News – tagged "Epiphany"

Losing Jean Marshall: The Last Meeting

Apr 29, 2021

To many younger Singaporeans, the death of British-born Jean Marshall last month (March) at the a...

"A note on 'Loss Adjustment', book awards, and ghosts" by Linda Collins

Aug 28, 2020

The ghosts are back. It’s the seventh lunar month, that of the Hungry Ghost Festival, that annual...

"It gets a bit crazy lah"—The launch of parsetreeforestfire by Hamid Roslan

Jul 26, 2019

Last Sunday, we gathered at Grassroots Book Room for the launch of parsetreeforestfire. Debut aut...

Cover Reveal: Interpreter of Winds

May 7, 2019

Early morning Saturday, we sat down with Elizabeth Lim to find out more about how the book cover ...

Later: An unanticipated year of autoethnography

May 1, 2019

Afterword to This is What Inequality Looks Like, 2019 When I filed my last edit in December 2017,...

“Nothing about us, without us”—Conversation on Representation and Tokenism

Apr 29, 2019

Featuring Cassandra Chiu, the author of A Place For Us, Dr Dawn-joy Leong, an autistic artist-res...

An Editor’s Learning Points—Working With A Blind Author

Apr 9, 2019

Very early on, after Cassandra, together with Esme, had arrived in our Midview office to sign the...

“WHO GUARDS THE BODYGUARD?” The ethics of care for vulnerable older adults, an essay by cultural anthropologist Ad Maulod

Mar 8, 2019

Cultural anthropologist Ad Maulod examines existing models of healthcare and social services prov...

“CARE IS THE STORY OF WHO WE MIGHT BE” A reflection by CRT volunteer Rocky Howe

Feb 26, 2019

Cassia Resettlement Team volunteer Rocky Howe reflects on his journey with former Dakota resident...

“I HAVE TO DEPEND ON OTHERS.” Interview with former Dakota Crescent resident Tong

Feb 19, 2019

Tong, at 90, has no family and no children. He shares the struggles of ageing alone and his uneas...

Needs, Wants, Dignity

Oct 17, 2018

For the International Day for the Elimination of Poverty (Oct 17), read this exclusive release of...

Step 1: Disrupt the Narrative

Apr 27, 2018

Sometimes inequality is portrayed as the problem of a few who can’t keep up — but what if it's de...

Eva Wong Nava: Why I Believe In A More Open And Inclusive World

Apr 13, 2018

wasn’t aware of autism until I had my first child whom I named after the heroine of an internati...

The Inner Voice of a Boy on the Autism Spectrum

Apr 2, 2018

On this Autism Awareness Day, we'll like to share an excerpt from our new release Open: A Boy's W...

When thinking poverty, also think inequality

Oct 17, 2017

by Teo You Yenn In 2013, I began to do research to better understand the lives of people who live...

The Struggle of Poetry

Oct 7, 2017

by Tse Hao Guang There’s a paradox in today’s poetry that, at least for me, won’t go away. It s...

Why do poets use Rhyme?

Aug 23, 2017

What is the purpose of rhyme in poetry? How does rhyme effect the meaning of a poem? Joshua Ip, o...

Where does Singapore poetry begin?

Jul 20, 2017

Theophilus Kwek, one of the editors of UnFree Verse, traces the roads leading to formal verse in ...

Why writing as resistance is not just about defiance

Feb 27, 2017

by Foo Peiying (Image credits: Klaas) Mention writing as resistance and one of the first thoug...

Why the Caged Bird Sings

Feb 20, 2017

This week, veteran poet Felix Cheong, who's always quick on his feet to give social commentary a...

I Think I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Feb 13, 2017

by Loh Guan Liang (Photo credits: The National Archives UK) Of the Same Feather Little bird, ...

Get this for someone who ...

Nov 27, 2016

A festive gift guide to help you decide what to give to who this year. Architectural fanatics wi...

5 books about growing up in Singapore

Aug 9, 2016

Part of the Ethos Books National Day 2016 Spotlight (sale ends 21 Aug) When it comes to memo...

The travel playlist of Marc Nair

Mar 25, 2016

Nothing beats a good soundtrack on moments of your travel—moments which get permanently etched in...

The Playlist of Euginia Tan

Mar 12, 2016

We’ve been working together with Euginia for a few months now but nothing prepared us for the mom...

The Ethos of Ethos

Sep 17, 2015

Letter from Mr Fong Hoe Fang on the 18th birthday of Ethos Books.

The Playlist of Eric Tinsay Valles

Apr 3, 2015

Here’s April’s playlist, courtesy of poet Eric Tinsay Valles. This month’s tunes are inspired by...

The Playlist of Ethos Books

Mar 19, 2015

picture credit: Diana Rahim (verkur) The Ethos Team Spring Playlist We’ve gathered song suggest...

The Playlist of Gwee Li Sui

Feb 13, 2015

Nothing screams love like pairing good music with good books; this time, instead of asking our au...