We have welcomed a range of authors to Leeds to discuss fiction and non-fiction books covering Chinese business, culture, history and more.
Meet the Author events are organised in association with Blackwell’s University Bookshop, who provide a stall at each event with copies of the featured books available for you to buy (often with exclusive discounts!).
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Dr Catherine Hua Xiang unravels the nuances of effective communication in China. Her new book, 'Bridging the Gap', equips readers with the understanding needed to navigate cultural differences, making their cross-cultural interactions more successful and rewarding.
This event, jointly hosted by the Leeds Business Confucius Institute and the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing, will combine a presentation by multi-award-winning Chinese novelist Lu Min 鲁敏, with an interactive two-way translation workshop, facilitated by world-leading translators from Chinese into English and English into Chinese, alongside the author herself.
Go behind the scenes with two authors from the team who created ‘Social Perspective’, a Chinese textbook that explores social issues in contemporary China.
Dr Li Sun, a lecturer at the University of Leeds, will speak about rural-urban migration policies in China and how Chinese workers cope with migration events in the context of these policies.
Join us to discover the stories of Chinese people who have visited and settled in Britain throughout history, from the first recorded visitor in 1687 through to the present day.
You may remember Yan Preston from her Mother River exhibition in the Impressions Gallery 'Views from China' season last year. At this event the award-winning photographer will discuss her two recently published photobooks about China.
Dr Linda Yueh, a prominent economist and author of China’s Growth, will be joining us to talk about her unique insight into the Chinese economy, its achievement, paradox and prospect.
George S. Yip, Professor of Marketing and Strategy at Imperial College Business School, will speak about his latest book 'China's Next Strategic Advantage: From Imitation to Innovation'.
In Chasing the Chinese Dream journalist and writer Nick Holdstock tells the story of modern China through the people who are living it. Join us at this Meet the Author event to hear the fascinating stories behind this new book.
Megan Eaves, contributor to Lonely Planet’s China guides, shares her China travel stories and experiences as a travel writer.