Hong Kong International Literary Festival revamp
— October 20, 2013The Hong Kong International Literary Festival has had a shake-up – it has a new manager, new faces
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Making of an iron lady
— October 6, 2013Jung Chang’s biography casts a forgiving light on the life and reign of the woman who dominated
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Hong Kong Book Fair gets professional, goes global
— July 7, 2013The Hong Kong Book Fair, now in its 25th year, remains firmly focused on the Chinese-language titles,
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Hachette UK’s Tim Hely Hutchinson Sees Big Potential In Asia
— July 2, 2013HONG KONG: Asia is an important growth market for Britain’s second-largest publisher, Hachette UK.
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Eslite Expands Aggressively into China
— April 30, 2013Taiwanese bookstore Eslite is expanding at a time when bookstores around the world are folding.
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Malaysian novelist wins Man Asian Literary Prize
— March 15, 2013Malaysian author Tan Tweng Eng has won this year’s Man Asian Literary Prize for “The Garden
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As luck would have it
— July 21, 2013Jonathan Spence – historian, intellectual and eminent China scholar – is not one for a snappy
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Hong Kong Book Fair pulls in crowds but needs to attract bigger-name authors
— July 6, 2013Hong Kong’s own book fair celebrates 25 years with rising attendances, but the line-up of visiting
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Posing a colonial mystery
— June 16, 2013Christopher New revisits his beloved Hong Kong for a period tale
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Tan Twan Eng wins Man Asian Literary Prize
— March 18, 2013Former lawyer Tan Twan Eng tells Kate Whitehead how his friends planted the seeds of his award-winning
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