'Responding to the loss of things'

2012-03-20 13:09:39

Even though he has been translated widely in European languages, the first volume of Li Er's work in English was published only recently.

Guo Jingming: man of many parts

2012-03-06 14:56:44

China's best-selling writer Guo Jingming is slim and suavely dressed in a creamy Western-style morning coat and a cute, white bow tie.

Guo Jingming's major works

2012-03-07 13:27:01

Guo Jingming believes the charm of his writing lies in his passion in narrating.

Guo Jingming on his latest best seller

2012-03-06 16:16:14

Writer Guo Jingming's latest book Tiny Times 3.0 has sold 1.4 million copies in the two months since its release last December. It is a new height in the writer's career: Nearly every one of his eight books have been annual best sellers.

A spider spinning webs

2012-03-06 14:28:14

Stationed in downtown Shanghai’s Jing’an district, Guo Jingming’s empire extends from the literary realm into cultural products.

Guo Jinming on his latest best seller

2012-03-01 11:13:43

Writer Guo Jingming’s latest book Tiny Times 3.0 has sold 1.4 million copies in the two months since its release last December. It is a new height in the writer’s career: Nearly every one of his eight books have been annual best sellers.

Read your leader

2012-02-28 08:10:08

The books China's government officials pore over are a guide to what they're thinking. Yang Guang reports.

Politics full of characters

2012-02-28 08:10:08

It seems the nation's officials, at all levels, are eager to voice their opinions by publishing books.

Officials' books published in 2011

2012-02-28 08:10:08

1. Authentic Speeches of Zhu Rongji by Zhu Rongji (former premier), People's Publishing House.

Books officials recommend

2012-02-28 08:10:08

1. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, recommended by Premier Wen Jiabao.

The Science Of Yoga

2012-02-14 11:19:50

In The Science of Yoga, William J. Broad brings something unusual to his subject: an open mind.

Going Solo, by Eric Klinenberg (Penguin Press)

2012-02-14 11:19:31

Living in families, though traditional and almost universal on this evolving planet, is experiencing an unplanned but effective attack, according to a new book.