Blog Tag - reading

An Interview with New Spittoon Book Club Leader Sean Toland
The king is dead, long live the king! Now replace "king" with "Spittoon Book Club leader" and "dead" with "has departed China" and thus our story...
What to Eat for the Arrival of Summer
“‘Classics’ – a book which people praise but don’t read”, said Mark Twain with his wan humor. Yet, according to Stephan Kind, all books are “portable...
Book Recommendations From Some of Beijing’s Resident Bookworms
With recent reports of many communities no longer allowing waimai and deliveries to enter (you've gotta treck to the gate to get anything) it looks...
In Search of Beijing’s Best Reading Cafes
In a city with practicality, money, and no classics, we see the quiet Beijinger. Its youngest live in two worlds: the television static, and the...
Sit Back and Read Up on the Latest at Spring Whispers Magazine Space
Reading this on your screen, you may be surprised to recall that, despite the fact that the Beijinger has stepped away from printing magazines, print...
Social Distance Digest: Weekend Reading to Better Understand the Pandemic
While at times you need to tune out the news for the sake of our own sanity, at others it's better to face it head-on. That doesn’t mean scrolling...
R Stuck at Home? Time to Read Up on Beijing with These Essays and Articles
Beijing’s recent snowfall wasn’t enough to result in a snow day, but it doesn’t matter: most of the city’s offices and schools are having people stay...
'Spittoon Literary Magazine' Celebrates the Launch of Its 5th Issue
This Sunday, Jun 16, bookworms, writers, and the generally Beijing-curious will don their reading specs and join members of Spittoon Literary...
4th EU-China Literary Festival
Today marks the launch of the fourth EU-China Literary Festival, a celebration of Chinese and European culture, authors, and books that will feature...
DP A Bookish Guide to Buying (English) Books in Beijing
Everytime I head out of Beijing, bookstores are the first thing on my list. This is especially so if I’m heading to native English speaking...
Why Free Ebooks on the Beijing Subway is a Cool Idea
The Beijing Subway and the National Library may have stumbled onto something very cool. Subway prices may have risen, but at least a new partnership...
Feast on Lit: Capital M This Week
This week sees three delectable events on the Capital M Literary Festival schedule: get lost in a mother-daughter mystery framed around historical...