JKP’s China charge

Claire Wilson and Claudia Esteves of Jessica Kingsley Publishers imprint Singing Dragon discuss the development of its list and the importance of Beijing. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Canbury Press lands first memoir by Uyghur survivor of China’s 're-education' camps

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A Graphic Novel About 100 Years of Matrilineal Family History, From South China to Singapore

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As the U.S. and China continue to posture, the key will be Taiwan

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