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Nominations Open for 2027 Baifang Schell Book Prize

Our book prize returns in its third year, celebrating exceptional books on or from China and the Sinophone world, in nonfiction and fiction categories.

New China Books: Back to School

We recommend five titles to deepen understanding of China, from an argument that its economy is in trouble to histories of colonial trade wars and...

New China Books: Dog Days of Summer

From the canine history of Hong Kong to a revisionist history of the Great Leap Forward, we recommend five new China books to add to...

Awards Ceremony for the 2026 Winners

Journalist Barbara Demick and translator Michael Berry talk about their winning books "Daughters of the Bamboo Grove" and "The Running Flame," at our prize ceremony.

Endymion Wilkinson’s China Bookshelf

The sinologist and former diplomat walks us through his teak-wood bookshelves on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, and recommends five books out of...

Changing China

Five new books deal with efforts to transform China: from the conquests of the Warring States to nationalist internet fantasies, all the way to campaigns...

2026 Book Prize: Announcing the Winners

Find out who won our two $10,000 awards in the Baifang Schell Book Prize, for nonfiction and literature from or on China and the Sinophone...

Shortlist: 2025 Nonfiction Award

Announcing the jury’s shortlist of five books for the Baifang Schell Book Prize: Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Book on China or the Sinophone World.

Shortlist: 2025 Literature Award

Presenting the jury’s shortlist of five books for the Baifang Schell Book Prize: Award for Outstanding Literature from or on China or the Sinophone World.

Writing from the Margins

From Tibet to Taiwan, Yunnan to yonder, we recommend five Spring Festival reads with a focus on the periphery.

Resolute Reading for 2026

Resolving to read more in 2026? We have you covered with five recommendations, from an essay collection of Tibet to a colloquial history of China’s...

Best China Books of 2025

Identity issues. Migrant stories. Company profiles. Lost daughters. Daddy issues. Our annual round-up of notable books on or from China, nonfiction and literature, nominated by...

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Topic: Misc.

Nominations Open for 2027 Baifang Schell Book Prize

New China Books: Back to School

New China Books: Dog Days of Summer

Awards Ceremony for the 2026 Winners

Endymion Wilkinson’s China Bookshelf

Changing China

2026 Book Prize: Announcing the Winners

Shortlist: 2025 Nonfiction Award

Shortlist: 2025 Literature Award

Writing from the Margins

Resolute Reading for 2026

Best China Books of 2025

20 Nov, 6:30-8pm; Asia Society, NYC

Jung Chang: My Life After China

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