{"title":"BookTok (Reader's Choice)","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-certain-exposure","title":"A Certain Exposure","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\u003eSelected by \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times \u003c\/em\u003eas one of the Best Books of 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected by \u003cem\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the Best Books of 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended by the National Library Board, Singapore and Ministry of Communications and Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CertainExposure-Sample.pdf?536\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/300\/A-Certain-Exposure\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2115076-A-Certain-Exposure\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSatirical and sympathetic, political and personal, \u003cem\u003eA Certain Exposure \u003c\/em\u003etraces the adolescences of twin brothers Andrew and Brian, culminating in the explosive events leading to Andrew’s tragic death. This is a classic coming-of-age tale doubled across two vividly individual brothers, who struggle to navigate a complex tangle of relationships and coercive forces, cinematically interwoven with the yearnings and fears of an ensemble of mothers, fathers, cousins, friends and lovers both false and true. This wide-ranging debut beautifully presents the resonances and the ghosts of lost possibilities, as well as a gripping story of hope and betrayal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of the best novels I’ve read recently…a haunting story about elitism and prejudice in a society which recites daily pledges to maintain equality for all.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eBalli Kaur Jaswal, bestselling author of\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/sugarbread\"\u003eSugarbread\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/inheritance\"\u003eInheritance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e and Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A masterful debut. Jolene Tan has written, in devastatingly beautiful prose, a quiet book about disquieting things. She lays bare the dark hearts of our sentimentalized HDB ‘Heartlanders’ and our vaunted government ‘scholars’ and finds: coldness, sanctimony, and corrosive attitudes the more damaging for their utter casualness. This is a passionate warning, a chronicle of tragedy foretold. How will we save our selves and our soul? Like Anthony Chen’s film \u003ci\u003eIlo Ilo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Certain Exposure \u003c\/i\u003ealready has the feel of an essential Singapore classic.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sandi Tan, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Black Isle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eA Certain Exposure\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimately layered story about twin brothers forging different paths through the intricacies and prejudices of Singapore society, but will strike a chord wherever the struggle between personal values and social pressures is experienced.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ovidia Yu, author of \u003cem\u003eAunty Lee’s Delights\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of the best debuts of 2014, this sometimes strident but largely effective novel begins with the suicide of a government scholar and proceeds to dissect elitism, racism, homophobia and other taboo topics in Singapore.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Helmi Yusof, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/lifestyle\/on-the-write-trek\"\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Tan holds a merciless mirror to readers' eyes, showing how easily one moves into an accepted and existing pattern of behaviour. A writer to watch.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Akshita Nanda,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/nimitas-place\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNimita's Place\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Utilising her involvement in AWARE, Singapore’s leading gender equality advocate group, Jolene delves into social issues, like sexism, homophobia, and racism in a manner that painfully hits home.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ang Jia Yun, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nptribune.com\/?p=1127\" target=\"_blank\"\u003enpTribune\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An exciting debut novel that delves beneath the surface of Singapore society, questioning the dominant value systems and asking if there’s a better way for us to live.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=*jeremy%20tiang*\"\u003eJeremy Tiang\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, 2019 Singapore Literature Prize winner \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJolene Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and activist who lives in Singapore with her partner, child, two bunnies and a rotating cast of bugs in jars. 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A member of parliament for nearly three decades, Chiam is also one of Singapore’s most iconic, influential and beloved political figures. Through his efforts in shaping Potong Pasir into a “model constituency”, the veteran statesman has greatly contributed towards an increasingly pluralistic Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWhen he first entered politics in 1976, there was not a single opposition member in Parliament. As the founder of the Singapore Democratic Party, and later the Singapore People’s Party, Chiam has long rallied for the need of an opposition as the essential democratic check on a one-party system. He is respected for his level-headed and non-confrontational stance, and is the only opposition member to have received public apologies and out-of-court damages from cabinet ministers of Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBased on extensive interviews, family documents and party archives, \u003cem\u003eLet the People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e is the first biography of an opposition politician from post-independence Singapore—a biography of a man who, through his accomplishments and devotion, struggled to build a fairer, more balanced and diverse country. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eTracing the first half of a life fully lived, this book sheds light on Chiam’s circuitous and colourful route to Parliament at the age of 49—from his revolutionary family background to his days as a champion school swimmer; from his political awakening in New Zealand to his stint as an inspiring school teacher in Malaysia; from training as a lawyer to his cross-continental romance with his wife Lina; from standing as an independent candidate in 1976 to winning the Potong Pasir seat in 1984 as the leader of the fledging Singapore Democratic Party. \u003cem\u003eLet the People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e draws a humanistic picture of Chiam in his early days—as his country changed around him before he was to change it—while revealing the guiding values that have made this humble and unassuming man revered for generations to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLet The People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e offers an important, if not comprehensive, look into what motivates and forms the political mind of one of Singapore’s most recognisable political icons, but the personal approach of the book would make you believe that he is just an ordinary man.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Howard Lee, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theonlinecitizen.com\/2014\/10\/chiam-see-tong-understanding-the-man-behind-the-politics\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Online Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLet The People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e, a book by academic Loke Hoe Yeong that traces Chiam’s birth to his winning of the Potong Pasir seat in 1984, is a reminder that Chiam’s rise as a national opposition is no easy feat.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Martino Tan, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/mothership.sg\/2014\/10\/10-revelations-from-chiam-see-tongs-biography-that-will-interest-every-well-informed-sporean\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMothership.SG\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Among the book's interesting revelations is that [Chiam's] grandfather Chiam Seng Poh was a revolutionary who helped Dr Sun Yat Sen overthrow the Qing government. Another is that one of Mr Chiam's mother's sisters, Mabel, married Mr Kwa Soon Siew - a brother of Madam Kwa Geok Choo, the late wife of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Leong Weng Kam, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/news.asiaone.com\/news\/singapore\/new-book-traces-chiams-road-parliament\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“In the book, Loke describes how Chiam, under the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) banner, fought against the People’s Action Party (PAP)’s Mah Bow Tan. He described how even amid a climate of fear rampant in Singapore as a result of political dissidents being detained under the Internal Security Act, Chiam’s voice stood out for his courage in daring to speak against the PAP’s policies.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Nicholas Teo, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/popspoken.com\/issues\/2014\/12\/chiam-see-tongs-1984-campaign-still-relevant-today\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopspoken\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/why-chiam-see-tong-1984-124201452.html\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eYahoo! Singapore\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“A wonderful read on Chiam See Tong[’s] rise from lawyer to opposition politics. The only opposition leader who walked the minefield without getting blown away.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Independent Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon-based researcher and writer on politics and international affairs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoke Hoe Yeong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was formerly an associate fellow at the European Union Centre in Singapore, National University of Singapore. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/let-the-people-have-him\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet the People Have Him: Chiam See Tong, The Early Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Singapore Literature Prize for non-fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32020126236785,"sku":"9789810791735","price":34.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/LetThePeopleHaveHim-CVF-100.jpg?v=1412331182"},{"product_id":"now-that-it-s-over","title":"Now That It’s Over","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 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, Singapore Book Awards 2017 (Best Fiction Title)\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2016 English (Adult) Books category\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/OTC_sample.pdf?8125239982266787506\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/242\/Now-That-Its-Over\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2507024-Now-That-It-s-Over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Christmas holidays in 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggers a tsunami that devastates fourteen countries. Two couples from Singapore are vacationing in Phuket when the tsunami strikes. Alternating between the aftermath of the catastrophe and past events that led these characters to that fateful moment, \u003cem\u003eNow That It’s Over\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a tapestry of causality and regret, and chronicles the physical and emotional wreckage wrought by natural and manmade disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“This novel has breadth, and at its core is a very interesting exploration of Singaporean Chinese childhoods and adolescences.”\u003cbr\u003e—Philip Holden, editor of \u003cem\u003eWriting Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e and Epigram Books \u003cstrong\u003eFiction Prize 2015 judge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A heart-stopping elegy to the unrelenting tragedy of time, the trauma of impermanence, set against the backdrop of a tsunami that devastated Thailand's coastlines. O Thiam Chin's characters are tested for their resilience and courage as relationships and self-deceptions are unforgettably wrung to the breaking point.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cyril Wong, author of \u003cem\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Trailer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/arzg3Dxpm-8\" 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\u003eO Thiam Chin\u003c\/strong\u003e is the winner of the inaugural Epigram Books Fiction Prize, the richest literary award in Singapore, with a cash prize of S$20,000 and a publishing contract with Epigram Books. He is also the author of five collections of short fiction: \u003cem\u003eFree-Falling Man\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), \u003cem\u003eNever Been Better\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), \u003cem\u003eUnder The Sun\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), \u003cem\u003eThe Rest Of Your Life and Everything That Comes With It\u003c\/em\u003e (2011) and \u003cem\u003eLove, Or Something Like Love\u003c\/em\u003e (2013, shortlisted for the 2014 Singapore Literature Prize for English Fiction).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis short stories have appeared in \u003cem\u003eM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eā\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003enoa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe International Literary Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAsia Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuarterly Literary Review Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCha: An Asian Literary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKyoto Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Jakarta Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAsiatic\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEsquire (Singapore)\u003c\/em\u003e. His short fiction was also selected for the first two volumes of \u003cem\u003eThe Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e anthology series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eO was an honorary fellow of the Iowa International Writing Program in 2010, a recipient of the NAC Young Artist Award in 2012, and has been thrice longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. 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She seeks clues in Ma’s cooking when she’s not fighting other battles—being a bursary girl at an elite school and facing racial taunts from the bus uncle. Then her meddlesome grandmother moves in, installing a portrait of a watchful Sikh guru and a new set of house rules. Old secrets begin to surface but can Pin handle learning the truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This novel is sensitively written, and raises important issues subtly: racism and racialisation; religiosity and its relation to identity; patriarchal values; class; and the intersection of Christianity and capitalism in the wonderful speech about 'spiritual bank accounts'. All the characters have depth and complexity and the two layers of the narrative (the experiences of Pin and of her mother Jini) are skilfully blended. There are some beautiful descriptive passages, and I like the way in which metaphors are used sparingly, but to good effect.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e—Philip Holden, editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eWriting Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e and Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2015 judge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e“Pin is an earnest and enchanting child, through whose curious and clear-sighted eyes we see family life and complications and childhood cliques and racism. But this entertaining book also has touching insights into love, hope and wisdom, and characters that will stay with you long after you finish it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ovidia Yu, author of \u003cem\u003eAunty Lee’s Chilled Revenge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is the most glorious mic drop moment in Singaporean Literature. Sugarbread is such a tender and powerful response to the many celebrated voices in Singapore that represent minority experiences through tokenism or ignore them altogether. Balli Kaur Jaswal has made me feel like my ten-year-old self could be someone’s protagonist, like my skin belongs in the pages of books in my country. She’s turned the mirrors on Singapore and our conversations about identity in a spectacular fashion. Her prose is delicate, precise and aching. Her storytelling lingers with you for days. This novel is triumphant and absolutely essential reading for anyone who cares about living in this city.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Pooja Nansi, author of \u003cem\u003eLove is an Empty Barstool\u003c\/em\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\/Ezp-st8UTog\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalli Kaur Jaswal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the recipient of The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist Award 2014 for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/inheritance\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInheritance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which inspired a film adaptation directed by K. 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And read!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—David Peace, Granta Best Young British Novelist and author of \u003cem\u003eTokyo Year Zero\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaryl Qilin Yam\u003c\/strong\u003e is a co-editor of the \u003cem\u003eSingPoWriMo\u003c\/em\u003e anthology series, a director at Sing Lit Station, and a stageplay producer at Take Off Productions. He holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Warwick, and spent a year in Japan studying at the University of Tokyo. 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In this second edition, two new chapters have been added: one relating to the COVID-19 global pandemic and how it has affected funerals—and the industry as a whole; and another on Showers of Love, a sanctuary where family members can join in the process of preparing their loved ones for their final journeys. Find out about the inspiration behind this concept, and how it has provided families and visitors to grieve, and heal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy would someone leave a shining career in management to work among the dead?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAngjolie Mei, funeral director and \"life celebrant\", recounts how the death of her father—a veteran known as ‘The Coffin King’ in the funeral industry—prompted this dramatic choice.       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat exactly happens during embalming? What kind of post-death restoration is needed for second-degree burn victims? What are the little-known facts surrounding suicide in Singapore? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAngjolie offers the insider’s view on these and other aspects of an industry usually shrouded in mystery, and reflects on how her perceptions of death, and life, have changed since she chose this extraordinary profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngjolie Mei\u003c\/strong\u003e, formerly a financial advisor, is a certified funeral celebrant and certified funeral director at The Life Celebrant, a provider of boutique funeral services. She is one of the few women in the funeral services industry in Singapore and provides fascinating insights into this little-known profession. This is the second edition of her first book, which has also been translated into Chinese. \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ibglgCyM-zs\" 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":32206382432369,"sku":"9789814901499","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/DyingtoMeetYou_CV.jpg?v=1627282510"},{"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":"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. 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With over fourteen years of experience in business and retail industries, she has been a community manager, senior retail associate and media executive; her first entrepreneurial venture was MommaMiia, which made and sold handicrafts and cake pops at flea markets and bazaars. Her volunteer interests include working with the National Library Board of Singapore to help children find joy in reading, as well as distributing pre-loved or new clothing to families in need. 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But when he discovers he is a parceltongue (i.e., he can talk to boxes...er, parcels), his world changes. Harris learns about his magical lineage and enrols at the MOE-approved Hog-Tak-Halal-What School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere, he is sorted into the House of Fandi and gets caught up in an insane adventure to save Singapore’s magical folk from being turned into kosongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Undoubtedly one of the most whimsical, creative and unpretentious young voices in Singapore literature.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Laugh until cry.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eGwee Li Sui, author of\u003cem\u003e Spiaking Singlish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"I first picked up a copy of Harris Bin Potter just because it had a funny sort of title—its naming game continues throughout the book, with local and pop cultural references aplenty, bouncing off the Harry Potter universe. It reminded me of a book I read when I was young—Oh No, It's the Kitchi Boy Gang!—which was one of my first encounters with local writing, packed with unique flavours that were never quite in the Hardy Boys or Three Investigators books. Given a chance, this new illustrated edition of Harris Bin Potter might conjure up the same magic for you!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eSonny Liew, award-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/charlie-chan-hock-chye\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hilariously-written, completely Singaporean-sounding.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eMothership\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHarris bin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e is so disarmingly out of left-field that even Muggles—or should I say kosongs—will find lots to chuckle over.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eMay Seah, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-movie-that-no-one-saw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Movie That No One Saw\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of the most popular works of fiction in Singapore literature... Our favourite Harry Potter references are given a ridiculous local update.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Everyday People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHarris bin Potter\u003c\/em\u003e lets every void-deck dwelling, soccer-playing, heartland-loving individual dive deeply into the lore of magic, mystery, mischief and mat-inspired magnificence. Suffian’s wit and ability to make readers (me at least) spit on a page laughing is so natural, I also want to enrol in Hog-Tak-Halal-What and get sorted by a songkok.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Tim De Cotta, musician\u003c\/strong\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.\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FiEEwWtZC8w\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29367597039729,"sku":"9789814845328","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/HarrisBinPotter-CVF-3rd.jpg?v=1626857490"},{"product_id":"loss-adjustment-pos","title":"Loss Adjustment","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\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I have had nothing bad happen to me except my own doing. I have let this cowardice envelop me, and I can’t \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshake it off. I will commit the worst thing you can ever do to someone who loves you: killing yourself. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escary thing is, I’m okay with that.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictoria McLeod, Singapore, March 30, 2014 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoss Adjustment \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a mother’s recount of her 17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-year-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eold daughter’s suicide. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the wake of Victoria McLeod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es passing, she left behind a remarkable journal in her laptop of the final four months of her life. Linda Collins, her mother, has woven these into her memoir, which is at once cohesive, yet fragmented, reflecting a survivor's state of mind after devastating loss. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoss Adjustment \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einvolves the endless whys, the journey of Linda Collins and her husband in honouring Victoria, and the impossible question of what drove their daughter to this irretrievable act. A stunningly intimate portrait of loss and grief, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoss Adjustment \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a breaking of silence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea book whose face society cannot turn away from.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinda Collins\u003c\/strong\u003e is a copyeditor on the political desk of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e. She may be familiar to readers, having used to write a monthly contribution to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Expat Files\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom 2009–2012. She has an MA in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) at Victoria University, New Zealand and her non-fiction and poetry have appeared in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTurbine\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwamp Living\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fib Review\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cordite Poetry Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Freerange Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. 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From our shifting sense of community and identity, to our frustrations with existing political, social and economic structures—this anthology transcends boundaries and captures the persistence of ordinary lives in deserts literal and metaphorical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJon Gresham\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in England, grew up in Australia and has lived in Singapore and Thailand for the last 19 years. Jon’s debut collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eWe Rose Up Slowly\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Math Paper Press in 2015. Jon is also a co-founder of the Singaporean literary community, Sing Lit Station. He leads the Writing the City Creative Writing Workshops at Toa Payoh Library each month. His writing has appeared in various anthologies and literary journals including \u003cem\u003eBest New Singaporean Short Stories Vol. 3\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn Transit: An Anthology from Singapore on Airports and Air Travel\u003c\/em\u003e. He is currently working on a novel about an adopted, transnational, Eurasian in Southeast Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Perth to Singaporean parents. She completed her PhD in Creative Writing at Curtin University, where she now works as a sessional tutor. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eRubik\u003c\/em\u003e, has been published in Australia (Brio, 2017), North America (The Unnamed Press, 2018), and the United Kingdom (Wundor Editions, 2018). More recently, her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eOverland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStories of Perth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCatapult\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLenny Letter\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBest Summer Stories\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31141828001905,"sku":"9789811421785","price":22.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/download_6.jpg?v=1590983054"},{"product_id":"how-we-disappeared-times","title":"How We Disappeared","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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (English, Fiction)\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen her husband dies in the year 2000, Wang Di is forced into the solitary life of a widow in modern Singapore. 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Meanwhile, after his grandmother's death, Kevin sets about finding out the truth – a truth that will lead him to Wang Di; to the events of that brutal war and to a reckoning no one is prepared for and which can no longer be suppressed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey say the truth will set you free – but what if its horrors have been the very chains you have longed to escape from your whole life?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJing-Jing Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas born and raised in Singapore and graduated from Oxford’s Creative Writing Masters in 2011. Her poetry and short stories have been published in various journals and anthologies. 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It draws upon his influential collection \u003cem\u003eSingapore: The Air-Conditioned Nation\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), on the country's politics of comfort and control, and from \u003cem\u003eSingapore, Incomplete\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), on its underdeveloped democracy. Updated for the impending transition to a new generation of leaders, this 20th anniversary edition of \u003cem\u003eAir-Conditioned Nation\u003c\/em\u003e offers critical reflections on continuity and change in Singapore’s unique political culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Cherian George is one of Singapore’s most astute political observers and social commentators. This collection of essays, drawing on events that traverse the last few decades, takes us through intriguing encounters and noteworthy moments in Singapore’s recent past. From political dissidents to governing elites, newspaper editors to bloggers, the presidential election to Hong Lim Park, Professor George reminds us of incidents and people too quickly forgotten or under-interpreted. Each matters because they clear up some puzzle as to how we got here. Even better, they invite us to reconsider: where is ‘here?’ Infused with Cherian’s wit, humor, audacity, and above all with his steadfast idealism and generosity, this is that rare book on politics that encourages clear-headedness and yet holds cynicism at bay. Read it, share it, read it again: this book will spark feelings, stir thoughts, create conversations, engage our muscles for debate and disagreement—all things we deserve as humans living in society.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Teo You Yenn, author of \u003cem\u003eThis Is What Inequality Looks Like\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It is a testament to the enduring relevance of Cherian's scholarship that we still see the politics of comfort and control play out in Singapore and can turn to these essays to make sense and meaning of it. What Cherian has done, far more than any other scholar, is to provide a language of power that is at once accessible and unique to local sensibilities. That these essays have been expanded and updated two decades later for a renewed reading of the political temperature of this air-conditioned nation is a delight for students of Singapore studies, be they everyday current affairs junkies, academics or journalists.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Simon Vincent, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Naysayer’s Book Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A functioning democracy requires a multitude of sensible voices in the public sphere. Such voices are needed to raise critical questions, provide sober analyses and suggest viable solutions that can be tapped on for deliberations by policymakers, cultural workers and political leaders. Such is the role of a public intellectual: one that is most fitting to describe Cherian George and his intellectual forays. The incisive, robust and passionate essays in this book provide hope and renew our imagination for what is possible in a technocratic society like Singapore.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib, co-editor of \u003cem\u003eBudi Kritik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCherian George\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is professor of media studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University School of Communication, where he also serves as the director of the Centre for Media and Communication Research. He is the author of four other books, the latest of which is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHate Spin: The Manufacture of Religious Offense and its Threat to Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (MIT Press, 2016). 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She completed her Master's in Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, where she first got interested in colonial maps, art, religion and ancient kingdoms of the region. A librarian by profession and a self-professed antiques aficionado, she travels the region collecting bits of the past - from 19th-century ceremonial scrolls in Laos to generations-old kerises in a remote village in Yogyakarta. When she’s not writing, Erni enjoys telling stories, be it to a room full of toddlers and parents, or storyboarding a puzzle adventure book for tweens. \u003cem\u003eThe Java Enigma\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":31745859354737,"sku":"9789814901123","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-TheJavaEnigma-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627024506"},{"product_id":"corridor-12-short-stories-pos","title":"Corridor: 12 Short Stories","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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorridor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a collection of short stories all set in present-day Singapore. With unsentimental clarity and heartbreaking honesty, Alfian Sa’at writes about HDB dwellers – students, housewives and factory workers, whose lives begin to unravel once they discover that happiness is a fragile thing in a country obsessed with progress and success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe characters in each story find themselves in situations that offer them a ticket to hope and change: A video camera transforms the way a resentful daughter sees her widowed mother. A married couple receives free holiday tickets just when their luck seems to have run out. A girl encounters a transvestite on an MRT train ride who tells her that she looks like a famous singer. 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What is inequality? How are they connected? How might they be overcome? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe way we frame our questions shapes the way we see solutions. This book does what appears to be a no-brainer task, but one that is missing and important: it asks readers to pose questions in different ways, to shift the vantage point from which they view ‘common sense,’ and in so doing, to see themselves as part of problems and potential solutions. This is a book about how seeing poverty entails confronting inequality. It is about how acknowledging poverty and inequality leads to uncomfortable revelations about our society and ourselves. 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The book is a much needed intervention in hitherto un-problematised, taken-for-granted conclusions about poverty (its absence and then its causes), about inequalities, about responsibilities of the state and social structures in Singapore—regnant amongst Singaporeans—academics included. The book will no doubt resonate globally and has obvious analytical reverberations that are delivered through the empirical richness of a veiled segment of everyday Singaporean lives. The book disturbs deliberately, asking difficult questions that demand considered moral responses, highlighting above all the role of institutional structures in producing the context for the unfolding of experiences of poverty and inequality. Teo’s voice, heard powerfully and honestly throughout the text, is a provocation; each page is etched with an inspiration and moral compulsion to engage—an invitation that is impossible to resist.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Vineeta Sinha, Professor of Sociology, National University of Singapore \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a remarkable book in so many ways. Teo You Yenn encourages all of us who live in Singapore to ask hard questions about the structural and psychic elements of inequality, and to challenge the comforting and yet ultimately self-defeating stories that many of us who have benefitted from Singapore’s economic progress tell ourselves. \u003cem\u003eThis is What Inequality Looks Like\u003c\/em\u003e is also beautifully written. It is an inspirational model of how an academic scholar can address a popular audience through a deep reflection on her position as a Sociologist, inviting readers to embark on parallel learning journeys commencing in the often overlooked experiences of people who inhabit other social worlds.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—Philip Holden, Professor of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this accessibly written and closely observed new book, Teo You Yenn takes the reader beyond the statistics and into the everyday lives of the less fortunate in Singapore. 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Interwoven with the narrative are snippets of verse, essay questions on colonialism and even advertisements for orchid-inspired products, all of which question the ways in which Singapore’s national narrative was trimmed and arranged into what it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A fertile and kaleidoscopic meditation on hegemonic mythmaking.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Amanda Lee Koe, Author of \u003cem\u003eMinistry of Moral Panic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The orchid here is no mere motif. In its tropic desire and ambition, it achieves such compelling agency. This lyric authority is self-aware, a florid assemblage of texts that decentre, yet return to an appreciable heart. This heart is where Mok Zining’s collection is at, something alluring yet elusive, palpable yet only proffered in wisps, in whispers. What is being named, and what metaphors take root, take flight? In how cultivated its constituents remain, this very chic collection swells into a resplendent flourish. What a beautiful, entrancing strangeness!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2016 (Poetry)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“With a voice both cutting and considered in its articulation, Mok intertwines technical floristry with lyric sentiment, then wields it to pry at questions of language, society and the body. Mapping personal disparagements and devastations onto a painstakingly researched, multitextual geography, she reveals a Singapore narrative as engineered as a commercial orchid. 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What does Merdeka mean for Singaporeans? And what are the possibilities of doing decolonial history in Singapore?\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaffles Renounced: Towards a Merdeka History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e answers these questions through\u003c\/span\u003e essays by historians, literary scholars and artists. The volume also reproduces some of the source material used in the play \u003cem\u003eMerdeka\u003c\/em\u003e \/ 獨立 \/ சுதந்திரம் by Wild Rice in 2019. Taken together, the book shows how the contradictions of independent nationhood haunt Singaporeans' collective and personal stories about Merdeka. It points to the need for a Merdeka history: an open and fearless culture of historical reckoning that not only untangles us from colonial narratives but proposes emancipatory possibilities, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlfian Sa’at\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the Resident Playwright of Wild Rice. His plays with Wild Rice include \u003cem\u003eHotel\u003c\/em\u003e (with Marcia Vanderstraaten), The Asian Boys Trilogy, \u003cem\u003eCooling\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cem\u003eOff\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDay\u003c\/em\u003e, The Optic Trilogy, \u003cem\u003eHomesick\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMerdeka\u003c\/em\u003e \/ 獨立 \/ சுதந்திரம் (with Neo Hai Bin). He was the winner of the Golden Point Award for Poetry and the National Arts Council Young Artist Award for Literature in 2001. His publications include \u003cem\u003eCollected Plays One, Two, and Three\u003c\/em\u003e; poetry collections \u003cem\u003eOne Fierce Hour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA History of Amnesia\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Invisible Manuscript\u003c\/em\u003e; and short-story collections \u003cem\u003eCorridor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMalay Sketches\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaris Joraimi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis pursuing his BA(Hons) in History at the Yale-NUS College. His research interests lie in the narrative traditions, cultural politics and intellectual history of the Malay world. He hopes to pursue graduate studies and explore ways in which texts and their materiality reflect broader processes of exchange, circulation and consumption in the early modern Nusantara. He has written for a number of platforms, including s\/pores, Mynah Magazine, New Naratif, Karyawan, Passage, Budi Kritik and 天下 (Commonwealth Magazine, Taiwan). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSai Siew Min\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Taipei-based Singaporean historian who researches Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia with a focus on imperial formation in Southeast Asia, the cultural politics of colonialism and nationalism, language, race and Chineseness. She is a founder member of the s\/pores collective. Her essays on historiography in Singapore have appeared online in s\/pores: new directions in Singapore Studies. Her academic writings have appeared in the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Journal of Chinese Overseas, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. She is also co-editor of the book Reassessing Chinese Indonesians: History, Religion and Belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32294816546929,"sku":"9789811420382","price":30.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/covermockup_1_1024x1024_2x_a5275fe5-ac95-47a0-b3de-18f98c0acfb3.png?v=1611725216"},{"product_id":"awesome-women-of-singapore","title":"Awesome Women of Singapore","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\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShortlisted for Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2022\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2022 (Best Young Persons Title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended for ages 9 and above\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Awesome_Women_TX_sample.pdf?v=1614331578\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Awesome_Women_TX_sample.pdf?v=1614331578\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwesome Women of Singapore \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of stories of the inspirational women found throughout the country’s past to the present day, including Hajjah Fatimah binte Sulaiman, the businesswoman and philanthropist to whom the mosque at Beach Road is dedicated; Laurentia Tan, Singapore’s most decorated Paralympian; and Hedwig Anuar, who was the director of the National Library for 28 years. Lawyers, activists, soldiers, swimmers and scientists, these women, from all colours and creeds, fought to break the mould. Singapore today is partly shaped through their tremendous work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe book hopes to encourage young children and inspire generations with the stories of these Singapore women—all from the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame—who worked hard to achieve their dreams. Many saw hardships along the way, but they never gave up. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIllustrated by 10 female Singapore artists, this book was produced in collaboration with the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO). \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe book's editor, Margaret Thomas, is a seasoned writer who is deeply involved in SCWO activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e was an investment analyst before she found her calling in journalism. She spent some 25 years in the newsrooms of \u003cem\u003eThe Business Times, The Singapore Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eToday\u003c\/em\u003e, mostly in senior editing positions. She was also part of the founding team of Singapore Press Holding’s internet arm, Asiaone. She was a founder member of AWARE (Association of Women for Action and Research) and of migrant-rights group TWC2. She now works on books and related projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32303589851249,"sku":"9789814901246","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/AwesomeWomen_CVF.jpg?v=1626680890"},{"product_id":"a-mosque-in-the-jungle","title":"A Mosque in the Jungle: Classic Ghost Stories by Othman Wok","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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/A_Mosque_in_the_Jungle_Sample.pdf?v=1634542644\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/839\/A-Mosque-in-the-Jungle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the E-Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/a-mosque-in-the-jungle-1415849https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/a-mosque-in-the-jungle-1415849\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYears before his political career took off, Othman Wok pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Singapore and Malaysia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOthman Wok left an indelible mark on Singaporean politics and society: signing the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965, overseeing the construction of Singapore’s first large-scale sporting arena, working to advance the quality of social welfare services, developing the Mosque Building Fund, and being (in the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong) “steadfast and unwavering in believing in a multiracial, multi-religious, meritocratic Singapore”, among many other accomplishments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, he pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Malay while working as a young reporter for \u003ci\u003eUtusan Melayu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMustika\u003c\/i\u003e magazine between 1952 and 1956. These stories were fantastically popular, making him a household name in the Malay-speaking world, years before his political career took off. In fact, these tales may have been the first examples of horror fiction in either Singapore or Malaysia, in any language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Mosque in the Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e assembles two dozen of the best stories from his three fiction collections in English: \u003ci\u003eMalayan Horror\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eThe Disused Well\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and \u003ci\u003eUnseen Occupants\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). Curated by award-winning poet and fictionist Ng Yi-Sheng, this book provides an entry point into Othman’s fiction, and a window into the work of a “literary genius” (Farouk A. Peru, \u003ci\u003eMalay Mail Online\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOthman Wok\u003c\/strong\u003e was Singapore's first Minister for Social Affairs, serving from October 1963 to June 1977. He was also Singapore's ambassador to Indonesia and served on the boards of the Singapore Tourism Board and Sentosa Development Corporation. For his political, economic and social contributions to the nation-building of Singapore, he was awarded the Order of Nila Utama (2nd Class) in 1983 by President Devan Nair.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter retiring from politics in 1981, Othman was able to devote more time to writing, and became a regular writer of horror tales for a Malaysian weekend newspaper, Mingguan Malaysia. He published his biography, Never in My Wildest Dreams, in 2000, a project he agreed to in 1994 at the suggestion of his daughter, Lily. Othman also began compiling the short stories that he had written for various newspapers and \u003cem\u003emagazines\u003c\/em\u003e over the years. 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So, when Princess Sabrina of the House of Valence loses her top-secret journal in class, she has no choice but to return after school hours to get it back and avoid an epic disaster. But is the most rotten school in the world haunted? According to local legend, the Ghost Girl of Mayesbrook Manor stalks the creaky corridors at night. And outside, a pack of fierce stray dogs make sure nobody feels welcome. Luckily, loyal friends Charlie, Awful Agatha and Liam join Sabrina on her terrifying mission. But when they all get trapped after dark by a mysterious security guard, it takes all their courage and ingenuity to outsmart their scary pursuers. Will they make it out alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eN.J. Humphreys\u003c\/strong\u003e is Singapore’s best-selling author with 25 titles to his name. 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His works on Singapore – from \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003efrom an Even Smaller Island\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) to \u003ci\u003eSaving a Sexier Island: Notes from an Old Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(2015) – are among the most popular titles in the past decade. 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