Malaysian fantasy writer Zen Cho lands multiple awards by breaking frontiers Culture April 20, 2023 Her work tries to reconcile the gap between real life and what she was reading in books. .
South Korean literature is urging the world to slow down in an age of hustle culture Culture November 29, 2024 A new subgenre known as “healing fiction” have come to attract readers who frown upon the rise-and-grind concept and are looking for a way out.
4 Malaysian women authors turn up the heat at Bobo KL with 'Fever: Women’s Desire' Culture August 12, 2024 Karina Robles Bahrin, Daphne Lee, Preeta Samarasan and Zen Cho explore their hidden desires in four recent books.
National Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Haji Salleh on retelling the epic of Hang Tuah and how writing keeps him going People May 27, 2024 The poet, translator and literary scholar brings a wealth of knowledge gathered from his work, travel and life into books.
Tribute: The literary world mourns loss of eminent writer and documentary filmmaker Gita Mehta People September 27, 2023 Her recent passing leaves behind a profound legacy of secular outlook.
Tribute: Remembering acclaimed British novelist Martin Amis Culture May 30, 2023 He passed away recently at the age of 73.
Malaysian novelist Aneeta Sundararaj on drawing inspiration from personal experiences and local issues Culture March 16, 2023 The question Aneeta asked herself was, would anyone want to know about these cultural mores so familiar to many here?
Author Dipika Mukherjee hopes to emulate great writers who are generous and encouraging Culture January 28, 2023 "Literature is really about expansiveness of the spirit."
Friends and fans pay tribute to Malaysian author and poet Wong Phui Nam Culture November 3, 2022 A leading voice in Southeast Asian literature, he leaves a legacy that is bound to last.
Sarawakian Nadia Mikail's debut YA novel 'The Cats We Meet Along the Way’ highlights family values as the world ends Culture June 3, 2022 The author scored a publishing contract by winning the 2020 YA competition held by Guppy Books.
