Literary and Art Book Invitation: Open the opportunity for "classmates to read together", writers and editors form a super "storytelling team" to give lectures | editors | classmates

Seven writers, scholars, artists, three senior editors, and ten "super" storytellers started playing at the East Hall Reading Theater of the Shanghai Library, which can accommodate over 700 people. Recently, Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House and Shanghai Library jointly held the second "Literature and Art Book Invitation" - "Shanghai Literature and Art 2023 Summer New Book Release", which is further upgraded from the spring release, with not only editors speaking out, but also authors appearing. Readers can not only hear the work in the eyes of the editor, but also touch the soul of the book from the author's narration.

Zhang Shiyang, the head of the Contemporary Literature Publishing Center of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, was the first to appear. She recommended three good books that are "interrelated", namely "Harvest Novel 2023 Summer Volume", "Harvest" editor in chief Cheng Yongxin's representative novel "Auntie Wearing Qipao", and "Southern Butterfly Road", a collection of works edited by first-class literary magazines such as "Harvest" for the new generation of post-2000 authors.

The winner of the 7th Yu Dafu Short Story Award and a young writer, San San, introduced her new book "Late Spring" because "her uncle suddenly passed away from a myocardial infarction at the age of 52", which made her suddenly understand what death really is. "Late Spring" is a product of the author's view of fate that has been revived after being challenged. "This book is also dedicated to my uncle, so there will be a line on the waistband that says' Dedicated to everything that fades but still shines'." San San not only introduces the stories related to the creation of the new book, but also introduces the design concept of the new book. "This collection of novels is built around the concept of a city, and each one included is related to a city. For example, 'Late Spring' takes place in Hangzhou, 'Improvisation Drama' takes place in Beijing, and 'The Visitor to Paris' is a story related to Paris. Therefore, the catalog of the novel collection has been made into a map book." Another design concept of this book is "simplification," San San San said, many books nowadays. She will make it into a double cover, cover it with a waistband, and create various designs, which is very complicated. She hopes to make the book back to its original appearance, using only one cover without any borders or recommendations.

Professor Lou Wei from the School of Philosophy at Zhejiang University shared his process of transitioning from a journalism major to studying philosophy. "Previously, my articles were all focused on philosophical research, and I never thought about writing a book that would be understandable to the public. Although it was difficult, I thought I should do something like this: write a book that would be understandable to the public and those outside the academic community, and introduce philosophy in a clear, clear, and simple language." The positioning of "Wittgenstein's Ten Lectures" is to minimize the difficulty for readers to understand, and to clearly introduce Wittgenstein's main philosophical ideas and framework viewpoints. "I have put in a lot of effort, and in a sense, this may be the most sincere way I have written it." I also hope that this book can serve as a ladder to climb the original work and help readers think about the philosophical issues studied in the original work

"Why do I like reading? There are two reasons: first, reading is very friendly, as one person can pass the afternoon with just one book, and there is no competitive nature; second, reading is very free, whether you go to the library or bookstore, you can always choose a book you like from a relatively limited number of books. More importantly, after reading, no one will give you a set of exam papers, asking you what the central idea of this book is." Writer Wang Ruoxu, starting from his own reading experience, introduced the topic to his new novel "Fanaticism". Initially thinking that only adults could publish books, he was surprised to find that his peers had become popular. "This novel is based on the story of 2000." Starting from the beginning, each character actively or passively received the 'gift of fate', some sought it out while others avoided it. What happened to these people ten years later

Novelist Tang Yin recommends his recently published realistic psychological suspense novel "Flowing Gold". "In the novel, Yiyuan, a century old mansion, is not only the place where the story takes place, but also a symbol of Shanghai and my hometown in my mind." Flowing Gold "is a suspense novel, and suspense will guide you to run towards the truth. However, I sincerely suggest that when reading" Flowing Gold ", you slow down your reading speed as much as possible and appreciate the unique Shanghai charm between the lines, because what I want to bring in" Flowing Gold "is not only the truth of a case, but also Shanghai and living in it." The truth about the hearts of the people in Shanghai

The works of Tang Yin, Wang Ruoxu, and San San are all from the Original Literature Center of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House. The center's director, Jiang Ye, also brought two special works to readers - a "big book" and a "small book". The former is a hardcover collection of "North Latitude 40 degrees", which is a new version of this great historical prose collection that has won the title of "Good Book of China" and the 8th Excellent Publication of China. It added a hand drawn map of "North Latitude 40 degrees" by scholar Zhang Zhi and 50000 words of new content, including the reprinted postscript of author Chen Fumin; The small edition and brightly colored cover of "Between the Small Mountains" has been reprinted three times a month, with a rating of 8.5 on Douban. It is a story about the different life trajectories and spiritual dialogues of mother and daughter generations, and "Little Book" has created a great flavor. "I want to give this book to many mothers who used to be girls. Girls are still girls when they are pushed into the delivery room, and once they leave the room, they become dependent, followed, and admired mothers. I have seen many readers' comments saying that reading this book makes me cry. In life, we may all need forgiveness, and if someone uses a story to express this understanding for you, you may also be moved by it." Jiang Ye said that she hopes to work hard for every bright moment in the publishing process, and this book has put her original intention into practice.

Zhang Lingling, the winner of the First Short Story Biennial Award and a young writer, introduced her new collection of novels, "Night Sakura and the Four Seasons," after her award-winning work "Jealousy." It is a book of space and time; a book of self and others; a book of reality and illusion; a book of hope and disappointment. I hope everyone can meet themselves in these stories. "

One of the initiators of the "Shanghai Album" project, Xu Haifeng, along with photography critic and curator Jiang Wei, shared the story behind "Disappearance and Love". Xiao Haiou, the director of the Art and Literature Studio of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, who made the final appearance, joked that she shared the time for "dessert after dinner" and brought 12 new summer books in one breath, including "Wittgenstein's Ten Tales" and "21 Thinkers of the 21st Century", "How Forest Think", "Story of Stones", "Classmates: Mom and Daughter Reading Together", "Being a Parent", "Finding Paintings", "Color Art", "Small Places", "In the Mountains", and "The Last Speaker", which were recommended by author Lou Wei on stage.

"The benefit of editing work is that you can get close to your favorite person through work, which is such a wonderful experience." Xiao Haiou's high-frequency sharing phrase is "beautiful", such as "Classroom: Mom and Daughter Reading Together", which is a book written by both mother and daughter, recording their discussions on reading. "This book showcases a beautiful relationship in the world, between mother and daughter, and between people and books." In the preface of this book, daughter Yang Jingjing wrote a paragraph, "Classroom" records the insights my mother and I gained from reading. We have different eyes and our own opinions; we have always respected each other and never convinced each other. "" The other person listens to their own ideas. My mother and I have read a lot of books together, and I like to stand under her window and see what she sees from her perspective. I know she also likes it. "Xiao Haiou sighed," If we could find someone to read with in our classmates in life, we might have achieved the most beautiful wish. ". The joint appearance of the author and editor in this "literary book invitation" may be an opportunity to start "peer reading".