{"title":"Singapore Book Awards Winners and Nominees","description":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out our winning titles and nominees from the Singapore Book Awards, past and present!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-rock-and-the-bird","title":"The Rock and the Bird (Hard Cover)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Best Young Adult Title for Singapore Book Awards 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, Royal Commonwealth Society Essay Competition 2009, First Prize, Class A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\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\/Rock_Bird_Sample_38f2de44-9c3b-447c-b878-343ff03bd09e.pdf?658\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Rock_Bird_Sample_38f2de44-9c3b-447c-b878-343ff03bd09e.pdf?658\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e|   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/203\/The-Rock-and-the-Bird\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/203\/The-Rock-and-the-Bird\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eThere once was a rock which stood old and alone amidst a stretch of sand. For a long time it knew nothing except the lapping waves of the sea. Then one day a noisy bird came to rest on the rock—and began to annoy the rock with its endless chatter. Despite their hostile beginnings, the two began a friendship that evolved and changed over many years. Then one day when the bird did not return to the rock, the rock knew that his friend had died. And his world would return to what it once was, though now it was also filled with memories of his dearest friend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e“[We were] looking for something high quality, a truly wonderful read that would touch the hearts and minds of the readers... You can read [\u003cem\u003eThe Rock and the Bird\u003c\/em\u003e] at different points in time and it speaks to you in different ways. The book is simple, yet profound.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Edmund Lim, one of the judges of the Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e“An astonishing and stunning story: a timeless fable which would appeal to readers of all ages. The deceptively simple use of language allows a profoundly affecting story about mortality and friendship to unfold with an effortless ease. The characterisations of the rock and the bird are skillfully drawn. This is an entry which is unexpected, original and enthralling from start to finish!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Chief Examiner, Royal Commonwealth Society \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChew Chia Shao Wei\u003c\/strong\u003e was fourteen years old and in Secondary Three at Raffles Girls’ School when she wrote this story for the Commonwealth Essay Writing Competition in 2009. It won First Prize, Class A. She went on to study at Raffles Institution and in 2012 earned the Rotary Club of Singapore’s Good Samaritan Award “in recognition of her spirit of true volunteerism above and beyond the call of duty”. She began her freshman year at Harvard University in 2013. She has an older sister and a younger brother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnngee Neo\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Singaporean illustrator who works predominantly in the digital medium to create illustrations with an emphasis on storytelling and characterisation that have been described as quirky, surreal and whimsical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eClients includes HP, SJ50 Matsuri, The National Art Gallery Singapore, Singapore Cable Car and GAP. She is also the illustrator of several books, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-phantom-of-oxley-castle\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-phantom-of-oxley-castle\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Phantom of Oxley Castle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-crane-and-the-crab?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=da9ca56d1\u0026amp;_ss=r\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-crane-and-the-crab?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=da9ca56d1\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crane and the Crab\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-rock-and-the-bird\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-rock-and-the-bird\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rock and the Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which won the Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award and a Singapore Book Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":802505583,"sku":"9789810755553","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Rock_Bird-CVF-300.jpg?v=1456455656"},{"product_id":"amos-lee-6","title":"The Travel Diary of Amos Lee 2: Monkeying in Malaysia!","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for Best Young Adults' Title for Singapore Book Awards 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\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\/Amos-6-KUCHING_sample.pdf?1380\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/217\/The-Travel-Diary-of-Amos-Lee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a successful fundraising effort, I was off to Sarawak, Malaysia with my bros Alvin and Anthony for an exciting jungle trek! And, more importantly, I’d get to see my dear friend Jolin. (Mum calls her the “object of my infatuation”.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur guide, Jolin’s weird “jungle man” Uncle Jufri, warned us to never let our guard down, for the rainforest is full of secrets and surprises. After getting drenched in a thunderstorm, and some icky encounters with mussels, toads, leeches and ants, we thought we’d seen and survived it all. But then there were those footprints, BIGGER THAN A HUMAN’S, that just couldn’t be explained.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdeline Foo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an MFA graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Asia. She has 24 published children’s books, including seven national bestsellers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Diary of Amos Lee: I Sit, I Write, I Flush!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won the inaugural Red Dot award for “Best Junior Fiction” presented by the International School Libraries Network (Singapore) in 2009.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Diary of Amos Lee: I'm Twelve, I'm Tough, I Tweet!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won second runner-up at the Popular Readers’ Choice Award in 2011.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Diary of Amos Lee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is also published in India, Indonesia, China and the Slovak Republic. 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Explore over 60 breads, cakes, cookies and dishes inspired by his life, travels and food obsessions. Geek out with him over ‘intelligent’ black rice cake, homemade Pocky, the tangled histories of puff pastry and a breathtaking luncheon meat extravaganza. Learn how to make Banhmiclairs, smoked cloud cookies, bundt cake with built-in frosting and much more. Follow the \u003cem\u003eNerdBaker\u003c\/em\u003e through the oven door into a whole new baking dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I hadn’t expected a baking book to make me laugh out loud, but \u003cem\u003eNerdBaker\u003c\/em\u003e did—often. Filled with devilish wit, dazzling images and lucid recipes, the book is a delightful gallimaufry of culinary inspirations from all over the globe.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Fuchsia Dunlop, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eEvery Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking\u003c\/em\u003e and consultant to London’s Barshu restaurant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I know few people as passionate as Christopher when it comes to food. Thankfully, he’s chosen to share his knowledge and insights. This book is a beautifully baked gem for eaters and bakers alike.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Willin Low, chef-owner of Wild Rocket\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is Christopher’s most engaging book. His remarkable recipes are filled with solid instructions, historical details and vibrant inspirations. There’s never a dull moment in these pages.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Andrea Nguyen, author of \u003cem\u003eAsian Dumplings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Banh Mi Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[An] intensely personal, incredibly useful book...[by] one of the most fervent food lovers on any continent.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—James Oseland, editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eRodale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’s Organic Life\u003c\/em\u003e and author of \u003cem\u003eCradle of Flavor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eThe majority of the baking books on my overcrowded shelves are by French, Spanish and American pastry chefs who, naturally enough, approach what they do with a Western perspective. So it's refreshing to find a baking book by someone who's blending Western techniques with Asian flavours\u003c\/span\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Susan Jung, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/magazines\/post-magazine\/article\/1864517\/foodbook-nerd-baker-christopher-tan-celebrates-tradition-and\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe South China Morning Post\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“In between pages of food porn, geeky photos of a younger Tan and food travel pieces are home cook-friendly recipes that don’t call for arcane techniques or obscure ingredients—even if you’re looking to recreate his vision of Samoan pain popo, Lhasa flatbread or choux-pastry Banhmiclair.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Natasha Hong, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/singapore\/things-to-do\/3-food-reads-to-salivate-over\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTime Out Singapore\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Written by award-winning food author and culinary instructor Christopher Tan, this book is meant to be thoroughly used, dog-eared, accidentally splattered with batter and crumbs while you flick through it on the kitchen counter for the umpteenth time... And even if you never ever turn on your oven, his evocative prose makes \u003cem\u003eNerdBaker\u003c\/em\u003e a lovely read and a definite keeper.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Tiong Li Cheng, \u003cem\u003eThe Edge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A breath of fresh air among the piles of bakery books from the west, which often rehash the same old repeated recipes... [It is] an exceedingly enjoyable, useful book, with international appeal and one that also flies the flag for English-language Asian cookbook writers to blaze their own path and write their own story.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBBC Good Food Asian edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Singaporeans know him for his recipes, food writing and cooking classes, but after nine cookbooks, Christopher Tan’s latest book is as much about his own life story as it is a repository of his original recipes for cakes and breads...In five main chapters, Tan reveals his inspirations, and then his exploration into breads and cakes that cut across different countries in the region, like the ubiquitous kueh bengka with its many variations. One chapter is dedicated to his travels and foods discovered on and off the beaten track, another on hybrid flavours (which is oh, so Singaporean) and then the last chapter is an immensely useful one on tools and gadgets for the geek bakers among us. What is refreshing are the original recipes.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cheah Ui-Hoon, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/a-bakers-tale\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Business Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[O]\u003cspan\u003ene of the best written local baking books that I have read in a long time. Most importantly recipes look interesting and makes you want to bake them all!\u003c\/span\u003e” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/theamateurbaker.blogspot.sg\/2015\/03\/chris-hot-rolls.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFaithy Bakes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You can sense \u003cspan\u003e[Christopher Tan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s\u003c\/span\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e passion, not just in baking, but [also] to share his knowledge on how to bake better and more delicious food. And that book, \u003cem\u003eNerdBaker\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ealso showcases what he has researched, tested (tasted of course) and presented to you in the most detailed manner on how to replicate his wonderful recipes. The other main reason why I love his book is that he incorporates local flairs or flavors into his bakes.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/honeybeesweets88.blogspot.sg\/2015\/04\/black-glutinous-cupcakes-pulut-hitam.html?m=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHoney Bee Sweets\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of the best Singapore cookbooks published in the last couple of years…[Christopher Tan] is a serious baker who can also communicate methods and techniques clearly…This is a keeper of a book, but more importantly, it raises the bar for all Singapore cookbooks.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eTan Hsueh Yun\u003cem\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/food\/my-favourite-cookbooks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e, 47 (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/foodfella.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ewww.foodfella.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) is an award-winning writer, cooking instructor and photographer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has been commentator on and chronicler of food, culture and heritage for publications such as Singapore's \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStraits Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Peak\u003c\/i\u003e, and America’s \u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He believes that what we eat is but the littlest part of any food encounter: it is in the how, why, when, where and with whom we eat that much of its flavour lies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristopher has given talks and demonstrations at Singapore’s National Museum, Peranakan Museum and National Library, the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, Paris’ Le Musée Quai Branly, the Sydney International Food Festival, the Singapore Writers Festival, and the annual Kueh Appreciation Day organised by Slow Food Singapore, the local chapter of the international grassroots association devoted to preserving heritage food and culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has authored and co-authored numerous cookbooks. 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The story of Danger Dan is more than science fiction--it is a call to wake the superhero in all of us.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Pauline Loh, author of \u003cem\u003eNot in the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e, runner-up for the Scholastic Asian Book Award 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesley-Anne and Monica Lim\u003c\/strong\u003e are a mother-and-daughter writing team. They sometimes argue, like all mothers and daughters do, but they are able to work together because they have many thing in common – such as their love for writing, eating and sleeping (not necessarily in that order). They have spoken at many schools and festivals because they love meeting Danger Dan fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElvin Ching\u003c\/strong\u003e works as an illustrator and storyboard artist in Singapore. 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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. 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There are some beautiful descriptive passages, and I like the way in which metaphors are used sparingly, but to good effect.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e—Philip Holden, editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eWriting Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e and Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2015 judge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e“Pin is an earnest and enchanting child, through whose curious and clear-sighted eyes we see family life and complications and childhood cliques and racism. But this entertaining book also has touching insights into love, hope and wisdom, and characters that will stay with you long after you finish it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ovidia Yu, author of \u003cem\u003eAunty Lee’s Chilled Revenge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is the most glorious mic drop moment in Singaporean Literature. Sugarbread is such a tender and powerful response to the many celebrated voices in Singapore that represent minority experiences through tokenism or ignore them altogether. Balli Kaur Jaswal has made me feel like my ten-year-old self could be someone’s protagonist, like my skin belongs in the pages of books in my country. She’s turned the mirrors on Singapore and our conversations about identity in a spectacular fashion. Her prose is delicate, precise and aching. Her storytelling lingers with you for days. This novel is triumphant and absolutely essential reading for anyone who cares about living in this city.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Pooja Nansi, author of \u003cem\u003eLove is an Empty Barstool\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ezp-st8UTog\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalli Kaur Jaswal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the recipient of The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist Award 2014 for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/inheritance\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInheritance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which inspired a film adaptation directed by K. 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But more than just the wife of the late PM Lee Kuan Yew, she was also a brilliant scholar, a Peranakan doyenne, a successful lawyer and the mother of Singapore’s current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, all of which she accomplished quietly, modestly and behind the scenes. Morgan Chua chronicles, in his unique, droll style, the untold life of the one whom LKY lovingly called “Choo”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This publication of sketches by Morgan Chua presents the milestones in Madam Kwa’s life in a light-hearted manner.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e–former President of Singapore, S. R. Nathan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorgan Chua\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Singapore-born cartoonist who started drawing for the Singapore Herald in 1970. When the paper was closed down by the government in 1971, Chua moved to Hong Kong and joined the Asian for nine months. He then joined the prestigious \u003cem\u003eFar Eastern Economic Review\u003c\/em\u003e, where he started as an editorial artist and over 24 years rose to creative director. At the \u003cem\u003eReview\u003c\/em\u003e, he was known for his incisive single-panel political cartoons and for arresting and provocative magazine cover choices. He has also drawn cartoons for Hong Kong’s \u003cem\u003eNext Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eApple Daily\u003c\/em\u003e. Chua has published \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/tiananmen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTiananmen\u003c\/em\u003e (1989, 2014)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e (2000, 2008), \u003cem\u003eDivercity Singapore: A Cartoon History of Immigration\u003c\/em\u003e (2010) and illustrated former Singapore President S R Nathan’s \u003cem\u003e50 Stories from My Life\u003c\/em\u003e (2013). Most recently, Chua released \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/l-k-y-political-cartoons\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLKY: Political Cartoons\u003c\/em\u003e (2014)\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29506707980,"sku":"9789811700729","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/MdmKwa-CVF-300.jpg?v=1626924548"},{"product_id":"kappa-quartet","title":"Kappa Quartet","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Singapore Book Awards 2017 (Best Book Cover Design)\u003cbr\u003eEpigram Books Fiction Prize 2015 Longlist\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\/KappaQuartet_Sample.pdf\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/560\/Kappa-Quartet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/910606-Kappa-Quartet?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=KappaQuartet\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin is a young man without a soul, holidaying in Tokyo; Mr Five, the enigmatic kappa, is the man he so happens to meet. Little does Kevin know that kappas—the river demons of Japanese folklore—desire nothing more than the souls of other humans. Set between Singapore and Japan, \u003cem\u003eKappa Quartet\u003c\/em\u003e is split into eight discrete sections, tracing the rippling effects of this chance encounter across a host of other characters, connected and bound to one another in ways both strange and serendipitous. Together they ask one another: what does it mean to be in possession of something nobody has seen before?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Yam breaks new ground in Singaporean writing with his exploration of what it means to live in this weary world, to be human, to possess (or not possess) a soul. 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And read!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—David Peace, Granta Best Young British Novelist and author of \u003cem\u003eTokyo Year Zero\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaryl Qilin Yam\u003c\/strong\u003e is a co-editor of the \u003cem\u003eSingPoWriMo\u003c\/em\u003e anthology series, a director at Sing Lit Station, and a stageplay producer at Take Off Productions. He holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Warwick, and spent a year in Japan studying at the University of Tokyo. 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He is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents and became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, bookstores, gaming stores and even a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGO, books, games (analog and video), science fiction and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Low-Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a geek for most of her life. She studied anime and manga in school and has written a lot of fanfiction. She was a bookseller and now works in publishing. Her SFF short story, “Tiger Girls”, has been adapted into a webcomic series. She spends most of her free time reading, napping and listening to music on a loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the International School Libraries Network's Red Dot Award 2013-2014 in the Younger Readers’ category. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-seafaring-scourge-on-sentosa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Seafaring Scourge on Sentosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the Best Young Person’s Title Award at the Singapore Book Awards 2021. The series has been nominated and has won numerous Popular Readers’ Choice Awards and has been translated and published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find them at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aj-low.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj-low.com\u003c\/a\u003e, instagram at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aj_low_writers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj_low_writers\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"sherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tan (aka Drewscape)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance illustrator and adjunct art teacher based in Singapore. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/monsters-miracles-and-mayonnaise\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters, Miracles \u0026amp; Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is his first graphic novel, in which the story “Moving Forward” was nominated in the “Best Short Story” category at the 2013 Eisner Awards. 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Drawing on the lessons from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gatekeeper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, we learn to see again.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Wong Wen Pu,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.asiancha.com\/content\/view\/2873\/630\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCha: An Asian Literary Journal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEwVqXl3Y0E?ecver=1\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNuraliah Norasid\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and educator with a PhD in Creative Writing from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where she currently teaches writing and communication. 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It publishes mainly fiction—from picture books to graphic novels to literary bestsellers. Its authors have won all the major book prizes, including the Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award, Singapore Literature Prize and Singapore Book Awards since it started in 2011. It also sponsors Singapore’s richest literary award, the annual Epigram Books Fiction Prize. 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Why is it called a mama shop? Where does roti prata come from? We provide the answers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand useful tips as well\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto some of the most-asked questions young Singaporeans have about the Indian community, including why some Indians wear turbans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Do Indians Dot Their Foreheads? is part of a series of four illustrated handbooks, each with 20 questions and answers to promote understanding of the different races and cultures in Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdmund Wee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the founder of Epigram Books which was set up to champion Singaporean literature. It publishes mainly fiction—from picture books to graphic novels to literary bestsellers. 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Why do they hang blankets around HDB void decks after a funeral? Why is Chinatown \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecalled “cow car water”? We provide the answers— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand useful tips as well\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto some of the most-asked questions young Singaporeans have about the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChinese, including what a “red tortoise cake” is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Do the Chinese Shout “Yam Seng”? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis part of a series of four illustrated handbooks, each with 20 questions and answers to promote understanding of the different races and cultures in Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bsJuqSnfxW0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdmund Wee\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder of Epigram Books which was set up to champion Singaporean literature. 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Decades later, a Malaysian journalist returns to her homeland to uncover the truth of a massacre committed during the Emergency. And in Singapore, Siew Li's niece Stella finds herself accused of being a Marxist conspirator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eJeremy Tiang's debut novel dives into the tumultuous days of leftist movements and political detentions in Singapore and Malaysia. It follows an extended family from the 1940s to the present day as they navigate the choppy political currents of the region. What happens when the things that divide us also bind us together?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Masterfully written. Tiang has that rare talent for capturing some of the more unpleasant, eminently relatable aspects of Singapore society—from pious bureaucrats to sadistic authority figures—without cloying his art with sentimentalism or bitterness. \u003cem\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling, important piece of work from one of Singapore's finest living authors.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Each of \u003cem\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/em\u003e’s six sections, focusing on one character and period at a time, is gripping and powerfully emotive. All Tiang’s characters are well-realised, vulnerable, conflicted and forced to bear the burden of guilt for things which are beyond their control. The scars left on the extended Low family, split apart in so many ways and denied the chance to live normally together, mirror the scars etched deeply into a nation.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/em\u003e (Scotland)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Informed by years of painstaking research and brought to life with naturalistic, context-sensitive dialogue, Tiang’s characters speak not only with the authority, but also the tenderness, of truth. \u003cem\u003eState of Emergency\u003c\/em\u003e speaks as much to a world rocked by division and inequality as a country grappling with its own biography. 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To what degree citizens are culpable in what they have done and what they have failed to do at the worst moments of their nation’s history: this is the vital and uneasy question the novel impresses upon its readers.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Singapore Unbound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e“Epic in scope, yet so intimate in its depiction of the characters. Tiang is a brilliant writer.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kenny Chan, Chief Judge, SLP 2018 (English Fiction)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“A superbly structured piece of work. 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A must read for all who track Malaysian literature into the 21st century.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Shirley Geok-lin Lim, author of \u003ci\u003eAmong the White Moon Faces\u003c\/i\u003e, American Book Award winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A love song to thwarted motherhood and the blunted dreams of the Reformasi movement, \u003ci\u003eOnce We Were There\u003c\/i\u003e is as Malaysian as \u003ci\u003eteh tarik\u003c\/i\u003e–sweet, dark and a jolt to the senses.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Mei Fong, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eOne Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOnce We Were There\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating novel, capturing a Malaysia rarely seen in literature, of late 90s political activism and of KL's kaleidoscopic counter-cultures. 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Then it tells a story which is both heartbreaking and gripping, and deftly illustrates the inextricability of the personal and the political.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—James Scudamore, Somerset Maugham Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Amnesia Clinic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Direct, honest and powerful”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—JM Coetzee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The\u003cspan\u003ere is much more to commend than criticise in the novel, and \u003c\/span\u003eway Chauly captures Kuala Lumpur is a feat of versatility.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cha: The Asian Literary Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernice Chauly\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning author of five books of poetry and prose; \u003ci\u003egoing there and coming back\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Sins\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eLost in KL\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up With Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eOnkalo\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in George Town, Penang to Chinese-Punjabi teachers, she read Education and English Literature in Canada as a government scholar. 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He emigrated to Australia in 1997, but returned in 2013 as one of Nanyang Technological University's writers-in-residence; he is currently Associate Professor in the NTU Division of English. He co-founded \u003ci\u003eMascara Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e in 2007, the first Australian literary journal to promote Asian Australian writing, and in 2013 co-edited the groundbreaking anthology \u003ci\u003eContemporary Asian Australian Poets.\u003c\/i\u003e Boey has published five collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eClear Brightness\u003c\/i\u003e (selected by \u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the Best Books of 2012), as well as \u003ci\u003eBetween Stations\u003c\/i\u003e, a celebrated travel memoir reissued by Epigram Books in 2017. 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Young readers everywhere dream of pushing limits in pursuit of adventure, and Sam is all the more appealing for his habit of running rings around grown-up buffoons. In Sherlock Sam, A.J. Low has conceived a series sure to have long-term appeal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“From the first missing heirloom in Katong to this current cloaked classmate in MacRitchie, Sherlock Sam continues to captivate its readers. Definitely a middle-grade series that I would unreservedly recommend to teachers, parents, and fellow bibliogeeks. Science!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Myra Garces-Bacsal, PhD, National Institute of Education, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.J. Low\u003c\/strong\u003e is a husband-and-wife writing team!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, translator, and prose, comics and localisation editor. He is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents and became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, bookstores, gaming stores and even a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGO, books, games (analog and video), science fiction and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Low-Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a geek for most of her life. She studied anime and manga in school and has written a lot of fanfiction. She was a bookseller and now works in publishing. Her SFF short story, “Tiger Girls”, has been adapted into a webcomic series. 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The series has been nominated and has won numerous Popular Readers’ Choice Awards and has been translated and published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find them at \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aj-low.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj-low.com\u003c\/a\u003e, instagram at \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aj_low_writers\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj_low_writers\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"sherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tan (aka Drewscape)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance illustrator and adjunct art teacher based in Singapore. \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/monsters-miracles-and-mayonnaise\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters, Miracles \u0026amp; Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is his first graphic novel, in which the story “Moving Forward” was nominated in the “Best Short Story” category at the 2013 Eisner Awards. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ollie Comics: Diary of a First-Time Dad\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations can be found in the kid detective series Sherlock Sam, as well as in magazines, print ads and picture books. See more of his work at \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"drewscape.net\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.net\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"drewscape.blogspot.sg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edrewscape.blogspot.sg\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":922978287641,"sku":"9789811700767","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/SSAM-12_TCV_300.jpg?v=1735663561"},{"product_id":"agnes-and-her-amazing-orchid-how-vanda-miss-joaquim-became-singapores-national-flower","title":"Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid: How Vanda Miss Joaquim Became Singapore's National Flower","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 3 and above\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Children's Picture Book)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/PS-Agnes-Sample.pdf?15187264743598187342\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/655\/Agnes-and-Her-Amazing-Orchid\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/series_all\/series_prominent-singaporeans\"\u003eGet the series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis book is a part of the Prominent Singaporeans series, which features individuals from Singapore's history who have contributed significantly to her growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1800s, a girl named Agnes Joaquim was passionate about plants. She learned to grow cool-weather European vegetables in the heat of Singapore. As she grew up, she collected many prizes for her plants. One day, after many trials and difficulty, she created a brand-new orchid. She showed it to an orchid expert named Henry Ridley, who officially named the flower the Vanda Miss Joaquim. This is the story of how one woman's ingenuity and determination created a flower that became world-famous—and Singapore's National Flower in 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the remarkable journey of a brilliant horticulturist. An excellent introduction to our national flower, this wonderful book also provides a glimpse into the orchid breeding process. Singapore has a rich heritage in orchid cultivation, being one of the leading orchid hybridisation centres in the world. I hope this engaging story will inspire an interest in horticulture and botany amongst our children.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kenneth Er, CEO of National Parks Board\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"A remarkable story of Agnes Joaquim’s passion for horticulture, whose interest in breeding orchids led her to become the first woman to breed a hybrid orchid – Singapore’s national flower the Vanda Miss Joaquim.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHer story inspires us all to pursue our dreams.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rosa Daniel, Deputy Secretary (Culture) Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinda Locke\u003c\/strong\u003e is the co-author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/agnes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAgnes and Her Amazing Orchid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a picture book about the creator of the Vanda Miss Joaquim, and has more than 300 creative awards to her name. She later started her own consultancy, Godmother Pte Ltd, and held several key positions at Club21.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Wolf\u003c\/strong\u003e has researched Singapore history for many years. He was thrilled to help prepare this book about one of the nation state’s greatest icons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuhammad Noh Arjuna\u003c\/strong\u003e (also known as Muhd Noh) is an illustrator with a Diploma in Animation from Nanyang Polytechnic. Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid is his second children’s picture book. He illustrated \u003ci\u003eDewi: The Day the Earth Shook\u003c\/i\u003e, part of the Asia’s Lost Legends series, in 2017. He currently works in an animation and post production studio.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMuhd Noh is keenly interested in art and animation to visualise his imagination and curiosity. He enjoys watching cartoons and collecting picture books. 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The narrative stakes are clearly articulated with good guys and villains engaged in a fierce conflict over the shape of a whole society.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Diane Josefowicz, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2018\/10\/30\/coming-of-age-in-midlevel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSingapore Unbound\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\/B4pSDjGKSWE\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJudith Huang\u003c\/strong\u003e is a three-time winner of the UK Poetry Society’s Foyle Young Poet of the Year award, and has been published in \u003cem\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAsia Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQLRS\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStylus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/em\u003e. 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This is a perceptive, fast-paced romp that asks “what if” of the riot that recently shook Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Pegged to the Little India riots, Sebastian Sim’s \u003ci\u003eThe Riot Act\u003c\/i\u003e is a surrealistic retelling that strikes at the heart of cynicism driving Singapore’s culture wars; interwoven stories poke entertainingly at our country’s political shenanigans, but satire becomes brutal realist fiction when we realise the author is merely holding up a tilted mirror to everything that is wrong with our society.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Cyril Wong, Judge, Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jYROyq86jE8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSebastian Sim\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in a two-room HDB flat with parents who were part of the pioneer generation of independent Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot one to shy away from the road less taken, he has travelled around the world to soak up different experiences and cultures, and tried his hand in diverse industries: a bartender at Boat Quay, an assistant outlet manager at McDonald’s, an insurance salesman, a prison officer in a maximum security prison, and a croupier in a casino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe published three Chinese wuxia novels between 2004 and 2012, and his first English-language novel, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/collections\/fiction\/products\/lets-give-it-up-for-gimme-lao\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2016), was shortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1531363950617,"sku":"9789814785747","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-TheRiotAct_CVF_300.jpg?v=1627026780"},{"product_id":"the-incredible-basket","title":"The Incredible Basket","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎁\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eRecommended for ages 3 and above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, 2019 Singapore Book Awards – Best Children's Picture Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eShortlisted for Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/IncredibleBasket-Sample.pdf?12226991938711592410\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/heritage-picture-book-bundle\"\u003eGet the bundle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/heritage-picture-book-bundle\"\u003eGet the \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/650\/The-Incredible-Basket\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2112795-The-Incredible-Basket?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TheIncredibleBasket\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-amazing-sarong\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Sarong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, a beautiful Chinese wedding basket is used in myriad ways. 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Oh, how creative of Xiaoming! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuek Hong Shin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a freelance illustrator who has illustrated several picture books including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-marvellous-sugee-cake\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Marvellous Sugee Cake\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-amazing-sarong\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Sarong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-incredible-basket\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Incredible Basket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-brilliant-oil-lamp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Brilliant Oil Lamp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInuka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLolly’s Secret\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the Ahoy, Navy! series for the Republic of Singapore Navy’s fiftieth anniversary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Sarong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—the first book he wrote and illustrated—was shortlisted for Best Children’s Title at the 2016 Singapore Book Awards, and the 2018 Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Incredible Basket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won the 2019 Singapore Book Awards for Best Children’s Picture Book. Hong Shin conducts workshops for primary-school children and is an advocate for Superhero Me, an inclusive arts movement for children with special needs. He promotes local culture to the young through his works and storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1573576572953,"sku":"9789814655453","price":14.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/IncredibleBasket-CVF-300.jpg?v=1519184155"},{"product_id":"secrets-of-singapore-botanic-gardens","title":"Secrets of Singapore: Botanic Gardens","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🎁\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eRecommended for ages 9 and above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNominated for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards, Best Non-Fiction Title\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\/Secrets3-BG-sample.pdf?1003619627659480087\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Secrets3-BG-sample.pdf?1003619627659480087\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e    |   \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/gift-bundles\/products\/secrets-of-singapore-bundle\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/gift-bundles\/products\/secrets-of-singapore-bundle\"\u003eGet the full collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Secrets of Singapore: Botanic Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e, Danger Dan and Gadget Girl go out on a limb to uproot the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ deepest, darkest secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the lush grounds, the superhero duo find a tree so famous that its portrait can be found in any Singaporean’s wallet, as well as an orchid older and taller than any human alive. Flying back 140 years into the past, they also discover that the Botanic Gardens used to be home to a mixed bag of critters, including a tapir who dreamed of being a rock. Not a rock star. Just a rock. #achievablegoals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s more! Danger Dan and Gadget Girl realise that the botanical world is more twisted than they think. As it turns out, strawberries are only pretending to be berries, tomatoes can’t decide whether they are fruits or vegetables, and sunflowers are really evil at heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrek through the Singapore Botanic Gardens with Danger Dan and Gadget Girl. You will never look at your plant pals the same way again!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"It is wonderful to see the Botanic Gardens getting the \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e treatment. Now a younger audience can get curious about a place that is so much more than just a park. As Singapore’s best-preserved historic landscape and its first UNESCO site, the Botanic Gardens is an encyclopaedia of sometimes unlikely things, such as the Tiger Orchid that is so large that a crane would be needed to lift it. With this book, you can surprise your friends with a quirky knowledge of the Gardens that everybody \u003ci\u003ethinks\u003c\/i\u003e they know!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr Nigel Taylor, director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"This delightful book, about one of my favourite places in the whole world, has a bit of everything—science, history, fun facts and more. It's such a gripping read that once you start, you won't be able to \u003ci\u003eleaf\u003c\/i\u003e it alone!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr Shawn Lum, president of Nature Society (Singapore), winner of the 2017 President's Award for the Environment and senior lecturer at the Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"A wonderful book that will intrigue and engage young readers (and their parents) in the botanical treasure house that is the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Who knew that Singapore has the largest collection of orchids in the world? Or that a banana is actually a herb? Or that birds are able to disperse chilli pepper seeds because they cannot sense spiciness? All this and more await discovery by\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyoung readers of this book.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Linda Locke, author of \u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/agnes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgnes and the Amazing Orchid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and great-grandniece of Agnes Joaquim, creator of the Vanda Miss Joaquim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonica Lim and Lesley-Anne Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e are a mother-and-daughter writing team. Monica Lim is the mother and Lesley-Anne Tan is the daughter, although sometimes their roles seem reversed. Lesley-Anne eats her veggies and occasionally has to force Monica to do the same. She’s weird that way. (“No, I’m not!” says Lesley-Anne). Monica runs her own writing business, has a blog on education and published a book in October 2013 entitled \u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-good-the-bad-and-the-psle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good, the Bad and the PSLE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Lesley-Anne is still in school so she mostly writes essays and papers, which isn’t quite as fun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecrets of Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e is their third writing project together, after Danger Dan and Gadget Girl and the first Danger Dan series. The idea for the character Danny came about from their experience living with a highly imaginative little boy obsessed with superheroes and comics. If Lesley-Anne could have a super power, she would choose the ability to stop time, so that she can finish studying for her exams and writing books in no time at all. Monica’s preferred super power is mind control, so that she can make Lesley-Anne stop dreaming about time freezes and get back to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElvin Ching \u003c\/strong\u003eworks as an illustrator and storyboard artist in Singapore. He is the illustrator of several \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=*danger%20dan*\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=*danger%20dan*\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDanger Dan and Gadget Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e books and all of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=*secrets%20of%20singapore*\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=*secrets%20of%20singapore*\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSecrets of Singapore \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eseries; his cover for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/secrets-of-singapore-national-museum?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=7bfc32dc2\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/secrets-of-singapore-national-museum?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=7bfc32dc2\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSecrets of Singapore: National Museum \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewon best children’s book cover at the Popular Reader’s Choice Awards 2017. In his free time, he likes to create his own little comics. His short stories have been published in the Eisner-nominated comics anthology \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/liquid-city?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e879cd031\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/liquid-city?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e879cd031\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLiquid City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. He has also illustrated trading cards for Marvel, comics for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePangu \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eseries of books by Martha Keswick and a comic book series written by Kelly Bender. Elvin has too many comic books at home. He has so many comics that there are some he hasn’t even found time to read yet!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1598166073369,"sku":"9789814655477","price":16.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Secrets3-BG-CVF-300.jpg?v=1735663576"},{"product_id":"timothy-and-the-phubbers","title":"Timothy and the Phubbers (Book 1)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Singapore Book Awards 2022 (Best Audiobook)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/KK-Phubbers-Sample.pdf?3789339564101024873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/606\/Timothy-and-the-Phubbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2289147-Timothy-and-the-Phubbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/606\/Timothy-and-the-Phubbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Pong has enough trouble at home without throwing his first year of secondary school into the mix. The Pong family only interact with each other through digital machines rather than human contact. Twelve-year-old Timothy is too young to own a phone, according to his mum, so he hasn’t actually spoken to his family in years as he can’t WhatsApp his parents or Snapchat his older sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven worse, the most menacing bully in school, who also just happens to be the prettiest girl Timothy has ever seen, has plucked him out as her new favourite target. Luckily, Timothy has a few ideas up his sleeve to survive Secondary One, as well as the help of his undernourished friend Rudy, who, when not helping Timothy, can be found eating grass in the school field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen their first plan goes horribly wrong and Timothy is caught on camera with his pants down – the most embarrassing three minutes of fame ever, the two friends must up their game if they’re to expose the conniving Bella, ace their Science project, and learn how an old-fashioned camera they first mistook for a hairdryer might be the answer to their prayers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In Kwek’s story of analog triumph, life's many ironies are a feature, not a bug.” — \u003cstrong\u003eChristina Newhard, \u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Silly, irreverent...and utterly relatable. A fun and exciting read!\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Monica Lim, co-author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/collections\/middle-grade\/secrets-of-singapore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecrets of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eseries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Kwek\u003c\/strong\u003e is a screenwriter, film director and playwright. He spent his childhood watching movies on an ancient machine called a VHS player. Ken studied literature at the University of Cambridge and dramatic writing at New York University. He worked as a journalist and a cook for a few years, then wrote and directed several movies that (unfortunately) cannot be viewed on a VHS player. He is the author of two books, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/kelly-and-the-krumps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKelly and the Krumps\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/timothy-and-the-phubbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTimothy and the Phubbers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLolita Chiong\u003c\/strong\u003e graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and loves drawing cartoons, pixel art and comics. She illustrated the books, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/kelly-and-the-krumps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKelly and the Krumps\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/timothy-and-the-phubbers\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTimothy and the Phubbers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e In her spare time, Lolita loves going to the bird park to draw the birds, and the prawning pools to catch prawns. She also loves eating super-duper spicy mala hotpot with her hot boyfriend. Lolita lives at home with her parents, sister, maid and two terrapins. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32206388199537,"sku":"9789814757973","price":17.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/KK-Phubbers-CVF-300.jpg?v=1735663588"},{"product_id":"the-naysayers-book-club-26-singaporeans-you-need-to-know","title":"The Naysayer's Book Club: 26 Singaporeans You Need to Know","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook of the Year, 2019 Singapore Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheNaysayers-sample.pdf?5337443443189791794\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   Get the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07NVLVPNK\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Simon_Vincent_The_Naysayer_s_Book_Club_26_Singapor?id=uXuIDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 26 conversations with 26 naysayers, this book is aimed at reflecting the spectrum of naysaying in Singapore's civil society. Each person is interviewed against the backdrop of his or her bookcase, putting front and centre a life of ideas and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book club for curious minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 457px;\" height=\"34\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan Tarn How\u003cbr\u003eConstance Singam\u003cbr\u003eTay Kheng Soon\u003cbr\u003eYeoh Lam Keong\u003cbr\u003eCherian George\u003cbr\u003eClaire Leow\u003cbr\u003eRemy Choo Zheng Xi\u003cbr\u003eTeo Soh Lung\u003cbr\u003eThirunalan Sasitharan\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Teo\u003cbr\u003eDan Wong\u003cbr\u003eChua Beng Huat\u003cbr\u003eKirsten Han\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 388px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\nFilzah Sumartono\u003cbr\u003eAlex Au\u003cbr\u003eMartyn See\u003cbr\u003eJune Chua\u003cbr\u003eWilliam SW Lim\u003cbr\u003eM. Ravi\u003cbr\u003eLoo Zihan\u003cbr\u003eVanessa Ho\u003cbr\u003eMohamed Imran Mohamed Taib\u003cbr\u003eSeelan Palay\u003cbr\u003eSonny Liew\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Thomas\u003cbr\u003eThum Ping Tjin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Right book, right time; read and be inspired by the naysayers in our midst as they battle against the odds.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ismail Kassim, political journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eNo Hard Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The 26 essays are inspiring accounts of the subjects: who they are, what they are, what they do, their exemplary efforts to speak up and their brushes with the law and the authorities in a society constrained by a matrix of repressive laws. Edifying and a must-read, especially for civil society activists.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Peter Low, human rights lawyer and founder of Peter Low \u0026amp; Choo LLC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I was not disappointed in the depth and authenticity of the interviews… The chapters on Sonny Liew, the award-winning comic book maestro, and Thum Ping Tjin, the controversial historian who startles with his honest interpretation of history, will be among those I will turn to first.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Clement Mesenas, journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eDissident Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Great Strike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eIn Singapore there is a fine line between co-option by the establishment and ostracism by society. These delightful vignettes are about the brave men and women who tread it—often at great personal cost—expanding our collective imagination in ways the elite never can. Instead of calling for more naysayers, Singapore would do well to listen to those it already has.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh, author of\u003ci\u003e Floating on a Malayan Breeze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Simon captures the other ways of thinking in Singapore with these rich and colourful profiles, revealing to us a Singapore that could have been, or perhaps a Singapore that might someday be. \u003ci\u003eNaysayer's\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about those who swim against the flow, but it isn’t about tiredness; it’s about hope.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Daniel Yap, publisher of \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"My Singapore book of the year is \u003ci\u003eThe Naysayer's Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e—what wonderful, bibliophilic counter-discourses Simon Vincent has assembled. A much needed alternate reading list.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Joanne Leow, literary scholar and writer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An inspiring collection of interviews with respected Singapore civil society activists. Not only do we hear how they came to be, why they do what they do, we take a peak into their bookshelves to understand the ideas that galvanised them. A book lover’s book!\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Tan Pin Pin, director of\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn Time to Come\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTo Singapore, with Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"We need more naysayers... 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During National Service, he picked up a habit of reading and has since amassed a collection of a few hundred books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8114782240881,"sku":"9789814785846","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Naysayers-CVF-300_d26923e2-f9f0-4736-a46e-4d56d7e8c9ef.jpg?v=1627285668"},{"product_id":"my-thousand-special-names","title":"My Thousand Special Names","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎁\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eRecommended for ages 3 and above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for 2019 Singapore Book Awards Best Children's Picture Book\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\/Mythousandspecialnames-sample.pdf?900\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   Get the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/627\/My-Thousand-Special-Names\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWhat happens when the special bond between a father and son is put to the test? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eIn this poignant picture book, a young boy grows up revering his father, who has all sorts of nicknames for his champ, his buddy, his partner. 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Love, loss and respect.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Kristin Ziemke, teacher and author of \u003ci\u003eAmplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Morley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a vice principal in the primary school at United World College of South East Asia. Originally from London, he published his first children's book, \u003ci\u003eThe Silence Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2009. The book was selected for The UK Reading Agency’s Spotlight initiative. It has been a “Book of the Month” on the Random House UK website and a recommended read on\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Diversity in Publishing Network and The Refugee Council websites. It was long-listed for the UK Literacy Association Children’s Book Award in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYT Tommy Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e is an illustrator based in Singapore. She explores emotionality in her work through colours and space, creating visuals that carry a sense of quiet contemplation. This is her first children's picture book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12138959962225,"sku":"9789814785884","price":14.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/mythousandspecialnames-CVF-300.jpg?v=1529388292"},{"product_id":"the-great-singapore-poo-sale-and-other-beastly-business","title":"The Great Singapore Poo Sale and Other Beastly Business (Book 1)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 7 and above\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for 2019 Singapore Books Awards Best Middle Grade\/Young Adult Title\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Great_Poo_Sale-sample.pdf?991\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   Get the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/640\/The-Great-Singapore-Poo-Sale-and-Other-Beastly-Business\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eFull of whimsy, this funny and fun-loving caper celebrates the wildlife of Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eThe animals of Singapore are under threat! So Alpha Macaque and his troop embark on a daring adventure to rewrite the Constitution. When that plan fails, Dung Beetle establishes a smelly enterprise, and Pink Dolphin has ideas of his own. Species large and small take centre stage in this charming picture book that advocates conservation and childlike wonder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“The story is fascinating and endearing. The author has so beautifully weaved in wonderful messages into the story and I believe the book can foster children’s compassion for animals and nature to be more appreciative of them. Both children and adults would love reading this!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e—Jayaprakash Bojan, National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaureen Yeo\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches English, Literature and life skills by introducing her students to Roald Dahl’s great principle: “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” When not working, she seeks out adventures at home and abroad, especially wildlife encounters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGracie Chai\u003c\/strong\u003e is a self-taught illustrator and artist who has dabbled in textile fabrication and clothes making, selling her handmade dresses and accessories around the world. She has now returned to illustration—her first artistic passion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: absolute; left: -61px; top: 117.521px;\" id=\"gtx-trans\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32206393049201,"sku":"9789814655491","price":18.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/GreatPooSale_CVF_300.jpg?v=1530859101"},{"product_id":"nimitas-place","title":"Nimita's Place","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eCo-Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (English, Fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Literary Work)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Nimita_s_Place-sample.pdf?9134479146464535453\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N85YYP4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Akshita_Nanda_Nimita_s_Place?id=5smFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1021331-Nimita-s-Place?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=NimitasPlace\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1944 in India and Nimita Khosla yearns to attend university to become an engineer, but her parents want a different life for her. As she accepts her fate and marries, religious upheaval is splitting the country and forcing her family to find a new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2014, her granddaughter, molecular biologist Nimita Sachdev, escapes India to run away from the prospect of an arranged marriage. Staking out a future in Singapore, she faces rising anger against immigrants and uncertainty about her new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo generations apart, these two women walk divergent paths but face the same quandaries: who are we, and what is home?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNimita’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a dual narrative about a central pair of richly-drawn protagonists with similar names but separate timelines; transitioning ambitiously between India and Singapore to express a tender interconnectedness that simultaneously reveals their differences as well as the commonality of their hopes and dreams across time and space.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cyril Wong, Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2017 Judge and author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reading\u003cem\u003e Nimita’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e feels a little like moving in to a new house ... the parallel narratives seen through the eyes of both protagonists present worlds that are initially unfamiliar, yet places that Akshita eases us into, to the point we want to call it home. \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bakchormeeboy.com\/2018\/12\/31\/perusing-pages-nimitas-place-by-akshita-nanda-review\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBakchormeeboy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DMG4qqBtRjM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkshita Nanda\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Pune, India in 1979 and has lived in Singapore since 1995. She has a BSc (Hons) from the National University of Singapore and knows what to do with radioactive viruses. She has been in publishing since 2002 and joined \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e in 2007, where she currently writes about the arts. \u003cem\u003eNimita\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12380947120241,"sku":"9789814785761","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Nimita_sPlace-CVF-UK-300.jpg?v=1626926756"},{"product_id":"the-minorities","title":"The Minorities","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2019 Singapore Book Awards Best Book Cover Design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/The-Minorities-sample.pdf?5237166364732066560\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N8JP3QV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Suffian_Hakim_The_Minorities?id=xNWFDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1126363-The-Minorities?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TheMinorities\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eMeet the four misfits living in one HDB flat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eOne is a Malay–Jew who is trying to get his father to come back as a ghost. Cantona is a promising Bangladeshi artist on the run from a construction company.Tights is a Chinese illegal immigrant with a Forrest Gump obsession. And Shanti is a gifted Indian lab technician hiding from her abusive husband.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWhen a forlorn pontianak begins haunting them, the four friends find themselves embroiled in a surreal showdown that may just upend the world, or at least Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWritten in Suffian Hakim's trademark humour, \u003cem\u003eThe Minorities\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about those living on the edges of society and their soulful bond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Suffian \"brings his brand of salt-of-the-earth humour and wordplay\" to \u003ci\u003eThe Minorities\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/weighty-issues-get-humorous-touch\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Undoubtedly one of the most whimsical, creative and unpretentious young voices in Singapore literature.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/weighty-issues-get-humorous-touch\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“This is the second novel from the author of the virally successful Hogwarts parody\u003ci\u003e Harris Bin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e, and it’s a blast: a warm-hearted thriller featuring a half-Malay Muslim half-Jewish Chinese inventor, a Singaporean Indian scientist-cum-domestic-abuse survivor, a Bangladeshi artist-cum-runaway construction worker, and a mainland Chinese superhero wannabe with special needs...oh, and a pontianak, all living together in an HDB flat, chasing dreams and eating waffles and eluding the forces that are out to get them. Like its predecessor, it’s an action-packed spec fic comedy road trip bildungsroman, but it’s got these fascinating political implications: the notion of home and Singapore is configured as a found family of classless refugees, regardless of citizenship and hygiene, both supranational and supernatural. No one else here is writing quite like this.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ng Yi-Sheng, Singapore Literature Prize-winning poet, playwright, journalist, activist and author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/lion-city\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLion City\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Buckle up for a joyful, wild ride in Suffian Hakim’s inimitable terrain of transmigrating pontianaks, telekinetic apparitions and guided group therapy for supernatural beings with issues. You’ll hate yourself for flipping to the last page too quickly.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sebastian Sim, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/lets-give-it-up-for-gimme-lao\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLet’s Give it Up for Gimme Lao! \u003c\/a\u003eand\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-riot-act\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e The Riot Act\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuffian Hakim\u003c\/strong\u003e has been hailed as “undoubtedly one of the most whimsical, creative and unpretentious young voices in Singapore literature” by \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e. Suffian is a writer at Big 3 Media. He was previously a regional content lead at media agency GroupM and has written for television shows such as Random Island and The Noose, and for the publications \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAugust Man\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis second novel, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-minorities\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Minorities\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, was also published by Epigram in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eListen to a podcast with Suffian x Two Book Nerds Talking\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca data-height=\"100px\" data-width=\"100%\" data-cover=\"https:\/\/d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net\/images.spreaker.com\/original\/b46060c7f3694a3508172b95677b5bc1.jpg\" data-playlist=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-theme=\"light\" data-resource=\"episode_id=18940490\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/renegaderadiomy\/episode-11-live-interview-with-sufiyan\" class=\"spreaker-player\"\u003eListen to \"TBNT S02E11 | LIVE at Lit Books with Suffian Hakim\" on Spreaker.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12538294763633,"sku":"9789814655279","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Minorities-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627026248"},{"product_id":"lion-city","title":"Lion City","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eCo-Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (English, Fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWinner of the 2019 Singapore Book Awards for Best Literary Work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/LionCity-Sample.pdf?3197125348824993940\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/592\/Lion-City\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eA man learns that all the animals at the Zoo are robots. A secret terminal in Changi Airport caters to the gods. A prince falls in love with a crocodile. A concubine is lost in time. The island of Singapore disappears. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eThese are the exquisitely strange tales of Lion City, the first collection of short fiction by award-winning poet and playwright Ng Yi-Sheng. Infused with myth, magical realism and contemporary sci-fi, each of these tales invites the reader to see this city-state in a new and darkly fabulous light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Beyond succinct speculative re-imaginings and cultural subversions, these stories cut to the quick of fragile relationships and the tired assumptions about what we tell ourselves regarding our hyper-modern paradise.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cyril Wong, Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eUnmarked Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Ng Yi-Sheng’s surreal and intoxicating imagination is on full display in \u003ci\u003eLion City\u003c\/i\u003e, taking readers on a breathtaking tour of secret places above, below, and beyond the Singapore of his dreams. At times lyrical and quiet, majestic and oracular, but always powerful, these stories brim with nuanced observations of people in a crisis of identity, at a crossroads culturally and geographically, seeking definition in the comfort of the past and the promise of the future. This mesmerising collection is the opening salvo of a startling and important voice in contemporary Singaporean fiction.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dean Francis Alfar, Palanca Grand Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSalamanca\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to the Roads of Manila\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Combining the dark fairytale visions of Neil Gaiman and Intan Paramaditha with the deadpan wit of Etgar Keret, \u003ci\u003eLion City\u003c\/i\u003e is a wildly imaginative collection of stories centred around the past, present and future trajectories of Singaporean consciousness. Ng Yi-Sheng is a natural storyteller full of insight and humour.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sharlene Teo, author of \u003ci\u003ePonti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eLion City\u003c\/i\u003e’s short sharp shocks of short stories surprise and delight in equal measure; always conceptually arresting and beautifully executed. Wonderful.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOsama\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Man Lies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Dazzlingly original, wickedly inventive.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Amanda Lee Koe, multi-award-winning author of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ministry-of-moral-panic-new-edition?variant=31306389580\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMinistry of Moral Panic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"Wildly inventive, constantly surprising, \u003cem\u003eLion City, \u003c\/em\u003ea collection of short stories by Ng Yi-Sheng, puts many familiar myths through the wringer and turns them on their head. What emerges is an intoxicating blend of stories that transport the readers to literally new realms of imagination.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—William Phuan, arts administrator, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003cem\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"Being a big of science fiction and not much of a fan of Singapore, I see Ng Yi-Sheng's collection of short stories in Lion City as the perfect publication for me. He's done amazingly well at capturing the imagination of this 22nd Century Neo-Taoist!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Seelan Palay, artist, in \"My Book of the Year 2018\", \u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/4\/my-book-of-the-year-2018-1?mc_cid=01cadc6581\u0026amp;mc_eid=a7bc05dbd6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"This collection takes apart the tropes trumpeted ad infinitum about Singapore – the Lion City, gone from fishing village to having great food and a world-class airport – and reveals the magic of myth that underpins them all. The stories, with their subtle explorations of colonialism, capitalism and alienation, are delightful and discomfiting in equal measure ... Ng shows not just keen awareness of the existing canons of genre, but a blithe faith that Singapore belongs in these canons. This clever, colourful collection certainly makes a good case for that.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Olivia Ho, \u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/book-review-ng-yi-shengs-clever-colourful-collection-lion-city-puts-a-fantasy-twist\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStraits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“A fine collection of short stories by a writer worth learning about.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Samuel R. Delany, SFWA Grand Master and celebrated author of \u003cem\u003eDhalgren\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eReturn to Nevèrÿon\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNg Yi-Sheng\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, fictionist, playwright, journalist and activist. He is the second-youngest winner of the Singapore Literature Prize, which he received for his debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003elast boy\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). His publications also include a spiritual sequel to that work, called \u003ci\u003eA Book of Hims\u003c\/i\u003e (2017); a compilation of his best spoken-word pieces, \u003ci\u003eLoud Poems for a Very Obliging Audience\u003c\/i\u003e (2016); the bestselling non-fiction book, \u003ci\u003eSQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); and a novelisation of the Singapore gangster movie, \u003ci\u003eEating Air\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). He also co-edited \u003ci\u003eGASPP: A Gay Anthology of Singapore Poetry and Prose\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eEastern Heathens: An Anthology of Subverted Asian Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). He recently completed his MA from the University of East Anglia’s creative writing programme. \u003ci\u003eLion City\u003c\/i\u003e is his first fiction collection.\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hpOoL9h8nPs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15438755102833,"sku":"9789811700743","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/LionCity-CVF-300.jpg?v=1626923750"},{"product_id":"impractical-uses-of-cake","title":"Impractical Uses of Cake","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2018 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Literary Work, Best Book Cover Design)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Cake-Sample.pdf?419\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/599\/Impractical-Uses-of-Cake\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eE-book\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1724956-Impractical-Uses-of-Cake?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=ImpracticalUsesofCake\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSukhin is a thirty-five-year-old teacher who lives alone. His life consists of reading, working and visiting his parents’ to rearrange his piles of “collectibles”. He has only one friend, another teacher who has managed to force Sukhin into a friendship by sheer doggedness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile on an errand one afternoon in Chinatown, he encounters a homeless person who recognises him. This chance reunion turns Sukhin’s well-planned life upside down, and the pair learns about love and sacrifice over their shared fondness for cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This novel about a teacher and a homeless person is so “Singaporean” in a tender, sometimes painful, even bitchy and surprisingly funny way, which many sensitive Singaporean readers may appreciate, especially in the manner that personal relationships are shaped—or shaken—by our deeply entrenched cultural conditionings.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Cyril Wong, two-time Singapore Literature Prize winner, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is the book that readers in Singapore didn’t realise they longed for — a tale, told by a storyteller, not pretending to signify anything but itself. And in doing so, Jo-ann Yeoh invites us into the world — of teachers, love, loss, cake — she has brought forth. And we, and our worlds, are so much richer for it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Jeremy Fernando, reader and writer, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It reveals a whole side of Singapore that many people in Singapore may not be aware of, with a dry sense of humour and a deep understanding of human difficulties and the problems faced by Singapore as an urban centre.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Professor Rajeev S. Patke, director of the Division of Humanities at Yale-NUS College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Singapore-based Malaysian writer Yeoh Jo-Ann's winsome debut novel is a confection of serious ingredients iced with whimsy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An impressive novel that has cake playing a secondary albeit important role in it. Used to soothe, cajole and impress, Yeoh’s clever use of cakes (they’re delightfully tucked in between her prose) sets the theme of love, loss and redemption in one delicious mix of ingredients.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003e New Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eLike the tiered cardboard cake on its cover,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eImpractical Uses of Cake \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003etells a multi-layered, diverse story of Singapore ... it stirs in whimsical flavours with its serious subjects.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eThe Weekender Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This novel has many strengths but chief amongst them is Ms Yeoh’s characterisation of Sukhin, who is surely one of literature’s most charming doormats.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eYahoo Lifestyle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9lAQDZ_6IkA\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYeoh Jo-Ann\u003c\/strong\u003e is the winner of the 2018 Epigram Books Fiction Prize. Formerly a features editor at SPH Magazines, she is currently a client operations director with a digital marketing agency. Her fiction has been anthologised in \u003cem\u003eWe R Family\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn Transit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-epigram-books-collection-of-best-new-singaporean-short-stories-volume-three\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Three\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Her short story “Dog Tiger Horse” was selected as the winner of the 2020 Aura Estrada Short Story Contest. She is currently working on her second novel and a collection of short stories exploring the themes of modernity, food, and family in Southeast Asia. \u003cem\u003eImpractical Uses of Cake\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51334995771689,"sku":"9789814845120","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EBFP-Cake-CVF-300.jpg?v=1626670850"},{"product_id":"the-angel-tiger-and-other-stories","title":"The Angel Tiger and Other Stories","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Book Cover Design) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheAngelTiger-Sample.pdf?977\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   Get the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07ZZ7VT74\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=wPO7DwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA couple's cat leaves offerings of dead birds freighted with mysterious import. 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Like all the best writers, Sherwood shows us the incontrovertible magic in the mundane. Tender, funny and laced with a dash of the absurd, these stylish stories will seduce, intrigue and most of all, endure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kirstin Chen, author of \u003cem\u003eBury What We Cannot Take\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Beneath the placid surface of these stories lies all the pain and joy of human life as people struggle—sometimes quietly, sometimes less so—to make sense of their place in a changing, multicultural world. Barrie Sherwood has created some truly memorable characters who act as a reflecting pond to our own hopes and insecurities.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e—Tash Aw, critically acclaimed author of\u003cem\u003e We, The Survivors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Barrie Sherwood has created some truly memorable characters who act as a reflecting pond to our own hopes and insecurities.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Tash Aw, critically acclaimed author of We, The Survivors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarrie Sherwood\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of two novels: \u003cem\u003eThe Pillow Book of Lady Kasa\u003c\/em\u003e (2000) and \u003cem\u003eEscape from Amsterdam\u003c\/em\u003e (2007). A Hong Kong native of Canadian and French nationality, he now lives in Singapore and is the assistant professor in the School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University. This is his first-short story collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29252861132913,"sku":"9789814845281","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/TheAngelTiger-CVF-300.jpg?v=1626947271"},{"product_id":"the-first-wave-jbj-chiam-the-singapore-opposition-in-singapore","title":"The First Wave: JBJ, Chiam \u0026 the Opposition in Singapore","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShorlisted for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Non-Fiction)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheFirstWave-sample.pdf?799\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e        \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/chiam\"\u003eGet the Chiam See Tong collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07Z5BK8JJ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Loke_Hoe_Yeong_The_First_Wave?id=Tpm2DwAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1195504-The-First-Wave-JBJ-Chiam-the-Opposition-in-Singapore?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TheFirstWaveJBJChiam\u0026amp;theOppositioninSingapore\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on extensive interviews and archival material, \u003cem\u003eThe First Wave\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the opposition in Singapore in its critical first thirty years in Parliament. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemocratisation has been described to occur in waves. The first wave of a democratic awakening in post-independence Singapore began with J. B. Jeyaretnam’s victory in the Anson by-election of 1981. That built up to the 1984 general election, the first of many to be called a “watershed”, in which Chiam See Tong was also elected in Potong Pasir. After their successes in 1991, the opposition began dreaming of forming the government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut their euphoria was short-lived. Serious fault lines in the leading Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) rose to the surface almost immediately after the opposition victories of 1991, and the party was wiped out of Parliament by 1997. The opposition spent the next decade experimenting with coalition arrangements, to work their way back to victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLet The People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e offers an important, if not comprehensive, look into what motivates and forms the political mind of one of Singapore’s most recognisable political icons, but the personal approach of the book would make you believe that he is just an ordinary man.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Howard Lee, \u003cem\u003eThe Online Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLet The People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e, a book by academic Loke Hoe Yeong that traces Chiam’s birth to his winning of the Potong Pasir seat in 1984, is a reminder that Chiam’s rise as a national opposition is no easy feat.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Martino Tan, Mothership.SG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"A well-researched and well-articulated study that is a cut above many other writings about Singapore's opposition parties... This book adds to our greater understanding of Singapore's modern political history as a whole.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Professor Hussin Mutalib, PhD, author of \u003cem\u003eParties and Politics: A Study of Opposition Parties and the PAP in Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon-based researcher and writer on politics and international affairs, \u003cstrong\u003eLoke Hoe Yeong\u003c\/strong\u003e was formerly an associate fellow at the European Union Centre in Singapore, National University of Singapore. He is the author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/let-the-people-have-him\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet the People Have Him: Chiam See Tong, The Early Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Singapore Literature Prize for non-fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29253831327857,"sku":"9789814845427","price":34.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/TheFirstWave-CVF-300.jpg?v=1562163073"},{"product_id":"homeless-the-untold-story-of-a-mother-s-struggle-in-crazy-rich-singapore","title":"Homeless: The Untold Story of a Mother’s Struggle in Crazy Rich Singapore","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards (Best Non-Fiction)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Homeless-sample.pdf?952\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet the E-book on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07YMYDNHM\/\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Liyana_Dhamirah_Homeless_The_Untold_Story_of_a_Mot?id=xh6zDwAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e|    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2128026-Homeless\" title=\"Homeless on Storytel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Homeless-sample.pdf?952\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, Liyana Dhamirah was in a precarious situation: at 22, she was heavily pregnant and had no place to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Liyana, home was often unstable. Once a bright teenager full of optimism, she faced uncertainty and found no support from family, government agencies and welfare groups. She had nowhere to go, no one to turn to. When she started living on a beach in Sembawang, she discovered a community of people—families—who were homeless just like her. They stuck together and watched out for each other, even when there were raids. She learned that in prosperous Singapore, the homeless are not always identifiable by appearance alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonths later, journalists eventually uncovered Liyana’s story and how she navigated a bureaucracy of obstacles. Today she is a successful entrepreneur and this is her memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eI’ve known Liyana for a decade, and I’m so glad to see her story finally in print. With Singaporeans talking more about income and wealth inequality, it’s so important to have the testimony of someone who has experienced homelessness in this city, and pay attention to what she has to say about how she ended up in that situation, and how hard it was to pull herself out of that rut. Reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomeless\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, I got a view of Singapore that I would never have otherwise encountered given my privileged position, and made me realize that there are so many assumptions, so many myths that we tell ourselves, that really need to be consigned to the rubbish heap.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Kirsten Han, journalist and author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/rational-conversations-the-silhouette-of-oppression\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silhouette of Oppression\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“This book is characteristic of the courage and generosity with which I know Liyana approaches everything in life. Her experiences, documented here, give a human face to important questions Singaporeans should be asking about meritocracy, deservedness, dignity and care.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kirsten Han, editor-in-chief of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Naratif \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/rational-conversations-the-silhouette-of-oppression\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Silhouette of Oppression\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“An inspiring story for entrepreneurs of all ages. Liyana’s journey is poignantly written and shines a light on a little-known part of Singapore society. Homeless also gives some powerful lessons about the value of home.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Elim Chew, founder of 77th Street and community advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"I read—no, inhaled—the book in 2 days. I find that the writing is raw and accessible, and the stories she tell in the volume reveal insights into life lived in the margins without a roof over one's head. The struggles Liyana faced when it comes to her marriage, providing for her children and seeking aid from social welfare organizations remind me of the struggles that my own mother faced as I was growing up. Liyana's is also a story of resourcefulness—that infamous resourcefulness of mothers, especially Malay mothers, when it comes to 'making a meal out of nothing.'\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Nuraliah Norasid, winner of the 2016 Epigram Books Fiction Prize, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003ca style=\"color: #404040;\" href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiyana Dhamirah\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder of Virtual Assistants Singapore. With over fourteen years of experience in business and retail industries, she has been a community manager, senior retail associate and media executive; her first entrepreneurial venture was MommaMiia, which made and sold handicrafts and cake pops at flea markets and bazaars. Her volunteer interests include working with the National Library Board of Singapore to help children find joy in reading, as well as distributing pre-loved or new clothing to families in need. 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It traverses kueh families and genres, key kueh-making techniques, the seasonality and social significance of kueh, and the importance of both tradition and innovation. Local kueh artisans from all walks of life share their stories and perspectives in interviews, while short essays muse on the histories, regional and colonial influences, science and symbolism behind this most diverse of food genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelpful glossaries on key ingredients and essential kitchen tools will equip you to tackle over 100 detailed and precise recipes for kuehs from across Singapore’s communities, from ang koo kueh to kueh bakar, kueh kaswi to jian dui, steamed and baked kueh lapis varieties, and many more, including rare and endangered items such as sesagun, putugal and bak kueh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking kueh is truly and traditionally a labour of love.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Way of Kueh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas born from a desire to inspire and encourage Singaporeans to make and enjoy kueh together with their families and friends, to celebrate, preserve and progress this unique and rich part of our national food heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If, like Tan, more Singaporeans see the primacy in heritage home- cooking, maybe one day we too can all sit down at the table, wordlessly savouring a homemade delicacy - together.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A wonderful adventure into Singapore’s kuehs and kueh culture, traversing cultures, cuisines and culinary history of Singapore’s Malay, Chinese, Peranakan and Eurasian communities.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eFood Koel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is more movement than book ... Beyond providing mere guidance on the art of kueh making, the book delves deep into the science and culture of kueh and pays homage to the personal experiences of respected kueh masters across the country.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Peak\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Truly a triumph of research and industry.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The book can be thought of as a kueh encyclopedia which also documents kueh's history, regional connections and colonial influences through essays and interviews with artisans who make kueh.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eTodayonline\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There is no future without respect for the past and Christopher Tan’s detailed ode to the treasures of Singapore’s kueh heritage provides the first and definitive tome featuring the history and culture of Kueh, the authentic culinary techniques and complete recipes with step-by-step photos layered with love with the personal stories he shares of Singapore’s traditional kueh makers. This is a landmark academic and yet folksy food and recipe book for Singapore and culinarians around the world and provides the past with which they can re-create kuehs with authenticity or a reference for culinarians who want to experiment and create the Next Great Singapore Kueh.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Violet Oon, Chef, Culinary Curator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A noteworthy ode to heritage cakes.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eTatler Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e, 47 (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodfella.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.foodfella.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) is an award-winning writer, cooking instructor and photographer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has been commentator on and chronicler of food, culture and heritage for publications such as Singapore's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStraits Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Peak\u003c\/i\u003e, and America’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine. He believes that what we eat is but the littlest part of any food encounter: it is in the how, why, when, where and with whom we eat that much of its flavour lies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristopher has given talks and demonstrations at Singapore’s National Museum, Peranakan Museum and National Library, the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, Paris’ Le Musée Quai Branly, the Sydney International Food Festival, the Singapore Writers Festival, and the annual Kueh Appreciation Day organised by Slow Food Singapore, the local chapter of the international grassroots association devoted to preserving heritage food and culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has authored and co-authored numerous cookbooks. His most recent cookbooks include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way of Kueh\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of recipes that pays homage to numerous kueh traditions; \u003ci\u003eNerdBaker\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir-cum-baking book;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheat Sheet,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea compilation of his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecolumns; and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeacetime Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of re-envisioned recipes from the WW2 era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher teaches cooking, baking and kueh classes regularly at The Kitchen Society in Singapore. 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Knowing that it was important to supplement the specimens they sent back to scientists in Europe with sketches, Diard and Duvaucel commissioned artists to create hundreds of drawings of animals and plants at each of the locations they visited. Today, the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris houses 120 of these drawings, and the entire collection has been digitised and transferred to Singapore’s National Library for safekeeping. Diard \u0026amp; Duvaucel is an initiative between the Embassy of France in Singapore and the National Library to celebrate the deep ties between France and Singapore, as well as the regional biodiversity. 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Both were connected to Georges Cuvier, the famous French naturalist—Duvaucel was his stepson and Diard his student.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39426195423345,"sku":"9789814984072","price":40.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Diard_Duvaucel_CV_RGB.jpg?v=1625459925"},{"product_id":"the-punkhawala-and-the-prostitute","title":"The Punkhawala and the Prostitute","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\n\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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003eWinner of Singapore Book Awards 2022 (Best Book Cover Design)\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/The_Punkhawala_and_the_Prostitute_Sample.pdf?v=1635496793\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/868\/the-punkhawala-and-the-prostitute\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the e-book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/the-punkhawala-and-the-prostitute-1518424\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBehind the golden façade of a land filled with opportunities dwell two destitute souls, shipped to Singapore in the late 1800s. 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When Oseki’s and Gobind’s paths intertwine, they begin to face their inner demons to find their humanity—and their way back home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AY9rvk6Eetc\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWesley Leon Aroozoo\u003c\/strong\u003e is a filmmaker from 13 Little Pictures and a lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts. He is the author of the novella \u003ci\u003eBedok Reservoir\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), which was also adapted for the stage and performed at Goodman Arts Centre. 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Eliza finds herself alone and friendless in her new school. When she suspects a famous video game influencer has gone missing, Eliza immediately calls Sherlock Sam, Watson and the Supper Club to investigate. However, the facts point to Eliza making it all up. Will Sherlock and the Supper Club discover what’s really going on before Eliza gets into even more trouble? Or will her number of likes plunge below a socially acceptable status?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\"The perfect book for grounded readers who have been kept away from their phones, games and TV to keep those digital withdrawal symptoms away. I'm going to keep my copy safe because years from now, this would be a perfect anthropological study on how we got through the pandemic times and kept our friendships alive through virtual worlds and social media. Fair warning...arm yourself with some snacks. You'll be hungry when you're done.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Charlene Shepherdson, poet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The humour and camaraderie of the children, the robots and the lovable parents are reassuring, and makes you wish you could be part of the group in their next adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Naomi Kojima, Japanese author and illustrator of\u003ci\u003e The Alphabet Picture Book \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSinging Shijimi Clams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“What’s not to love about a savvy kid with pluck, prepared to step outside humdrum routines to solve mysteries? Young readers everywhere dream of pushing limits in pursuit of adventure, and Sam is all the more appealing for his habit of running rings around grown-up buffoons. In Sherlock Sam, A.J. Low has conceived a series sure to have long-term appeal.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“From the first missing heirloom in Katong to this current cloaked classmate in MacRitchie, Sherlock Sam continues to captivate its readers. Definitely a middle-grade series that I would unreservedly recommend to teachers, parents, and fellow bibliogeeks. Science!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Myra Garces-Bacsal, PhD, National Institute of Education, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.J. Low\u003c\/strong\u003e is a husband-and-wife writing team!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, translator, and prose, comics and localisation editor. He is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents and became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, bookstores, gaming stores and even a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGO, books, games (analog and video), science fiction and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Singapore, \u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Low-Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a geek for most of her life. She studied anime and manga in school and has written a lot of fanfiction. She was a bookseller and now works in publishing. Her SFF short story, “Tiger Girls”, has been adapted into a webcomic series. She spends most of her free time reading, napping and listening to music on a loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the International School Libraries Network's Red Dot Award 2013-2014 in the Younger Readers’ category. \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sherlock-sam-and-the-seafaring-scourge-on-sentosa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Sam and the Seafaring Scourge on Sentosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e won the Best Young Person’s Title Award at the Singapore Book Awards 2021. The series has been nominated and has won numerous Popular Readers’ Choice Awards and has been translated and published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find them at \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aj-low.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj-low.com\u003c\/a\u003e, instagram at \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aj_low_writers\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaj_low_writers\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"sherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esherlock.sam.sg@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Tan (aka Drewscape)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance illustrator and adjunct art teacher based in Singapore. \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/monsters-miracles-and-mayonnaise\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsters, Miracles \u0026amp; Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is his first graphic novel, in which the story “Moving Forward” was nominated in the “Best Short Story” category at the 2013 Eisner Awards. 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