Category Archives: Books

Beijing community announcement: reading group for kids

Posted on 2006-03-30 by Jeremy Goldkorn

An announcement from the Bookworm in Beijing: Does your child love books? Following the success of last term, our new program of kids reading groups are set to begin in early May. Sign up your child now for our 8 … Continue reading →

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A Light in the Attic, cross-straits translation, and sign language

Posted on 2006-03-29 by Joel Martinsen

Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic comes out in a Chinese translation. Also, links to Chinese sign language resources.

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Chen Guanzhong online

Posted on 2006-03-24 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Writer, publisher and film producer John Chan Koon Chung (陳冠中) has started a blog.

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A Lei Feng two-fer

Posted on 2006-03-19 by Joel Martinsen

Why are there so many photos of Lei Feng? What is he doing these days?

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Beijing Bestsellers: Narnia and Lei Feng, but no Brokeback for now

Posted on 2006-03-13 by Joel Martinsen

This week’s bestselling books in Beijing. Narnia series, foreign scholarship on Mao Zedong, and Lei Feng are included. Also, a discussion of why Brokeback Mountain isn’t coming to China.

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A positive look at the Nationalist Party

Posted on 2005-06-21 by Joel Martinsen

A book applauds KMT contributions to the anti-Japanese war effort.

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A Joint Approach to History

Posted on 2005-06-12 by Joel Martinsen

The joint Korean-Japanese-Chinese history textbook, 东亚三国的近现代史, published by Social Sciences Academic Press, is reviewed by Danwei.

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Wild Swans author writes Mao biography

Posted on 2005-05-26 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and her husband Jon Halliday have spent the last ten years researching a biography of Mao Zedong. The book will be in British bookstores in June. There’s an article on the Guardian’s website … Continue reading →

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Bertelsmann moves on China book distribution market

Posted on 2005-05-25 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The Financial Times reports: Bertelsmann’s DirectGroup said it had set up a joint venture with Liaoning Publishing Group worth Rmb30m ($3.6m), with the Chinese group controlling 51 per cent… …Bertelsmann’s new joint venture, Liaoning Bertelsmann Book Distribution, will be based … Continue reading →

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Muzi Mei published in French

Posted on 2005-05-17 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Karl writes from Montréal: Muzi Mei has been translated in French and published by Albin Michel. The title in French is Journal sexuel d’une jeune Chinoise sur le net (Sex Diary of a Young Chinese on the Net). LINKS: – … Continue reading →

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