{"title":"Epigram Books Fiction Prize Winners","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/collections\/ebfp-titles-1\"\u003eView all Epigram Books Fiction Prize titles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 136px; top: 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"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. He has appeared frequently at writers festivals in Australia, Indonesia and Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18648476550,"sku":"9789814757287","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-it_s_over_CV_draft_300.jpg?v=1626926941"},{"product_id":"the-gatekeeper","title":"The Gatekeeper","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 Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Fiction Title \u0026amp; Best Book Cover Design\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018, Fiction\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sample\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/The_Gatekeeper_sample.pdf?16832603382753495451\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/563\/The-Gatekeeper\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1794812-The-Gatekeeper?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TheGatekeeper\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen young medusa Ria inadvertently turns an entire village to stone, she and her older sister flee to Nelroote, an underground settlement populated by other non-humans also marginalised by society. There she becomes their gatekeeper, hoping to seek redemption and love…until her friendship with a man from above threatens to dismantle the city she swore to protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Norasid's novel holds up a mirror to Singaporean society and pries our eyes open to the realities of our racial complacencies. 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. She also has a passion for dinosaurs, rocks and cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36211388940,"sku":"9789811700903","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-Gatekeeper_CVF_300_logo.jpg?v=1627023382"},{"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":"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":"how-the-man-in-green-saved-pahang-and-possibly-the-world","title":"How the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World","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: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Unsuitable for the Young*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/ManInGreen-Sample.pdf?v=1606283342\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/744\/How-the-Man-in-Green-Saved-Pahang-and-Possibly-the-World\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/consumables\/1290966-How-the-Man-in-Green-Saved-Pahang-and-Possibly-the-World\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWhen a renegade prophet vanishes in a cloud of pigeons in Kuala Lumpur, chorister and first witness Gabriel finds himself press-ganged into a wild road trip down the Malaysian coast. Meanwhile, in a sleepy town by the sea, Lydia traces the links between her late grandaunt’s eccentric lover and her involvement in the Communist Emergency. As Lydia and Gabriel enter a shadowy mythology of serpents, Sufi saints and plainclothes gods, they must grapple with the theologies and histories they once trusted, in a country more perilously punk than they’d ever conceived of.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/3M7ru3MzIB1mEh8X6B99KU\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"A dizzying tale of saints, heists, maybe-queens.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/book-review-malaysian-epigram-prize-winners-debut-a-dizzying-tale-of-saints-heists\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"Quite the debut, accomplished, deft, unabashed and exuberant.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/asianreviewofbooks.com\/content\/how-the-man-in-green-saved-pahang-and-possibly-the-world-by-joshua-kam\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAsian Review of Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What’s refreshing about\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly to the World\u003c\/em\u003e is how it is both rooted in Malaysia, but offers new imaginings of it ... It’s quite the whirlwind tour through Malaysian history. Spirits and gods become characters, architectural landmarks become sites of magic, history is given\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003elife\u003c\/em\u003e.\"—\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLily Jamaludin, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.queerlapis.com\/how-this-young-writer-queered-malaysia-and-possibly-the-world\/\" title=\"How the Man in Green Saved Pahang review in Queer Lapis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQueer Lapis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"Author Joshua Kam’s debut book brings Asian mythology to the forefront.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thesundaily.my\/style-life\/the-right-read\/from-past-to-present-IL3058794\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Sun Daily\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eMalaysian author blurs myths and truths as you escape on a wild road trip ... This whimsical, rollercoaster ride of a book also carries a tale of old and new Malaysia colliding, with various figures from local history, politics and folklore coming together in an epic quest for the soul of the nation.\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday24.com\/world\/asia\/south-east-asia\/malaysian-author-blurs-myths-and-truths-as-you-escape-on-a-wild-road-trip\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003enewsday24.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"In essence, (the novel) acts as a love letter to Malaysian folklore and history, showcasing an impressive degree of representation and imagination that never feels shoehorned into the narrative.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bakchormeeboy.com\/2020\/08\/21\/%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%86-book-review-how-the-man-in-green-saved-pahang-and-possibly-the-world-by-joshua-kam\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBakchormeeboy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"What a trip! This 21st-century adventure quest with an Islamic saint also brings us on a madcap tour through a multitude of Malaysian mythologies— Malay epics, Taoist pantheons, WW2\/Emergency\/Merdeka heroics, and more. Even more vitally, it gives us hope amidst the dire news of our era— political corruption, environmental devastation and bigotry—reassuring us that the human\/divine spirit still flourishes in the late-capitalist tropics, and is ultimately destined to triumph over evil. An absolute delight, and truly, deliciously Malaysian.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Ng Yi-Sheng, award-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/lion-city\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLion City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Borgesian, even Manichean in spirit, with almost reverent borrowings from Nusantara mythologies to Abrahamic religiosity, this novel is a wild ride from start to finish, riffing on Malayan history, politics and folklore in a surprisingly redemptive arc, while remaining deeply interrogative about what it means to keep true to goodness in the ever-changing face of evil.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Cyril Wong, two-time Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/this-side-of-heaven\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Side of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"Really enjoyed delving into the depths of Malaysia through this story. It's a very ambitious novel.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Balli Kaur Jaswal, author of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/sugarbread\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eSugarbread\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/inheritance\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eInheritance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eErotic Stories for Punjabi Widows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_lXq-GEH1zo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_usIVEHvn4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Kam Chun Wah\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, taking frequent trips with his father down the coastal state of Pahang. A history graduate of Hope College, Michigan, he’s developed a hunger for the mythology of place-names, rebel peasants, and sea gods his family inherited from generations by the water. Dividing his time between Malaysia and graduate school in Michigan, he interviews Nusantara mystics for a living, bakes when he can and drinks when he shouldn’t. \u003cem\u003eHow the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World\u003c\/em\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31621676302449,"sku":"9789814901048","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-ManInGreen-CVF-300_67ec9e46-1380-4f4c-8685-57e5a076f829.jpg?v=1626921512"},{"product_id":"the-dogs","title":"The Dogs","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\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e, a middle-aged man, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGuan, decides to move back into the flat that once belonged to his late father. 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The arrival of a stray dog in their kampong eventually proved to be the catalyst that sparked off a chain of events that led to the dissolution of their friendship, and the unforeseen death of a loved one that cast a long, indelible shadow over Guan’s life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Guan looks back into the past to find the answers to the mystery that surrounding this tragic death, he also learns to cope with his own personal losses and finds ways to redeem himself from his past acts. In the act of negotiating his past and his pain, Guan finds new hopes in his solitude, and a new life he’s slowly building with hard-won resilience, fortitude and purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eO Thiam Chin\u003c\/strong\u003e won the inaugural Epigram Books Fiction Prize with his debut novel \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/now-that-it-s-over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow That It's Over\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. 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. 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He has appeared frequently at writers festivals in Australia, Indonesia and Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32318751309937,"sku":"9789814882873","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/the-dogs.png?v=1613550795"},{"product_id":"the-votive-pen-writings-on-edwin-thumboo","title":"The Votive Pen: Writings on Edwin Thumboo","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\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA riveting look at the fiercely original, intellectually brilliant mind of Singapore’s unofficial Poet-Laureate, Edwin Thumboo. 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He, too, has a plan to stop the sands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDarryl Whetter\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, editor and the inaugural director of the first taught \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecreative writing MA in Singapore and Southeast Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2003, his first book of fiction was named to The Globe and Mail‘s Top 100 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooks of 2003. That book, the story collection \u003cem\u003eA Sharp Tooth in the Fur\u003c\/em\u003e, received \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erave reviews from coast to coast. His debut novel, A\u003cem\u003e Bicycle Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, rolled out in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2008. 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Epigram Books published his third novel, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-brigadier-s-daughter?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=375ba467f\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Brigadier’s Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, in July 2017. 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Ill omens and strange happenings surround Mr Kay and his colourful family, and Miss Cassidy must find a way to defend the ones she has learned to love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zVSO3sCXDFw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeihan Boey\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of a science fiction novella, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/the-messiah-virus-pos\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Messiah Virus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2019). 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