Literary Shanghai

The home of Shanghai's literary community - writers, translators & readers - hosting readings, talks & workshops with a local & regional focus.

[Historic Shanghai @HistoricSH]

2026 reading list. Because Shanghai is too complicated to be understood by the naked eye. It needs to be read.

https://t.co/7NTpomvB2q

[Historic Shanghai @HistoricSH]

The exterior of Pagoda Paris, sadly closed when we visited in October. But still a thrill to see in person!

[MOFBA • Advertising History in China @MOFBACN]

1930s advertisement for a surprisingly modern looking Norge fridge in China.

[Historic Shanghai @HistoricSH]

Reorganized the bookshelves and a slew of duplicates appeared! Selling them off at this Saturday’s welcome back drinks, so join us!)

Saturday September 6, 4-6pm
RMB 100 members, 200 nonmembers, includes 2 drinks
Register: https://t.co/XQZbahMB2c
[email protected]

[Tina Kanagaratnam @TMK_TinaManiK]

Some books really are that riveting. Wulumuqi Lu. #shanghaisummer

[Literary Shanghai @LitShanghai]

Now that’s fun!

[Historic Shanghai @HistoricSH]

Prepping for a private tour focused on the lives of girls in Old Shanghai—so we consulted the experts, the women who were once girls in Old Shanghai.

Curious about an aspect of Old Shanghai? Talk to us about private tours!

More info here: https://t.co/GLHQpCZujD

#shanghai

[Susan Blumberg-Kason @Susan_BK]

I really enjoyed this debut novel by Daniel Tam-Claiborne and reviewed it in today's @BookReviewsAsia. The story drew me in, but his writing is what I'll remember.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

I always look forward to sharing my annual list of favorite books, movies, and music. Today I’ll start by sharing some of the books that have stuck with me long after I finished reading them.

Check them out this holiday season, preferably at an independent bookstore or library!

[Lisa See @Lisa_See]

How do I edit? Here's the answer! Oooh... I'm getting close to turning in the new novel... I'm pretty excited.

[Historic Shanghai @HistoricSH]

Thanksgiving ✅ Onto holiday shopping!

🎁 On that score, have we got a deal for you … Historic Shanghai gift certificates at historic prices! One week only.

Info and orders here, or scan the QR code.

https://t.co/zsBLCAiJVQ

[Historic Shanghai @HistoricSH]

I know. The question on your lips this Thanksgiving Day is “what was Thanksgiving like in Old Shanghai?”

We scoured the newspapers, and found a very traditional holiday. A service of Thanksgiving, a big turkey dinner, a hotly contested football, after parties … read on! 🧵 1/

[Historic Shanghai @HistoricSH]

A then-and-now stroll through Old Shanghai’s wild side, with “Gunboat Justice” author Doug Clark - sleaze & sin, crime and punishment, and so many good tales! Old Shanghai: what a place, eh? #shanghai

[JF Books 季風書園 | 季风书店 @Jifengbooks]

#季風每月排行榜 #季風薦書
#9月季風讀者最喜歡的書

九月是季風在華府重生的第一個月，我們感激從各地前來的讀者、媒體和學者朋友們，本期中文榜單排名首位的是《不明白：為什麼中國走到了這裡》——本書開啟了解真實中國的新篇章。而英文圖書榜首的是來自Ian Johnson的Sparks，這是一本講述中國民間記錄者（記者、獨立導演和獨立寫作者）如何與官方記憶做抗爭、为未來留下獨立記憶形態的紀實書。

秋季，是一個溫暖、值得與書相伴的季節。季風在DC有一個很美好的開始，我們期待在十月再見到你！

9月季風讀者最喜歡的書
1. 不明白：為什麼中國走到了這裡，不明白播客，飛地工作室
2. 左翼自由主義，周保松，春山出版
3. 故交半零落，野夫，鹿津/讀道社
4. 去留之間，傅国涌，讀道社
5. 怎忍青史盡成灰，陳兼，牛津出版
6. 立誌，立場新聞
7. 莽莽，莽莽編輯部
8. 暴政史，徐賁，牛津出版
9. 我城存歿：強權之下思索自由，張燦輝，左岸文化
10. 弟弟，陳慧，木馬文化

Top Picks from JF Readers in September
1. Sparks, China's Underground Historians and their Battle for the Future, Ian Johnson, Oxford University Press
2. Other Rivers: A Chinese Education, Peter Hessler, Penguin Press
3. Fang Si-Chi's First Love Paradise, Yi-Han Lin, HarperVia
4. The Caucasus: An Introduction, Thomas de Waal, Oxford University Press
5. Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan, Herbert P Bix, Harper Perennia
6. Sinostan: China's Inadvertent Empire, Raffaello Pantucci, Alexandros Petersen, Oxford University Press
7. The Backstreets: A Novel from Xinjiang, Perhat Tursun, Columbia University Press
8. Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed, James C. Scott, Yale University Press
9. Fu Ping: A Novel (Weatherhead Books on Asia), Anyi Wang, Columbia University Press
10. The Culture of Lies, Dubravka Ugresic, Open Letter

#季風 #季風書園 #季風薦書 #上海季風 #DC讀書 #銷售排行 #JFBooks #季风 #季风书园 #上海季风 #季风荐书 #閱讀 #書單

[Literary Shanghai @LitShanghai]

@AidenHeung @arthur_solway And Shanghai misses you, Aiden!

[Historic Shanghai @HistoricSH]

#Shanghai history Twitter: can anyone ID this uniform?

The only clues we have are that our correspondent’s grandmother, who is in this 1933 photo, went to a girls school in Shanghai and was on the All-China basketball team.

Any clues gratefully accepted!

[Literary Shanghai @LitShanghai]

Congratulations!

[SALT: South Asian Literature in Translation @SALTatChicago]

Adventurous publishers! Based outside of South Asia but want to know more about book prospects and authors, editors, and publishers there? We want to help! Deadline around the corner - 15 September - spread the word! https://t.co/VckWpNjaAM

[Damian M @zhong_daming]

With this September, our ERC-funded project #ChinaComx starts. Researching comics culture in the People's Republic of China, the project aims to bridge the fields of PRC history, global comics studies, and visual history. See https://t.co/Pzw7eShQrx for details, and get in touch!

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“I don’t think we can have a good society if we don’t have good poetry.” —Octavio Paz https://t.co/wsbmzmmYNa

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

You know what, I get it