Linda Jaivin is an internationally published Australian author,
translator, essayist, novelist and specialist writer on China.

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Latest Books

Cover of Bombard the Headquarters by Linda Jaivin

Bombard the Headquarters!: China’s Cultural Revolution

2025

A riveting account of a turbulent period in Chinese history.

The Shortest History of China

2021

This is a pacy history of China that will transform the way you see the world’s rising superpower.

The Empress Lover

2014

A witty and playful mystery set in contemporary Beijing, The Empress Lover is Linda Jaivin’s seventh novel and her most accomplished.

Nadia Wheatley - Strange New World

Past Event

30 April 2026

Upstairs at Gleebooks

Nadia Wheatley discusses her new book Strange New World with Linda Jaivin. The book explores Bergen-Belsen's first year after liberation in 1945, examining how survivors navigated life beyond the concentration camp.

Nadia Wheatley discusses her new book Strange New World with cultural commentator Linda Jaivin. The work explores Bergen-Belsen’s first year after liberation in 1945, examining how survivors navigated life beyond the concentration camp. A survivor characterised this period as “more oppressive to our souls than the years in the hell of Auschwitz and Belsen,” highlighting the psychological challenges of displacement and bureaucratic struggles faced by 55,000 liberated prisoners.

Doors open at 6:00 PM for a 6:30 PM start.