We’d like to give warm thanks to Randy Svendsen of 1421 Wines, which is sponsoring tonight’s party. That’s this evening! Please come by for buy-one, get-one-free Tiger beer until the end of the night. We’ll reveal our 2016 Bookworm Literary Festival confirmed authors at 9 pm.

If you missed last week’s Farm to Neighbors farmers’ market, don’t sweat – it’s coming back this Saturday to our rooftop from noon to 5 pm. At the same time, we’ll be holding our Autumn Book Sale, with many titles going for only 5 RMB! (more…)

Please join us this Friday as we welcome three Chinese authors — a novelist, a poet, and a nonfiction writer — to The Bookworm as they each give 10-minute keynote addresses on the meaning of literature and expression in China. (more…)

Five journalists with extensive China experience will convene at The Bookworm tomorrow to discuss the rewards, challenges, and nuances of reporting in this country in the past decade. There’s a lot to cover from this diverse panel, from Vatican-China relations to Sino-Japanese, from how the Olympics shifted (if it did) our perception of the country to how social media is affecting the journalist’s job, from Hu Jintao to Xi Jinping. We’ll try to cover it all! And of course, there will be time for audience questions. (more…)

Raconteur, rabble-rouser, and the enfant terrible of the airwaves Jeremy Goldkorn is reuniting with the boys tonight when the one-and-only Sinica podcast — the best radio show on China you’ll find today — records live from The Bookworm. Goldkorn was a Sinica original, but you might also know him as the founder of Danwei and an all-around pleasant guy — when he’s not calling out CCP officials as c*nts, of course. (more…)

We have a great double-header planned tonight, a pair of community events that celebrates the literary arts scene here in Beijing. Both events are free, and both promise to be a fun time. Up first: Poetry Beijing, which will be presented by Liz Richards and Matthew Byrne, who each run their own monthly poetry events. (Liz hosts Word of Mouth The Bookworm, and Matt hosts Spittoon at Mado Bar.) (more…)

We’re presenting a special edition of our monthly Storytelling Night — modeled after New York’s famous Moth Theater performances — featuring a lineup of China veterans. And what a lineup we have! Check it out: (more…)

Bookworm 10 Anniversary Week has begun! If you can’t find an event for you in our display above, let us give you a closer look: (more…)

If you ever doubted Wil Sylvince feels at home in China, we have the definitive visual evidence to prove otherwise. Look at the above, taken this past week at Chengdu Bookworm. That’s about as immaculate a China pic as you can capture.

Wil will be in Beijing for one night only this Sunday as he headlines Bookworm Comedy Night. Storm Xu emcees, and Beijing’s very own Paul Creasy opens. It’s going to be great. (more…)

We have an addition to our already-packed Bookworm 10 Anniversary Week schedule, and it’s a good one: Erica Huang is bringing her wildly successful Farm to Neighbors farmers’ market to The Bookworm rooftop this Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Grass-fed meats, fresh veggies, award-winning cheeses, pasture-raised chicken, chutney, organic honey, fresh-baked bread, and so much more (such as natural skincare products, handmade toothpaste, bags, etc.). Come discover how succulent healthy living truly can be. (more…)