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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.
New Photography Books on China
Five recent photography collections, from a frontline view of wartime China to a bucolic portrait of a Hong Kong village, show how images can speak...
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.
Books on the Chinese-American Experience
To celebrate AAPI month, we partnered with Asia Society to round up five books that capture different facets of what it means to be Chinese-American.
Jianying Zha’s China Bookshelf
The writer and cultural commentator picks five titles from her shelf, from Henry Kissinger’s transcripts to a Cultural Revolution memoir — and tells us what...
How Past Reflects Present
Chinese literature has a long tradition of using history to discuss contemporary affairs. Our columnist picks five recent titles that do just that, from Shang...
Winter Warmers
Our columnist picks another five recently translated titles — from Hong Kong tea house poetry to a self-help seal — and reviews the state of...
Barbara Demick’s China Bookshelf
The award-winning journalist and author recommends five titles, from Tibetan memoirs to environmental histories — and offers a life hack for New Yorkers with limited...
What to Read in 2024
A few China titles we're excited to read in the year ahead — and deeper pickings to draw from in our comprehensive book listings project.
Best China Books of 2023
Our round-up of recommended titles (and one anti-recommendation) from the past year, selected by our editors and various guests.
What China’s Reading
Our round-up of untranslated Chinese books from the Sinophone world, from “everyday feminism” to working-class struggles, and a globetrotting frog.
Orville Schell’s China Bookshelf
The veteran sinophile tells us about five books that shaped his relationship with China since the 1950s — and why ladders are an invaluable but...
