Singing Grass

27/09/2026

🌕 中秋快乐 | Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 🥮

A time for reunion, reflection and sharing stories under the same moon.

Wishing all our friends, partners and colleagues around the world a joyful Mid-Autumn Festival — wherever you are celebrating.

May the moon bring us closer, across cultures and across borders. 🌕

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26/08/2026

BIBF throwback 📚✨

A few favourite moments from a very busy week in Beijing. 🇨🇳

Books, authors, translators, children’s publishing, AI, IP — and lots of brilliant conversations with friends from around the world.

Still thinking about this one. 💚

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04/08/2026

📍Singing Grass China Insights #03
Reading as lifestyle 📚✨

One of the strongest signals we’re seeing in China isn’t just what people are reading—it’s where they’re reading.

At Zhejiang Book Fair in Hangzhou, one of China’s leading creative and technology hubs, we discovered a new generation of reading spaces.

Independent bookstores. Creative pop-up markets. Community events. Lifestyle experiences.

Reading is becoming something people share—not just something they do alone.

📚 Books are becoming destinations.

Part of our ongoing series, exploring the trends shaping publishing, culture and consumer behaviour in China.

22/06/2026

✨ A special moment from

Liu Zhenyun announces the winners of the inaugural Voices of Today Literary Translation Prize.

100+ entries. 14 countries. One shared passion for bringing Chinese literature to global readers.

Congratulations to Jenny Lu, Yaqi Xi and Alexis Wu 👏📚🌏

Created by and Paper Republic

BIBF

19/06/2026

📚✨ Publishing. Illustration. Design.

A wonderful conversation at on how Chinese publishing is increasingly reaching global audiences through visual storytelling, creativity and design.

Thank you to Elena Pasoli, Jacks Thomas, Bright Agency and Phoenix Publishing for joining the discussion 🌏

SingingGrassInsights

18/06/2026

🌏📚 And the winners are...

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Voices of Today Literary Translation Prize, revealed at by Liu Zhenyun.

🏆 Jenny Lu (Australia) — Winner
🏅 Yaqi Xi (UK) — Joint Runner-Up
🏅 Alexis Wu (USA) — Joint Runner-Up

Created with Paper Republic, the prize received more than 100 entries from 14 countries, celebrating new voices in Chinese-English literary translation.
A huge thank you to our judges, participants and everyone who helped make this inaugural prize possible.

Because stories travel further when translation thrives ✨

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11/06/2026

What happens when students use AI live during a cross-cultural brand strategy challenge? 🌏✨

This week at ESCP Business School London, we explored:
📱 China’s digital consumers
💡 The Emotional Economy
🎨 Cross-border branding
🤖 AI-powered creative thinking

The most fascinating part was watching students move seamlessly between storytelling, strategy, consumer insight and real-time AI visual creation.

From beauty and collectibles to food, wellbeing and luxury craftsmanship, the ideas felt truly global.

The next generation of brand builders already think across cultures, platforms and technologies simultaneously.

Thank you ESCP Business School London for such thoughtful energy ✨

SingingGrassInsights,

08/06/2026

One week until 📚🌏

As Beijing International Book Fair celebrates its 40th anniversary, we’re especially looking forward to:

✨ Liu Zhenyun’s Salty Jokes: A Million Ripples exhibition
✨ The announcement of the inaugural Voices of Today Literary Translation Prize winner, created with Paper Republic
✨ Between Colors, Difference Emerges at the Art Book Fair
✨ Reading Matisse and 80 Years of Penguin Classics
✨ Conversations around AI, publishing and the future of storytelling
✨ The UAE as Country of Honour

From literature and translation to visual culture, AI and global creative exchange, BIBF continues to reflect how publishing is evolving far beyond books alone.

See you in Beijing ✨

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03/06/2026