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Textbook romance

[2014-11-26 06:44]

Pan Jianbing, a school teacher from Quanzhou in eastern China's Fujian province, is the author of a rare book on interracial relationships from the country's past.

Brooke Shields writes of life with her mother

[2014-11-26 06:44]

Brooke Shields, the iconic model-actress-Princeton graduate, entered the literary scene in 2005 with her memoir about postpartum depression. This time, she sheds light on the relationship she shared with her mother, and it's a well-crafted and insightful read from beginning to end.

Mo'ne Davis memoir coming soon

[2014-11-26 06:44]

A memoir when you're still a teenager may seem premature, but not for Mo'ne Davis, the first female pitcher to win a Little League World Series game. Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name will be released in March by HarperCollins Children's Books, the publisher said on Monday.

Glossy-paged gifts

[2014-11-26 06:44]

As self-purchases, coffee-table books may seem like pricey indulgences, but as gifts they're an easy way to please a connoisseur, hobbyist or wannabe. Usually image-driven, often encyclopedic, these are some delectable titles to consider:

Sights and sounds of music

[2014-11-25 07:10]

Chinese music lovers are shifting from buying physical records to watching live music shows, a new report indicates.

US album chart revamped to include streaming

[2014-11-25 07:10]

The Billboard chart, the benchmark for US music sales, will next week start to include streaming in its measurements to reflect the rapid growth of services such as Spotify.

Hear and now

[2014-11-25 07:10]

A charity in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, recently made national headlines with its video dictionary of Chinese sign language, which is reported to be the first of its kind.

'Vape' is the word

[2014-11-25 07:10]

Oxford Dictionaries picked "vape" - the act of smoking an electronic cigarette - as their new word of the year last week, with the affectionate "bae" and the more pragmatic "contactless" as runners-up.

New world record for Corto Maltese art

[2014-11-25 07:10]

A watercolor of graphic novel hero, Corto Maltese, sold at an auction for a record 391,800 euros ($485,500), just months after a Tintin strip set a new world high for a comic at 2.65 million euros.

Art beat ... finger on the pulse

[2014-11-25 07:10]

Picture perfect

Rosewood wonders

[2014-11-25 07:10]

Huanghuali wood, which comes from a tree species that needs 500 years to fully grow, is rare in the markets and most collectors refuse to sell it.

Carven expands in China, opens stores

[2014-11-25 07:10]

French fashion brand Carven consecutively opened the first two freestanding stores in Beijing recently, as it continues to expand its retail network in China since debuting in Shanghai last year.

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