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		M Ravi Kampong Boy About the Book Over the last decade, M Ravi has been involved in some of the most high profile and politically sensitive constitutional cases in Singapore. He has taken a courageous stand against the mandatory death penalty; argued for the right to free assembly, freedom of expression, the right to byelection, and equal rights for members of the LGBT community. Because of his advocacy for these issues, he has come to be seen as Singapore’s leading human rights lawyer, one of the few willing to battle away on these important issues. Taking up human rights causes in the Lion City is often perceived by the authorities as an act of disloyalty, and those labelled as disloyal can see their own rights and liberties impinged upon. What are the springs of this commitment and the moral strength that have allowed Ravi to continue on this sometimes perilous path... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Irene Chua Hwee Kee My Daughter, My Friend: Letters to a Daughter About the Book There are many things a mother longs to tell her daughter about growing up, to prepare her for the adult world, to share a bit of herself and to link her with her heritage. My Daughter, My Friend is a set of personal letters in which Irene Chua shares her deepest thoughts as a mother with her daughter, Ming, as she approaches womanhood. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Leana Lyn Doray BLEAGH! A Book About Values About the Book It’s BLEAGH’s first day at school. Like the other students in his class, BLEAGH is cheeky and fun but there’s one big difference between them….he’s a MONSTER! Will BLEAGH be able to learn important values and make new friends? >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Joshua Chiang Trackless Paths About the Book Joshua Chiang breathes new life into some of the wisest words ever spoken with an enthralling menagerie of animal characters created especially for this collection. Each illustration is rendered in a pencil-and-digital watercolor style, and paired with a saying or an excerpt from writings by sages and literary figures. Joshua’s animal characters speak with endearing postures, and grab the reader’s heart with the beauty of their fine visual lines matched with the collective wisdom of the ages.... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Francis Thomas Memoirs of a Migrant (new edition) About the Book As a founder member of the Labour Party of Singapore in 1948, the Minister for Communications and Works in two Labour Front governments from 1955 to 1959, Principal of St. Andrew’s Secondary School from 1963 to 1974, and a leader in the social service sector, the late Mr Francis Thomas arguably did as much as any one person – and more than most – to shape the destiny of Singapore. This new edition of 'Memoirs of a Migrant' includes unpublished personal photographs as well as letters, essays and talks given by Thomas. It also has tributes to him by friends after his passing. These additional materials paint a picture of a man fully engaged with community issues and energetically focused on bringing out the best in people and in shaping a robust and just society... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Amanda Lee Koe & Ng Yi-Sheng Eastern Heathens: An Anthology of Subverted Asian Folklore About the Book We love Asian folklore. We grew up listening to Chinese legends, Arab fairy tales, Malay ghost stories and Indian sacred epics, and their fabulous images have continued to inhabit our imaginations ever since. Yet as grown-ups, we’ve sometimes been bugged by the moralistic, simplistic manner in which these fables are often told. What better way to negotiate this than to reinvent our heritage? This collection brings together 14 subversions, reinventions and adaptations of folktales from all across Asia, written by an international crew of authors. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Tammy L Wong When The Bough Breaks About the Book Tammy L Wong is devastated by the horror of September 11 2001, and finds herself at a crossroads with her dance career in Singapore. Unable to function in her personal life, she begins obsessing about war heroine Elizabeth Choy. In 2003, she embarks on a search for Mrs. Choy, hoping to find the answer for moving on in the face of tragedy, and in so doing, find for herself, a more gratifying place in Singapore society. 'When The Bough Breaks' is an intimate expression of Tammy’s encounter with Mrs. Choy, as well as a glimpse of Tammy’s dance life... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Madeleine Lee One Point Six One Eight About the Book 'one point six one eight' is a long poem in two parts: ‘migration’, with 13 smaller poems, and ‘home’, with 8. The book title reflects the ratio of 13/8, or the golden ratio of 1.618, a proportion of beauty which occurs in nature. The book is a design innovation in itself – laid out in a circular concept, reflecting the lack of start and end points... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Tan Kok Fang We Remember About the Book The articles, poems and photographs in ‘We Remember’ share the pain, sufferings, experiences and thoughts of those who were unjustly imprisoned without trial in Operation Cold Store on 2 February 1963. This book was launched on the exact day of the 50th anniversary, 2 February 2013, at Hong Lim Park. With this volume, the contributors hope more people will understand the importance and urgency for the abolition of the ISA and make it possible for the return of political exiles to their beloved country and the embrace of their families in the near future. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Teo Soh Lung & Low Yit Leng Escape From The Lion's Paws: Reflections of Singapore's Political Exiles Chinese Version About the Book This is the Chinese translation of 'Escape from the lion's paws' which was first published in English in 2012. Exile is not a choice, but a response to lawless oppression...The six authors — Ang Swee Chai, Francis Khoo Kah Siang, Tan Wah Piow, Tsui Hon Kwong, Tang Fong Har and Ho Juan Thai — speak of their narrow escapes in the 1970s and 1980s, and their lives then and now with frankness, humour and sadness, but always with optimism and hope for Singapore and the world. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Felix Cheong Vanishing Point About the Book 3,000 people go missing every year in Singapore. Why do they go missing? What do they leave behind? Felix Cheong’s "Vanishing Point" is the first work of fiction by a Singapore writer to be inspired by real-life cases of missing persons. These stories do not speculate where these people have gone to but as acreative leap-off to explore the theme of absences and obsessions. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Rosemarie Somaiah The Never Mind Girl and other stories About the Book The Never Mind Girl and other stories is a collection of short stories which have their foundation in real-life situations from secondary schools in Singapore. Self esteem, peer pressure, loyalty to friends, the meaning of education, following rules and more... Rosemarie explores the struggles of tweens and teens trying to seek a meaningful life in society today. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Rosaly Puthucheary My Burning Hill About the Book My Burning Hill is a long poem in fifty-six sections. Dr Rosaly Puthucheary wrote this long poem while taking on the perspective of her late brother, Dr James Puthucheary who played a major role in Singapore’s fight for independence from the British. Dr Rosaly puts into lyrical form, the motivation and actions of the towering figure of a man driven by a great purpose...The reader will also understand the sacrifices and struggles that are expected from individuals who have dedicated their lives to a great purpose. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Cyril Wong Let Me Tell You Something About That Night (2nd edition) About the Book BE WARNED. MOTHERS SHOULD NOT read these stories to their children, even though they might contain a lonely elf, a talking moon, a butterfly that wants to be a rabbit, or a boy who was born with a flower as an unfortunate appendage. Hovering within the realm of fables, myths and fairy tales, here are unlikely bedtime stories that are best read on a dark, stormy night, and at the risk of wounding the soul. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Yeng Pway Ngon Yeng Pway Ngon Poems One to Five (Gift Box Set) About the Book This gift box set features "Yeng Pway Ngon Poems" Series One to Five. All five chapbooks are packaged together and sold as an entire collection, and as a collectible. It includes: Poems 1 (Rebellion) \| Poems 2 (Personal Notes) \| Poems 3 (Self-Exile)\| Poems 4 (Resurgence) \| Poems 5 (Other Thoughts). >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Yeng Pway Ngon Poems 5 (Other Thoughts) About the Book Poems 5 [Other Thoughts] is a selection of Yeng Pway Ngon’s works published between 1967 and 2003. Dealing with more public themes including repression, societal injustice or national tragedies such as the SARS crisis, the poems in this collection are covertly and overtly political. At times sardonic, at others outright polemical, they are trademark Yeng in their sincerity, social consciousness and inventiveness. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Yeng Pway Ngon Poems 4 (Resurgence) About the Book Poems 4 [Resurgence] is a selection of Yeng Pway Ngon’s works published between 1990 and 2003. Marking a period of renewed innovation and creativity since the poems collected in "Self-exile", these works showcase Yeng’s trademark sardonic tone, now with an even stronger dose of off-kilter surrealism. They offer glimpses into the frenetic pace of life in an ever-changing city, as well as the deeper constancy and intimacy of mature love... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Yeng Pway Ngon Poems 3 (Self-exile) About the Book Poems 3 [Self-Exile] is a selection of Yeng Pway Ngon’s works published between 1968 and 1981, addressing the themes of withdrawal, disillusionment and exile. However, beneath the surface of the looming pessimism of middle-age, Yeng retains his stubborn resilience and resistance, and these poems sketch a portrait of an artist still defi antly creating in his relentlessly pragmatic society... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Ho Ren Chun Shrines & Streetlights About the Book Often winding through Singaporean streets, yet finding itself in intimate moments, Shrines & Streetlights juxtaposes the old and the new, youth and age. It compares love and loss, and reconciles life and death. These themes intertwine to capture the intricacy of human realities often fraught with both passions and miseries, and most poignantly, help us understand their inextricable link. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Mei Ching Tan Crossing Distance (2nd edition) About the Book A child’s afternoon of play, a teenager’s notion of pain, one’s understanding of freedom, another’s glimpse of mortality, a young woman’s encounter with her cultural roots, and the individual worlds of the young and old. This prize winning anthology of short stories reveal the distances between people and within people. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Mei Ching Tan Beyond The Village Gate (2nd edition) About the Book Myths of the mountains and their spirits pervade stories of Shi Ying’s mysterious origins. Abandoned to die but saved by a villager, Shi Ying is named the “lost child” and taken into a family of fisherfolk. She does not know who her parents are, or who she is. When she befriends a village outcast with whom she feels a strange bond, her journey into the unknown, in search of her parents and her true identity, begins. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		David Leo Wives, Lovers & Other Women (2nd edition) About the Book “When he wanted a cup of coffee, he just snapped his fingers, said ‘coffee’ and his wife would bring it to him. I’m not saying that there is anything wrong with that... man rules and woman serves. But in my house, I bring my wife coffee.” Women and the woman’s place in a predominantly male world – as if God’s creation of Eve was an afterthought – are the focus in this award-winning collection of 15 short stories by David Leo. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		David Leo Ah..The Fragrance of Durians & Other Stories (2nd edition) About the Book “...if you had done it alone, it might not have been that serious. But still, skinny-dipping is taboo in our society. For Christ’s sake, do it in the privacy of your bathroom if you want to expose yourself.” Is there really an acceptable code of behaviour by which we judge others? In this collection of distinctively Singaporean short stories we meet people we know and think we understand, but do we really? ... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Neu Wee Teck A Whole Neu World: 18 months in Laos About the Book A Whole Neu World is an engaging account of Neu Wee Teck's (mis)adventures in Laos and his encounters with its lovely people during his stint as a volunteer teacher with the Singapore International Foundation...Wee Teck shows that, sometimes, taking a leap of faith into the unknown is indeed the best way to grow – spiritually, professionally and, not least, horizontally. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Yeng Pway Ngon Poems 2 (Personal Notes) About the Book Poems 2 [Personal Notes] is a selection of Yeng Pway Ngon’s works published between 1969 and 1986, showcasing his more intimate poems, in which he explores the private spheres of love, loss and longing. In these poems, Yeng talks about the experiences of coming of age, serving National Service and living abroad, all filtered through his unique voice and philosophy. This is the second in a series of chapbooks featuring new English translations which explore the range of Yeng’s poetry from the 1960s to the present. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Lishan Chan A Philosopher's Madness About the Book This is a personal and philosophical account of schizophrenia that aims to raise awareness of mental health issues. The personal aspect of the book reveals the gritty reality of what it is like to have schizophrenia, and explores issues faced by those with mental illness, such as secrecy and recovery... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Grace Chia Cordelia About the Book Cordelia, Grace Chia’s second poetry collection, excavates from the imagery of life, art and modernity to create a mélange of fragmented colours in remembering the past, musing on the present and imagining the fantastic. The voice of the poet is visceral yet contemplative, sensual and surreal; it lingers with a satisfying piquancy long after it’s heard. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		David Leo Ubin Dreaming (You've Been Dreaming) About the Book Ubin Dreaming is David Leo's fourth collection of poetry. While he continues to explore the Singaporean identity in some of the poems, by and large David finds inspiration in almost anything – from a thunderstorm to a zucchini, underlying his love for nature and animals, and a keen observation of human behaviour. Reading his poems is like watching a painter at work at his easel – the poems quickly become visual... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Teo Soh Lung & Low Yit Leng (eds.) Escape from the Lion’s Paw: Reflections of Singapore’s Political Exiles About the Book Exile is not a choice, but a response to lawless oppression...The six authors — Ang Swee Chai, Francis Khoo Kah Siang, Tan Wah Piow, Tsui Hon Kwong, Tang Fong Har and Ho Juan Thai — speak of their narrow escapes in the 1970s and 1980s, and their lives then and now with frankness, humour and sadness, but always with optimism and hope for Singapore and the world. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Tan Wah Piow Smokescreens & Mirrors: Tracing the ‘Marxist Conspiracy’ About the Book Tan Wah Piow wrote Let The People Judge in 1987. It debunks the allegation that he is a communist, and the repeated charge by the Singapore government that he is the mastermind behind a ‘Marxist Conspiracy’ to “subvert Singapore’s political and social order using communist united front tactics”. This new book reproduces the earlier publication and adds an important, and cogent, analysis of the government’s action, which took place behind smokescreens and mirrors as on a magician’s stage. >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Fong Hoe Fang (ed.) That We May Dream Again (2nd edition) About the Book In the early morning of 21 May 1987, sixteen Singaporeans were arrested under the Internal Security Act of Singapore. The Act legitimizes detention without trial. In the weeks that followed, another six were detained under the same Act. Among those arrested were professionals, students and, workers from the Catholic Church in Singapore. Most were social activists who championed the cause of the disadvantaged in society and were concerned with issues of peace and social justice. Four years ago, some of the ex-detainees from the Catholic Church groups recounted together with their families and friends, their thoughts from those tumultuous years in a book. Today, on the 25th anniversary of that event, more of those who lived through those dark days have added their voices, private stories and reflections of that incident, resulting in this second edition of That We May Dream Again.... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		David Fedo (ed.) Singapore Insights from the Inside About the Book The Singapore International Foundation invited members of the international community to share their unique insights and personal experiences of Singapore so that more might know about Singapore and its people. In this inaugural edition of Singapore Insights from the Inside, 31 members of the international community, ranging from students, volunteers, short term visitors, to professionals in both the non-profit and the corporate worlds, present a rich tapestry of perspectives on Singapore the cosmopolitan city-state.... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Alfian Sa'at Malay Sketches About the Book Malay Sketches is a collection of stories that borrows its name from a book of anecdotes by colonial governor Frank Swettenham, describing Malay life on the Peninsula. In Alfian Sa’at’s hands, these sketches are reimagined as flash fictions that record the lives of members of the Malay community in Singapore..... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Aqilah Teo Ordinary Stories In An Extraordinary World About the Book This book tells the stories of a boy with autism living in a world he views in his own, special way. His take on the routines of daily life would seem, to most people, a plunge into an extraordinary world of the unexpected and inexplicable.... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Wong Yoon Wah The New Village About the Book A notable figure in the Chinese literary Commonwealth, Wong Yoon Wah is known for his work on its Southeast Asian tributaries. This volume highlights his experiences growing up in the period of the Malayan Emergency. Wong’s childhood and adolescence were spent in turbulent times: the Japanese Occupation and the Malayan Emergency, the armed struggle mounted by the MCP. Their histories generated a significant part of the substance of his poetry, organised under the six parts of The New Village... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Wong Phui Nam The Hidden Papyrus of Hen-taui About the Book Wong Phui Nam has long been a giant of Malaysian literature. His latest collection, The Hidden Papyrus of Hen-taui, confirms this status, investigating the divine mystery and dissolution of the flesh in an elegantly textured sonnet sequence that channels ancient Egypt while grappling with the timeless pleasures and paradoxes of human mortality... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Phan Ming Yen That Night By The Beach and other stories for a film score About the Book A mysterious woman visits a patient in the middle of the night; a mute girl smiles ‘thank you’ to a music shop assistant; the guilty revisit the scene of their crime; a soldier enters a room. Drawing inspiration from the music of 19th and 20th century Europe, this debut collection of stories is an experiment in language and form, seeking to capture loss and betrayal the way music would: aural experiences of nostalgia and heartache evoked through melody and harmony... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Alfian Sa'at Cooling-Off Day About the Book In the electrifying months leading up to the watershed 2011 General Elections and in the tumultuous months after, playwright Alfian Sa’at interviewed Singaporeans to discover their responses to the elections...these interviews — some hopeful, some fearful, some hilariously frank, some achingly honest — form a portrait of Singaporeans confronting the real meaning of democracy and rediscovering their role in shaping the country’s future... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Dave Chua The Beating & Other Stories About the Book A mysterious tiger roams in the shadows of an apartment block. A security guard comes to terms with a past scarred by his father’s attachment to violence. A woman traces her family’s path of gradual change that began with her teenage pregnancy. A massacre on an island prison brings to life a forgotten strand of an island nation’s history. The Beating and Other Stories is a long-awaited collection of short stories by award-winning writer Dave Chua... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Dr Dennis Yeo Telltale 11 Stories \| A Study Companion About the Book Besides their rich heritage, canonical texts are selected for study because of the wealth of available critical study and research materials. Telltale: Eleven Stories, however, being a newly prescribed O-level Singaporean text, does not enjoy such an advantage. This Study Companion attempts to address the gap... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE
		Gwee Li Sui Telltale: 11 Stories About the Book This anthology of short fiction presents six distinct electrifying voices from Singapore: Alfian bin Sa’at, Wena Poon, Jeffrey Lim, Tan Mei Ching, Claire Tham, and Dave Chua. The modern tales they tell are... >> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE >> DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE