Old friends: Ten of the books on China’s September Top 30 in fiction had each been on the list more than 20 times in the past. A September afternoon in Tianjin Water Park, a 72-year-old recreational park project in the coastal northern Chinese city. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Wirestock By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson […]
The hit author Yu Hua reached seven spots on China’s fiction charts thanks to a 1988 novel’s new film adaptation and its star. Early snowfall at Changchun’s Huanglong Royal Park in northeastern China’s Jilin province. The park was built during the Manchukuo period, in 1933. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Dandelion By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief |
The 53-year-old Buchreport, one of the market’s trio of trade publications, was best known for its Der Speigel bestseller lists. An article from the December 22, 2023, edition of Buchreport. Image: Buchreport By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_AndersonSee also today: Germany’s Book Market: A ‘Mixed Performance’ in 2023 ‘Maybe You Will Miss One or Two
Our exclusive November bestseller lists in China saw boosts from ‘Double 11’ sales and a new interest in traditional Chinese medicine. A still from a scene involving scientific debate and generational distance, from ‘Three-Body,’ the Chinese television series adaptation of Liu Cixin’s ‘Remembrance of Earth Past,’ season 1, now streaming on Amazon Prime. Image: Tencent
Normally slow-moving, bestseller charts in China highlighted nonfiction on legal issues in December. In Shanghai, a storefront packed with Western Christmas holiday-style decor. China’s Spring Festival starts this year on the Lunar New Year, February 10. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Ninel Roshchina By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Legal Perspectives and Policy Strategies The bestseller
The run-up to the Year of the Dragon in China’s bestseller charts was energized by entertainment and humorous education books for kids. The ‘Chess Pavilion’ as seen from the eastern peak of Mount Hua in China’s Shaanxi Province. The area is featured in one of January’s bestselling books for young readers, ‘Treasure Hunting in Shaanxi.’
The holiday-filled February market in China threw some light on self-help books and the desire of many consumers to upgrade their social relationships Interpersonal relationships and self-confidence are key interests trending on the Chinese self-help nonfiction charts. Image – Getty iStockphoto: IMTM Photo By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson In Nonfiction; Constructing Personal Relationships’ A
An act of violence among school students may be prompting readers in China to make quick bestsellers of social nonfiction for youngsters. Buckwheat harvesting in Hebei province, near Zhangjiakou and a wind p0wer plant. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Xenotar By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson A Children’s Bestseller: ‘What To Protect Yourself With’ On March
China’s April bestseller lists are starting to include more mental-health content for young readers, looking at ‘insensitive force’ and expressiveness. A family at Geming Revolution Park in Shaanxi Province reads from a ‘stone book.’ Image – Getty iStockphoto: Pawopa By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Cultivating Confidence: ‘Insensitive Force’ In our China Bestsellers coverage for
On China’s nonfiction list in May, Fei Zhi’s army of ‘Cats’ books were held at bay by the TV-powered arrival of Li Juan’s ‘My Altay’ at No. 1. In the Altay region of China’s enormous Xinjiang province. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Dandelion By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Small Screens to Big Sales In many
