Category Archives: Magazines

A new literary magazine features new writing from Zhou Zuoren

Annie Baobei’s O-pen (大方) features a translation of a long interview with Haruki Murakami, a previously unpublished essay by Zhou Zuoren, and other interesting reading material.

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Sting operation nabs a lit mag vendor

A middle school student working with Cultural Market Enforcers hooks a news kiosk proprietor dealing in contraband Fiction Monthly.

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Giant panda rampages through Manhattan

A cover image from Vista (看天下).

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Soho Xiaobao, a thought-provoking corporate magazine, ceases publication

Pan Shiyi’s Soho Xiaobao abruptly halts publication after its 119th issue.

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Men’s Health magazine repackages 1Q84

Ever thought about what the relationship between a commercially successful magazine such as Men’s Health and Haruki Murakami’s latest work 1Q84 is? No, well someone at Men’s Health have, because their August issue comes with a photographic version of the 1Q84 story - with fashion models and singers posing as the central characters: Aomame (青豆), Tengo (天吾) and Fukaeri (ふかえり or 深田绘里子).

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Beijing Literature celebrates 60 years

Beijing Literature (北京文学) was founded in 1950 under the editorship of Lao She (老舍), who died on this day in 1966.

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Chinese computer magazine curses at Tencent

“Fucking Tencent!” exclaims the latest issue of China Computerworld.

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Business Travel magazine cheats on audit

Business Travel magazine (商务旅行) has been kicked off BPA’s list of audited publications:

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A fantasy novel in a serious literary magazine: Guo Jingming in Harvest

Guo Jingming has a new fantasy novel published in a supplement to Harvest magazine. Critics go nuts.

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Science Fiction World topples its editor-in-chief

Science Fiction World topples its director.

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