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Film director Zhang Yimou says the script of The Flowers of War, based on Yan Geling's 2005 novella of the same title, is the best he's encountered.
Chi Zijian has already won several awards for her best-selling novel, Right Bank of the Ergun (E'erguna He You'an).
Literary star Bi Feiyu says all the stories that he has penned are essentially one - the story of pain.
Veteran writer of 30 years says his new novel's characters speak to him. And yet, its central theme is one of man's constant search for someone to talk to.
A 24-hour bookstore in Shanghai has become an irresistible free guesthouse for the homeless after getting a facelift last month.
Mao Dun Literature Prize winner Liu Xinglong says the money he was paid for a novella he wrote wasn't even enough to treat his friends for a meal.
Han Dong is participating in five events at the London Book Fair from April 16-18.
Just how many people is the writer Han Dong? It may be difficult to pin down as he is full of surprises.
Three Key seminars and ten conversations at London Book Fair.
Pianist Lang Lang and violinist Lu Siqing are to perform together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and New London Children's Choir.
New books to be launched in English during London Book Fair.
Fifty-two Chinese writers are to engage in extended exchanges with their foreign counterparts, readers, publishers, literary agents and translators. Listed are some of the events.
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