Writer Zhou Xiaofeng explores weight of choice in fairy tale 'Star · Fish'

Sun Zhanke has witnessed nearly a century of transformation in China. As a teenager during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he found ways to contribute through his talents. Later, as a media professional, he devoted his career to chronicling the country’s evolution and preserving the memories of a generation shaped by upheaval and renewal.

Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the second Hungarian author ever to receive the honor, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday.

One hot afternoon in mid-August, at Beijing's Tsutaya Bookstore, a long line of readers wrapped around the venue for the book signing of Shenti, Zailai (Body, Again). Centered on the theme of the "body", the book features works by South Korean writers Kim Cho-yeop, Kim Chung-gyul and Cheon Seonran, and Chinese writers Zhou Wen, Cheng Jingbo, and Wang Kanyu.

The 21st Baihua Literature Awards, one of China's most influential honors for popular fiction, celebrates writers who bridge artistry and mass readership, and spotlights storytelling's enduring power to resonate across generations and communities.

The 36th Galaxy Awards ceremony, one of China's most prestigious honors in science fiction literature, took place on the evening of Sept. 19 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, highlighting web literature as a vital new driving force for the sci-fi genre.

The Science Fiction Nebula Carnival 2025 was held in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Sept. 20 to celebrate Chinese sci-fi achievements and the 100th anniversary of its sci-fi cinema, charting the genre's direction, potential and integration with various industries.

Chinese science fiction writer Yang Wanqing won the top award for his novel "Golden Peaches" at the 16th Chinese Nebula Awards on Saturday in Chengdu, Sichuan province, adding to the Galaxy Award he received the previous day.

​The winners of the 16th Xingyun Awards for Chinese Science Fiction were announced on Saturday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The new book Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Jade Artifacts from Shang Dynasty by jade researcher Ding Zhe explores the diversity of Shang jade and the origins of jade culture.

A new book titled A Long and Arduous Journey: China's World Heritage Nomination Stories, recently published by the CITIC Press Group, explores the unique allure of China's World Heritage sites and the painstaking efforts behind their nominations.

A Comprehensive History of the Japanese Military 'Comfort Women' System is a book that comprehensively and systematically explores Japan's "comfort women" system's diverse aspects with solid evidence. it was released on Aug 14 at the 2025 Shanghai Book Fair.

Amid rising global tensions and fragmented historical narratives, Chinese scholars are pushing for a more balanced understanding of World War II — one that highlights China's immense sacrifices and contributions.

The lovable Paddington Bear has become a mainstay of the British tourist and souvenir industry, and, since May last year, fans have had a chance to step into his world at the Paddington Bear Experience on London's South Bank, close to the London Eye.

In the courtyard of Beijing's Xuannan Bookstore, an unusual art exhibition is quietly unfolding. Each painting features figures wracked with pain. This public-interest exhibition is dedicated to raising awareness on tenosynovial giant cell tumor, a rare joint disorder. The exhibition ran from July 4 to July 6.

During the 3rd International Conference on Publishing Education in Beijing, representatives of the founding members signed the memorandum of cooperation at the launch of the Association for International Publishing Education.

Writers discussed Literary Trends in the Age of AI at a recent forum at Beijing Normal University, a key event of the 31st Beijing International Book Fair in June. The forum was held against the backdrop of the fast advancing artificial intelligence, which has urged many people to ask whether writers will be replaced by AI in the future.

On Jul. 20, Ballad of the Dulong River and Bronze Cowrie Containers, a new poetry collection, was launched during a Beijing seminar organized by Poetry Periodical, Yunnan Education Publishing House, and Yunnan Writers' Association.

Marking the first anniversary of Beijing Central Axis' inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site, a book series centered on the site was launched at Beijing's Hong'en Temple on Jul. 27.

Qian Sijin, a septuagenarian nuclear physicist of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), takes to storytelling to explain the universe in everyday words.

William C Wuttke was an author of nearly 100 cartoons capturing the brutal realities he and other POWs endured at Mukden Camp, a Japanese prison camp in Shenyang, Liaoning province, during WWII. Today, reproductions of his original works hang on the walls of the Shenyang WWII Allied Prisoners Camp Site Museum.