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Hong Kong Book Fair Celebrates Chinese Mainland Titles

The 35th Hong Kong Book Fair opens with over 620 activities, spotlighting diverse publications from the Chinese mainland.

Discover “They May Face the Rising Sun” by John McGahern—a lyrical ode to rural Ireland that celebrates emigration, homecoming, and enduring kinship.

Novelist Mai Jia explains how writing helped him reconcile with his past, inspiring empathy and a longing for peace.

The 2025 Kazakhstan-China Silk Road Literature Week kicked off at Farabi University, uniting creative voices and celebrating timeless storytelling.

Explore Qu Yuan’s legacy, the first star poet whose work in Chu Ci sculpted ancient China’s literary soul.

Discover how ‘The Little Match Girl’ has enchanted Chinese readers since the early 20th century with its timeless charm.

Russian literature, from Tolstoy to Ostrovsky, has long inspired Chinese readers with timeless narratives and enduring lessons.

Discover Ambassador Nicholas O’Brien’s curated picks of Irish literary classics from Yeats, Joyce, Beckett, and more!

Colombia hosts the 36th International Book Fair in Bogotá, sparking a vibrant celebration of literature and culture.

Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, iconic Latin American novelist, dies at 89, leaving an influential legacy in literature.