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Festival Podcasts available now!Miss an event or just want to hear it again? Check out our festival podcasts...
Louise Welsh - In Conversation Saturday 13 March 5 pmPaul French talks to one of Scotland's leading crime fiction writers, Louise Welsh. Welsh joins us specially in Beijing just days after the launch of her third novel Naming the Bones.
Beijing Through a Lens Saturday March 13 7 pm Michael Meyer (Last Days of Old Beijing) discuss the dismantling of old Beijing and the changing fortunes of lao Beijingers with journalist Ian Johnson.

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The Bookseller of KabulAsne Seierstad

Map of the Invisible WorldTash Aw

the bookworm

The Bookworm is a bookshop, library, bar, restaurant and events space, now with five locations in three cities - Beijing, Suzhou and Chengdu.

The Bookworm is forever expanding its book offering - at the last count, we were able to boast 16,112 titles on our library shelves. Our bookshop offers a wide range of sometimes surprising tomes, and our talks continue to beguile our audiences. Find more details about us, and how to contact us, here.

Special Festival Lunch Menu During the festival, try our special sandwhiches and salads - all just 25 rmb.

The Bookworm at The Yin Yang Center Living in the Shunyi area? Check out the brand new branch of The Bookworm, based in the beautiful renovated courtyard home of The Yin Yang Center, a not for profit organisation dedicated to bringing you total emotional and physical wellbeing.