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  • Canadian novelist taps into Tang Dynasty

    2010-06-28 09:20

    This month, Canadian fantasy novelist Guy Gavriel Kay arrived in China, a country he has been researching and writing about for seven years.

  • Word matters

    2010-06-25 09:30

    Translating foreign books was once like walking on egg shells with translators having to work around both 'decadent' sexual content and 'sensitive' issues. The scene is vastly changed now.

  • Madeleine Albright to write memoir about childhood

    2010-06-24 09:07

    Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will write a memoir about the events during the first decade of her life and the impact they had on her, publisher Harper Collins said Wednesday.

  • Mystery writer behind best-seller

    2010-06-21 09:21

    The series The Promotion Story of Du Lala has been well-received since its debut in September 2007.

  • Book briefs

    2010-06-18 09:35

    Living in Dongguan, an industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, writer Zeng Xiaochun has many friends who are migrant workers.

  • Opening up Chinese literature to French minds

    2010-06-18 09:35

    French writer Yannick Haenel has read ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Qing Dynasty novelist Cao Xueqin (1715-63) and contemporary best-selling novelist Mian Mian.

  • Scent of a woman

    2010-06-18 09:33

    Feminist poet Zhai Yongming, who is also an artist, screenwriter and photographer, says the medium may change but the message is always the same.

  • Book Talk: A drooling fanatic's guide to life

    2010-06-18 09:28

    Music fan Steve Almond knew he'd gone too far when he followed a beloved musician into a bathroom and introduced himself while the performer, Dan Bern, was attending to other business.

  • Recommended books or essays by senior officials

    2010-06-16 16:04

    Recommended books or essays by senior officials

  • Reading on the way up

    2010-06-16 16:00

    More officials are turning to books for self-enhancement and better governing skills.

  • Top 10 favorite books among officials

    2010-06-16 15:59

    Top 10 favorite books among officials

  • David Beckham set to become comic book hero

    2010-06-10 11:20

    British soccer star David Beckham will get a new look in a comic book recounting his life, from dreaming of the game as a kid to finding major success both on and off the field, publisher Bluewater productions said on Wednesday.

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