Blog Tag - Book Talks

Find Out How the Chinese Language was Created at this History Talk, Jun 26
In 1913, a meeting was held in a small courtyard close to Xidan with the aim to find a nationwide standard of pronunciation for the Chinese language...
Man Booker Winner and Author or 'Atonement' Ian McEwan Comes to The Bookworm
As arguably one of England’s all-time famous novelists and screenwriters, the late announcement that Ian McEwan would appear at The Bookworm via the...
Partition, OBOR, and India's Relationship With China: Q&A With Author Nisid Hajari Ahead of Feb 6 Bookworm Talk
Although 70 years have passed since the Partition of India, its reverberations are by no means restricted to that era or that region. In fact,...
Book Review: Nothing Gained, Phillip Kim
“Write what you know,” goes the old bit of advice from Mark Twain. After more than twenty years as an investment banker in Asia, author Phillip...
Death By Donut: Skippy Dies With Paul Murray
Late last month, the Beijinger team took on The Bookworm Literary Festival to see who could down the most donuts in honor of Irish author Paul...
Globetrot With A Grin: Travel Tips From BLF Author Sophie Cooke
Smile often and wear a big hood. Is that what it takes to make it as a travel writer? Novelist, poet, and travel author Sophie Cooke will be at this...
The Early Bird Gets the Bookworm Festival Tickets!
All, it’s that time of year again: The Bookworm International Literary Festival (BLF) is drawing near, bringing authors of great acclaim to our...