The Quiet Readers Book Club's "Choose Your Book Club" event popped up on our socials recently and I thought, what a brilliant idea! You basically show up, chat with the people running each book club, see what they've discussed before...
To be totally honest, we're deep in a book sales lull period right now. And it's genuinely excruciating. Everyone is gripping their wallets tightly, waiting for the massive spending dates to hit: the 11.11 sale, the school holidays, the rush...
Let me tell you about one of my average dreams. I call them "average" because they're not big, life-altering aspirations like owning a business, buying a fancy house, migrating to another country or being a shareholder in a huge company. My average dream is...
I’ve always loved the idea of "domestic tourism"—pretending to be a tourist right here at home. It’s all the fun of a holiday without the travel fuss, and it’s even better when you can explore our neighbourhoods with the kids...
Hello fellow book lovers, Not going to lie, it’s been a while since I'm a bit more personable on our newsletter. I am actually out of ideas! It’s one of those days. I contemplated writing a newsletter on my favourite...
Dear The Projector, It's a sad day for Singapore's cinema scene. The news of your closing has recently hit us all. As fellow champions of independent voices and stories, we have always admired the magic you created. You weren't just...
Hey there book readers,We're back! Our bookshop has found a new home—sort of. It's a cosy shelf at the wonderful Casual Poet Library. And here's the best part: we're a bookshop and a library all in one. Which means you can...
Hey there book readers, Remember your internship days? My internship involved a miserly pay of $400 and a desk that was a plastic exam table with my personal laptop in a pantry, smaller than most kitchens, shared with another intern....
Hey there book readers, Did you discover that tiny line of text in our last newsletter which said, "If you like this newsletter, reply and get a free book"? Well, it was an Easter egg, and someone found it! And...
Chloe here, and yes, I'm back! You might remember me from my four-year stint with Epigram back in 2017. I left in 2021 to explore other opportunities (they weren't greener pastures, trust me!). While I was away, I found myself...
