How to be a warrior princess: Chinese heroines
Nina Powles remembers how it felt to discover Mulan, a Chinese 'warrior princess', as a child, and looks into other stories of woman...
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Children's book publishing in China
Nina Powles looks into the children's book scene in China, finding an industry that is still 'young and is currently experiencing rapid...
I SPY: a childhood obsession with ghosts
Nina Powles remembers the thrill of being scared by stories as a child, and not quite believing in ghosts but not not believing either...
The Pony Book Club: a pre-teen respite
Nina Powles revisits her childhood obsession with The Saddle Club series and finds their appeal, though flawed, remains. There was one...
TEENAGE WITCH: growing up with Hermione
For International Women's Day, an essay by Nina Powles about Hermione Granger, feminism and searching for yourself in books. My room at...
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