LONDON BOOK FAIR 2013
Epigram Books is an independent publisher based in Singapore. It began as a division of the multiple award winning communications design firm Epigram but registered as a separate entity in July 2011 to champion Singaporean literature. It is best known for the middle grade series, The Diary of Amos Lee, which has sold nearly 200,000 copies worldwide, including India, China, Indonesia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Other landmark publications include translations of Cultural Medallion winners and new editions of out-of-print classic Singaporean novels. Besides fiction, it publishes children’s picture books, plays, graphic novels, and food books. Another imprint, Wee Editions was recently launched to support local designers, photographers and artists through a unique series of compact coffee table books on those subjects.
CONTENTS Highlights Fiction Plays & Poetry Middle Grade & Young Adult Picture Books Graphic Novels Non-Fiction Photography Cookbooks Contact, Rights, Permissions and Distribution
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HIGHLIGHTS Fiction
Poignant mini-fiction about the personal and public, co-translated by Howard Goldblatt, translator of Nobel prize winner Mo Yan’s novels.
“His works are like colourful mosaics that form the fabric of the Singaporean collective consciousness.” – READ! SINGAPORE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
The Earnest Mask Xi Ni Er. Translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin. In this Singapore Literature Prize-winning collection of stories, an aging Japanese ex-soldier, ignorant about the horrors of the Japanese Occupation, returns to Singapore for a nostalgic visit; a boy’s contact with his father consists of weekly meetings at McDonald’s; and a hopeful employee tries to win over his tumourstricken boss with traditional Chinese medicine. Set against the backdrop of Singapore’s rapid development from the 1980s to the early 2000s, the poignant and witty stories in The Earnest Mask peel back the veneer of official history, revealing flashes of the personal stories buried beneath. Xi Ni Er has published eight books including the fiction collection The Unbearable Heaviness of Life. Howard Goldblatt has translated many of last year’s Nobel Laureate Mo Yan’s novels. Sylvia Li–chun Lin is the co–translator of Chu T’ienwen’s Notes of a Desolate Man, and co-translator of Bi Feiyu’s Three Sisters. 978-981-07-3659-0 Paperback, 288pp 153 x 225mm October 2012 £8.99 Rights: World
Fiction   HIGHLIGHTS
A fresh collection of short fiction that transgresses the normal and examines the improbable necessity of human connection.
Ministry of Moral Panic Amanda Lee Koe A civil servant befriends a food stall worker, unaware that his friendship comes at a cost. A young romance between a musician and the daughter of a pub owner is rekindled decades later in a nursing home. A boy with leonine and piscine parentage grows into a seducer of the perverse. A waitress goes to the hotel room of a former television star on the night of his suicide. Both heartfelt and sexy, the stories of Amanda Lee Koe encompass a skewed world fraught with prestige anxiety, spatial empathy, sexual repression and the improbable necessity of human connection. Their frequent transgressions of the dualities of age, gender, locality, class and race are told in prose that is highly readable and strikingly original. Amanda Lee Koe is the fiction editor of Esquire (Singapore), editor of creative non-fiction online magazine POSKOD, communications director at studioKALEIDO and co-editor of the literary journal Ceriph. 978-981-07-5732-8 Paperback, 208pp 200 x 130mm ÂŁ8.99 Rights: World Out in July 2013
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HIGHLIGHTS Poetry After six long years, award-winning poet Boey Kim Cheng returns with a new collection of poetry that examines the shifting ground between memory and imagination.
“The best post-1965 English-language poet in the republic today.” – SHIRLEY GEOK-LIN LIM, author of Among the White Moon Faces
Clear Brightness Boey Kim Cheng In poems that shuttle between Singapore and Australia, critically-acclaimed poet Boey Kim Cheng seeks to establish a new sense of self and home on the shifting ground between memory and imagination. A noodle maker in Melbourne triggers connective threads to the poet’s birthplace. A childhood train crossing over the JohorSingapore Causeway evokes the dislocating experience of interstitial existence. After six long years, one of Singapore’s greatest modern voices returns with a work of profound insight and erudition. Boey Kim Cheng is an award-winning poet who was born in Singapore and migrated to Australia in 1997. He is a senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Newcastle, Australia. 978-981-07-4182-2 Paperback, 64pp 148 x 210mm November 2012 £10.99 Rights: World
Picture Book HIGHLIGHTS
Singapore’s former president warns against playing pranks in this cautionary tale—there will always be someone waiting to return the favour!
The Crane and the Crab SR Nathan. Illustrated by Anngee Neo. A long, long time ago in a village in India, there was a pond with plenty of fish. But the pond soon begins to dry up, and a watchful and greedy crane has an idea: he fools the fish into thinking that he will bring them to a large, sparkling lake. In the meantime, a crab who has been watching the crane has plans of his own… Nathan’s retelling of this wonderful folktale has a timeless message that can be enjoyed by children of all ages. SR Nathan served as president of Singapore from 1999 to 2011. He is currently a distinguished senior fellow at the Singapore Management University’s School of Social Sciences. Anngee Neo has illustrated a children’s book titled Pura the Cat. 978-981-07-3590-6 Paperback, 32pp 210 x 260mm £7.99 Rights: World Out in June 2013
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HIGHLIGHTS Graphic Novel
Graphic Novel HIGHLIGHTS
Eisner-nominated artist Sonny Liew pays homage to the unjustly overlooked comics of Chan Hock Chye.
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye Sonny Liew The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a biography showcasing the life and work of Chan Hock Chye, a pioneering but largely forgotten comic artist in Singapore. With a career spanning more than five decades, from pre-independent Singapore through its three prime ministers, Chan’s work reflects the changing political and economic environment in Singapore. Containing Chan’s original illustrations, painting and sketches, this is a groundbreaking work and labour of love aimed at recapturing the portrait of an artist, whose deep passion for comics and country is given a fitting tribute by awardwinning comic artist Sonny Liew. Sonny Liew is a comic artist, painter and illustrator whose work includes titles for DC Vertigo, Marvel Comics, Image Comics and First Second Books. He has received Eisner nominations for his art on Wonderland (Disney), as well as for spearheading Liquid City (Image Comics), a multi-volume comics anthology featuring creators from Southeast Asia. 978-981-07-3106-9 Paperback, 128pp 152 x 214mm £9.99 Rights: World Out in August 2013
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HIGHLIGHTS Graphic Novel
Graphic Novel HIGHLIGHTS
A spirited coming-of-age story between a girl, ghost and boy medium.
The Girl Under the Bed Dave Chua and Xiao Yan During the Hungry Ghost Month, the gates of hell open and out pour the dead spirits. Jingli, a Seconday One student, finds a ghost named Xiaomei sleeping under her bed. The two develop a friendship and, together with Weizhong, a boy who is a medium, set about solving the mystery of Xiaomei’s haunting. Set in modern-day Singapore, The Girl Under the Bed is a coming-of-age tale that will thrill readers while sending chills down their spine. Dave Chua lives in Bedok, Singapore. His first novel, Gone Case, received a Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award in 1996. Chua’s latest book, The Beating and Other Stories, was longlisted for the 2012 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize. Xiao Yan is studying at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University. Her drawing and painting scenes of absurdist chaos and mayhem can be found on www.thirdtentacle. net. The Girl Under the Bed is her first full-length graphic novel. 978-981-07-3110-6 Paperback, 128pp 152 x 214mm April 2013 £9.99 Rights: World
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HIGHLIGHTS Art & Photography
Art & Photography HIGHLIGHTS
Cocks collects photographer Ernest Goh’s award-winning portraits of ornamental chickens, including the impressive Malaysian breed of ayam seramas.
“Goh’s photographs depict the birds in their puffed-up pomp, like so many dance floor lotharios. Others opt for a more menacing mien…While some take on more of a defeated air.” – CREATIVE REVIEW
Cocks Ernest Goh Reared and groomed by dedicated owners for participation in pageants, ornamental chickens, including the impressive Malaysian breed of ayam seramas, project a natural charisma rivalling that of human models. Ernest Goh’s award-winning portraits capture the full range of these beautiful birds’ personalities: puffed chests, ruffled plumage, bowed heads and all. By turns provocative, humorous and surprising, Cocks will move you to view our feathered friends in an entirely different light. Ernest Goh considers his passion for animal photography a natural extension of his interest in photographing the human condition. In 2012 he received the Discernment Award at the ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu Photography Awards for his portraits of cockerels. 978-981-07-5626-0 Hardcover, 96pp 125 x 175mm April 2013 £12.99 Rights: World
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A photographic tribute to the Nepalese sentinels who silently guard and protect, then are repatriated.
Our Gurkhas Singapore Through Their Eyes Zakaria Zainal Gurkhas. The word evokes images of an elite force dedicated to protect and serve. Loyal and impartial, these men from Nepal have undergirded the security of Singapore through turbulent times—like the Indonesian Confrontation and the Hock Lee Bus Riots—as well as stood guard over historic events, like the first General Election of Singapore in 1959. Through this poignant anthology of portraits and anecdotes, experience firsthand accounts of key milestones in Singapore’s history and marvel at the contribution of the silent sentinels who have dedicated their lives to this nation. Zakaria Zainal has worked as a reporter and photojournalist in Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Singapore, documenting many parts of Asia. His photographs and stories have appeared in various publications and major exhibitions both in Singapore and other parts of Asia. 978-981-07-3026-0 Hardcover, 96pp 125 x 175mm August 2012 £12.99 Rights: World
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HIGHLIGHTS Cookbook
A cookbook by the famed plusixfive supper club team which teaches you how to make local hawker favourites out of your own kitchen, overseas or at home.
PLUSIXFIVE A Singaporean Supper Club Cookbook (Or How to Subvert Singaporean Culinary Misconceptions, Avert StirFry Calamities, Make Your Nyonya Grandmother Weep with Joy and Other Badass Kitchen Skills) Goz Lee & Friends
Lamenting the lack of good Singaporean food in London (Singapore fried noodles doesn’t count), Goz Lee started the plusixfive supper club out of his onebedroom flat in Islington, determined to showcase Singaporean cooking to hungry Londoners. Since then, plusixfive has taken the supper club world by storm, regularly selling out its monthly dinners and counting among its guests celebrity chefs, food critics, bloggers and television stars. Structured like a supper club dinner, this cookbook is chock-full of stories about plusixfive’s signature dishes, memories of Singapore and guest recipes from the likes of chefs James Lowe and Ben Greeno, food blogger Lizzie Mabbot and The Straits Times food editor Tan Hsueh Yun. With passion and irreverence, Goz and his team demystify local hawker favourites like satay and chwee kueh, teaching you how to cook delicious Singaporean food right out of your own kitchen.
Cookbook HIGHLIGHTS
“The atmosphere at Goz’s dinners resembles that of a college reunion at a friend’s house which is just big enough to fit everyone cosily…There’s something about great food and the stories behind the food that make even the strangest strangers become peas in a pod.” – SANDIA CHANG and JAMES KNAPPETT, co-owners of Bubbledogs, from the foreword “I went to one of the first plusixfive nights and was amazed, not just because the food was cooked in a domestic kitchen, but also because it was cooked by a guy who worked ridiculous hours every day of the week. On subsequent dinners the food always impressed me, either because it was new to me or because it was simply better than other versions I’d had.” – JAMES LOWE, founder of the Young Turks collective
Goz Lee spent most of his childhood in Singapore watching his grandma cook all kinds of Hainanese goodies, from chicken rice to pear soups. In 2011, he started plusixfive, a Singaporean supper club, which was an early pioneer of the Southeast Asian supper club movement in London. A full-time lawyer by day, he is now based in Hong Kong, where he continues to expand plusixfive’s ventures abroad. This is his first book. 978-981-07-5906-3 Paperback, 256p 190 x 250mm £17.99 Rights: World Out in July 2013
“The whole experience was a real eye-opener, something that took us out of our comfort zone and threw us in at the deep end.” – DONAL SKEHAN, food author and presenter “Refined touches and a well-thought out menu that shatters Singaporean food stereotypes and puts restaurants to shame. Of all the supper clubs I have been to, plusixfive has made the most impact.” – THE SKINNY BIB BLOG “Goz’s cooking makes your tastebuds excited and your belly distended; you just won’t be able to stop eating it. Much like Goz himself, it’s sexy stuff.” – LIZZIE MABBOTT, Hollow Legs blog
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The CULTURAL MEDALLION series features English translations of works by winners of Singapore’s most prestigious arts award. Under the Bed, Confusion Wong Meng Voon. Translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt. With sarcastic wit, magic realism and satire, Wong Meng Voon’s collection of mini-fiction exposes the city’s underbelly and gives readers darkly humorous yet philosophical insights into Singaporeans. Wong Meng Voon has published eleven collections of short stories and mini-fiction. Howard Goldblatt has translated many of last year’s Nobel Laureate Mo Yan’s novels. 978-981-07-3661-3 Paperback, 192pp 153 x 225mm
October 2012 £8.99 Rights: World
Penghulu Suratman Markasan. Translated from the Malay by Solehah Ishak. A powerful meditation on loss, Penghulu is a portrait of a village headman forced to relocate to a high-rise flat. This poignant novel sheds light on the untold struggles of Singapore’s Malay minority due to rapid urbanisation. Suratman Markasan has received the S.E.A. Write Award and the Montblanc-NUS Centre for the Arts Literary Award. Solehah Ishak has translated more than 30 Malay plays into the English language. 978-981-07-3535-7 Paperback, 288pp 153 x 225mm
October 2012 £8.99 Rights: World
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Flowers at Dawn Singai Ma Elangkannan. Translated from the Tamil by A. R. Venkatachalapathy. In this stirring novel of war, family and love, Singai Ma Elangkannan explores the captivating story of India’s struggle for independence through the lens of one Singaporean man’s political and sexual awakening. Singai Ma Elangkannan has written six short story collections and six novels. A.R. Venkatachalapathy is a professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai. 978-981-07-3536-4 Paperback, 192pp 153 x 225mm
October 2012 £8.99 Rights: World
Teaching Cats to Jump Hoops You Jin. Translated from the Chinese by Sylvia Li-chun Lin. Funny and heartwarming, this collection of short stories explores issues like failed relationships, delinquency and the pressure of school and society. You Jin’s insightful portrayals are based on her experience as a teacher of 29 years. You Jin has published 157 books to date and was awarded the Singapore Chinese Literary Award. Sylvia Li–chun Lin is the co–translator of Chu T’ien-wen’s Notes of a Desolate Man, and co-translator of Bi Feiyu’s Three Sisters. 978-981-07-3657-6 Paperback, 192pp 153 x 225mm
October 2012 £8.99 Rights: World
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SINGAPORE CLASSICS is a series of unforgettable out-of-print novels by Singapore’s best writers, re-published for a new generation of readers. Green is the Colour Lloyd Fernando In the long shadow of Malaysia’s 1969 racial riots, Yun Ming and Siti Sara fall in love. They are from different ethnicities and faiths, and are also married to different people. How do they fight to stay together? Lloyd Fernando is best known for his two novels, Scorpion Orchid and Green is the Colour. 978-981-07-2685-0 Paperback, 262pp 130 x 200mm September 2012 £8.99 Rights: World
“…a poignant story of tender humanity struggling against the cold inhumanity of closed minds —a story relevant to all of us today.” – ABIDAH AMIN
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The Immolation Goh Poh Seng Goh Poh Seng takes on largerthan-life themes in his most ambitious novel, set in post-war Vietnam. In The Immolation, Goh’s take on issues of national identity, war and self-discovery has contemporary relevance not just to Asian readers, but an international audience. Goh Poh Seng is a playwright, novelist and poet. He is regarded as a pioneer of Singaporen literature in English. 978-981-08-9935-6 Paperback, 272pp 130 x 200mm September 2011 £8.99 Rights: World
“One rather hopes it will…haunt the many readers this book deserves to reach.” – NEW PACIFIC QUARTERLY
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SINGAPORE CLASSICS Glass Cathedral Andrew Koh Glass Cathedral’s sensitive depiction of homosexuality in conservative Singapore is a landmark in local literature. This novella was part of a small wave of gay and lesbian–themed drama and fiction that appeared in Singapore during the early 1990s. Andrew Koh won the 1994 Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award for his novella, Glass Cathedral. 978-981-08-9932-5 Paperback, 114pp 130 x 200mm
September 2011 £8.99 Rights: World
Three Sisters of Sze Tan Kok Seng Set in Penang, Malaysia, the well-heeled Sze family, initially loving, disintegrates as the parents become increasingly self-absorbed. Their three children, of Western and Chinese education, are forced to think for themselves. Tan Kok Seng has written a trilogy of books based on his life: Son of Singapore, Man of Malaysia and Eye on the World. 978-981-07-2688-1 Paperback, 232pp 130 x 200mm
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The Adventures of Holden Heng Robert Yeo Holden Heng is the not-so-lucky-in-love protagonist of this comic realist novel documenting the social changes of the Lion City in the 1970s. Robert Yeo presents an immensely entertaining story of a typical Singaporean man’s escapades with three very different women. Will he ever find true love? Robert Yeo is a poet, playwright, novelist and librettist. A pioneer of Singaporean literature, he has won the S.E.A. Write Award and teaches creative writing at the Singapore Management University. 978-981-08-9934-9 Paperback, 208pp 130 x 200mm
September 2011 £8.99 Rights: World
The Scholar and the Dragon Stella Kon As good as historical fiction gets—The Scholar and the Dragon immerses the reader in the Singapore of the 1910s, when overseas Chinese fought for revolution to bring down the Qing Dynasty. Stella Kon’s tale is spellbinding, with twists and turns, and the feel of an epic movie. Stella Kon is best known for her play Emily of Emerald Hill, arguably Singapore’s most performed play. 978-981-08-9931-8 Paperback, 234pp 130 x 200mm
September 2011 £8.99 Rights: World
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SINGAPORE CLASSICS Scorpion Orchid Lloyd Fernando An exciting first novel set in pre-independence Singapore. Scorpion Orchid follows the lives of four young men—a Malay, an Eurasian, a Chinese and a Tamil—against a backdrop of racial violence and political factions struggling for dominance. Lloyd Fernando is best known for his two novels, Scorpion Orchid and Green is the Colour. 978-981-08-9933-2 Paperback, 176pp 130 x 200mm
September 2011 £8.99 Rights: World
Ricky Star Lim Thean Soo In Ricky Star, Lim Thean Soo’s titular protagonist strives for career and financial success at the expense of everyone else, including his family. At first triumphant, Ricky is forced to reckon with his past misdeeds and indiscretions. Lim Thean Soo, one of Singapore’s literary pioneers, has published novels, short stories and a volume of poems. 978-981-07-2686-7 Paperback, 328pp 130 x 200mm
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A compilation of short stories and radio plays by one of Singapore’s founding fathers, commended by George Orwell in his time.
“For anyone wanting to understand the twists and turns of the history of ideas in Malaysia and Singapore, this book is indispensable.” – MOHAMMAD A. QUAYUM, professor of English Language and Literature, International Islamic University Malaysia
The Short Stories and Radio Plays of S. Rajaratnam Edited by Irene Ng Forteen stimulating literary works that shine a new light on one of Singapore’s most eloquent and farsighted leaders— the late S. Rajaratnam. The seven short stories, which he wrote in London in the 1940s, were praised by George Orwell and published in collections alongside some of the most distinguished writers in the world. The seven politically-charged radio scripts were written upon his return, and in their biting commentary and satire, capture the soul of Singapore’s independence. S. Rajaratnam was one of the founding fathers of independent Singapore, serving as Singapore’s first minister of culture and the longest-serving foreign minister. Irene Ng is the author of The Singapore Lion: A Biography of S. Rajaratnam, the first volume of S. Rajaratnam’s biography. Hardcover with jacket: 978-981-08-9430-6 £13.99 Paperback: 978-981-08-7848-1 £9.99 152 x 225mm, 242pp July 2011 Rights: World
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FICTION Molly Goh returns to Singapore from the UK to start work as a staff nurse, and must negotiate an overly pragmatic hospital environment while also looking for the man of her dreams.
“…full of emotion, happiness, sadness, anger, laughter and hope. A pleasure to read.” – SUE LEVENE, former registered general nurse, Barnes Hospital, Cheadle
Nurse Molly Returns Katherine Soh Following a glorious period of independence overseas, Molly Goh returns to Singapore ready to start the next chapter of her life—as staff nurse at the National General Hospital. Will she find a bright and boundless future? The man of her dreams? Perfect job satisfaction? Or the bombardment of bossy supervisors, quirky bureaucratic rules and bad first dates? Nurse Molly has returned. But can she survive? Katherine Soh graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) degree from the University of Manchester on a Public Service Commission scholarship. Her works have been published in Connect Savannah, SavannahBest.com and The Secret Attic under the byline of Katherine Rachel. 978-981-07-5559-1 Paperback, 192pp 200 x 130mm £8.99 Rights: World Out in May 2013
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A village boy in Singapore experiences the turbulent years that lead up to the country’s merger with Malaya.
“[Latiff] succeeds in presenting lost time just as writers such as Kipling succeeded in representing an exotic world.” – DR BUDI DARMA, Professor Emeritus, Surabaya State University
Confrontation Mohamed Latiff Mohamed Adi loves his life in the village: climbing the ancient banyan tree, watching ten-cent movies with his friends, fetching worms for the village shaman. The residents of Kampung Pak Buyung may not have many material goods, but their simple lives are happy. However, looming on the horizon are political upheaval, race riots, gang wars and the Confrontation, Indonesia’s armed opposition to Malaysia’s formation. Mohamed Latiff Mohamed is a three-time winner of the Singapore Literature Prize. His works have been translated into Chinese, English, German and Korean. 978-981-07-5557-7 Paperback, 192pp 225 x 153mm £8.99 Rights: World Out in May 2013
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The adventures of two seven-year-old boys growing up in Toa Payoh, an old neighbourhood estate, in the 1970s.
The Very Solid Adventures of Handsome Hock and Champion Poh Phua San San In Singapore, not too long ago, somewhere in the heart of Toa Payoh On different floors, of the same flat were two boys who had not met. And when they do meet, Handsome Hock and Champion Poh become best friends immediately—and not just because of Handsome’s quiff of hair. From drain fishing and defeating bullies to going to the drive-in to watch a Bruce Lee movie and eating at the famed Satay Club, these two seven-year-olds share lots of laughs and adventures growing up in 1970s Singapore. Told in rhyming verses, this timeless collection of charming and endearing stories will appeal to readers of all ages. Phua San San is also the illustrator of I Don’t Want Mei Mei Anymore!, a children’s picture book which was shortlisted for the 2011 Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award. 978-981-07-5585-0 Paperback, 80pp 150 x 215mm £6.99 Rights: World Out in May 2013
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Twenty rhyming verses about characters, scenes and places from the author’s childhood in Singapore of the 1950s.
Farrer Park Rhyming Verses from a Singapore Childhood Ann Peters. Illustrated by Lydia Yang. In this collection of charming poems, local editor Ann Peters tells the stories of her wondrous, carefree childhood in Singapore from a child’s point of view. The characters in Peters’ rhyming verses embody the spirit of the people and places that the author grew up with, and which she wishes to share with the children of today. Ann Peters has worked for many years in Asia’s mainstream print media. She has two grown-up children. Lydia Yang is a graduate of the School of Design at Temasek Polytechnic. 978-981-07-1676-9 Paperback, 48pp 175 x 290mm June 2012 £8.99 Rights: World
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The SINGAPORE PIONEER POETS series is a showcase of the best works by local literary giants, featuring new and previously unpublished poems. The Best of Edwin Thumboo Here, for the first time, is a definitive collection that gathers the best of Thumboo’s work. Including his most prominent poem, “Ulysses by the Merlion”, as well as previously unpublished works, this collection of over 150 poems, personally selected by Thumboo, celebrates the landmark contribution he has made to Singaporean literature. Edwin Thumboo has been involved in Singapore’s literary development since 1951. He remains one of the country’s most distinguished and widelyacclaimed poets today. 978-981-07-1839-8 Paperback, 256pp 153 x 226mm July 2012 £11.99 Rights: World
“[Edwin Thumboo] was at the forefront of Singapore poetry when it was founded and he is at the forefront of Singapore poetry now.” – DENNIS HASKELL, editor of Westerly magazine
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The Best of Kirpal Singh This collection, handpicked by Kirpal himself, features seminal works “They Say” and “Creative Thinking” as well as many previously unpublished poems, and is essential reading for anyone interested in Singapore’s literary heritage. Kirpal Singh is an internationally-recognised scholar and poet He is involved in conceptualising and promoting creativity in Singapore’s undergraduate education system. 978-981-07-1841-1 Paperback, 124pp 153 x 226mm July 2012 £11.99 Rights: World
The Best of Robert Yeo Featuring over 100 poems personally selected by Yeo, including some of his uncollected poems, this volume presents the best of his work and also includes one previously unpublished libretto, “Kannagi”. Robert Yeo is a poet, playwright, novelist and librettist. A pioneer of Singaporean literature, he has won the S.E.A. Write Award and teaches creative writing at Singapore Management University. 978-981-07-1840-4 Paperback, 224pp 153 x 226mm July 2012 £11.99 Rights: World
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The FROM STAGE TO PRINT series highlights instant classics—hot off their productions, some of these plays have even become national literature texts.
Mimi Fan
Model Citizens
Fear of Writing
Lim Chor Pee
Haresh Sharma
Tan Tarn How
The swinging 1960s. A nightclub in Singapore. A one-night stand that turns into true love. Or not? Lim brings to the fore some undeniable and searing truths with this play, exploring love, escapism and healing.
After a man stabs a member of parliament, three women have to deal with the falling-out. Model Citizens explores the politics of language, class and difference.
Fear of Writing is a groundbreaking commentary on the political pulse of Singapore today. It is a political play within a play about censorship, freedom of expression and government control.
Lim Chor Pee was a pioneer playwright writing in English in the early 1960s Singapore.
978-981-07-1459-8 Paperback, 128pp 145 x 210mm April 2012 £6.99 Rights: World
Haresh Sharma is resident playwright of The Necessary Stage. To date, he has written about 100 plays.
Tan Tarn How is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore.
978-981-07-1461-1 Paperback, 96pp 145 x 210mm April 2012 £6.99 Rights: World
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Those Who Can’t, Teach Haresh Sharma Those Who Can’t, Teach portrays the madcap lives of teachers and students in a secondary school, highlighting the pressures and challenges facing learners and educators in the 21st century. Haresh Sharma is resident playwright of The Necessary Stage. To date, he has written about 100 plays. 978-981-08-5510-9 Paperback, 108pp 145 x 210mm May 2010 £6.99 Rights: World
Boom Jean Tay A surreal tale of land struggle between the dead and the living in spacescarce Singapore, Boom reflects on how personal stories get left behind in the relentless march of progress. Jean Tay is an award-winning playwright whose plays have been performed in Singapore, the US, UK and Italy.
978-981-08-4017-4 Paperback, 114pp 145 x 210mm May 2010 £6.99 Rights: World
Everything but the Brain Jean Tay Physics teacher Elaine weaves theories of time and space through various acts of her life, and devises a plan to save her ailing father. Jean Tay is an award-winning playwright whose plays have been performed in Singapore, the US, UK and Italy.
978-981-08-5511-6 Paperback, 120pp 145 x 210mm May 2010 £6.99 Rights: World
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PLAYWRIGHT’S OMNIBUS is a careerencompassing collection of the finest dramatists to have entered the canon of Singaporean literature.
Six Plays
Student Plays
Eight Plays
Desmond Sim
Desmond Sim
Ovidia Yu
Guaranteed to challenge readers’ prejudices, Sim’s Six Plays is a bold and often hilarious exploration of sexuality, polygamy and love in all its guises.
In Sim’s first collection for students, food and family ground seven heartwarming plays as forebears and descendants fight, heal and find love in the kitchen and around the dining table.
Ovidia Yu dissects all things female—from breasts to virginity, motherhood to lesbian love—and lays them bare in this omnibus collection of her finest works.
Desmond Sim is an awardwinning playwright, poet and writer.
Ovidia Yu‘s writings celebrate the weird and wonderful experience of being Singaporean in today’s world.
978-981-07-5691-8 Paperback, 204pp 145 x 210mm £8.99 Rights: World
978-981-08-8468-0 Paperback, 416pp 145 x 210mm October 2011 £12.99 Rights: World
Desmond Sim is an awardwinning playwright, poet and writer.
978-981-07-5689-5 Paperback, 304pp 145 x 210mm £12.99 Rights: World Out in May 2013
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Four Plays
Six Plays
Chong Tze Chien
Tan Tarn How
Infused with his signature use of experimental puppetry, Chong’s sophomore collection includes Charged, winner of the Straits Times’ Life! Theatre Award for Best Script.
With his signature wit and unflinching candour, acclaimed playwright Tan puts the spotlight on issues of life and death, sex and love, government, national identity and racism.
Chong Tze Chien is the company director of The Finger Players, a leading theatre company in Singapore.
Tan Tarn How is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore.
978-981-08-8495-6 Paperback, 174pp 145 x 210mm July 2011 £12.99 Rights: World
978-981-08-7977-8 Paperback, 354pp 145 x 210mm March 2011 £12.99 Rights: World
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MIDDLE GRADE & YOUNG ADULTS
THE DIARY OF AMOS LEE series is an international bestseller, with nearly 200,000 copies sold in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, India and Europe.
“The Diary of Amos Lee makes for riveting reading.” – THE HINDU
MIDDLE GRADE & YOUNG ADULTS
The Diary of Amos Lee: Lights, Camera, Superstar! Adeline Foo. Illustrated by Stephanie Wong. Amos’ toilet diaries are stolen and published, and Amos is mortified until he realises he could become really famous. However, when a director offers to adapt the diaries into a TV show, Amos is bypassed for the lead character’s role! How will he get back at them to become Singapore’s most famous toilet diarist? Adeline Foo lives in Singapore with her husband and three children. Stephanie Wong is a designer and illustrator at Epigram. 978-981-07-3518-0 Paperback, 128pp 140 x 215mm November 2012 £6.99 Rights: World, except China and India
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The Diary of Amos Lee: I Sit, I Write, I Flush!
The Diary of Amos Lee: Girls, Guts and Glory!
The Diary of Amos Lee: I’m Twelve, I’m Tough, I Tweet!
The Diary of Amos Lee: Your D.I.Y. Toilet Diary to Fame!
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While Amos is busy with secondary school, his sister WHOOPIE LEE gets the chance to set the record straight! Whoopie Lee: The Big Spell Off Adeline Foo. Illustrated by Stephanie Wong. She’s 10, smart, sassy—but still hardly famous. Whoopie has decided she wants to win Singapore’s Biggest Spell Off Championship! But wait, there’s a problem…her best friend, Morticia, has also decided to join the spelling bee. In their fight for fame, will the girls have to sacrifice their friendship? Adeline Foo is the author of the best-selling The Diary of Amos Lee series. Stephanie Wong is the illustrator of the best-selling The Diary of Amos Lee series. 978-981-07-4780-0 Paperback, 128pp 140 x 215mm February 2013 £4.99 Rights: World
Whoopie Lee: Almost Famous 978-981-08-8413-0 Rights: World
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Meet the TRIPLE NINE SLEUTHS as they solve a series of intriguing mysteries, facing danger and shadowy suspects along the way. Dangerous Despair Maranna Chan In Dangerous Despair, the Triple Nine Sleuths are roped into another mystery when an elderly woman falls to her death from a high-rise flat. Everyone believes it is a tragic suicide but Colton is convinced it is a murder. A culprit with murky intentions may be responsible and as the Triple Nine Sleuths investigate, danger strikes closer and closer to home… Maranna Chan has spent much of her life in children’s education. The Triple Nine Sleuths series is her debut writing effort. 978-981-07-5455-6 Paperback, 128pp 130 x 200mm £5.99 Rights: World Out in May 2013
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ARCHIBALD is a series of fast-paced mystery adventure novels set in 19th-century England; full of twists and turns, thrills and spills. Archibald and the Black Knight’s Ring SherMay Loh A secret file stolen and a brother framed— Lord Archibald’s summer is turning out to be an adventure he didn’t bargain for. As Archie sets out to find the real thief, he stumbles upon an even bigger mystery. Friendships are tested, promises are broken and when lives are threatened, Archie must race against time to uncover the truth about a Black Knight who was killed seven years ago—and left his ring behind. SherMay Loh‘s Archibald series both won the prestigious Moonbeam Children’s Book Award (Bronze and Gold) in 2011 and 2012 respectively. 978-981-07-1460-4 Paperback, 288pp 130 x 200mm May 2012 £6.99 Rights: World
Archibald and the Blue Blood Conspiracy 978-981-08-8166-5 Rights: World
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Singapore’s most famous boy detective SHERLOCK SAM takes on mysteries and crime around Singapore! Sherlock Sam and the Ghostly Moans in Fort Canning A. J. Low. Illustrated by drewscape. The adventures of Sherlock Sam continue! Together with his loyal sidekick robot Watson, Sherlock Sam is fast becoming Singapore’s Greatest Kid Detective! In Sherlock Sam and the Ghostly Moans in Fort Canning, mysterious sounds fill the air at one of Singapore’s most-loved historical attractions. Ghosts don’t exist, or do they? Will this mystery prove too difficult for Sherlock Sam to solve? A.J. Low is in fact the husband-and-wife team of Adan Jimenez and Felicia Low-Jimenez. Jimenez has co-written a children’s book, Twisted Journeys #22: Hero City, published in the US. Low-Jimenez was born and raised in Singapore and has worked in the book industry for her entire career. drewscape is a an illustrator from Singapore. He is the creator of the graphic novel, Monsters, Miracles & Mayonnaise. 978-981-07-5129-6 Paperback, 120pp 215 x 140mm March 2013 £5.99 Rights: World
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PICTURE BOOKS
BO BO AND CHA CHA are two pandas who experience a culture shock when they arrive in Singapore, but quickly learn to adapt to their new surroundings. Bo Bo and Cha Cha’s Big Day Out Jason Erik Lundberg. Illustrated by Patrick Yee. Bo Bo and Cha Cha are ready to explore Singapore! Having heard so much about all the wonderful sights, they want to see everything. Whether travelling by bus, train, or even bumboat, Bo Bo and Cha Cha have a fun-filled day at the Istana, flying kites at the Marina Barrage and even playing on the swings! Jason Erik Lundberg‘s A New Home for Bo Bo and Cha Cha was nominated for the Crystal Kite Member Choice Award and the 2013 Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award. Patrick Yee is an award-winning illustrator of more than 100 children’s books. 978-981-07-5550-8 Paperback, 32pp 210 x 260mm £8.99 Rights: World Out in May 2013
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When a young bird flies away from her family because she can’t seem to sing, she learns that there’s something more important than singing well.
The Nightingale Who Couldn’t Sing Angie Featherstone. Illustrated by Stephanie Wong. Ring, ring! Quark, quark! That’s not the sound of a nightingale’s song. But no matter how hard Holly tries, she just can’t seem to sing as well as her brothers and sisters! So Holly runs away— until Mummy finds her and teaches her something more important than singing a beautiful song. Angie Featherstone started her writing career as a lifestyle journalist. Currently, she is in the advertising industry and has won awards at D&AD, Cannes and One Show. Stephanie Wong is the illustrator of the best-selling The Diary of Amos Lee series. 978-981-07-2618-8 Paperback, 32pp 10 x 260mm November 2012 £8.99 Rights: World
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A little boy recounts how his grandma first contracts Alzheimer’s disease and takes a turn for the worse.
Where’s Grandma? Edmund Lim. Illustrated by Tan Zi Xi. Luke is a little different from the other boys his age. His best friend is his grandma. They do everything together—walking to school, strolling in the park and playing in the playground. Everything changes when grandma falls. She loses her way in the neighbourhood she has lived in for over 20 years. She even forgets Luke’s name. Edmund Lim tells a poignant story of how one boy copes with losing his beloved grandma to Alzheimer’s disease, only to discover something more powerful. Edmund Lim is a school principal. When he is not busy working, he enjoys reading and typing out his ideas. Tan Zi Xi studied at Central Saint Martins and works full-time as an illustrator. 978-981-07-2078-0 Hardcover, 32pp 210 x 280mm May 2012 £11.99 Rights: World
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PICTURE BOOKS In this cheerful tale about fitting in and acceptance, Tibby, a black-andorange striped rabbit changes the minds of other rabbits after he shows them what he’s really made of.
Tibby, the Tiger-Bunny Emily Lim. Illustrated by Jade Fang. Tibby is an orange-and-black striped rabbit. He has long floppy ears, a short puffy tail and he can hop. But he can also pounce and roar like a tiger! Is he a tiger or a bunny? The other rabbits wonder. Whatever he is, he is much too strange. Poor Tibby! All he wants are friends to play with. But when a fox appears, everyone finds out just how much of a rabbit—and a tiger—Tibby really is. Emily Lim is an award-winning children’s book author. She won three Independent Publisher Book Awards for her books, Prince Bear and Pauper Bear, Just Teddy, and Bunny Finds The Right Stuff. Jade Fang hails from Malaysia and studied at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. She is currently based in Singapore. 978-981-07-5834-9 Paperback, 32pp 210 x 260mm £7.99 Rights: World Out in June 2013
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The inimitable Justice Bao reiterates that honesty is the best policy in this story about a greedy merchant and a poor woodcutter.
Justice Pao and the Case of the Missing Coins Catherine Khoo. Illustrated by Chen Ziyue. Renowned for his wisdom and sense of fairness, Justice Bao was a high-ranking magistrate during the Song dynasty in ancient China. In The Case of the Missing Coins, Justice Bao has to decide what to do when a merchant accuses a woodcutter of stealing his money. Should he take the word of the well-dressed merchant or believe the shabby woodcutter who can barely speak for himself? This is the first in a series of books on lost Asian Legends. Catherine Khoo is a veteran author, editor and publisher. She is the founder and director of Janus Education, Singapore’s first boutique publisher of imprints for under-18s, by under-18s. Chen Ziyue, also known as Angeline Chen, is an illustrator and designer whose works have appeared on posters, book covers and in art shows. She is currently based in Sarasota, Florida, USA. 978-981-07-5810-3 Paperback, 32pp 210 x 260mm £7.99 Rights: World Out in June 2013
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GRAPHIC NOVELS
By turns creepy and quirky, real and fantastic, these made-in-Singapore GRAPHIC NOVELS paint their stories with vibrant strokes.
GRAPHIC NOVELS
A quirky collection of comic strips about Singapore’s history by The Straits Times’ miel.
Scenegapore miel A character who looks suspiciously like the author takes a walk through time, visiting the key milestones of Singapore’s history— from the myth of a prince from Palembang spotting a lion, to Raffles’ founding of Singapore, up to the present day. Join in this humorous historical tour which offers a unique perspective on education, health and food to politics, National Service, public transport, foreign talent, technology and other subjects close to the Singaporean heart. miel is a journalist-cartoonist-visual artist with The Straits Times, Singapore’s foremost English language daily. His cartoons are syndicated by the Cartoonists and Writers Syndicate and CagleCartoons. His cartoons have been published in the International Herald Tribune, New York Times, Newsweek, Asiaweek, Washington Post, Japan Times and South China Morning Post. miel is also a member of the prestigious National Cartoonists Society in the US. 978-981-07-3107-6 Paperback, 128pp 152 x 214mm November 2012 £9.99 Rights: World
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drewscape’s first full-length publication collects fantastic short comic strips of the ordinary and extraordinary.
Monsters, Miracles & Mayonnaise drewscape What would you do if a monster were to slip out of your sleeve one day? Or if the water in your water bottle suddenly turns into Ribena? And what if you find that the only way to get what you desperately desire is to risk your very life? Monsters, Miracles & Mayonnaise is a collection of short comic stories by drewscape, where tales of unexpected encounters with strange beings from another world sit alongside amusing anecdotes based on bewildering real-life encounters and childhood memories. Imaginative and whimsical, this collection will surprise and amuse even the most cynical reader. drewscape is a freelance illustrator from Singapore. He illustrates and draws storyboards for advertising agencies as well as for magazines. He enjoys creating comics purely for the fun and challenge of it. And because it’s a nice way to share stories with friends. 978-981-07-3109-0 Paperback, 128pp 152 x 214mm November 2012 £9.99 Rights: World
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An unsentimental look at Singapore’s rural-urban transformation through the eyes of a satay seller.
Ten Sticks and One Rice Oh Yong Hwee and Koh Hong Teng Illegal bookie. Secret society member. Street hawker. Neo Hock Seng is all of these, and more. As Singapore transforms from a village town to a cosmopolitan city, Neo struggles to make sense of life and eke out a living for his family, even as he finds his old ways and values increasingly eroding away. Oh Yong Hwee is the CEO and creative director of Patroids Creative Works, a Singapore-based creative agency. He enjoys the challenge of conceptualising ideas that blend creativity and technology, and has won awards and accolades at the local, regional and international stage. Koh Hong Teng is a comic artist and painter. He published the graphic novels Gone Case Book 1 and 2 with writer Dave Chua in 2010 and 2011 respectively. He is also an external examiner at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts for final year projects in illustration design. 978-981-07-3108-3 Paperback, 128pp 152 x 214mm November 2012 ÂŁ9.99 Rights: World
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Twenty-five women write intensely personal short stories and poems about their life experiences.
“You will be inspired by many of the stories within.” – CHAN HENG CHEE, Singapore’s ambassador-at-large
Sushi and Tapas Bite-size Personal Stories from Women Around the World Edited by Pepukaye Bardouille and Neo Gim Huay Welcome to the wonderful world of Sushi and Tapas. Sample a feast of writing from around the world. From China to America, Europe to Africa, 25 women write, delighting and shocking you with their reallife experiences. Pepukaye Bardouille was born in Dominica, and spent her formative years in Zambia and England. She has worked across all continents as a management consultant and with international development agencies on corporate strategy, access to energy and sustainability issues. Neo Gim Huay was born and raised in Singapore. She was an international management consultant and has worked in Lagos where she was both challenged and enriched by the dynamism and complexities of Nigeria living. Neo lives in Singapore. 978-981-07-2818-2 Paperback, 268pp 128 x 198mm August 2012 £9.99 Rights: World
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A wild Malaysian travelogue across every state—and more by an insider.
“A series of vignettes which are as entertaining as they are illuminating.” – TONY FERNANDES, AirAsia CEO
Malaysia Bagus! Travels Through My Homeland Sharon Cheah Not many of us can claim to have pounded the streets of Kuala Lumpur as part of a 21 kilometres run, fallen off Mount Murud, Sarawak’s tallest mountain (and survived!), or sailed down the Linggi River in Negeri Sembilan in search of crocodiles. But Sharon Cheah can! And that’s only scratching the surface of her whirlwind tour of Malaysia. This was a journey that spanned five years as Cheah, a Malaysian journalist, set the goal of visiting every state in East and West Malaysia, to really get to know her homeland. Sharon Cheah was born and bred in Penang, Malaysia, and majored in history in North Carolina in the US. She returned to Penang and worked as a sub-editor in the local newspaper, The Star. A British Chevening scholar in journalism, Sharon joined The Business Times in Singapore in 2000, writing features with the byline Cheah Ui-Hoon. 978-981-07-2414-6 Paperback, 256pp 135 x 210mm, July 2012 £11.99 Rights: World
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NON-FICTION A history book featuring a detailed timeline of the events leading to the fall of Singapore, including a vast range of archival materials and extensive oral history interviews.
“The Syonan Years should be read by anyone who cares about why Singapore is the way it is today.” – THE STRAITS TIMES
The Syonan Years Singapore Under Japanese Rule 1942-1945 Lee Geok Boi The Japanese Occupation in Singapore was a part of the theatre of the Asia-Pacific War and the Second World War, which was part of the still larger human drama of the 20th century—the century of total war. Six decades after the Japanese defeat, there is continuing debate on how the war has been remembered or, in some cases, forgotten. Bringing together a wealth of historical materials concerning the Occupation as well as its beginnings and aftermath, and weaving them into a compelling narrative, this book provides readers a wide perspective on the most traumatic period in Singapore’s history. Lee Geok Boi is a former journalist and current freelance writer and editor. 981-05-4290-9 Flexi-bound, 352pp 215 x 280mm December 2005 £10.99 Rights: World
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A collection of the best essays from “accidental gardener” Thien’s longrunning column in The Business Times.
“Charming essays, delicately penned, on creating a tropical garden in urban Singapore.” – DR. HENRY OAKLEY, president of the Orchid Society of Great Britain
A Gardener’s Log Thien Housed within environmentally friendly kraft paper covers, A Gardener’s Log is a testament to a life spent with the earth. A two-time winner of Singapore’s Best Home Garden Awards with his “wifey”, Thien sensitively recaptures a natural heritage that is fast disappearing.
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From rediscovering the climbing lily from his grandfather’s garden, to watching Australian parakeets and white parrots dropping by his own, Thien celebrates flora and fauna in all its tropical glory, dispensing handy gardening tips along the way. Journey with him as he discovers a protected species of tree—the tembusu— in his backyard, embarks on planting a vertical garden and marks time’s passage through the flowering Bougainvillea, Datura and tiger orchid. Styled as a “how-to enjoy your garden” book, Thien’s collection of essays, accompanied by his understated photographs, is best enjoyed by green thumbs and armchair gardeners alike with a glass of chablis in hand. Thien is the byline of Ronnie Lim, the energy editor of The Business Times in Singapore.
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The WEE EDITIONS imprint heightens the work of local photographers, designers and artists within a handy coffee table book.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Singapore’s reputation as ornamental fish capital is honoured in this absorbing photography book.
The Fish Book Ernest Goh The Fish Book features colourful, closeup glory of over 38 varieties of fish and aquarium creatures that have charmed enthusiasts all over the globe. Surprising, whimsical and always fascinating, The Fish Book is master photographer Ernest Goh’s homage to the humble drain fishes that enraptured him in childhood. Ernest Goh considers his passion for animal photography a natural extension of his interest in photographing the human condition. In 2012 he received the Discernment Award at the ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu Photography Awards for his portraits of cockerels. 978-981-08-8360-7 Hardcover, 160pp 125 x 175mm November 2011 £12.99 Rights: World
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One hundred stark black-and-white portraits of Singaporeans from various walks of life lead us to question what it means to “look Singaporean”.
100 Singaporeans Wesley Loh Kar-Wai What does it mean to look Singaporean? Is there a unique quality to our faces that transcends our ethnic differences and immediately identifies us as Singaporeans? In 100 Singaporeans, award-winning photographer Wesley Loh Kar-Wai takes on these burning questions. Forgoing posed pictures and special effects for stark black-and-white close-ups, he documents Singaporeans from all walks of life. The result is a stunning collection of intimate portraits whose subjects bravely invite us to meet their unwavering, direct gaze. In so doing, we begin to discover commonalities that can be conveyed without the need for words. Wesley Loh Kar-Wai is the principal photographer and owner of Memphis West Pictures. In 2012, he was shortlisted for the prestigious ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu Photography Awards and won the inaugural Eternal Discovery Prize. 978-981-07-3120-5 Hardcover, 116pp 125 x 175mm March 2013 £11.99 Rights: World
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COOKBOOKS
A companionable cookbook of easyto-prepare Singaporean recipes.
“The 140-page cookbook caters to those living overseas and amateur home-cooks, with handy cooking tips and other information.” – THE SUNDAY TIMES
Mum’s Not Cooking! Favourite Singaporean Recipes for the Near Clueless or Plain Lazy Denise Fletcher Denise Fletcher devotes her culinary experience to creating the essential book of all your Singapore food favourites as friendly, convenient recipes. Recognising that you may not easily obtain ‘authentic’ ingredients if you’re based overseas, Denise suggests substitutes to help you approximate that taste for home. Thumb through this book and search for a recipe that will comfort and satisfy you. Denise Fletcher is of Eurasian heritage and is a proud born-and-bred Singaporean. She has been a chef in SATS Catering and began writing down her recipes in 2004. 978-981-08-9732-1 Flexi-bound, 160p 148 x 210mm June 2012 £9.99 Rights: World
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The award-winning HERITAGE COOKBOOK series showcases the best of Singapore’s major cuisines through authentic family recipes. Uncle Lau’s Teochew Recipes Lau Chiap Khai and Tan Lee Leng Featuring over 80 authentic family recipes, this book includes many little-known traditional Teochew dishes—some even exclusive to the author’s family, such as Ho Pung and Sio Bee. Tan Lee Leng is a food consultant, food writer, chef, food stylist and a formally trained potter. Her father, affectionately known by friends and family as Uncle Lau, handed down their family’s recipes to her in the hopes that she preserve their heritage. 978-981-07-1616-5 Flexi-bound, 118pp 125 x 220mm April 2012 £11.99 Rights: World
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HERITAGE COOKBOOKS Madam Krishnan’s South Indian Recipes Ambrose Krishnan and Padma Krishnan The recipes in this book are mainly from Madam Krishnan’s repertoire of recipes. Also included are some recipes that her daughter, Padma, has modified and improved to give the traditional recipes a new twist. Madam Krishnan’s family hail from Pondicherry, a French colony in South India. Her husband’s family is from Kerala, South India and she had to learn Keralite cooking to please her in-law’s palate. This book is compiled by her daughter, Padma Krishnan. 978-981-08-9735-2 Flexi-bound, 180pp 125 x 220mm
September 2011 £12.99 Rights: World
Robin’s Eurasian Recipes Robin Pereira and Quentin Pereira As executive chef and owner of Quentin’s—the Eurasian Restaurant, Quentin Pereira carries on his father’s legacy. This book is a collection of his dad’s well-guarded secret recipes. Robin Pereira took to cooking after his father and brother were killed in action. The dishes he prepared were passed on to him by his mother, Charlotte, who along with her sisters catered for Eurasian weddings. This book is compiled by his son, Quentin Pereira. 978-981-08-4274-1 Flexi-bound, 148pp 125 x 220mm
November 2009 £11.99 Rights: World
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Madam Choy’s Cantonese Recipes Choy Wai Yuen and Lulin Reutens To Madam Choy, cooking is more art than science; nothing is measured and every ingredient is added by instinct. After 50 years of tasting and trying, she has more than 90 recipes from her Chinese dialect group ready to share here. Madam Choy has a collection of Cantonese recipes which she has kept from newspapers and magazines over the last 50 years. This book is compiled with the help of her daughter, Lulin Reutens. 978-981-05-9402-2 Flexi-bound, 138pp 125 x 220mm
January 2008 £11.99 Rights: World
Irene’s Peranakan Recipes Irene Yeo and Elaine Yeo Peranakan (or Nyonya) cuisine combines the best of Chinese, Malay and other Asian influences to offer a unique fusion of exotic food. It also includes a wide range of desserts that are popular in the region. Irene Yeo was born to a quintessentially Teochew family, and married into a traditional Peranakan family. This book is compiled by her daughter Elaine Yeo. 981-05-7015-5 Flexi-bound, 160pp 125 x 220mm
December 2006 £11.99 Rights: World
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