Hop on a tour to five Singapore publishing houses. Led by poet, Yong Shu Hoong, the stops include the premises of Epigram Books, Ethos Books, NUS Press, Lingzi Media and Mini Monsters. At each stop, you’ll get to hear from the publishing team, possibly even the head honchos themselves. Gain insights into the Singapore publishing scene, and find out what challenges lie ahead in years to come. There will also be opportunities to purchase books at discounted prices.
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Independent bookstores play an important role in our literary landscape. Oftentimes, they actively contribute to building reading communities and are some of the strongest advocates of local works. Join writing duo Adan Jimenez and Felicia Low-Jimenez as they take you on a literary tour of English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil indie bookstores in Singapore. Stops include BooksActually, Woods In The Books, Grassroots Bookroom, GGS Publications, Wardah Books, Basheer Graphic Books. Hear from the booksellers themselves as they disclose the book selection strategies in their stores, the names of their favourite authors, and why they believe in bookselling.
https://www.singaporewritersfestiva...--THE-INDEPENDENT-BOOKSTORE-STRIKES-BACK.html
https://www.singaporewritersfestiva...-A-BACKROOM-TOUR-OF-SINGAPORE-PUBLISHERS.html
Independent bookstores play an important role in our literary landscape. Oftentimes, they actively contribute to building reading communities and are some of the strongest advocates of local works. Join writing duo Adan Jimenez and Felicia Low-Jimenez as they take you on a literary tour of English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil indie bookstores in Singapore. Stops include BooksActually, Woods In The Books, Grassroots Bookroom, GGS Publications, Wardah Books, Basheer Graphic Books. Hear from the booksellers themselves as they disclose the book selection strategies in their stores, the names of their favourite authors, and why they believe in bookselling.
https://www.singaporewritersfestiva...--THE-INDEPENDENT-BOOKSTORE-STRIKES-BACK.html