British foreign secretary steps in over missing Hong Kong booksellers
On Monday we reported that a fifth bookseller had gone missing in Hong Kong in what appears to be a move by the Chinese government to silence dissenting voices in… Read more »
Fifth employee connected to Hong Kong bookstore goes missing
When we first wrote about the four Hong Kong bookstore employees that went missing in November, there was immediate media speculation that the men had been detained by the Chinese government due… Read more »
Four employees of a Hong Kong publisher known for criticizing Chinese regime are missing
MobyLives has previously written about the challenges faced by publishers and booksellers located in—and friendly with—Hong Kong: everything from decade-long prison sentences, retaliation from distributors, and mainland censorship of any books (even seemingly innocuous… Read more »
James Joyce’s growing popularity in China
When people think about Bloomsday, the annual celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses, they typically think of Dublin, the city in which the novel’s action take place—they probably wouldn’t think of… Read more »
Is a Chinese book giant “indirectly murdering the whole publishing industry”?
Since MobyLives last covered the Occupy Central protests in Hong Kong, which ended in December, the Chinese government has been criticized for their overreach in suppressing and censoring authors and educators.… Read more »
Get your books written by Chinese supporters of Occupy Central, while supplies last (which might not be for long)
Another week, another book ban—Texas, you and China should hang out. Let us go then you and I, to check out the latest round of repression and censorship of Chinese publishing,… Read more »