asking notable Beijingers: "What's on your...
Admit it. There’s been at least one moment, marveling at the sun rising over the Forbidden City or the moon rising out of a pair of split pants,...
As A.A. Milne said "You cannot tell a man by the lobster he eats, but you can tell something about him by the literature he reads, " so there you go...
In sad news for punters at the Bookworm Literary Festival, Peter Hessler has confirmed he will not be able to attend the event for personal reasons...
Peter Hessler has been one of the most consistently popular attendees at the Beijing International Literary Festival over the years, and his...
The Bookworm Literary Festival is still some weeks away, but tickets have been selling like hotcakes. This morning the Bookworm announced the...
This year’s Australian Writers Week, which is happening in conjunction with the Bookworm International Literary Festival, includes talks from 5...