At The Bookworm, we’re serious about literature. The resources room is entirely dedicated to helping you find whatever you need on all things literary. We add to it constantly and encourage you to send us other links you find useful.
News
Tea Obreht awarded the 2011 Orange Prize
Tea Obrecht became the youngest winner of the Orange Prize, awarded for her debut novel The Tiger’s Wife.
The New Yorker Summer Fiction Issue Out Now
One of our favourite issues from one of our favourite magazines. Check out fiction pieces from Tea Obreht, Junot Diaz, Jennifer Egan, Aleksander Hemon and more.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Have some time on your hands? Dive into some of the best long form writing on the internet, courtesy of Mrk Armstrong of Longreads.com
Tea Obrecht became the youngest winner of the Orange Prize, awarded for her debut novel The Tiger’s Wife.
The New Yorker Summer Fiction Issue Out Now
One of our favourite issues from one of our favourite magazines. Check out fiction pieces from Tea Obreht, Junot Diaz, Jennifer Egan, Aleksander Hemon and more.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Have some time on your hands? Dive into some of the best long form writing on the internet, courtesy of Mrk Armstrong of Longreads.com
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• http://www.apwriters.org – Asia Pacific Writing Partnership • http://www.asialiteraryreview.com – Quarterly literary review of new Pan-Asian writing • http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/blog/ – Annual prize for Asian fiction • http://www.britishcouncil.org/ – British organisation • http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/ – Scottish arts funding and development body • http://www.chinabooks.com/cart/home.php – American resource on Chinese literature • http://www.chinabookinternational.cn/index_english.jsp – Chinese literary organisation • http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/internationalpen/ – Worldwide organisation dedicated to freedom of spe • http://www.wordswithoutborders.org/ – Online magazine of international literature • http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs;/AsianstudiesDept/china-lit.html – Chinese literary resources • http://www.paper-republic.org – A network of Chinese writers and translators |
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• http://www.access-asia.info/ – Shanghai based marketing and media monitoring site • http://www.thebeijinger.com – Online version of the monthly listings magazines • http://www.timeout.com/cn/en/beijing/ – Online version of the monthly listings magazine • http://www.shanghaiist.com – Shanghaiist • http://www.zhongnanhaiblog.com – China blog • http://www.danwei.org – Media and advertising in China |
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