Finally, for the first time, I made it to the Readings @ Seksan on Saturday, 25th Oct! It was a great, well-organised event by Sharon Bakar and Bernice Chauly. And the turn up was fantastic too. I think there were about 20 pax or so? And yes, there was food and drinks too. The cakes…
Tag: Books
To Buy…or Not To Buy?
Guess what I found while surfing? NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — In a bound-to-be-controversial book released today, ad-industry pundit Martin Lindstrom busts commonly held beliefs about marketing, asserting that subliminal advertising does exist and maintaining that cigarette warning labels make smokers want to smoke more, not less. If you’re too lazy to read the whole of…
A Must Read: Totto Chan
delightful and charming. it’s a very simple story (a highly recommended weekend read), written from the eyes of a little girl, Totto Chan, who’s unique in her own ways. when Totto Chan was expelled from her first school due to her unacceptable behaviour, she joins a new school called Tomoe Gakuen, founded by the headmaster…
Celebrating with Booker Prize Winner Aravind Adiga
Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize on Tuesday night with his novel, The White Tiger, joining a pantheon of past Booker winners that includes such literary giants as V.S. Naipaul, Nadine Gordimer, Iris Murdoch, Kingsley Amis and Salman Rushdie. For Ravi Mirchandani, who edited Adiga’s book and was sitting beside him at the table,…
Trials, Tears and Tribulations
If you pick Tribute, bring out your pillows and comforter; if you pick Mummy’s Witness, grab a box of tissues; if you pick Runaway, bring out your sports shoes 😉 Whichever one you pick as your next read, you know you’ll be in for an unforgettable journey… 🙂 * Tribute by Nora RobertsJanet Hardy is…
More on After Dark by Victor Chia
Guess I’m not the only one who has fallen into Haruki’s spell. My friend Victor is enchanted by him too haha Below is his review. Thanks Vic! 😉 “To be honest, I wasn’t really going to the bookstore looking to buy Haruki’s After Dark. I was already going to leave the place after grabbing my…
What and When?
Check if the below is familiar. Tick as many as possible: * You dress according to your mood or an occasion you’re attending. * You match your accessories according to what you’re wearing. * Your shoes must match too.* When you travel, you bring as many clothes as possible, so no matter what sudden occasion…
Guess what I found in my mailbox?
TOTTO CHAN!!! 😀 I was exxxxtreeeeemely elated when I opened my parcel yesterday! Thank you so………much Skye! I’m sure I’d enjoy this book as much as you did 🙂 I was seriously afraid that it was that “special edition” calendar that you told me about…gosh…thank goodness it wasn’t. If not, I’d be dead by now!…
The Illustrated Life of Pi
To those of you who have read Life of Pi (or even if you haven’t), check this out! Cool rite?? As reported in amazon.com, Croatian artist Tomislav Torjanac has illustrated Yann Martel’s Booker-winning novel, Life of Pi, in sumptuous oils to create a special edition of rare beauty. Painted from the perspective of the novel’s…
Have you read about The Happy Prince?
One of the most beautiful short stories I’ve ever read so far…is The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde. I’ve not read all of the stories in this collection (The Happy Prince and Other Stories) yet, but I’m pretty sure, when I do, I’d be in for a journey filled with sadness and sorrow, but in…
Hooked On Bookz 