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One Foot in the World of Black and White: An Interview With Charles Yu
Charles Yu speaks on the influences that formed his latest novel 'Interior Chinatown.'

In the Age of Digital Streaming, Will Literature Survive?
How to learn to stop worrying and love the literature of our new streaming-centric life.

INDONESIA: Author Innosanto Nagara Introduces Activism to Children
The Jakarta-born, Oakland-based author shares his activist children's book with an Indonesian audience.

Translation Wages in China Affecting the Popularity of Foreign Classics
China’s translators are severely underpaid, and the proof is in the print.

BOOK REVIEW: 'Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy to a City'
'Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy for a City' spans five decades, two husbands, a dozen other lovers, a handover to the Motherland, the dementia of the author's mother and the death of her father.

The Power Couple of Vietnam's 1980s Literary Scene
Luu Quang Vu and Xuan Quynh’s death was something of a national tragedy in the late 1980s, but their legacy has lived on through their body of work and life stories.

Chinese Writers Capture Voices of the Corrupt
Nonfiction works like ‘Zhui Wen’ are challenging public perceptions of the graft by writing from the perspectives of the perpetrators.

Migrant Worker’s Essay Strikes Chord With Chinese Masses
A rural woman’s personal story of struggle and survival has made her an instant literary celebrity.

Constructive Criticism: Poets Give Voice to Migrant Struggles
Working-class wordsmiths from China’s building sites are composing verse to air their grievances.

FEATURE: Taiwanese Literature Studies on the Brink
As another university closes its department of Taiwanese literature, academics and students disagree on the reasons for its demise.