A bit of good publishing news: the Italian publishing house Sellerio recently announced the purchase of three excellent Chinese novels to publish in Italy:

• Concession (租界) by Xiao Bai (小白)
• Tui Na (推拿) by Bi Feiyu (毕飞宇)
• Running Through Zhongguancun (跑步穿过中关村) by Xu Zechen (徐则臣)

Excellent choices, and Paper Republic is pleased to have played a role, in a sort of back-room, smoke-wreathed, under-the-table kind of way.