Tuesday 24 June 2014 9:12AMAnna Frey Taylor and Michael Cathcart
A smart phone next to an open book IMAGE: FROM GOODREADS TO AMAZON, THE INTERNET HAS DEMOCRATISED BOOK REVIEWING. (GETTY IMAGES/JILL FERRY PHOTOGRAPHY)
The past decade has seen a flourishing of amateur literary Continue reading
How Amazon and Goodreads are changing literary criticism已关闭评论
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To mark the occasion, here are some awesome Ralph Steadman illustrations of Orwell’s anti-totalitarian Continue reading
Today, June 25, is George Orwell’s birthday!已关闭评论
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Tagged 1984, Animal Farm, Big Brother, George Orwell
BY EDITORIAL BOARD June 21
EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES between the United States and China have grown to record numbers. With these programs come scholarly value but also risks.
Confucius Institutes offer an example of this trade-off. Continue reading
Children’s author Jeff Kinney’s new shop will emphasize reading as a tangible, community experience in a digital, fractured world.
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Kinney at his office in Boston (AP Photo)
Jeff Kinney, the man behind the astonishingly powerful Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, is leading the revolution. Continue reading
A ‘Wimpy’ Plan to Save the Physical Book已关闭评论
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Tagged Children, Jeff Kinney
ROBERT KAPP, JEFFREY WASSERSTROM 06.23.14
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Dressed in ancient costume, people kneel in front of a statue of Confucius during a ceremony to mark his birthday in Changchun, Jilin province.
Last week, the American Association of University Professors joined a growing chorus of voices calling Continue reading
The Debate Over Confucius Institutes：A ChinaFile Conversation已关闭评论
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Posted: 06/20/2014 7:53 am EDT Updated: 06/22/2014 9:59 am EDT
The story of the J.D. Salinger’s life looks different when you look at it through the lens of his work.
An excellent piece of advice I received while working on my biography of J.D. Salinger, Continue reading
9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J.D. Salinger已关闭评论
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Kirsten Jacobsen, Special to the Register; 11:09 p.m. CDT June 21, 2014
(Photo: Kirsten Jacobsen/Photos Special to the Register)
Walking down the city’s bustling hútong — Beijing’s eponymous ancient, winding alleyways — Continue reading
June 20th, 2014 by Ken Smith
The rural Chinese village of Dimen, above, in southwest China’s Guizhou province, is home to the Dong minority — and the recently founded Dimen Dong Eco-Museum. Continue reading
Rural ‘Eco-Museum’ in China Preserves a Song Tradition, and a People’s Culture已关闭评论
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Tagged Dimen, Dong Eco-Museum, Guizhou
