Sinoist Books
@sinoistbooks.bsky.social
West Sussex-based indie press dedicated to bringing out the best of Sinophone literature in translation to the English-speaking world.
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Book of the month: Ning Ken
One of the lovely things about this project is the interactions I've had through it with writers around the world. The Chinese literary master Ning Ken is a great example. After I gave a quote to support Thomas Moran's English translation of Tibetan Sky, I received a…
One of the lovely things about this project is the interactions I've had through it with writers around the world. The Chinese literary master Ning Ken is a great example. After I gave a quote to support Thomas Moran's English translation of Tibetan Sky, I received a…
Book of the month: Ning Ken
One of the lovely things about this project is the interactions I've had through it with writers around the world. The Chinese literary master Ning Ken is a great example. After I gave a quote to support Thomas Moran's English translation of Tibetan Sky, I received a copy of the finished book sent from Beijing, inscribed with a message of thanks from the author as shown above.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Book of the month: Ning Ken
One of the lovely things about this project is the interactions I've had through it with writers around the world. The Chinese literary master Ning Ken is a great example. After I gave a quote to support Thomas Moran's English translation of Tibetan Sky, I received a…
One of the lovely things about this project is the interactions I've had through it with writers around the world. The Chinese literary master Ning Ken is a great example. After I gave a quote to support Thomas Moran's English translation of Tibetan Sky, I received a…
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The inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair is happening at the end of November!
30+ presses, events, readings, and more. Organised by me and @eireannmor.bsky.social. More information coming very soon - follow @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social for updates
30+ presses, events, readings, and more. Organised by me and @eireannmor.bsky.social. More information coming very soon - follow @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social for updates
October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair is happening at the end of November!
30+ presses, events, readings, and more. Organised by me and @eireannmor.bsky.social. More information coming very soon - follow @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social for updates
30+ presses, events, readings, and more. Organised by me and @eireannmor.bsky.social. More information coming very soon - follow @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social for updates
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Read an exclusive extract from Ning Ken's forthcoming novel, TIBETAN SKY, translated by Thomas Moran —a philosophical work of fiction about a disillusioned academic and the complex history of Tibet.
TIBETAN SKY is out with @sinoistbooks.bsky.social on 26 September.
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TIBETAN SKY is out with @sinoistbooks.bsky.social on 26 September.
www.wasafiri.org/content/excl...
Exclusive Extract: Tibetan Sky by Ning Ken, trans. by Thomas Moran
Read an extract from Ning Ken's forthcoming novel Tibetan Sky – translated by Thomas Moran…
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September 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Read an exclusive extract from Ning Ken's forthcoming novel, TIBETAN SKY, translated by Thomas Moran —a philosophical work of fiction about a disillusioned academic and the complex history of Tibet.
TIBETAN SKY is out with @sinoistbooks.bsky.social on 26 September.
www.wasafiri.org/content/excl...
TIBETAN SKY is out with @sinoistbooks.bsky.social on 26 September.
www.wasafiri.org/content/excl...
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A great evening at the Battersea Bookshop talking about Tie Ning's My Sister's Red Shirt (Sinoist Books), contemporary Chinese fiction and translation with Annelise Finegan, Academic Director & Clinical Associate Professor of Translation at NYU School of Professional Studies....
August 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A great evening at the Battersea Bookshop talking about Tie Ning's My Sister's Red Shirt (Sinoist Books), contemporary Chinese fiction and translation with Annelise Finegan, Academic Director & Clinical Associate Professor of Translation at NYU School of Professional Studies....
Amazing turnout at Battersea yesterday, thank you to all who braved the weather to attend. Thank you to Paul French for hosting, Battersea Bookshop for the wonderful venue, and of course Annelise for her receptive answers and insights into such a meaningful novella.
#womenintranslation
#womenintranslation
August 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Amazing turnout at Battersea yesterday, thank you to all who braved the weather to attend. Thank you to Paul French for hosting, Battersea Bookshop for the wonderful venue, and of course Annelise for her receptive answers and insights into such a meaningful novella.
#womenintranslation
#womenintranslation
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄—𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 In his eloquent and incisive essay, Angus Stewart reflects on four works by Fang Fang. Moving beyond the controversies surrounding her... @sinoistbooks.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social @anguslikeswords.bsky.social
READ: chajournal.blog/2025/08/12/f...
READ: chajournal.blog/2025/08/12/f...
August 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄—𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 In his eloquent and incisive essay, Angus Stewart reflects on four works by Fang Fang. Moving beyond the controversies surrounding her... @sinoistbooks.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social @anguslikeswords.bsky.social
READ: chajournal.blog/2025/08/12/f...
READ: chajournal.blog/2025/08/12/f...
librarians... do you ever get emails from publishers? what do you want to see? feel free to reply/dm us!
August 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
librarians... do you ever get emails from publishers? what do you want to see? feel free to reply/dm us!
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It’s #womenintranslationmonth – here are some fab books that you need on your shelves…
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August 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
It’s #womenintranslationmonth – here are some fab books that you need on your shelves…
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indiepressnetwork.com/women-in-tra...
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We are pleased to publish the list of eligible submissions to the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025.
tinyurl.com/2wax9t5r
The list includes 145 titles from 34 languages - plenty of reading inspiration to mark #womenintranslation month this August! #WITMonth
tinyurl.com/2wax9t5r
The list includes 145 titles from 34 languages - plenty of reading inspiration to mark #womenintranslation month this August! #WITMonth
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August 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We are pleased to publish the list of eligible submissions to the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation in 2025.
tinyurl.com/2wax9t5r
The list includes 145 titles from 34 languages - plenty of reading inspiration to mark #womenintranslation month this August! #WITMonth
tinyurl.com/2wax9t5r
The list includes 145 titles from 34 languages - plenty of reading inspiration to mark #womenintranslation month this August! #WITMonth
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Chinese chain Luckin Coffee is clearly the Bluemoose Books of caffeine @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Chinese chain Luckin Coffee is clearly the Bluemoose Books of caffeine @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
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If you're in London and looking for a way to celebrate #womenintranslation this August #WITmonth, @sinoistbooks.bsky.social are running two events to celebrate the launch of 'My Sisters Red Shirt' by Tie Ning, translated by Annelise Finnegan. Free tickets available: sinoistbooks.com/our-events/
August 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
If you're in London and looking for a way to celebrate #womenintranslation this August #WITmonth, @sinoistbooks.bsky.social are running two events to celebrate the launch of 'My Sisters Red Shirt' by Tie Ning, translated by Annelise Finnegan. Free tickets available: sinoistbooks.com/our-events/
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July reading. Thanks to @lesfugitivespress.bsky.social
@dauntbookspub.bsky.social @swiftpress.bsky.social @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @judecook.bsky.social @sinoistbooks.bsky.social @repeaterbooks.bsky.social @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @stuhennigan.bsky.social @backlisted.bsky.social
@dauntbookspub.bsky.social @swiftpress.bsky.social @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @judecook.bsky.social @sinoistbooks.bsky.social @repeaterbooks.bsky.social @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @stuhennigan.bsky.social @backlisted.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Considering I read quite a bit of women in translation, my knowledge of Chinese lit is very shallow indeed. So many thanks to the Republic of Consciousness book club for this month’s offering from @sinoistbooks.bsky.social a tale of two sisters navigating their way through 80s adolescence.
July 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Considering I read quite a bit of women in translation, my knowledge of Chinese lit is very shallow indeed. So many thanks to the Republic of Consciousness book club for this month’s offering from @sinoistbooks.bsky.social a tale of two sisters navigating their way through 80s adolescence.
Thank you @bookblast.bsky.social for the review of My Sister's Red Shirt. Read here: bookblast.org/blog/my-sist...
Interested in this touching 1980s coming-of-age novella? We still have spaces left at our FREE translator talks in August, links in bio!
Interested in this touching 1980s coming-of-age novella? We still have spaces left at our FREE translator talks in August, links in bio!
My Sister's Red Shirt by Tie Ning Review | BookBlast®
BookBlast Diary review of bestselling semi-autobiographical novella My Sister's Red Shirt by by China’s premier author and head of the China Writers Association, Tie Ning, translated by Annelise Fineg...
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July 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Thank you @bookblast.bsky.social for the review of My Sister's Red Shirt. Read here: bookblast.org/blog/my-sist...
Interested in this touching 1980s coming-of-age novella? We still have spaces left at our FREE translator talks in August, links in bio!
Interested in this touching 1980s coming-of-age novella? We still have spaces left at our FREE translator talks in August, links in bio!
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Maoist China in microcosm: Old Kiln, by Jia Pingwa, reviewed
✍️ Jiwei Xiao
✍️ Jiwei Xiao
Maoist China in microcosm: Old Kiln, by Jia Pingwa, reviewed
Old Kiln is a novel spoken by the muse of memory but carved into shape by the fear of forgetting. Jia Pingwa (b.1952) wrote the first draft in 2009 after visiting his home village. Remembering a prolonged...
www.spectator.co.uk
July 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Maoist China in microcosm: Old Kiln, by Jia Pingwa, reviewed
✍️ Jiwei Xiao
✍️ Jiwei Xiao
"It is unquestionably a masterpiece and ought to consolidate Jia Pingwa’s reputation as a writer of international importance."
We could not agree more!
Many, many many thanks for your kind words @ronanhession.bsky.social and to the @irishtimes.com for running the piece!
We could not agree more!
Many, many many thanks for your kind words @ronanhession.bsky.social and to the @irishtimes.com for running the piece!
Old Kiln by Jia Pingwa: An unforgettable masterpiece depicting rural China during the Cultural Revolution
Old Kiln by Jia Pingwa: An unforgettable masterpiece depicting rural China during the Cultural Revolution
Old Kiln ought to consolidate Pingwa’s reputation as a writer of international importance
www.irishtimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"It is unquestionably a masterpiece and ought to consolidate Jia Pingwa’s reputation as a writer of international importance."
We could not agree more!
Many, many many thanks for your kind words @ronanhession.bsky.social and to the @irishtimes.com for running the piece!
We could not agree more!
Many, many many thanks for your kind words @ronanhession.bsky.social and to the @irishtimes.com for running the piece!
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Old Kiln by Jia Pingwa: An unforgettable masterpiece depicting rural China during the Cultural Revolution
Old Kiln by Jia Pingwa: An unforgettable masterpiece depicting rural China during the Cultural Revolution
Old Kiln ought to consolidate Pingwa’s reputation as a writer of international importance
www.irishtimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Old Kiln by Jia Pingwa: An unforgettable masterpiece depicting rural China during the Cultural Revolution
We are proud to present our series of talks with Annelise Finegan, English Translator of My Sister’s Red Shirt by Tie Ning. 🎉
Featuring Paul French, Nicky Harman, and Georgia De Chamberet of BookBlast. 📕
Ticket links in bio! 🎟️
Featuring Paul French, Nicky Harman, and Georgia De Chamberet of BookBlast. 📕
Ticket links in bio! 🎟️
July 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We are proud to present our series of talks with Annelise Finegan, English Translator of My Sister’s Red Shirt by Tie Ning. 🎉
Featuring Paul French, Nicky Harman, and Georgia De Chamberet of BookBlast. 📕
Ticket links in bio! 🎟️
Featuring Paul French, Nicky Harman, and Georgia De Chamberet of BookBlast. 📕
Ticket links in bio! 🎟️
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Today in the ARB: Jane Wallace reviews “Old Kiln” by Jia Pingwa tr from Chinese by Christopher Payne, James Trapp, Olivia Milburn @sinoistbooks.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/old-kiln-by-...
July 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Today in the ARB: Jane Wallace reviews “Old Kiln” by Jia Pingwa tr from Chinese by Christopher Payne, James Trapp, Olivia Milburn @sinoistbooks.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/old-kiln-by-...
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The Dublin Small Press Fair (2025) is now open to applications from publishers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, experimental literature, literary journals, artists’ books, zines, chapbooks, broadsides, and more!
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April 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Dublin Small Press Fair (2025) is now open to applications from publishers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, experimental literature, literary journals, artists’ books, zines, chapbooks, broadsides, and more!
dublinsmallpressfair.com
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"Astonishing, such a mature work of fiction" - Annelise Finegan's interview on My Sister's Red Shirt with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social is now live!
Thanks Miranda Melcher for this insightful interview on the processes of communicating through time and culture!
newbooksnetwork.com/my-sisters-r...
Thanks Miranda Melcher for this insightful interview on the processes of communicating through time and culture!
newbooksnetwork.com/my-sisters-r...
Tie Ning, Annelise Finegan trans., "My Sister's Red Shirt" (Sinoist Books, 2025) - New Books Network
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June 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Astonishing, such a mature work of fiction" - Annelise Finegan's interview on My Sister's Red Shirt with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social is now live!
Thanks Miranda Melcher for this insightful interview on the processes of communicating through time and culture!
newbooksnetwork.com/my-sisters-r...
Thanks Miranda Melcher for this insightful interview on the processes of communicating through time and culture!
newbooksnetwork.com/my-sisters-r...
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My #translationthurs read is this epic Chinese novel of a small town in The Chinese hinterland
June 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
My #translationthurs read is this epic Chinese novel of a small town in The Chinese hinterland
" A monumental novel", "unique...rewards commitment" - Thank you @isabelh.bsky.social for the engaging review of our newest title, Jia Pingwa's Old Kiln!
#bookreview #booklovers #chineselit #bookreccomendations
#bookreview #booklovers #chineselit #bookreccomendations
Old Kiln by Jia Pingwa — fighting for position in China’s cultural revolution
https://www.ft.com/content/28b867e6-ad5e-408b-b68c-fe1b450a90db
https://www.ft.com/content/28b867e6-ad5e-408b-b68c-fe1b450a90db
Old Kiln by Jia Pingwa — fighting for position in China’s cultural revolution
News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
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June 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
" A monumental novel", "unique...rewards commitment" - Thank you @isabelh.bsky.social for the engaging review of our newest title, Jia Pingwa's Old Kiln!
#bookreview #booklovers #chineselit #bookreccomendations
#bookreview #booklovers #chineselit #bookreccomendations
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🧵 All about translation—we’re planning to publish reviews of the following titles in @asiancha.bsky.social in 2025. If you’re interested in reading and engaging with any of these works, please get in touch by emailing t@asiancha.com. We’d be delighted to discuss further.
May 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🧵 All about translation—we’re planning to publish reviews of the following titles in @asiancha.bsky.social in 2025. If you’re interested in reading and engaging with any of these works, please get in touch by emailing t@asiancha.com. We’d be delighted to discuss further.
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Read Jack Hargreaves' new Translated Chinese Literature column: buff.ly/sF2MU4Q
April 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Read Jack Hargreaves' new Translated Chinese Literature column: buff.ly/sF2MU4Q