China boasts more bookstores, increasing sales

China had 225,000 bookstores and sales outlets for books at the end of 2018, a 4.3-percent increase from the previous year, according to an annual report on the country's bookstore industry released Tuesday.

Israeli philosopher's forthcoming book contradicts popular ways to find love

Famous Israeli philosopher Aaron Ben-Ze'ev argues in his forthcoming book that most of the popular ways to look for the ideal partner are not good enough to find the desired lifelong love.

400,000 books to be shown at Beijing Book Fair

Nearly 400,000 new and best-selling books will be put on display at the 2019 Beijing Book Fair, scheduled for Jan. 10 to Jan. 12.

An accidental author

Di An (pen name) says she was "surprised" to receive the People's Literature Award for her recently published book, Jingheng Street.

China compiles dictionary to save an ethnic culture

Yunnan province published a dictionary to preserve the culture of Lahu nationality, a minor ethnic group with a population of 486,000.

Amazon China's list of influential translated books

​Amazon China has recently released a list of 25 most influential translated works in the past 40 years, China Daily reported Friday.

Inner Mongolia compiles dictionaries to save endangered ethnic languages

​Northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region will publish visual dictionaries to save three endangered ethnic languages, according to the region's nationalities affairs committee.

Acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz dies at 79

Israel's renowned novelist Amos Oz died on Friday afternoon at the age of 79 after struggling with cancer, his family said.

Martial arts novelist signs NetEase digital literature deal

Novelist Woon Swee Oan reveals that he still possesses a passion and energy for writing, during a recent event in Hangzhou.

American professor's letters home from China published

A launch ceremony for an American professor's book of letters home from China was held on Saturday at Xiamen University.