Chinese netizens mourned the passing of Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao (琼瑶) this week. Chiung Yao, one of China’s most beloved romance novelists, passed away at the...
The crackdown on Haitang Literature City has led to greater awareness of it, with Chinese netizens now paying closer attention to the repression of erotic content...
Bookworms love to get a good deal on books, but when the deals are too good, it can actually harm the publishing industry.
After Typhoon Doksuri, some major warehouses in Zhuozhou have seen their depots transform into a sea of floating books.
Many netizens are not happy over Kindle exiting the Chinese market: "We never know when the online services we use suddenly stop working."
This elementary schoolbook by the People's Education Press went viral for being ugly.
So much reading to do! These are some of the best new books on China.
How a Weibo journal got caught up in pandemic politics: the Wuhan Diary controversy explained.
No light reading in dark times for this "invincible Wuhan man."
As news of The Bookworm’s closing makes its rounds on social media, Beijingers have responded in shock, mourning the loss of an iconic and meaningful meeting...
"We still need independent, courageous thinkers like George Orwell. We still need 1984.”
A selection of the best modern literary fiction works that provide deeper insights into China.
This year marks 60 years of Chinese TV drama. These are the best Chinese TV dramas of all time.
The best books to understand modern China - from society and history to gender and (online) language.
In a new book on China's Leftover Women, author Roseann Lakes highlights the strength and merit of China's unmarried women.
27 years after her suicide, bohemian writer San Mao still strikes a chord with Chinese netizens.
Translation of "Beijing Has 20 Million People Who Pretend to Live There" ("北京，有2000万人假装在生活") by Zhang Wumao.
An essay titled "Beijing Has 20 Million People Pretending to Live There" by Chinese blogger Zhang Wumao has gone viral on Chinese social media. The essay...
What's behind the sudden rise and silent disappearance of China's biggest literary sensation of 2017?
In late April of 2017, Fan Yusu became an overnight literary sensation in China when her essay "I Am Fan Yusu" was published on online platform...
