Popular Book Fair!!

Heya bookaholics! Time to check out Popular’s book fair! 🙂(Click on the poster to view a larger image)

Where Is Justice?

Recently, some books in Malaysia, namely ‘Where Is Justice’, ‘1Funny Malaysia’, ‘Malaysian Politicians Say the Darndest Thing Vol. 2’ (I looked for this book in most major bookstores, and I could only find the first volume) have been confiscated. Thank God I was able to purchase the first two titles. I’m writing from the point…

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BookXcess is Spring Cleaning

I was half expecting a long queue outside BookXcess, Amcorp Mall in PJ. Thank goodness I was wrong. If you’re planning to check out their Spring Cleaning sales (26th Feb – 10th Mar 2010), go during their off-peak hours – Lunch hour 12-ish till abt 3pm. Yeah, I was there for about 2 hours or…

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Interview with Graham McEune, Author of Upcountry (Published!)

GRAHAM MCEUNE overstayed in Asia for 15 years, but he is still welcomed, especially after capturing the lives of Malaysians so humorously, sometimes explicitly, in his book, Upcountry: Adventures & Misadventures in Malaysia. JEE WAN catches up with him after a book reading. GRAHAM MCEUNE, who was born on a pig farm in rural England,…

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Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl

There are altogether 11 short stories in ‘Skin and Other Stories’. When reading any of Dahl’s stories, always expect to be startled, surprised and satisfied! In this collection, I especially enjoyed ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’, ‘Galloping Foxley’, ‘The Wish’, and ‘The Surgeon’. ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ tops this list. It’s about this lady, who killed…

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Harry Potter plagiarism lawsuit could be billion-dollar case, says claimant

Friend of Willy the Wizard author Adrian Jacobs says addition of JK Rowling to suit raises possibility of multi-jurisdiction action Publishers could face legal action worldwide over claims that JK Rowling stole ideas for Harry Potter from a British author’s book called The Adventures of Willy the Wizard. The estate of the late Adrian Jacobs…

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Books You Must Read Before You Die

Hey fellow bookaholics, I came across this list, just thought you might wanna have it too 🙂 “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die” 2000s1. Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro2. Saturday – Ian McEwan3. On Beauty – Zadie Smith4. Slow Man – J.M. Coetzee5. Adjunct: An Undigest – Peter Manson6. The Sea…

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