Ink & Quill

Last week,  American writer Colson Whitehead paid a visit to China. So in this small batch of Ink&Quill, we will introduce you to his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Underground Railroad.

Since the earliest chapter of human story could be dated back to several millions years ago, the idea of capturing all the poignant moments through the march of human civilization sounds absurdly audacious and ambitious. But, is it really impossible to embrace the entire history of the world? Let's find out in this small batch of Ink&Quill.

From birth onwards, we encounter thousands,

even tens of thousands of faces. By looking at someone's face, we recognize

them, identify them, and make our own judgement. To a great

extent, facial features make us decide whether someone is attractive,

trustworthy, or intelligent. But what exactly does a

face tell us? In today's episode, we talk to cognitive

psychologist Hua Sha. His popular science book "Kan Lian", literarily

meaning "Read the Face" in English, was selected by China Book Review

Society as the Best Book of the Month in November, 2016.

On May 9th, 2014, an induction ceremony was held in Washington DC, where Chinese labourers were recognized for their involvement in the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad . In the Hall of Honor at the US Department of Labor, a glass plaque that commemorates their efforts and contribution now hangs alongside the signatures of some well-known names in American labor history, such like Cesar Chavez, Samuel Gompers and Bayard Rustin. But who are those people? Why were they willing to sail across the Pacific to the United States? And what sort of contribution did Chinese workers give in helping to establish a modern USA? In today's Ink&Quill, we tap into some of those long-forgotten memories and push aside a cobweb of history to find out the truth.

Recently, a company called "The Three-body Cosmos"

was founded in Beijing. Named after Chinese sci-fi author Liu Cixin's multi-award winning "Three-body" trilogy, the company aims at borrowing the

setting and storyline of Liu's franchise as the idea generator to find creative

talents and rack up profitsIn today's Ink&Quill, our book critic Shiyu

and host Lincoln will discuss how we transform bestselling novels into

commercial bonanzas and whether Liu Cixin's "Three-Body Cosmos" will become the

Chinese equivalent of Star Wars Expanded Universe.

In this episode of Ink&Quill, our reporter talks to South African celebrity chef Zola Nene while introduces to you British bestselling children's author David Walliams' latest book, The World's Worst Children 2.

Apologize for the absence in the past few weeks. Our program producer Shiyu was working on a radio drama named "Out of the Blue", which tells the story of how a soul  succumbed to depression. So instead of showcasing our usual segment, in this episode of Ink&Quill, we will present to you the radio drama, Out of the Blue. Here we would like to wish everyone who is fighting their black dog of depression to find

courage and inspiration. Written and directed by Li Shiyu. Cast(in order of appearance): Danni by Niu Honglin; Meimei by Wu You;Professor by Lin Shaowen;Bank manager by Li Ningjing; Therapist by Shen Ting;Mom by Wu Manling;Dad by Mark Griffiths;  Zhong Ye by Stuart Wiggin. Shane Bigham, Linda Mills, Zhou Jingnan, and Paul James read the news and

Nillah Nyakoa voices the police officer. The online noises are voiced by Zhou

Heyang, Ryan Price, Lincoln Westhuizen along side Wang Lei. Out of the Blue was first broadcast on Studio+ on June 2, 2017.

During the recently concluded 2017 Australian Writers Week in China, we talked with Pulitzer Prize

winner Geraldine Brooks and "Schindler's List" author Thomas Keneally.

During the 2017 Australian Writers Week in China, we seize the opportunity to talk with Booker Prize winners Geraldine Brooks and Thomas Keneally.

There are many ways to define a person. And

geography is one of the key factors. Our hometown is not only the place where

we are most familiar with; it is also the aggregate of our greatest joy and

heartache. But what happens if our home becomes a fading memory? In this small segment of Ink&Quill, we

investigate Chinese author Ge Fei's latest book to find out the answer.