Hong Kong
8-14 March 2004

Some Highlights

Venues

Book list

Reviews, etc.
Additional author info

Books being launched at the Festival

Coffee table books programme

Sessions in Shanghai
6-7 March 2003

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Authors appear courtesy of:

American Consulate General

The Asia Society

Australian Consulate General

The Australian Arts Council

Canadian Consulate General

The Canada Council

Consulate General of France

Hodder & Stoughton

Indian Council for Cultural Relations

M at the Fring

Mandarin-Oriental

Next Publishing Northwest Airlines

Pan Macmillan

Royal Geographical Society

Women in Publishing Society (WipS)

With gratefully acknowledged additional assistance from:

M at the Fringe

The Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators

The Helena May

The Charterhouse Hotel

Chameleon Press

Hong Kong University Press

Links

The Asian Review of Books
 
 

Books & Coffee
The Festival has joined with Pacific Coffee to showcase some of Asia's leading publishers of coffee-table picture books. From 25 February through 14 March, the following Pacific Coffee shops have books available for browsing and reading:
The Peak
IFC II, Central
Hollywood Road, Central
Great Eagle Centre, Wan Chai
Fenwick Street, Wan Chai

If after browsing, you'd like to buy a copy, you may purchase these books on-line and support the festival by doing so!

BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR READING & BROWSING AT PACIFIC COFFEE
Sights and Secrets
Lorette Roberts
Purchase on-line: HK$195
Packed with images and colour from all over the territory, this book is a rich reminder of the visual tapestry of Hong Kong. Everything from birdcages to junks is here.
 
Post Impressions
Kevin Sinclair
POST PUBLISHING
Purchase on-line: HK$380
This 260 page one-of-a-kind book covers the years 1903-2003. Through the lenses of talented news photographers Post Impressions charts Hong Kong's evolution with over 360 powerful images, crisply reproduced in their original black and white format.
 
China Style
Sharon Leece
PERIPLUS
Purchase on-line: HK$240
Dip into this beautiful book to explore the contemporary Chinese aesthetic. Minimalist metropolitan apartments, 1930's art deco, Peranakan shop-houses, and New York lofts are all showcased in this beautiful design book.
 
China Modern
Sharon Leece
PERIPLUS
Purchase on-line: HK$312
China Modern showcases 39 innovative homes, bars and restaurants with Chinese-inspired interiors from locations including Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
 
Kretek
Mark Hanusz
EQUINOX PUBLISHING
Purchase on-line: HK$468
Carried on the warm breezes of a sultry tropic night, the scent of kretek -- Indonesia's indigenous clove cigarette — is the aromatic soul of a nation, the fragrant embodiment of all things Indonesian. Bringing together tobacco from the New World and spices from the Old, kretek is a product of extraordinary historical circumstances, but its home is Indonesia, where the lingering traces of its distinctive aroma are an ever-present part of everyday life.
 
A Cup of Java
Gabriella Teggia & Mark Hanusz
PERIPLUS
Purchase on-line: HK$156
The first dedicated exploration of the history and culture of coffee on the island of Java. From the early Dutch traders bringing coffee to Java from far-away lands to the little-known monks of Rawaseneng producing their prized coffee beans, readers are taken on a journey of their own through the lush coffee-growing slopes of Java's volcanic spine.
 

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