Megan studied Chinese literature and film at SOAS in London and regularly writes about and reviews Chinese fiction for many major newspapers and journals. It’s a surprising and revealing book showing that Chinese readers are very different from their Western counterparts. In The Subplot: What China is Reading and Why it Matters (Columbia Global Reports), Megan Walsh has done an incredible job pulling together all the strands of what China is reading right now - which authors, genres and styles, as well as how they are reading (online, e-books, hard copy). Knowing what a society is reading shows us its obsessions, fascinations and regional and demographic differences. It’s a great addition to our knowledge of trends, tastes, consumption and, of course, the limits of what can be said and read. Knowing what China is reading is useful for anyone trying to better understand the Chinese consumer and Chinese society. Paul French caught up with author Megan Walsh to find out more From xianxia (alternate reality) to danmei (boys love) novels, a new book on reading in China reveals just how different Chinese readers are from their Western counterparts.
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