Ranking the books

2012-04-17 13:59:35

The best selling imported business and investing TITLES on amazon.cn

Publishers eager to invest overseas

2012-04-17 13:40:37

More Chinese cultural and publishing companies are seeking to invest overseas as the government encourages the development of cultural industry abroad.

London Book Fair places Chinese culture in the spotlight

2012-04-17 13:38:10

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, and a crystal ball graced the launch of a showcase event at the London Book Fair, which opened on Monday, but the focus was all on China.

Visions of a lost civilization

2012-04-13 14:43:07

Chi Zijian has already won several awards for her best-selling novel, Right Bank of the Ergun (E'erguna He You'an).

How a seed grew into Flowers

2012-04-13 14:59:32

Film director Zhang Yimou says the script of The Flowers of War, based on Yan Geling's 2005 novella of the same title, is the best he's encountered.

Just aching to write

2012-04-13 13:42:11

Literary star Bi Feiyu says all the stories that he has penned are essentially one - the story of pain.

Nowhere to turn

2012-04-13 13:42:02

Veteran writer of 30 years says his new novel's characters speak to him. And yet, its central theme is one of man's constant search for someone to talk to.

Nowhere to turn

2010-04-02 10:30:24

Veteran writer of 30 years says his new novel's characters speak to him. And yet, its central theme is one of man's constant search for someone to talk to.

Nowhere to turn

2010-04-02 10:30:24

Veteran writer of 30 years says his new novel's characters speak to him. And yet, its central theme is one of man's constant search for someone to talk to.

Homeless sleep in all-night bookstore

2012-04-11 11:18:42

A 24-hour bookstore in Shanghai has become an irresistible free guesthouse for the homeless after getting a facelift last month.

Writing for their suppers

2012-04-11 09:30:12

Mao Dun Literature Prize winner Liu Xinglong says the money he was paid for a novella he wrote wasn't even enough to treat his friends for a meal.

Voices in his head

2012-04-10 08:04:37

Just how many people is the writer Han Dong? Offer an idea and he usually has more than one take on it.