“West arrived in Beijing with vague hopes of writing a book. He is now one of few Australian memoirists with a US publishing deal.” More

I did a quick profile interview with a magazine in Beijing today, about my experiences writing Beijing Blur. More

“Bang on target”
The review of Beijing Blur in Melbourne’s Sunday Age Newspaper. More

‘Intimate, erudite and evocative writing, shimmering with honesty’. Thanks, nation’s capital. More

“Casting himself as a lonely observer, ex-pat James West chronicles his experiences of Chinese media, music and queer culture with a moody voice, interviewing dissidents, bloggers and musos to flesh out his experiences. More