By The Book: Asian Festival of Children’s Content to tackle challenges faced by publishing industry in its first digital edition
The annual Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) will tackle the challenges as well as opportunities the publishing industry currently faces in a fully digital format. Over two days from […]
By The Book: Singapore Writers Festival 2020 – Intimacy (Preview)
If it’s one thing we’ve learnt during Singapore’s circuit breaker lockdown, it’s that there’s nothing more comforting to distract you from the terrors of the COVID-19 pandemic than curling up […]
★★★★☆ Book Review: The Java Enigma by Erni Salleh
A UNESCO librarian is in for the adventure of her life. Hear me out: librarians are cool people. They’re akin to academics, filled with a bastion of specialised information to […]
★★★★☆ Book Review: Just A Little Mynah by Evelyn Sue Wong and Dhanendra Poedjono
Introducing kids to our multilingual society with the help of a bird park. How often do you get to read a children’s book that features more than one language? With […]
★★★★☆ Book Review: Mr Tino (Volume 1) by Russell Molina and Ian Sta. Maria
An elderly shopkeeper becomes an unlikely superhero in this exciting debut. You know the old adage ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’? Russell Molina and Ian Sta. Maria’s […]
By The Book: New Epigram Releases – September 2020
The September school holidays are upon us, and whether you’re a student or not, there’s always time to hunker down with a good book and dive into some of the […]
By The Book: 2020 Singapore Literature Prize goes to 17 writers and marks several firsts for the awards
Livestreamed on 27th August 2020, the first ever Singapore Literature Prize (SLP) virtual awards ceremony announced a total of 17 winners across its 20 prize categories, marking several firsts […]
By The Book: Go from Wet Market to Table with new set meal at Huggs-Epigram Coffee Bookshop
The wonderful thing about the Huggs-Epigram Coffee Bookshop, beyond its impressive shelf of books, welcoming atmosphere and author meets, is the fact that they serve coffee. Perfect for spending a […]
★★★★☆ Book Review: How the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World by Joshua Kam
Queering Malaysian folklore in a fantastical modern day romp. As the youngest, and first non-Singaporean winner of the annual Epigram Books Fiction Prize, Malaysian writer Joshua Kam has a lot […]
