{"title":"Horror and Ghost Stories","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me","title":"Ten Things My Father Never Taught Me and Other Stories","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended by the National Library Board Singapore and Ministry of Communications and Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TenThings_sample.pdf?968\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/221\/Ten-Things-My-Father-Never-Taught-Me-and-Other-Stories\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2048138-Ten-Things-My-Father-Never-Taught-Me-and-Other-Stories?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TenThingsMyFatherNeverTaughtMeandOtherStories\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eA woman learns of a friend’s illness and wonders if she ever truly knew him. A boy who sees ghosts heeds the advice of a fortune-teller, with surprising consequences. A girl wakes up and realises everybody in her Bedok neighbourhood has vanished. From Cyril Wong, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza,\u003c\/em\u003e comes another beautiful book about characters in crisis, with two stories crossing intriguingly into creative autobiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Better known for his award-winning poetry, Cyril Wong delivers a medley of prose. High notes of the collection include the titular story, apparently autobiographical, and Cinema, the wistful story of two people separated by wealth and class but united in loneliness.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Akshita Nanda, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“An eclectic collection of short stories that is original and often deeply moving.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dave Chua, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Beating and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Cyril Wong’s largely character-driven stories demonstrate clearly how they are inspired, in each case, when a personality passes through a moment of crisis, as in the tales of R. K. Narayan. Whether his people are young or adult, female or male, gay or straight, there is always a struggle and a revelation. Sometimes there is no resolution. Cyril writes with insight and sympathy about people in a Singapore spectrum that readers can identify with.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Robert Yeo, playwright and author of \u003cem style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-adventures-of-holden-heng\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eThe Adventures of Holden Heng\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWong’s most recent work – and possibly his last – is a sensitive, introspective read, occasionally upsetting, but also enjoyable and surprisingly riveting…Literature fans should grab a copy of this book and pin it proudly on their support pole, perhaps to remind the prolific writer of the imminent loss in the local literature scene should he hoist the white flag.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Melissa Chang, \u003ci style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/nptribune.com\/?p=2455\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003enpTribune\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyril Wong\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of poetry collections such as \u003cem\u003eUnmarked Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTilting Our Plates to Catch the Light\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSatori Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a collection of strange short fables called \u003cem\u003eLet Me Tell You Something About That Night\u003c\/em\u003e. He has served as a mentor under the Creative Arts Programme and the Mentor Access Project, as well as a judge for the Golden Point Awards in Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA past recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award for Literature, he completed his doctoral degree in English Literature at the National University of Singapore in 2012.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis books include poetry collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTilting Our Plates to Catch the Light\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(2007) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lover’s Inventory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2015), the novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2013) and short fiction collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2014).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":877939075,"sku":"9789814615082","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/ten_things_cover_rgb.png?v=1626947167"},{"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":"scream-to-the-shadows-pos","title":"Scream to the Shadows","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\u003eUnconfined to a single theme, this new collection of twenty short stories by Halim offers five distinct worlds – the paranormal mysteries from ‘The occult world’, with its dark settings reveal supernatural existences in the characteristic Halim style. 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His novel, Last Breath, is seen as taking a step away from the genre into ‘a mixture of character drama, satire, alternate history, and magic realism’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29519114895473,"sku":"9789814867153","price":14.5,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Scream-to-the-shadows-Tunku-Halim-00.jpg?v=1565073540"},{"product_id":"beast-pos","title":"Beast","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\u003cb\u003eAn urban adventure thriller inspired by the legend of the Narasimha Avatar and explained through Genetics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was always the same dream, a dream that began with darkness and blood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Assistant Commissioner of Police Aditi Kashyap is called upon to solve a gruesome triple homicide in a Mumbai suburb, she is dragged into the terrifying world of the Saimhas -- werelions -- who have lived alongside humans, hiding amongst them, since ancient times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaced with the unbelievable, Aditi has no choice but to join hands with Prithvi, an Enforcer called in to hunt down this seemingly otherworldly murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut can Prithvi overcome the nightmarish burdens of his dark and violent past to unravel the mystery hidden deep within this secret world of werelions? Can he be trusted to save lives, or will he choose to serve a different, more powerful, master?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a greater conspiracy unfolds and the very survival of humankind is placed under threat, Aditi and Prithvi must race through the dark underbelly of Mumbai -- from quiet suburbs to gritty brothels, from forgotten colonial tunnels to the lights and glamour of the inner city -- in search of a dangerous truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn search of a monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKrishna Udayasankar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Singapore-based Indian author, known for her modern retelling of Mahabharata through the novel cycle, The Aryavarta Chronicles. 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Bukit Brown follows the gripping journey of Ji-won, lonely and lost in modern-day cosmopolitan Singapore, who time travels to nineteenth century British Malaya and finds her true self through experiencing the deplorable lives of migrant workers, the veiled enmity among Chinese secret societies and a lavish Peranakan lifestyle.\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\u003eSun Jung\u003c\/strong\u003e received her Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne, and was a research fellow at both Victoria University and the National University of Singapore. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a writer for media production companies and cultural magazines in Los Angeles and Seoul. During this time, she also collaborated with Korean film producers on script development. Ever since her first visit in 2012 to Bukit Brown, one of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China, she has been fascinated by the stories of those who were buried there. After leaving her academic career behind, she devoted herself to writing. Previously published works were her book of essays, The Letter, I Sent You (1991) and her academic book Korean Masculinities and Transcultural Consumption (2011).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30871787307121,"sku":"9789814867108","price":27.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/bukitbrown.png?v=1599491269"},{"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. Some of his short story collections include \u003cem\u003eMalayan Horror: Macabre Tales from Singapore and Malaya (1991), Kisah-kisah Seram dan Misteri (1995)\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Unseen Occupants and Other Chilling Tales (2006).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOthman passed away on 17 April 2017 at the age of 92.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39248714104945,"sku":"9789814901703","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/AMosqueintheJungle-CVF.jpg?v=1626665510"},{"product_id":"manipulation","title":"Manipulation (Book Two of The Savant Trilogy)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\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:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/858\/manipulation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the e-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSix months after teen savant Maxine Schooling helped the CID capture the Singapore Spectre, she has been once again roped into a murder investigation. An unrelated grouping of people is being killed by what witnesses can only refer to as a vampire. At the same time, Max meets a former colleague of her parents, who can potentially give her clues to whoever killed her family and put her in a coma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Ning Cai is a wonder.” –\u003cstrong\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/strong\u003e, internationally celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean at the End of the Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Smart and funny, Max is exactly the best kind of companion to travel with through this clever, high-octane thriller. After the first book, I was hooked, and this second instalment in the series doesn’t disappoint. This is Max coming into her own. More please!” –\u003cstrong\u003eJane McKie\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eKitsune\u003c\/i\u003e and senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Maxine Schooling is the funny, curious, kick-ass best friend you always wanted, in a twisty, action-packed adventure that grabs you from the first page. Manipulation has never been so much fun!” –\u003cstrong\u003eJane Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA User's Guide to Make-Believe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Ning Cai’s writing has the drama and invention one might expect from a former star performer in the world of magical illusion. Her stories unfold at pace with numerous surprising twists, all carefully planned, one feels, not to trick the reader but to entertain, which she does not only ‘in spades’, but all the suits in a deck of cards.” –\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Alan Jamieson\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePlague Clothes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNing Cai\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Savant Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e—a young adult series beginning with the bestselling novel \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/series_all\/products\/misdirection-book-one-of-the-savant-trilogy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMisdirection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (longlisted for the 2016 Epigram Books Fiction Prize)—as well as the Singapore Literature Prize-shortlisted memoir \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/who-is-magic-babe-ning\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho is Magic Babe Ning?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e She is also the co-author of three additional books: a travel account (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/adventures-of-2-girls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventures of 2 Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003ePamela Ho\u003c\/strong\u003e), a middle-grade novel (\u003ci\u003eMagicienne\u003c\/i\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eDon Bosco\u003c\/strong\u003e), and a creativity self-help guide (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/game-of-thoughts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGame of Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Teo\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor over a decade, she was known as “Magic Babe” Ning, a multi-award-winning stage illusionist and escape artist known as “the sexiest woman in magic”. Lauded for her death-defying acts and record-setting feats, Ning performed for Middle Eastern royalty and showcased her brand of deadly sexy magic to an international audience on stage and on TV. She was also the guest entertainer for Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises, performing for thousands on the high seas. After a brief period of retirement, she returned in 2017 as the mentalist Ning: Mind Magic Mistress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBesides being engaged as magic consultant for various projects, she has starred in popular Mediacorp TV shows such as \u003ci\u003eMeat and Greed 2\u003c\/i\u003e (Channel 5),\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e《\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e吃饱没\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e？\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e》\u003c\/span\u003e(\u003ci\u003eEat Already? 3\u003c\/i\u003e) (Channel 8), \u003ci\u003eLove in a Time of Change\u003c\/i\u003e (Channel NewsAsia) \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eRecord Breakers\u003c\/i\u003e (Okto). A TEDx speaker and committee member of the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations’s Women’s Register, Ning has led writing workshops both in person and on Zoom, and is no stranger to the annual Singapore Writers Festival. Recipient of a 2018 National Arts Council Arts Scholarship, Ning earned a Masters with Distinction in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh. She now resides in Europe with her spouse and their little boy. You can find her online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ningthing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNingThing.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39421160030321,"sku":"9789814785426","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Manipulation_CV_RGB.jpg?v=1625134769"},{"product_id":"that-night","title":"That Night","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\u003cspan\u003eNatasha, Riya, Anjali and Katherine were best friends in college – each different from the other yet inseparable – until that night. It was the night that began with a bottle of whisky and a game of Ouija but ended with the death of Sania, their unlikeable hostel mate. The friends vowed never to discuss that fateful night, a pact that had kept their friendship and guilt dormant for the last twenty years. But now, someone has begun to mess with them, threatening to reveal the truth that only Sania knew. Is it a hacker playing on their guilt or has Sania’s ghost really returned to avenge her death?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the faceless enemy closes in on them, the friends come together once again to recount what really happened that night. But when the story is retold by each of them, the pieces don’t fit. Because none of them is telling the whole truth . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a dark, twisted tale of friendship and betrayal that draws you in and confounds you at every turn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNidhi Upadhyay\u003c\/strong\u003e is an engineer-turned-headhunter. For years, Nidhi spent her days matchmaking senior executives to their dream jobs and her nights reading thrillers, until her husband borderline bullied her into writing one. She lives in Singapore with her doting husband and two exceptionally loving but polar-opposite boys. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39451965620337,"sku":"9789814954853","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/9789814954853.jpg?v=1626931127"},{"product_id":"metamorphosis-book-three-of-the-savant-trilogy","title":"Metamorphosis (Book Three of The Savant Trilogy)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Metamorphosis-Sample_c48cf349-7064-49e6-84bd-88dc1cac696b.pdf?v=1638504533\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/876\/metamorphosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGet the e-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSince teen savant Maxine Schooling awoke from a coma to the news that her entire family had been murdered, she has lived the following year under the shadow of that unknown killer. Even as she aided criminal investigations in Singapore, and reconnected with a tight network of family and friends, she has never felt completely safe. Now the Man in the Mask has returned, and Max must rely on her courage, resourcefulness and eidetic memory to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Ning Cai is a wonder.” –\u003cstrong\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/strong\u003e, internationally celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean at the End of the Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Smart and funny, Max is exactly the best kind of companion to travel with through this clever, high-octane thriller. After the first book, I was hooked, and this second instalment in the series doesn’t disappoint. This is Max coming into her own. More please!” –\u003cstrong\u003eJane McKie\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eKitsune\u003c\/i\u003e and senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Maxine Schooling is the funny, curious, kick-ass best friend you always wanted, in a twisty, action-packed adventure that grabs you from the first page. Manipulation has never been so much fun!” –\u003cstrong\u003eJane Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA User's Guide to Make-Believe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Ning Cai’s writing has the drama and invention one might expect from a former star performer in the world of magical illusion. Her stories unfold at pace with numerous surprising twists, all carefully planned, one feels, not to trick the reader but to entertain, which she does not only ‘in spades’, but all the suits in a deck of cards.” –\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Alan Jamieson\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePlague Clothes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNing Cai\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Savant Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e—a young adult series beginning with the bestselling novel \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/series_all\/products\/misdirection-book-one-of-the-savant-trilogy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMisdirection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (longlisted for the 2016 Epigram Books Fiction Prize)—as well as the Singapore Literature Prize-shortlisted memoir \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/who-is-magic-babe-ning\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho is Magic Babe Ning?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e She is also the co-author of three additional books: a travel account (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/adventures-of-2-girls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventures of 2 Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003ePamela Ho\u003c\/strong\u003e), a middle-grade novel (\u003ci\u003eMagicienne\u003c\/i\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eDon Bosco\u003c\/strong\u003e), and a creativity self-help guide (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/game-of-thoughts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGame of Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Teo\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor over a decade, she was known as “Magic Babe” Ning, a multi-award-winning stage illusionist and escape artist known as “the sexiest woman in magic”. Lauded for her death-defying acts and record-setting feats, Ning performed for Middle Eastern royalty and showcased her brand of deadly sexy magic to an international audience on stage and on TV. She was also the guest entertainer for Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises, performing for thousands on the high seas. After a brief period of retirement, she returned in 2017 as the mentalist Ning: Mind Magic Mistress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBesides being engaged as magic consultant for various projects, she has starred in popular Mediacorp TV shows such as \u003ci\u003eMeat and Greed 2\u003c\/i\u003e (Channel 5),\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e《\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e吃饱没\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e？\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e》\u003c\/span\u003e(\u003ci\u003eEat Already? 3\u003c\/i\u003e) (Channel 8), \u003ci\u003eLove in a Time of Change\u003c\/i\u003e (Channel NewsAsia) \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eRecord Breakers\u003c\/i\u003e (Okto). A TEDx speaker and committee member of the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations’s Women’s Register, Ning has led writing workshops both in person and on Zoom, and is no stranger to the annual Singapore Writers Festival. Recipient of a 2018 National Arts Council Arts Scholarship, Ning earned a Masters with Distinction in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh. She now resides in Europe with her spouse and their little boy. You can find her online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ningthing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNingThing.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39550439620721,"sku":"9789814845540","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Metamorphosis_CVF-300_RGB.jpg?v=1633925272"},{"product_id":"the-savant-trilogy-bundle","title":"The Savant Trilogy Bundle","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eMisdirection (Book One of The Savant Trilogy)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManipulation \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Book Two of The Savant Trilogy)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetamorphosis (Book Three of The Savant Trilogy)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEpigram Books Fiction Prize 2016 Longlist\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\/Misdirection-sample.pdf?11293537344538239559\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Misdirection-sample.pdf?11293537344538239559\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/564\/Misdirection-Book-One-of-The-Savant-Trilogy\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/564\/Misdirection-Book-One-of-The-Savant-Trilogy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1847862-Misdirection?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=Misdirection\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first book in an exciting new YA mystery trilogy about a teenage savant on the trail of her family's killer, from the multi-talented Ning Cai, international magic celebrity and author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen parkour champion Maxine Schooling wakes from a three-year coma, she has no memory of how her parents and little brother were killed the night she was attacked. Using her new-found photographic memory, she covertly helps her hacker BFF with the police investigation of a savage serial killer on the loose. In her race to track down the Singapore Spectre, Max finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy involving stage illusions, a secret exposé, and a controversial megachurch headed by a powerful man. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Manipulation-Sample.pdf?v=1637660523\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSix months after teen savant Maxine Schooling helped the CID capture the Singapore Spectre, she has been once again roped into a murder investigation. An unrelated grouping of people is being killed by what witnesses can only refer to as a vampire. At the same time, Max meets a former colleague of her parents, who can potentially give her clues to whoever killed her family and put her in a coma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Metamorphosis-Sample.pdf?v=1637660596\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSince teen savant Maxine Schooling awoke from a coma to the news that her entire family had been murdered, she has lived the following year under the shadow of that unknown killer. Even as she aided criminal investigations in Singapore, and reconnected with a tight network of family and friends, she has never felt completely safe. Now the Man in the Mask has returned, and Max must rely on her courage, resourcefulness and eidetic memory to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNing Cai\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Savant Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e—a young adult series beginning with the bestselling novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/series_all\/products\/misdirection-book-one-of-the-savant-trilogy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMisdirection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(longlisted for the 2016 Epigram Books Fiction Prize)—as well as the Singapore Literature Prize-shortlisted memoir\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/who-is-magic-babe-ning\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho is Magic Babe Ning?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShe is also the co-author of three additional books: a travel account (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/adventures-of-2-girls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventures of 2 Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePamela Ho\u003c\/strong\u003e), a middle-grade novel (\u003ci\u003eMagicienne\u003c\/i\u003e, with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon Bosco\u003c\/strong\u003e), and a creativity self-help guide (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/game-of-thoughts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGame of Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Teo\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor over a decade, she was known as “Magic Babe” Ning, a multi-award-winning stage illusionist and escape artist known as “the sexiest woman in magic”. Lauded for her death-defying acts and record-setting feats, Ning performed for Middle Eastern royalty and showcased her brand of deadly sexy magic to an international audience on stage and on TV. She was also the guest entertainer for Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises, performing for thousands on the high seas. After a brief period of retirement, she returned in 2017 as the mentalist Ning: Mind Magic Mistress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBesides being engaged as magic consultant for various projects, she has starred in popular Mediacorp TV shows such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeat and Greed 2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Channel 5),\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e《\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e吃饱没\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e？\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e》\u003c\/span\u003e(\u003ci\u003eEat Already? 3\u003c\/i\u003e) (Channel 8),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove in a Time of Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Channel NewsAsia) \u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecord Breakers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Okto). A TEDx speaker and committee member of the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations’s Women’s Register, Ning has led writing workshops both in person and on Zoom, and is no stranger to the annual Singapore Writers Festival. Recipient of a 2018 National Arts Council Arts Scholarship, Ning earned a Masters with Distinction in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh. She now resides in Europe with her spouse and their little boy. You can find her online at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ningthing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNingThing.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39599891873905,"sku":"","price":45.63,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/TST-Bundle.jpg?v=1637660664"},{"product_id":"fright-1-winners-of-the-2022-storytel-epigram-horror-prize","title":"Fright 1: Winners of the 2022 Storytel Epigram Horror Prize","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Prize\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Fright_1_Sample.pdf?v=1669440843\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/series\/93835-Storytel-Epigram-Horror-Prize\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookfies.com\/ebook\/918\/fright-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first volume of a brand new horror anthology series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGhost stories and tales of fright have a long verbal and written tradition in Singapore, and so Epigram Books is proud to present a new annual anthology series of terrifying local fiction. Featuring all the winners of the 2022 Storytel Epigram Horror Prize, Fright 1 celebrates all subsets of the horror genre, told with a Singaporean twist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors include \u003cstrong\u003eMeihan Boey\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDew M. 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The judging panel for the 2022 Storytel Epigram Horror Prize consists of Gwee Li Sui, Annaliza Bakri and Jason Erik Lundberg.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Gwee Li Sui\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, graphic artist and literary critic, and has written and lectured on a range of subjects. He’s published seven volumes of verse to date, most recently \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/this-floating-world\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Floating World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. He wrote Singapore’s first English-language graphic novel \u003cem\u003eMyth of the Stone\u003c\/em\u003e in 1993, re-released in 2013.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnaliza Bakri\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, translator and researcher. Her work has been published at \u003cem\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTransnational Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003es\/pores\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBudi Kritik\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCentre for Stories\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2017, she edited and translated the poetry anthology \u003cem\u003eSikit-Sikit Lama-lama Jadi Bukit\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring places in Singapore and surrounding islands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Erik Lundberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is Epigram Books’s fiction editor, and the author and anthologist of over twenty-five books, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/a-fickle-and-restless-weapon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fickle and Restless Weapon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/most-excellent-and-lamentable\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMost Excellent and Lamentable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/diary-of-one-who-disappeared\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiary of One Who Disappeared\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/series_all\/series_bo-bo-and-cha-cha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eBo Bo and Cha Cha\u003c\/em\u003e picture book series\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/series_all\/series_best-new-singaporean-short-stories\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe biennial \u003cem\u003eBest New Singaporean Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e anthology series\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39986900107377,"sku":"9789814984775","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/FRIGHT1_CV.jpg?v=1665379326"},{"product_id":"have-i-got-something-to-tell-you","title":"Have I Got Something to Tell You","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\u003eA collection of stories that explore the intersections and conflicts in family lives and sexuality that are typical in contemporary Asian societies, yet also universal. These stories are set from post-independent Malaysia to the early decades of the 21st century, the Covid-19 pandemic years. Women are torn between marriage and emancipated lives of their own, a young boy whose taste or memory is shaped by May 13, mixed-race couples split by the walls of race and religion, gay men’s love cannot be understood by their family or nation, a sex-addict has to come to terms with his own demons, an endearing but heart-breaking love between two young men, one with hearing-impairment, a bungling spirit causes further complications in attempting to fulfill a death wish and the withdrawal from a dishonest relationship. These stories are set against a backdrop of clash between superstition and modernity, longing, loneliness and the search for love and resolutions which often seem unachievable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn internationally recognised author,\u003cstrong\u003e Malachi Edwin Vethamani \u003c\/strong\u003e is a fictionist, poet, editor, critic, bibliographer and academic. His publications include five collections of poems, \u003cem\u003eThe Seven O’clock Tree\u003c\/em\u003e (2022), \u003cem\u003eLove and Loss\u003c\/em\u003e (2022), \u003cem\u003eRambutan Kisses\u003c\/em\u003e (2022), Life Happens (2017) and \u003cem\u003eComplicated Lives\u003c\/em\u003e (2016). \u003cem\u003eCoitus Interruptus and Other Stories \u003c\/em\u003e(2018) was his debut collection of stories. His stories have also been published in ‘Queer Southeast Asia Literary Journal’ (2020), \u003cem\u003eRonggeng-Ronggeng: Malaysian short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e (2020), ‘Creative Flight Literary Journal’ (2020), ‘Business Mirror’ (2018), ‘Lakeview International Journal of Literature and Arts’ (2017) and the ‘Literary Page, New Straits Times’ (1995, 1996). A theatrical adaptation of three of his stories from \u003cem\u003eCoitus Interruptus and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e were reworked as monologues and performed as ‘Love Matters’ by Playpen Performing Arts Trust in Mumbai in 2017 and 2018. His short story ‘Best Man’s Kiss was reworked into a short play for an event called ‘Inqueerable’ organized by Queer Ink in Mumbai in 2019. He has edited five anthologies of Malaysian Literature in English: \u003cem\u003eThe Year of the Rat and Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (2022), \u003cem\u003eMalaysian Millennial Voices\u003c\/em\u003e (2021), \u003cem\u003eMalchin Testament: Malaysian Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), \u003cem\u003eRonggeng-Ronggeng: Malaysian Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e (2020). The Malaysian Publishers Association awarded \u003cem\u003eMalchin Testament: Malaysian Poems\u003c\/em\u003e the Malaysian Book Award 2020 for the English Language category and \u003cem\u003eRonggeng-Ronggeng: Malaysian Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the Malaysian Book Award 2023 for the English Language category. He is Emeritus Professor with the University of Nottingham and Founding Editor of \u003cem\u003eMen Matters Online Journal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47995045544233,"sku":"9789815144857","price":22.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/9789815144857.jpg?v=1712135872"},{"product_id":"the-waiting-room","title":"The Waiting Room","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\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheWaitingRoom-Sample.pdf?v=1715833113\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   |   \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bookfies.com\/ebook\/983\/the-waiting-room\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man seeks resolution when the spirit of his abusive mother calls from the grave. 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