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Down with anthropocentrism — new book calls for re-thinking ecology

26 March 2018 rmedcalf 0

Abandon the arrogance of anthropocentrism. New book, “Being Ecological”, by Timothy Morton, seeks a new approach to “a pleasurable reconnection to the biosphere”. […]

BOOK REVIEW: Fire and Fury: "An idiot surrounded by clowns"

22 January 2018 robbibradbeer 0

Trevor Bailey reviews Fire and Fury, an explosive bestseller by Michael Wolff, which gives an insight of the Donald Trump presidency, and the chaos that happens in the Oval Office. […]

Faced with shrinking prospects some youth define themselves as in opposition to China: new book

1 January 2018 rsbradbeer 0

Generation HK: Seeking Identity in China’s Shadow is a book written by Ben Bland, for people struggling to understand the rising political currents in Hong Kong. […]

Chris Patten's latest book: A cardiac patient, is he saying goodbye?

2 July 2017 rsbradbeer 0

Fans of Chris Patten will read his new book with growing worry: a cardiac patient, he seems to be saying good-bye. “First Confession” is Patten’s fourth book. He dedicates it “to my family and my […]

The International Proverse Poetry Prize 2017 – request for submissions

16 June 2017 rsbradbeer 0

Proverse Publishing is asking for submissions for its annual poetry prize. SAI KUNG BUZZ has published many poems by local poets over the past two years, so we know that many of our readers will […]

Local authors feature in Central book signing on 15 June 2017

14 June 2017 rsbradbeer 1

A number of local Sai Kung authors will be taking part in a book signing at Bookazine, Central, Hong Kong on Thursday 15 June 2017. It starts at 6.00 pm. Wine will be served. Please […]

New memoir by naturalist tells amusing anecdotes of wild life research with good keen men

7 June 2017 robbibradbeer 1

If you are a runner or hiker who has grown to love the Hong Kong countryside, here is a new book for you: Graham Reels’ “Confessions of a Hong Kong Naturalist”. Published one month ago, […]

Internet addiction: with brains pickled online some youngsters may never be normal, new book says

21 March 2017 Editor 0

Is the internet turning some youngsters into zombies who cannot interact face to face with society? A new book says the answer maybe yes. “Once the cucumber is pickled it can not go back to […]

David Tang, sometime Sai Kung resident and full-time self-publicist, bursts into print, again

18 February 2017 rsbradbeer 0

Love him or loathe him, Sir David Tang is a colourful character. The sometime Sai Kung resident with a seaside house near the country park has now published a book, “Rules for Modern Life*”. It […]

Clive James: waiting for death while making them roll in the aisles

12 March 2016 robbibradbeer 0

Clive James has been predicting his own passing for five years. He did it so often P. J. O’Rourke told him to put a plug in it or the public would get impatient. When it […]