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Books for Uncertain Times

China’s economy is unsteady, its publishing industry facing hard times — yet interesting books continue to come out. Here are five of them, from psychotherapy...

What China Read in 2024

Five books published in China last year, from fiction to memoir, reveal a nation still reeling from the pandemic, and finding a new literary voice...

Story and History

Five recent Chinese books in translation apply different prisms — pictures, poetry, fiction, memoir — to draw narratives out of complicated personal and political histories.

Travelers’ Dispatches

Five recent travel books published in China explore the world beyond, from Peru to Japan. We consider how Chinese travelogues show unique perspectives.

Summer China Reads

Five new China books for your summer reading list, from an intergenerational family memoir to a children's picture book of the Cultural Revolution.

Short Stories from China

Chinese literature has a long-standing, often fantastical tradition of the short story form. Five modern collections, from both the mainland and Taiwan, show that legacy...

Trauma Fiction

Chinese writers have long used fiction to process trauma, both historical and personal. In these five newly translated titles, the trend continues in modern settings,...
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15 Oct, 6:30-8pm; Asia Society, NYC

Panel: China's Psychological Scars

Join us for a panel discussion with Jianying Zha, Li Yuan and Orville Schell, on occasion of the publication of his book "Inside China's Secret Prisons," that examines how China's turbulent political history has shaped the way Chinese people understand authority, each other, and themselves. Use code CBR15 for half-price tickets, as a China Books Review reader.
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