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Our Body Image
Mar 20, 2023
Do we even need to measure our body against “standards”? They should not define you. Being comfor...
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Growing in unexpected and wonderful ways
Mar 13, 2023
I grew into these unexpected roles through curiosity and stubborn hubris ("I can do it!" says 25-...
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Rekindling Joy
Mar 6, 2023
So as the year continues and life goes on, don't forget to pause, admire the flowers by the footp...
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The self is such a pain
Feb 27, 2023
The self is such a pain—& I am reminded not to take myself too seriously.
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Conversations with Wong May
Feb 20, 2023
So many years have passed between Wong May's first email to me and the reissue of her first poetr...
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Being Unapologetic About Taking Up Space
Feb 13, 2023
How we relate to our bodies doesn’t have to centre limitations or shame—but rather, creative oppo...
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A tale for the time being
Feb 6, 2023
Time is fleeting. I feel it with each year I grow older.
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[Upcoming Release] A Bad Girl's Book of Animals by Wong May
Jan 31, 2023
Preorders open on 13 February 2023. A Bad Girl's Book of Animals by Wong May The original cove...
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A Place at the Table: Who Gets to Speak in Singapore? by Dawn-joy Leong and Cavan Chang
Jan 30, 2023
How do we ensure that those who do not speak verbally still have a place at the table? And what h...
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Not Without Us: A book club starter pack
Jan 30, 2023
🔖 Welcome to this starter pack—a guide to help you organise your very own Not Without Us: Per...
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Affirming My Identity
Jan 30, 2023
I struggled to explain and articulate who I am as a hard-of-hearing person.
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Carving Out A Place Of Hope Amidst The Inhospitable
Jan 25, 2023
How are you? Where does this missive find you? I hope the beginning of the new year has been bright.
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We Are More Than 'Inspirational' Props
Jan 16, 2023
My Uncle Bastien was the first person who said I should be a published author based on the merits...
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Thinking With Disability
Jan 9, 2023
Thinking back, the first image of disability I can recall in my life is that of Suzy.
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Breathing Life Into New Places: a note from the publisher
Jan 3, 2023
Like a face mask, the new year is a filter: crossing the threshold into 2023, we bring what we mu...
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Ethos' Favourite Picks Of 2022 (Part 2)
Dec 19, 2022
This week, our team shares fond memories and more from 2022.
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Ethos' Favourite Picks of 2022 (Part 1)
Dec 12, 2022
I hope that this year has been your most memorable yet. As the year is slowly coming to a close, ...
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Being Certain with Our Play
Dec 5, 2022
Over four days last week, I attended the George Town Literary Festival in Penang with my colleagues.
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[Upcoming Release] Not Without Us: Perspectives on Disability and Inclusion in Singapore
Dec 3, 2022
Not Without Us: perspectives on disability and inclusion in Singapore is a groundbreaking collect...
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💙The Ethos Books Membership Programme💙
Dec 1, 2022
Join in the Ethos membership to help us keep making books that are fresh, different and enduring!
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1000 People & 2000 Chairs
Nov 28, 2022
My desk at work is particularly messy during this time of year as various floorplans, lists and a...
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The Art of Confusion
Nov 21, 2022
Have you ever had those moments when the world suddenly seemed so big, and you were drowning unde...
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Absurdity in the Garden City
Nov 14, 2022
For as long as I can remember, Singapore has been referred to as a Garden City. I first heard it ...
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Take Me Back (One Page At A Time)
Nov 7, 2022
There is a lot of humour in digging up old things. Humour and heartbreak, the intertwined emotions.
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Not Just Supporting Actors In A Real-Life Sitcom
Oct 31, 2022
Growing up in a big family that used to live on an island called Pulau Semakau, we faced our fair...
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Ethos Authors at the Singapore Writer's Festival 2022
Oct 27, 2022
This year, Ethos Books is proud to co-present 4 panels with SWF, which feature a wide range of E...
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Berdiri sama tinggi, duduk sama rendah
Oct 25, 2022
Imagine the bitter pill of swallowing the fact that your community is never good enough [i].
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The paradox of shame and celebration
Oct 17, 2022
It’s 5:45am and I’m on the bus heading home from the gym. Today was my first upper body workout o...
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Brown Is Redacted: Our Existence Is Beauty
Oct 10, 2022
Sometimes, I’ll take a trip from the north to Geylang Serai market to purchase bunga rampai—Malay...
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Brown is Redacted: A book club starter pack
Oct 7, 2022
Welcome to this starter pack—a guide to help you organise your very own Brown is Redacted: Reflec...
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We must never forget our work
Oct 3, 2022
A friend texted me from Jakarta two days ago, congratulating me on the 25th anniversary of Ethos ...
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Take heart, have courage
Sep 26, 2022
On a trip to Kinokuniya, I chanced upon an interesting book titled Before the coffee gets cold by...
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Climate Action 101: Environmental-focused conversations and resources
Sep 22, 2022
This Climate Action Week, learn and take inspiration from the artists, activists, educators and v...
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Fields and Roses
Sep 19, 2022
When I was nine years old, the field behind the coffeeshop we frequented on Sunday afternoons was...
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Badan Khairat: An Important Part Of Growing Up In West Coast
Sep 12, 2022
Malay/Muslim Mutual Benefit Organisations, or better known as badan khairat to my community, have...
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Cast Away in Time and Space
Sep 5, 2022
A week ago, I sat watching the sun recede into the sea. In the foreground: the garden of the hote...
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Sisterhood Is A Many-Splendoured Thing
Aug 29, 2022
My sister turned 29 a few weeks ago. It’s an impossible thing to me. I still haven’t quite reconc...
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Many Tongues
Aug 22, 2022
When I was growing up, many adults in their 30s and older were multi-lingual, without any certifi...
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Mastering the Art of Lightness
Aug 15, 2022
I’ve been trying to master the art of lightness. To move through life with ease when very often m...
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In the Comfort of Books
Aug 11, 2022
It’s a big world. So I find comfort in books thathelp me make some sense.
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We are not alone
Jul 30, 2022
Have you ever been part of a huge crowd of thousands, singing in unison to a song you all love?
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Spring Cleaning
Jul 26, 2022
The books that I’m about to share with you have damages that I don’t even remember of. It’s a sur...
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Ethos Books Second Charm POP-UP!
Jul 21, 2022
In conjunction with our Second Charm Sale, we have an in-office pop-up! Come hang with us as you ...
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Imperfect pages, sauce on the side
Jul 18, 2022
But there’s something about my old and battle-worn books that make me keep coming back to reread ...
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Calm deflection
Jul 12, 2022
Silat is fascinating. It combines martial arts with malay dance, and embraces the same approach o...
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An Anthology About Race—and Everything Else
Jul 4, 2022
To honour the intermingling of grief, joy and anger that comes with being an Indian woman in Sing...
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In Solidarity With Zakir Hossain
Jun 27, 2022
In today’s Attunement, we would like to express our solidarity with Zakir by highlighting the liv...
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Will we ever be old enough?
Jun 20, 2022
I don’t seem to have the ability to make mistakes, fail, all while forgiving myself and moving fo...
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Far Away Right Here
Jun 11, 2022
I’m not talking about feeling homesick or merely enjoying the rhythms of Singlish.
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How We Live Now - Further Reading recommended by Yu-Mei Balasingamchow
Jun 8, 2022
How We Live Now is an anthology of ten short stories by Singaporean writers, all written in the l...
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