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Independent bookstores attract readers with their olde-worlde charm

Despite their small space, independent bookshops have still been attractive with their olde-worlde charm and their suggestion of a life where there's time to potter among the shelves.

HCM City Book Expo draws 1m readers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City’s 10th biennial Book Expo welcomed 1 million readers from the city and neighbouring provinces, an increase of 10 per cent compared to the last event.

Human library aims to create understanding

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first-ever Human Library project has just opened in Ha Noi’s Labour and Society College.

Prose by women writers gains popularity

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prose works recently issued by female writers are leaving a strong impression on readers in HCM City.

Ministry criticises quality of domestic press

 VietNamNet Bridge – The quality of the press in Viet Nam was not high, despite the number of publications and outlets, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son said at a meeting yesterday

Libraries fighting to revive love of reading

VietNamNet Bridge – To encourage people to read books, many individuals have opened libraries to the public free of charge. In Hanoi, these libraries have become useful places for local people, helping revive the love of reading at a time

E-library takes new approach

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kim Dong Publishing House's new e-book library is expected to lead to an explosion of similar online sites.

Readers fund comic series comeback

 VietNamNet Bridge – Readers nation-wide can look forward to enjoying the resurrection of a historical comic series by funding it directly in response to a first-of-its-kind appeal made by Vietnamese authors.

Young writers struggle to make mark in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The life of a writer is difficult at the best of times, requiring discipline, dedication, passion and perseverance, as a number of talented young scribes have come to realise.

Vietnam does not have a comic book “industry”

VietNamNet Bridge - The answer to the domination of foreign comic books in the Vietnamese market for the past over 10 years is mainly because Vietnam does not have a comic book industry.

Signatures of "Harry Potter" author to be auctioned in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge - The special edition of "Casual Vacancy", the latest novel by JK Rowling, with the author's signatures, will be auctioned on April 23 in HCM City.