Copies of Cloud Chamber are available at Guanghwa bookshop, grab yours now!

@BigBookseller It’s Mid-Autumn Festival on 10 Sept - time for mooncakes! And this wonderful book “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival” by Meng Yanan, tr Jasmine Alexander (when JA was still at secondary school!) goodreads.com/book/show/4324…

📢#Mandarin teachers! The Queen's Translation Exchange & Paper Republic are holding a webinar to introduce the #AntheaBell Prize for Young Translators and to answer questions from those who've participated the past 2 years. Weds 21st September, 4.15pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/anthea-bell-… Please share!

It’s #WorldKidLitMonth! New post: how Mo Yan’s short story “The Gale” was transformed into a gorgeous picture book illustrated by Zhu Chengliang! The short story is on display in the “Treasures of the British Library” exhibition! 莫言，朱成梁：《大风》…esebooksforyoungreaders.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/154…

“This is the 21st Century, and we take it for granted that the world will get better…it never occurred to us that the strangest and darkest parts of the history could keep coming back,” writes Bang Wang, author of “The Texture of Hardtimes”.Join her talk: eventbrite.com/e/the-texture-…

New arrivals for Humanities and History! They are hiding downstairs (they are shy and quiet…), don’t forget to visit them📚

October 7, join us and The Open University for the first session of the Modern Chinese Literature Online Book Club! We'll be talking about the story of Sissy Zhong (钟腻哥, Zhong Ni Ge), by Yan Ge (Yan Ge ) (颜歌), translated by Nicky Harman. confucius-institute.open.ac.uk/events/first-s…

My boy - like most of the other 3-year-olds - is a big fan of Peppa Pig. It would be fantastic for him to learn some of his friends may have two dads or two mums.

Congratulations!

Thank you Helen for introducing @Visual_Cultures and Paul Bevan to me. Looking forward to this event held by 光華書店Guanghwa Bookshop . I thought their books were going to be a little academic, but actually I was greatly amused and thoroughly enjoyed reading them.

Get ready for this Saturday? Registration is still open 🙌 eventbrite.co.uk/e/china-in-a-t…

“I was relieved when we became poor.” My interview with Bill Porter (Red Pine), author of “Road to Heaven” by Counterpoint Press in Barcelona. open.spotify.com/episode/3zNXUW…

“Wang Yuewen has not merely written a novel—he has composed a literary field recording of a vanishing world.”

Quote of day by#LiYinhe.

#TodayInHistory 14/4/1986: #simonedebeauvoir , author of #TheSecondSex, passed away. Her feminist legacy shaped thinkers worldwide — including #LiYinhe (李银河) and many others in China. Read our full reflection: facebook.com/share/16DiMoZy… #ChineseFeminism

Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday. In his memory, I’m sharing 5 books that trace Christianity’s journey in China — from #MatteoRicci to #BeiCun. How has Chinese literature reflected faith across time? #PopeFrancis #ChristianityInChina #ChineseLiterature #InTranslation

So honoured to be in Xinran’s company to the Madrid Book Fair, to celebrate the new book, to feel Xinran’s compassion, and to witness the enthusiasm from the local audience.