In 2008, Lijia Zhang published a memoir that dealt with her childhood, her experiences working in a missile factory, and …
The Making of a First Novel: An Interview with Lijia Zhang
The China Blog
LARB’s China Blog covers the life, culture, politics and literature of China. It is edited by Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Maura Elizabeth Cunningham. If you’re looking for blog posts prior to September 2013, please visit our China Blog tumblr page.
Feminism in China and the Wandering Life: An Interview with Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
It has now been about half a year since Maura Cunningham started a new position with the Association for Asian …
Dumplings, Dictators, and Daoists — Six Book Recommendations
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom I wrote the first draft of this post on the final day of 2016, and then revised …
Hong Kong Noir
By Susan Blumberg-Kason When I lived in Hong Kong in the 1990s, my only interaction with the police occurred when …
More China-Focused Suggestions for the Bookish People on Your Holiday Lists
thesBy Jeffrey Wasserstrom In this follow up to our December 7 post, two China Blog regulars, Alec Ash and Maura …
From Diamond Village to Wukan: An Interview with the China Media Project’s David Bandurski
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom In last week’s post, three regular contributors to the China Blog gave suggestions for books dealing with …
Some China-Related Holiday Gift Book Ideas
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom This post continues a tradition, first begun at The China Beat (a publication that began a four-year …
Babies, Bylines, and Life in Smoggy Cities: An Interview with Pallavi Aiyar
I’ve been a fan of Pallavi Aiyar’s writing since 2008. Back then, she was based in Beijing, reporting for the …
The President-Elect and the Generalissimo
By Daniel Knorr In the lead up to and immediate wake of the U.S. presidential election, commentators have frequently cast …
Selling Singles Day — An Origin Story
By Alec Ash Every November 11th, while Brits wear poppies to remember the dead of WWI, the China news cycle …
