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Drawing on the lessons from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gatekeeper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we learn to see again.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Wong Wen Pu,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.asiancha.com\/content\/view\/2873\/630\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCha: An Asian Literary Journal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEwVqXl3Y0E?ecver=1\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNuraliah Norasid\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and educator with a PhD in Creative Writing from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where she currently teaches writing and communication. Her work, primarily in speculative fiction, occasionally delves into realism and has appeared in various publications, including \u003cem\u003eWasafiri,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/fish-eats-lion-redux-more-new-singaporean-speculative-fiction\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFish Eats Lion Redux\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/singa-pura-pura-malay-speculative-fiction-from-singapore\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSinga Pura-Pura\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMynah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Gatekeeper\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Epigram Books Fiction Prize in 2016 and was named Best Fiction Title at the Singapore Book Awards in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNuraliah enjoys exploring neighbourhoods, walking along park connectors and playing video games. 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Otherwise, there would have been chaos at the museum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eJoin Danger Dan and Gadget Girl on an adventure through the National Museum and watch history come to life right before your eyes! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“This book is a fascinating way to engage younger readers, to interest them in the history of Singapore, and is a resource that can help them learn about Singapore in a lighthearted yet informative way. Artefacts help to connect us with the past, and I like how they are presented in this book, with captivating stories that transform them from ordinary items in the museum to meaningful things that matter to us.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e—Irene Wong, history teacher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“A very comprehensive and interesting recounting of Singapore’s history from its earliest times, Secrets of Singapore is wonderfully written in a style that is exquisitely simple and appropriate for young readers.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e—Koh Boon Long, former MOE Deputy Director, National Education, and retired principal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“What a wonderful book to teach children (and adults) about the history of Singapore! Danger Dan and Gadget Girl deliver so much information in a fun, humorous and interesting way with lively images and information about many of the artefacts in the National Museum. Parents, teachers and students will all want to have their own copy because it brings so much life into the fascinating history of Singapore. A visit to Singapore, and the National Museum, would be incomplete without this book!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e—Sarah Mounsey, teacher librarian at Dulwich College and children’s book author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonica Lim and Lesley-Anne Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e are a mother-and-daughter writing team. Monica Lim is the mother and Lesley-Anne Tan is the daughter, although sometimes their roles seem reversed. Lesley-Anne eats her veggies and occasionally has to force Monica to do the same. She’s weird that way. (“No, I’m not!” says Lesley-Anne). Monica runs her own writing business, has a blog on education and published a book in October 2013 entitled \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-good-the-bad-and-the-psle\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good, the Bad and the PSLE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Lesley-Anne is still in school so she mostly writes essays and papers, which isn’t quite as fun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecrets of Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e is their third writing project together, after Danger Dan and Gadget Girl and the first Danger Dan series. The idea for the character Danny came about from their experience living with a highly imaginative little boy obsessed with superheroes and comics. If Lesley-Anne could have a super power, she would choose the ability to stop time, so that she can finish studying for her exams and writing books in no time at all. Monica’s preferred super power is mind control, so that she can make Lesley-Anne stop dreaming about time freezes and get back to work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElvin Ching \u003c\/strong\u003eworks as an illustrator and storyboard artist in Singapore. He is the illustrator of several \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=*danger%20dan*\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=*danger%20dan*\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDanger Dan and Gadget Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e books and all of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=*secrets%20of%20singapore*\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=*secrets%20of%20singapore*\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSecrets of Singapore \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eseries; his cover for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/secrets-of-singapore-national-museum?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=7bfc32dc2\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/secrets-of-singapore-national-museum?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=7bfc32dc2\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSecrets of Singapore: National Museum \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ewon best children’s book cover at the Popular Reader’s Choice Awards 2017. In his free time, he likes to create his own little comics. His short stories have been published in the Eisner-nominated comics anthology \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/liquid-city?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e879cd031\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/liquid-city?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e879cd031\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLiquid City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. He has also illustrated trading cards for Marvel, comics for the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePangu \u003c\/i\u003eseries of books by Martha Keswick and a comic book series written by Kelly Bender. Elvin has too many comic books at home. He has so many comics that there are some he hasn’t even found time to read yet!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39721401356,"sku":"9789814757645","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/DDan-Secrets-NMS-300.jpg?v=1735663575"},{"product_id":"state-of-emergency","title":"State of Emergency","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for NUS Singapore History Prize 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Singapore Literature Prize 2018, Fiction\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Fiction Title\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Epigram Books Fiction Prize \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/StateOfEmergency_Sample.pdf?8809771852712269747\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/910602-State-of-Emergency?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=StateofEmergency\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eSiew Li leaves her husband and children in Tiong Bahru to fight for freedom in the jungles of Malaya. Decades later, a Malaysian journalist returns to her homeland to uncover the truth of a massacre committed during the Emergency. And in Singapore, Siew Li's niece Stella finds herself accused of being a Marxist conspirator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eJeremy Tiang's debut novel dives into the tumultuous days of leftist movements and political detentions in Singapore and Malaysia. It follows an extended family from the 1940s to the present day as they navigate the choppy political currents of the region. What happens when the things that divide us also bind us together?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Masterfully written. Tiang has that rare talent for capturing some of the more unpleasant, eminently relatable aspects of Singapore society—from pious bureaucrats to sadistic authority figures—without cloying his art with sentimentalism or bitterness. \u003cem\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling, important piece of work from one of Singapore's finest living authors.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Each of \u003cem\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/em\u003e’s six sections, focusing on one character and period at a time, is gripping and powerfully emotive. All Tiang’s characters are well-realised, vulnerable, conflicted and forced to bear the burden of guilt for things which are beyond their control. The scars left on the extended Low family, split apart in so many ways and denied the chance to live normally together, mirror the scars etched deeply into a nation.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/em\u003e (Scotland)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Informed by years of painstaking research and brought to life with naturalistic, context-sensitive dialogue, Tiang’s characters speak not only with the authority, but also the tenderness, of truth. \u003cem\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/em\u003e speaks as much to a world rocked by division and inequality as a country grappling with its own biography. It persuades us that there is always another layer to the truth, that one’s security and prosperity is ever, for another, a perpetual and bruising state of emergency.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eAsian Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/em\u003e boldly takes on periods in Singapore’s history that many people would prefer not to face. To what degree citizens are culpable in what they have done and what they have failed to do at the worst moments of their nation’s history: this is the vital and uneasy question the novel impresses upon its readers.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Singapore Unbound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e“Epic in scope, yet so intimate in its depiction of the characters. Tiang is a brilliant writer.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kenny Chan, Chief Judge, SLP 2018 (English Fiction)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“A superbly structured piece of work. The sweep of the dramatic narrative is impressive, with just the right dose of intrigue and mystery.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Haresh Sharma, Resident Playwright, The Necessary Stage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“A well-written novel, and it has a wide historical perspective.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Philip Holden, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/heaven-has-eyes\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeaven Has Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and NUS Professor of English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeremy Tiang\u003c\/strong\u003e’s writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, Esquire \u003c\/i\u003e(Singapore), \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Rail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDrunken Boat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeanjin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmbit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuarterly Literary Review Singapore \u003c\/i\u003eand the first two volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Epigram Book of Best New Singaporean Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eHe won the Golden Point Award in 2009 and has been shortlisted for the Iowa Review Award and American Short Fiction Prize. He has also translated more than ten books from the Chinese, including work by You Jin, Wong Yoon Wah, Yeng Pway Ngon, Yan Geling and Zhang Yueran, and has been awarded translation grants from PEN American Center, the National Endowment for the Arts (US) and the National Museum of Taiwanese Literature. Jeremy’s plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Limehouse \u003c\/i\u003e(Yellow Earth, London), \u003ci\u003eFloating Bones \u003c\/i\u003e(The Arts House; translations of Han Lao Da and Quah Sy Ren one-acts) and \u003ci\u003eA Dream of Red Pavilions \u003c\/i\u003e(Pan Asian Rep, NYC; adapted from the novel by Cao Xueqin).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eHe lives in New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39786538188,"sku":"9789811700927","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-StateofEmergency_2nd-CVF_300.jpg?v=1626945988"},{"product_id":"once-we-were-there","title":"Once We Were There","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Book Cover Design\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Penang Monthly Book Prize 2017\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Popular-The Star Readers' Choice Awards 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OWWT-Sample.pdf?5203634409291996307\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OWWT-Sample.pdf?5203634409291996307\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N85RBHM\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N85RBHM\/\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Bernice_Chauly_Once_We_Were_There?id=3MmFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Bernice_Chauly_Once_We_Were_There?id=3MmFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2117136-Once-We-Were-There?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=OnceWeWereThere\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJournalist Delonix Regia chances upon the cultured and irresistible Omar amidst the upheaval of the Reformasi movement in Kuala Lumpur. As the city roils around them, they find solace in love, marriage, and then parenthood. But when their two-year-old daughter Alba is kidnapped, Del must confront the terrible secret of a city where babies are sold and girls trafficked. By turns heart-breaking and suspenseful, \u003ci\u003eOnce We Were There\u003c\/i\u003e is a debut novel of profound insight. It is Bernice Chauly at her very best. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An exhilarating fiction with a breathless, breakneck pace, like the new Malaysia it lovingly and bitingly tells on, with corrupt, idealistic, greedy, confused, identifiably Malaysian ordinary-native-citizens-politicians-power-monger-dispossessed-resistant characters to usher in a generational shift in sensibility. A must read for all who track Malaysian literature into the 21st century.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Shirley Geok-lin Lim, author of \u003ci\u003eAmong the White Moon Faces\u003c\/i\u003e, American Book Award winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A love song to thwarted motherhood and the blunted dreams of the Reformasi movement, \u003ci\u003eOnce We Were There\u003c\/i\u003e is as Malaysian as \u003ci\u003eteh tarik\u003c\/i\u003e–sweet, dark and a jolt to the senses.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Mei Fong, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eOne Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOnce We Were There\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating novel, capturing a Malaysia rarely seen in literature, of late 90s political activism and of KL's kaleidoscopic counter-cultures. Chauly also writes so wisely about love, injustice and profound loss, and how the human spirit endures and finds the strength to go on.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Susan Barker, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Incarnations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOnce We Were There\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and important novel. First it plunges the reader into the social, cultural and sexual environment of KL at the turn of the millennium. Then it tells a story which is both heartbreaking and gripping, and deftly illustrates the inextricability of the personal and the political.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—James Scudamore, Somerset Maugham Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Amnesia Clinic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Direct, honest and powerful”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—JM Coetzee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The\u003cspan\u003ere is much more to commend than criticise in the novel, and \u003c\/span\u003eway Chauly captures Kuala Lumpur is a feat of versatility.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cha: The Asian Literary Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernice Chauly\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning author of five books of poetry and prose; \u003ci\u003egoing there and coming back\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Sins\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eLost in KL\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up With Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eOnkalo\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in George Town, Penang to Chinese-Punjabi teachers, she read Education and English Literature in Canada as a government scholar. She was an Honorary Fellow at the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (IWP) in 2014, has served as Festival Director of the George Town Literary Festival since 2011, and currently lectures at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC). She lives in Kuala Lumpur with her two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41761127244,"sku":"9789814785167","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Once-We-Were-There-CVF-300.jpg?v=1626927188"},{"product_id":"the-riot-act","title":"The Riot Act","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNominated for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards, Best Literary Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWinner of the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/RiotAct_sample.pdf?14858792235471357872\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N7KPDZJ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sebastian_Sim_The_Riot_Act?id=k5SFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/798041-The-Riot-Act?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TheRiotAct\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions abound in the aftermath of the Little India riot. Hashwini wonders if she triggered the chaos. Jessica asks if she should reveal what truly happened in the ambulance. Sharon thinks that the catastrophe could be what she needs to boost her political career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lives of three women intertwine when accident and coincidence collide. In Gimme Lao!-style hilarity, they become wrapped up in a web of truth, deception and political connections. This is a perceptive, fast-paced romp that asks “what if” of the riot that recently shook Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Pegged to the Little India riots, Sebastian Sim’s \u003ci\u003eThe Riot Act\u003c\/i\u003e is a surrealistic retelling that strikes at the heart of cynicism driving Singapore’s culture wars; interwoven stories poke entertainingly at our country’s political shenanigans, but satire becomes brutal realist fiction when we realise the author is merely holding up a tilted mirror to everything that is wrong with our society.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Cyril Wong, Judge, Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jYROyq86jE8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSebastian Sim\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in a two-room HDB flat with parents who were part of the pioneer generation of independent Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot one to shy away from the road less taken, he has travelled around the world to soak up different experiences and cultures, and tried his hand in diverse industries: a bartender at Boat Quay, an assistant outlet manager at McDonald’s, an insurance salesman, a prison officer in a maximum security prison, and a croupier in a casino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012, and his first English-language novel, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/collections\/fiction\/products\/lets-give-it-up-for-gimme-lao\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2016), was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1531363950617,"sku":"9789814785747","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-TheRiotAct_CVF_300.jpg?v=1627026780"},{"product_id":"the-naysayers-book-club-26-singaporeans-you-need-to-know","title":"The Naysayer's Book Club: 26 Singaporeans You Need to Know","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook of the Year, 2019 Singapore Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheNaysayers-sample.pdf?5337443443189791794\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   Get the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07NVLVPNK\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Simon_Vincent_The_Naysayer_s_Book_Club_26_Singapor?id=uXuIDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 26 conversations with 26 naysayers, this book is aimed at reflecting the spectrum of naysaying in Singapore's civil society. Each person is interviewed against the backdrop of his or her bookcase, putting front and centre a life of ideas and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book club for curious minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 457px;\" height=\"34\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan Tarn How\u003cbr\u003eConstance Singam\u003cbr\u003eTay Kheng Soon\u003cbr\u003eYeoh Lam Keong\u003cbr\u003eCherian George\u003cbr\u003eClaire Leow\u003cbr\u003eRemy Choo Zheng Xi\u003cbr\u003eTeo Soh Lung\u003cbr\u003eThirunalan Sasitharan\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Teo\u003cbr\u003eDan Wong\u003cbr\u003eChua Beng Huat\u003cbr\u003eKirsten Han\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 388px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\nFilzah Sumartono\u003cbr\u003eAlex Au\u003cbr\u003eMartyn See\u003cbr\u003eJune Chua\u003cbr\u003eWilliam SW Lim\u003cbr\u003eM. Ravi\u003cbr\u003eLoo Zihan\u003cbr\u003eVanessa Ho\u003cbr\u003eMohamed Imran Mohamed Taib\u003cbr\u003eSeelan Palay\u003cbr\u003eSonny Liew\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Thomas\u003cbr\u003eThum Ping Tjin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Right book, right time; read and be inspired by the naysayers in our midst as they battle against the odds.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ismail Kassim, political journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eNo Hard Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The 26 essays are inspiring accounts of the subjects: who they are, what they are, what they do, their exemplary efforts to speak up and their brushes with the law and the authorities in a society constrained by a matrix of repressive laws. Edifying and a must-read, especially for civil society activists.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Peter Low, human rights lawyer and founder of Peter Low \u0026amp; Choo LLC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I was not disappointed in the depth and authenticity of the interviews… The chapters on Sonny Liew, the award-winning comic book maestro, and Thum Ping Tjin, the controversial historian who startles with his honest interpretation of history, will be among those I will turn to first.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clement Mesenas, journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eDissident Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Great Strike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eIn Singapore there is a fine line between co-option by the establishment and ostracism by society. These delightful vignettes are about the brave men and women who tread it—often at great personal cost—expanding our collective imagination in ways the elite never can. Instead of calling for more naysayers, Singapore would do well to listen to those it already has.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh, author of\u003ci\u003e Floating on a Malayan Breeze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Simon captures the other ways of thinking in Singapore with these rich and colourful profiles, revealing to us a Singapore that could have been, or perhaps a Singapore that might someday be. \u003ci\u003eNaysayer's\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about those who swim against the flow, but it isn’t about tiredness; it’s about hope.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Daniel Yap, publisher of \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"My Singapore book of the year is \u003ci\u003eThe Naysayer's Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e—what wonderful, bibliophilic counter-discourses Simon Vincent has assembled. A much needed alternate reading list.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Joanne Leow, literary scholar and writer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An inspiring collection of interviews with respected Singapore civil society activists. Not only do we hear how they came to be, why they do what they do, we take a peak into their bookshelves to understand the ideas that galvanised them. A book lover’s book!\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Tan Pin Pin, director of\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn Time to Come\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTo Singapore, with Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"We need more naysayers... 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During National Service, he picked up a habit of reading and has since amassed a collection of a few hundred books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8114782240881,"sku":"9789814785846","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Naysayers-CVF-300_d26923e2-f9f0-4736-a46e-4d56d7e8c9ef.jpg?v=1627285668"},{"product_id":"nimitas-place","title":"Nimita's Place","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eCo-Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (English, Fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Literary Work)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Nimita_s_Place-sample.pdf?9134479146464535453\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N85YYP4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Akshita_Nanda_Nimita_s_Place?id=5smFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1021331-Nimita-s-Place?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=NimitasPlace\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1944 in India and Nimita Khosla yearns to attend university to become an engineer, but her parents want a different life for her. As she accepts her fate and marries, religious upheaval is splitting the country and forcing her family to find a new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2014, her granddaughter, molecular biologist Nimita Sachdev, escapes India to run away from the prospect of an arranged marriage. Staking out a future in Singapore, she faces rising anger against immigrants and uncertainty about her new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo generations apart, these two women walk divergent paths but face the same quandaries: who are we, and what is home?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNimita’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a dual narrative about a central pair of richly-drawn protagonists with similar names but separate timelines; transitioning ambitiously between India and Singapore to express a tender interconnectedness that simultaneously reveals their differences as well as the commonality of their hopes and dreams across time and space.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cyril Wong, Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2017 Judge and author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reading\u003cem\u003e Nimita’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e feels a little like moving in to a new house ... the parallel narratives seen through the eyes of both protagonists present worlds that are initially unfamiliar, yet places that Akshita eases us into, to the point we want to call it home. \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bakchormeeboy.com\/2018\/12\/31\/perusing-pages-nimitas-place-by-akshita-nanda-review\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBakchormeeboy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DMG4qqBtRjM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkshita Nanda\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Pune, India in 1979 and has lived in Singapore since 1995. She has a BSc (Hons) from the National University of Singapore and knows what to do with radioactive viruses. She has been in publishing since 2002 and joined \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e in 2007, where she currently writes about the arts. \u003cem\u003eNimita\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12380947120241,"sku":"9789814785761","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Nimita_sPlace-CVF-UK-300.jpg?v=1626926756"},{"product_id":"the-minorities","title":"The Minorities","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2019 Singapore Book Awards Best Book Cover Design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/The-Minorities-sample.pdf?5237166364732066560\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N8JP3QV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Suffian_Hakim_The_Minorities?id=xNWFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1126363-The-Minorities?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TheMinorities\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eMeet the four misfits living in one HDB flat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eOne is a Malay–Jew who is trying to get his father to come back as a ghost. Cantona is a promising Bangladeshi artist on the run from a construction company.Tights is a Chinese illegal immigrant with a Forrest Gump obsession. And Shanti is a gifted Indian lab technician hiding from her abusive husband.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWhen a forlorn pontianak begins haunting them, the four friends find themselves embroiled in a surreal showdown that may just upend the world, or at least Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWritten in Suffian Hakim's trademark humour, \u003cem\u003eThe Minorities\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about those living on the edges of society and their soulful bond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Suffian \"brings his brand of salt-of-the-earth humour and wordplay\" to \u003ci\u003eThe Minorities\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/weighty-issues-get-humorous-touch\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Undoubtedly one of the most whimsical, creative and unpretentious young voices in Singapore literature.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/weighty-issues-get-humorous-touch\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“This is the second novel from the author of the virally successful Hogwarts parody\u003ci\u003e Harris Bin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e, and it’s a blast: a warm-hearted thriller featuring a half-Malay Muslim half-Jewish Chinese inventor, a Singaporean Indian scientist-cum-domestic-abuse survivor, a Bangladeshi artist-cum-runaway construction worker, and a mainland Chinese superhero wannabe with special needs...oh, and a pontianak, all living together in an HDB flat, chasing dreams and eating waffles and eluding the forces that are out to get them. Like its predecessor, it’s an action-packed spec fic comedy road trip bildungsroman, but it’s got these fascinating political implications: the notion of home and Singapore is configured as a found family of classless refugees, regardless of citizenship and hygiene, both supranational and supernatural. No one else here is writing quite like this.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ng Yi-Sheng, Singapore Literature Prize-winning poet, playwright, journalist, activist and author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/lion-city\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLion City\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Buckle up for a joyful, wild ride in Suffian Hakim’s inimitable terrain of transmigrating pontianaks, telekinetic apparitions and guided group therapy for supernatural beings with issues. You’ll hate yourself for flipping to the last page too quickly.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sebastian Sim, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/lets-give-it-up-for-gimme-lao\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLet’s Give it Up for Gimme Lao! \u003c\/a\u003eand\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-riot-act\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e The Riot Act\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuffian Hakim\u003c\/strong\u003e has been hailed as “undoubtedly one of the most whimsical, creative and unpretentious young voices in Singapore literature” by \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e. Suffian is a writer at Big 3 Media. He was previously a regional content lead at media agency GroupM and has written for television shows such as Random Island and The Noose, and for the publications \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAugust Man\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis second novel, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-minorities\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Minorities\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, was also published by Epigram in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eListen to a podcast with Suffian x Two Book Nerds Talking\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca data-height=\"100px\" data-width=\"100%\" data-cover=\"https:\/\/d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net\/images.spreaker.com\/original\/b46060c7f3694a3508172b95677b5bc1.jpg\" data-playlist=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-theme=\"light\" data-resource=\"episode_id=18940490\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/renegaderadiomy\/episode-11-live-interview-with-sufiyan\" class=\"spreaker-player\"\u003eListen to \"TBNT S02E11 | LIVE at Lit Books with Suffian Hakim\" on Spreaker.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12538294763633,"sku":"9789814655279","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Minorities-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627026248"},{"product_id":"lion-city","title":"Lion City","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eCo-Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (English, Fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWinner of the 2019 Singapore Book Awards for Best Literary Work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/LionCity-Sample.pdf?3197125348824993940\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/592\/Lion-City\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eA man learns that all the animals at the Zoo are robots. A secret terminal in Changi Airport caters to the gods. A prince falls in love with a crocodile. A concubine is lost in time. The island of Singapore disappears. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eThese are the exquisitely strange tales of Lion City, the first collection of short fiction by award-winning poet and playwright Ng Yi-Sheng. Infused with myth, magical realism and contemporary sci-fi, each of these tales invites the reader to see this city-state in a new and darkly fabulous light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Beyond succinct speculative re-imaginings and cultural subversions, these stories cut to the quick of fragile relationships and the tired assumptions about what we tell ourselves regarding our hyper-modern paradise.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cyril Wong, Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eUnmarked Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Ng Yi-Sheng’s surreal and intoxicating imagination is on full display in \u003ci\u003eLion City\u003c\/i\u003e, taking readers on a breathtaking tour of secret places above, below, and beyond the Singapore of his dreams. At times lyrical and quiet, majestic and oracular, but always powerful, these stories brim with nuanced observations of people in a crisis of identity, at a crossroads culturally and geographically, seeking definition in the comfort of the past and the promise of the future. This mesmerising collection is the opening salvo of a startling and important voice in contemporary Singaporean fiction.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dean Francis Alfar, Palanca Grand Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSalamanca\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to the Roads of Manila\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Combining the dark fairytale visions of Neil Gaiman and Intan Paramaditha with the deadpan wit of Etgar Keret, \u003ci\u003eLion City\u003c\/i\u003e is a wildly imaginative collection of stories centred around the past, present and future trajectories of Singaporean consciousness. Ng Yi-Sheng is a natural storyteller full of insight and humour.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sharlene Teo, author of \u003ci\u003ePonti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eLion City\u003c\/i\u003e’s short sharp shocks of short stories surprise and delight in equal measure; always conceptually arresting and beautifully executed. Wonderful.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOsama\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Man Lies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Dazzlingly original, wickedly inventive.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Amanda Lee Koe, multi-award-winning author of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ministry-of-moral-panic-new-edition?variant=31306389580\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMinistry of Moral Panic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"Wildly inventive, constantly surprising, \u003cem\u003eLion City, \u003c\/em\u003ea collection of short stories by Ng Yi-Sheng, puts many familiar myths through the wringer and turns them on their head. What emerges is an intoxicating blend of stories that transport the readers to literally new realms of imagination.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—William Phuan, arts administrator, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003cem\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"Being a big of science fiction and not much of a fan of Singapore, I see Ng Yi-Sheng's collection of short stories in Lion City as the perfect publication for me. He's done amazingly well at capturing the imagination of this 22nd Century Neo-Taoist!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Seelan Palay, artist, in \"My Book of the Year 2018\", \u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/4\/my-book-of-the-year-2018-1?mc_cid=01cadc6581\u0026amp;mc_eid=a7bc05dbd6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"This collection takes apart the tropes trumpeted ad infinitum about Singapore – the Lion City, gone from fishing village to having great food and a world-class airport – and reveals the magic of myth that underpins them all. The stories, with their subtle explorations of colonialism, capitalism and alienation, are delightful and discomfiting in equal measure ... Ng shows not just keen awareness of the existing canons of genre, but a blithe faith that Singapore belongs in these canons. This clever, colourful collection certainly makes a good case for that.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Olivia Ho, \u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/book-review-ng-yi-shengs-clever-colourful-collection-lion-city-puts-a-fantasy-twist\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStraits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“A fine collection of short stories by a writer worth learning about.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Samuel R. Delany, SFWA Grand Master and celebrated author of \u003cem\u003eDhalgren\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eReturn to Nevèrÿon\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNg Yi-Sheng\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, fictionist, playwright, journalist and activist. He is the second-youngest winner of the Singapore Literature Prize, which he received for his debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003elast boy\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). His publications also include a spiritual sequel to that work, called \u003ci\u003eA Book of Hims\u003c\/i\u003e (2017); a compilation of his best spoken-word pieces, \u003ci\u003eLoud Poems for a Very Obliging Audience\u003c\/i\u003e (2016); the bestselling non-fiction book, \u003ci\u003eSQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); and a novelisation of the Singapore gangster movie, \u003ci\u003eEating Air\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). He also co-edited \u003ci\u003eGASPP: A Gay Anthology of Singapore Poetry and Prose\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eEastern Heathens: An Anthology of Subverted Asian Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). He recently completed his MA from the University of East Anglia’s creative writing programme. \u003ci\u003eLion City\u003c\/i\u003e is his first fiction collection.\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hpOoL9h8nPs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15438755102833,"sku":"9789811700743","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/LionCity-CVF-300.jpg?v=1626923750"},{"product_id":"impractical-uses-of-cake","title":"Impractical Uses of Cake","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2018 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Literary Work, Best Book Cover Design)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Cake-Sample.pdf?419\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/599\/Impractical-Uses-of-Cake\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1724956-Impractical-Uses-of-Cake?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=ImpracticalUsesofCake\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSukhin is a thirty-five-year-old teacher who lives alone. His life consists of reading, working and visiting his parents’ to rearrange his piles of “collectibles”. He has only one friend, another teacher who has managed to force Sukhin into a friendship by sheer doggedness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile on an errand one afternoon in Chinatown, he encounters a homeless person who recognises him. This chance reunion turns Sukhin’s well-planned life upside down, and the pair learns about love and sacrifice over their shared fondness for cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This novel about a teacher and a homeless person is so “Singaporean” in a tender, sometimes painful, even bitchy and surprisingly funny way, which many sensitive Singaporean readers may appreciate, especially in the manner that personal relationships are shaped—or shaken—by our deeply entrenched cultural conditionings.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Cyril Wong, two-time Singapore Literature Prize winner, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is the book that readers in Singapore didn’t realise they longed for — a tale, told by a storyteller, not pretending to signify anything but itself. And in doing so, Jo-ann Yeoh invites us into the world — of teachers, love, loss, cake — she has brought forth. And we, and our worlds, are so much richer for it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Jeremy Fernando, reader and writer, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It reveals a whole side of Singapore that many people in Singapore may not be aware of, with a dry sense of humour and a deep understanding of human difficulties and the problems faced by Singapore as an urban centre.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Professor Rajeev S. Patke, director of the Division of Humanities at Yale-NUS College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Singapore-based Malaysian writer Yeoh Jo-Ann's winsome debut novel is a confection of serious ingredients iced with whimsy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An impressive novel that has cake playing a secondary albeit important role in it. Used to soothe, cajole and impress, Yeoh’s clever use of cakes (they’re delightfully tucked in between her prose) sets the theme of love, loss and redemption in one delicious mix of ingredients.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003e New Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eLike the tiered cardboard cake on its cover,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eImpractical Uses of Cake \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003etells a multi-layered, diverse story of Singapore ... it stirs in whimsical flavours with its serious subjects.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eThe Weekender Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This novel has many strengths but chief amongst them is Ms Yeoh’s characterisation of Sukhin, who is surely one of literature’s most charming doormats.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eYahoo Lifestyle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9lAQDZ_6IkA\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYeoh Jo-Ann\u003c\/strong\u003e is the winner of the 2018 Epigram Books Fiction Prize. Formerly a features editor at SPH Magazines, she is currently a client operations director with a digital marketing agency. Her fiction has been anthologised in \u003cem\u003eWe R Family\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn Transit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-epigram-books-collection-of-best-new-singaporean-short-stories-volume-three\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Three\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Her short story “Dog Tiger Horse” was selected as the winner of the 2020 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest. She is currently working on her second novel and a collection of short stories exploring the themes of modernity, food, and family in Southeast Asia. \u003cem\u003eImpractical Uses of Cake\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51334995771689,"sku":"9789814845120","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-Cake-CVF-300.jpg?v=1626670850"},{"product_id":"the-brilliant-oil-lamp","title":"The Brilliant Oil Lamp","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 3 and above \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/BrilliantOilLamp-Sample.pdf?519\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/heritage-picture-book-bundle\"\u003eGet the bundle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/heritage-picture-book-bundle\"\u003eGet the \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/649\/The-Brilliant-Oil-Lamp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2112791-The-Brilliant-Oil-Lamp?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TheBrilliantOilLamp\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin Asha and her friends from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-amazing-sarong?variant=8221565635\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Sarong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-incredible-basket\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Incredible Basket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, as she moves from her cosy shophouse to a housing estate in Toa Payoh. The buildings are tall, the apartments are new. Asha's home even has electric lights! Her family begins the rites of blessing for their new home using a beautiful oil lamp. Suddenly, the power is cut and everything goes dark. But Asha has an idea—why not share the lamp's light with their new neighbours? The children also have fun with shadow play, and even light sparklers with the lamp. See how one brilliant light brings new and old friends together. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuek Hong Shin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a freelance illustrator who has illustrated several picture books including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-marvellous-sugee-cake\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Marvellous Sugee Cake\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-amazing-sarong\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Sarong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-incredible-basket\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Incredible Basket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-brilliant-oil-lamp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Brilliant Oil Lamp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInuka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLolly’s Secret\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the Ahoy, Navy! series for the Republic of Singapore Navy’s fiftieth anniversary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Sarong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—the first book he wrote and illustrated—was shortlisted for Best Children’s Title at the 2016 Singapore Book Awards, and the 2018 Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Incredible Basket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won the 2019 Singapore Book Awards for Best Children’s Picture Book. Hong Shin conducts workshops for primary-school children and is an advocate for Superhero Me, an inclusive arts movement for children with special needs. He promotes local culture to the young through his works and storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20441796313201,"sku":"9789814845267","price":14.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/BrilliantOilLamp-CVF-300_c1ec0008-7d93-4ae6-a9fa-46cd83e84bf1.jpg?v=1559184032"},{"product_id":"gaze-back-pos","title":"Gaze Back","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do we expect of an author who is unapologetically female? What do we expect of consuming art in general? Should a work be easy, should a work be safe?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarylyn Tan’s debut volume, \u003cem\u003eGAZE BACK\u003c\/em\u003e, complicates ideas of femininity, queerness, and the occult. The feminine grotesque subverts the restrictions placed upon the feminine body to be attractive and its subjection to notions of the ideal. The occultic counterpoint to organised religion, then, becomes a way toward techniques of empowering the marginalised.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGAZE BACK\u003c\/em\u003e, ultimately, is an instruction book, a grimoire, a call to insurrection—to wrest power back from the social structures that serve to restrict, control and distribute it amongst those few privileged above the disenfranchised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarylyn Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a linguistics graduate, poet, and artist interested in conditions of alienation and marginalisation. She has performed at the Singapore Biennale, the Singapore Writers Festival, SPEAK., and she has also been featured in various print anthologies, such as Rollercoasters and Bedsheets, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Luxury We Must Afford\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInheritance | The Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGaze Back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her first published book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21257455927409,"sku":"9789811190803","price":16.82,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Gaze-Back-Marylyn-Tan-00.jpg?v=1599868849"},{"product_id":"the-angel-tiger-and-other-stories","title":"The Angel Tiger and Other Stories","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Book Cover Design) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheAngelTiger-Sample.pdf?977\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   Get the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07ZZ7VT74\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=wPO7DwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA couple's cat leaves offerings of dead birds freighted with mysterious import. A foreign worker helps construct a concert hall that reawakens his musical longings. A young diver hunts venomous cone snails for a lovelorn researcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith disarming simplicity, Barrie Sherwood charts how the complex bonds between lovers are unravelled to the point of breaking, and the often strange and touching ways we define ourselves and our relationships in a fluctuating world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Droll, whimsical and tender, these stories feature individuals teetering delicately on the edge, waiting to fall into each other or into a startling revelation about themselves.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Cyril Wong, award-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In Barrie Sherwood’s deft hands, the most banal aspects of daily life morph into the weird and wondrous—airports evolve into dystopian landscapes, dead city birds mutate into sacred offerings, high-end supermarkets transform into museums of treasure. Like all the best writers, Sherwood shows us the incontrovertible magic in the mundane. Tender, funny and laced with a dash of the absurd, these stylish stories will seduce, intrigue and most of all, endure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kirstin Chen, author of \u003cem\u003eBury What We Cannot Take\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Beneath the placid surface of these stories lies all the pain and joy of human life as people struggle—sometimes quietly, sometimes less so—to make sense of their place in a changing, multicultural world. 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A Hong Kong native of Canadian and French nationality, he now lives in Singapore and is the assistant professor in the School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University. This is his first-short story collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29252861132913,"sku":"9789814845281","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/TheAngelTiger-CVF-300.jpg?v=1626947271"},{"product_id":"homeless-the-untold-story-of-a-mother-s-struggle-in-crazy-rich-singapore","title":"Homeless: The Untold Story of a Mother’s Struggle in Crazy Rich Singapore","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards (Best Non-Fiction)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Homeless-sample.pdf?952\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet the E-book on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07YMYDNHM\/\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Liyana_Dhamirah_Homeless_The_Untold_Story_of_a_Mot?id=xh6zDwAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e|    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2128026-Homeless\" title=\"Homeless on Storytel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Homeless-sample.pdf?952\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, Liyana Dhamirah was in a precarious situation: at 22, she was heavily pregnant and had no place to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Liyana, home was often unstable. Once a bright teenager full of optimism, she faced uncertainty and found no support from family, government agencies and welfare groups. She had nowhere to go, no one to turn to. When she started living on a beach in Sembawang, she discovered a community of people—families—who were homeless just like her. They stuck together and watched out for each other, even when there were raids. She learned that in prosperous Singapore, the homeless are not always identifiable by appearance alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonths later, journalists eventually uncovered Liyana’s story and how she navigated a bureaucracy of obstacles. Today she is a successful entrepreneur and this is her memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eI’ve known Liyana for a decade, and I’m so glad to see her story finally in print. With Singaporeans talking more about income and wealth inequality, it’s so important to have the testimony of someone who has experienced homelessness in this city, and pay attention to what she has to say about how she ended up in that situation, and how hard it was to pull herself out of that rut. Reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomeless\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, I got a view of Singapore that I would never have otherwise encountered given my privileged position, and made me realize that there are so many assumptions, so many myths that we tell ourselves, that really need to be consigned to the rubbish heap.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Kirsten Han, journalist and author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/rational-conversations-the-silhouette-of-oppression\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silhouette of Oppression\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“This book is characteristic of the courage and generosity with which I know Liyana approaches everything in life. Her experiences, documented here, give a human face to important questions Singaporeans should be asking about meritocracy, deservedness, dignity and care.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kirsten Han, editor-in-chief of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Naratif \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/rational-conversations-the-silhouette-of-oppression\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Silhouette of Oppression\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“An inspiring story for entrepreneurs of all ages. Liyana’s journey is poignantly written and shines a light on a little-known part of Singapore society. Homeless also gives some powerful lessons about the value of home.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Elim Chew, founder of 77th Street and community advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"I read—no, inhaled—the book in 2 days. I find that the writing is raw and accessible, and the stories she tell in the volume reveal insights into life lived in the margins without a roof over one's head. The struggles Liyana faced when it comes to her marriage, providing for her children and seeking aid from social welfare organizations remind me of the struggles that my own mother faced as I was growing up. Liyana's is also a story of resourcefulness—that infamous resourcefulness of mothers, especially Malay mothers, when it comes to 'making a meal out of nothing.'\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Nuraliah Norasid, winner of the 2016 Epigram Books Fiction Prize, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiyana Dhamirah\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder of Virtual Assistants Singapore. 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It traverses kueh families and genres, key kueh-making techniques, the seasonality and social significance of kueh, and the importance of both tradition and innovation. Local kueh artisans from all walks of life share their stories and perspectives in interviews, while short essays muse on the histories, regional and colonial influences, science and symbolism behind this most diverse of food genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelpful glossaries on key ingredients and essential kitchen tools will equip you to tackle over 100 detailed and precise recipes for kuehs from across Singapore’s communities, from ang koo kueh to kueh bakar, kueh kaswi to jian dui, steamed and baked kueh lapis varieties, and many more, including rare and endangered items such as sesagun, putugal and bak kueh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking kueh is truly and traditionally a labour of love.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Way of Kueh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas born from a desire to inspire and encourage Singaporeans to make and enjoy kueh together with their families and friends, to celebrate, preserve and progress this unique and rich part of our national food heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If, like Tan, more Singaporeans see the primacy in heritage home- cooking, maybe one day we too can all sit down at the table, wordlessly savouring a homemade delicacy - together.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A wonderful adventure into Singapore’s kuehs and kueh culture, traversing cultures, cuisines and culinary history of Singapore’s Malay, Chinese, Peranakan and Eurasian communities.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eFood Koel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is more movement than book ... 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This is a landmark academic and yet folksy food and recipe book for Singapore and culinarians around the world and provides the past with which they can re-create kuehs with authenticity or a reference for culinarians who want to experiment and create the Next Great Singapore Kueh.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Violet Oon, Chef, Culinary Curator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A noteworthy ode to heritage cakes.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eTatler Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e, 47 (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodfella.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.foodfella.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) is an award-winning writer, cooking instructor and photographer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has been commentator on and chronicler of food, culture and heritage for publications such as Singapore's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStraits Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Peak\u003c\/i\u003e, and America’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine. 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At once a coming-of-age love story and a tale of political turmoil… Lush and evocative, Heng’s sentences render every setting and each scene with vivid intensity… nearly impossible to put down.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Electric Literature, “Electric Lit’s Best Novels of 2023”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A sweeping story with hints of magical realism.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eAsian Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[\u003cem\u003eThe Great Reclamation\u003c\/em\u003e] is full of vivid, delicious writing, and the story is addictive, moving across time at a startlingly rapid clip of progress— just as it really happened in Singapore. 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I’m grateful to Rachel Heng for writing this gorgeous novel.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ann Napolitano, author of \u003cem\u003eDear Edward\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore,\u003cstrong\u003e Rachel Heng\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/suicide-club\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuicide Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, translated into ten languages. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney’s\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. She received her MFA from the Michener Center for Writers and has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and the National Arts Council of Singapore, among others. 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Find out the truth about racial riot fodder-girl Maria Hertogh, now living out her days as a chambermaid in Lake Tahoe; a mirage of the Merlion as a ladyboy working Orchard Towers; and a high-stakes fantasy starring the still-suave lead of the 1990s TV hit serial, \u003cem\u003eThe Unbeatables\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMinistry of Moral Panic\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary collection and the introduction of a revelatory new voice. Heartfelt and sexy, the stories of Amanda Lee Koe encompass a skewed world fraught with prestige anxiety, moral relativism, sexual frankness, and the improbable necessity of human connection. Told in strikingly original prose, these are stories that plough the possibilities of understanding Singapore and her denizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is possibly the most exciting debut collection of stories by a Singapore writer I’ve ever read. Amanda Lee Koe has a breathtaking range. Like crystals, the stories are prismatic but also jagged. Sometimes they deal with uncomfortable subject matter, like rape, or challenging characters, like a self-mutilating, sexually precocious girl. But this is a writer who takes risks. This is the kind of book that will get under your skin because the author herself has spent devoted hours under her characters’.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_alfian-sa-at\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlfian Sa’at\u003c\/a\u003e, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/malay-sketches\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMalay Sketches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Our winning entry was a unanimous choice, a highly original voice in Singapore writing that we wish to acknowledge and encourage.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_meira-chand\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDr Meira Chand\u003c\/a\u003e, chief judge for English Fiction, Singapore Literature Prize 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It’s tempting to label Lee Koe a Singaporean Murakami. Her stories, while set in our very familiar city-state, transcend time and space. Clearly, she’s forging not just a distinctive literary voice for Singapore’s contemporary condition, but also a different path for a new generation of writers who will take Singapore fiction to its next chapter.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Pamela Ho, The A List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There is a deftness of touch, a sureness of intent, a knowingness of accomplishment that makes it hard to believe that \u003cem\u003eMinistry of Moral Panic\u003c\/em\u003e is Amanda Lee Koe’s first book of fiction. She has marked out in virgin territory a realm of her own, a kingdom of weird, non-conforming, stubborn passions in Singapore. And she has done so without resorting to the usual pieties of understanding and tolerance. She has looked directly at the contorted subject and drawn every contortion that she could see... the collection is eminently readable. I should know. I read it straight through, all fourteen stories, on my flight from Singapore to New York. I had not been able to read on a plane for a while. Too uncomfortable and distracted. But these stories carried me to the end.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Koh Jee Leong, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Pillow Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A magnificent collection of short stories that are as formally innovative as they are profoundly human, compassionate and insightful.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Huzir Sulaiman, author of \u003cem\u003eEight Plays\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmanda Lee Koe\u003c\/strong\u003e was the youngest winner of the Singapore Literature Prize for the story collection \u003cem\u003eMinistry of Moral Panic\u003c\/em\u003e (Epigram, 2014). It was longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and shortlisted for the Frankfurt Book Fair's LiBeraturpreis and the Haus der Kulturen der Welt's International Literature Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer novel, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/delayed-rays-of-a-star\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDelayed Rays of a Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Doubleday, 2019) was named a Most Anticipated Title by \u003cem\u003eELLE\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThrillist\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, and one of NPR’s Best Books of The Year. 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