Midnight in Peking author Paul French bagged this year’s Edgar for Best Fact Crime. The Edgar is one of the highest honors in the mystery writing genre. Congrats Paul!

In other news, Granta China makes it debut with a special Britain edition. The magazine features translations of pieces published in the English magazine and includes work by David Mitchell, A.S. Byatt, Hari Kunzru, Kazuo Ishiguro, Geoff Dyer and Jeanette Winterson.

Head over to grant.com for an interview with the editors of Granta China, Peng Lun and Patrizia van Daalen.