By The Book: An Interview with Kenny Leck, Owner of BooksActually
In a time of crisis, where most people are stuck at home, there’s beauty and comfort in creating a little safe and cosy nook for yourself, and curling up with […]
★★★★☆ Book Review: This Side of Heaven by Cyril Wong
Form-defying new work encapsulating the fleeting nature of life and the mystery of the afterlife. Over the course of art and literature, there’ve been countless interpretations of what the afterlife […]
★★★★☆ Book Review: The Minorities by Suffian Hakim
Supernatural tale fuelled by whip-smart humour makes this quirky roadtrip a delight. As far as motley crews go, the group at the centre of Suffian Hakim’s The Minorities surely ranks among the […]
★★★☆☆ Book Review: My BFF Is An Alien by Vivian Teo
Vivian Teo’s new series introduces extraterrestrial elements to a typical narrative of unlikely friends. The teenage years can be one of the most brutal in a person’s life. Academically, […]
Book Review: Beauty Queens of Bishan by Akshita Nanda
A celebration of womanhood and femininity in all their facets, set against the ever-intriguing world of pageants. Love it or loathe it, everyone wants to feel pretty. And in this […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: Bad Feminist Roxane Gay Speaks About Bodies, Pop Culture and the Importance of Media Literacy
Roxane Gay is an icon for our times. Big, black, queer and intellectual, Roxane rounded off the final weekend of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) with a number of talks […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019 Closes with Literary Stars and Contemporary Topics, Marking New Festival Director Pooja Nansi’s Inaugural Edition
The 22nd edition of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) concluded on 10 November after a stellar 10-day line-up of literary events and programmes headlined by influential Singapore and international writers, […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: An Interview with Min Jin Lee, Author of Pachinko and Free Food For Millionaires
“I like writing because I don’t like talking very much,” says author Min Jin Lee. “I was really one of those quiet Asian kids as a child, and it was […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: Festival Debate – This House Believes That Men Are Ruining Feminism
In the grand tradition of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF), the ever-popular Festival Debate segment saw a full house at the Arts House Chamber, a historically appropriate venue (as a […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: On the Nature of Language with Marlon James’ SWF Prologue and Pico Iyer’s Beyond Borders, Beyond Words
Opening weekend of the 2019 Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) has kicked off to a great start – helmed by some key anchor events and highlights, it’s no surprise to see […]
The Banter: An Interview with Akshita Nanda, Author of Beauty Queens of Bishan
Since the last time we spoke to author Akshita Nanda, her life has taken quite the turn. No longer an arts correspondent with The Straits Times, Akshita has gone back […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: The Festival Opens + A Bigger Party Than Expected (Review)
The 22nd edition of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF), was officially opened at the National Gallery Singapore earlier this evening by Guest of Honour, Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Bigger Party Than Expected (Preview)
In celebration of Eurasian literary pioneer Rex Shelley, the Singapore Writers Festival is once again collaborating with the Arts House in bringing festival goers a wild night of fun and […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: An Interview with Festival Director Pooja Nansi
Poet Pooja Nansi has some big shoes to fill after taking on the role as director of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF). Following Yeow Kai Chai’s departure, the fiesty, spoken […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Greater Focus on Language with A Language of Our Own (Preview)
The 22nd annual Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) returns this November with the theme “A Language of Our Own”. Now headed by new Festival Director Pooja Nansi, this edition seeks to […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Language of Our Own (Preview)
The Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) is back this new November for its 22nd edition, welcoming on board poet Pooja Nansi as Festival Director, following Yeow Kai Chai’s exit. This year’s […]
