Category: Epigram Books
-
Click HERE to read Frances An’s Review of Eternal Summer of Homeland. Writing—like learning a new language, like moving across continents—is an adventure fraught with vulnerability. I began to write my first fiction collection, Eternal Summer of My Homeland, shortly…
![[EXCLUSIVE] “On Writing, Language, and the Longing for Home” BY Agnes Chew](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/agnes-chew-1.jpg)
-
Click HERE to read an essay by Agnes Chew and an excerpt from Eternal Summer of Homeland. 📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Agnes Chew, Eternal Summer of My Homeland, Epigram Books, 2023. 184 pgs.…
![[REVIEW] “Stragglers in Singapore: Agnes Chew’s 𝐸𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑦 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑” by Frances An](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/eternal-summer-of-my-homeland.png)
-
{Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Wesley Leon Aroozoo. The Punkhawala and the Prostitute, Epigram, 2021. 352 pgs. A finalist of Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2021, Wesley Leon Aroozoo’s The Punkhawala and the Prostitute tells the tale of…
![[REVIEW] “Quintessential Singlit? Wesley Leon Aroozoo’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑢𝑛𝑘ℎ𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒” by Michael Tsang](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/wesley-leon-aroozoos-the-punkhawala-and-the-prostitute.png)
-
{Written by Quenntis Ashby, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Jason Erik Lundberg, A Fickle and Restless Weapon, Epigram Books, 2020. 456 pgs. Jason Erik Lundberg’s debut novel is a fascinating and…
![[REVIEW] “Identity is a Constant Negotiation and Struggle for a Self-Worth Fighting For: A Review of Jason Erik Lundberg’s A Fickle and Restless Weapon” by Quenntis Ashby](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/a-fickle-and-restless-weapon.png)
-
{Written by Maheen Haider, this review is part of the “Writing Malaysia” issue of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Bernice Chauly, Once We Were There, Epigram, 2017. 368 pgs. Bernice Chauly’s Once We Were There is a…
![[REVIEW] “A Story of Many Faces: Bernice Chauly’s 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑊𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒” by Maheen Haider](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bernice-chauly_once-we-were-there.png)
-
{Written by Amanda Chan, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Cyril Wong, This Side of Heaven, Epigram Books, 2020. 176 pgs. Fire is mesmerising in the way that flames flicker…
![[REVIEW] “Tales from Life and the Afterlife: Cyril Wong’s 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑆𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛” by Amanda Chan](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cyril-wong_this-side-of-heaven-1.jpg)
-
{Written by Wong Wen Pu, this review is part of Issue 43 (April 2019) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} ❀ Kirsten Han, The Silhouette of Oppression, Epigram Books, 2019. 48 pgs. ❀ Alfian Sa’at, A Manifesto for Arts…
![[REVIEW] “Rational Conversations: Some Essays on Political and Civic Sustainability in Singapore” by Wong Wen Pu](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/rational-conversations-2.png)
-
{Written by Mandy Chi Man Lo, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} All things Jeremy Tiang in Cha. ❀ Jeremy Tiang, State of Emergency, Epigram Books, 2016. 280 pgs.❀ Loh…
![[Review] “Multiple Narratives of Truth: Living with Myths in Singapore and State of Emergency” by Mandy Chi Man Lo](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/living-with-myths-in-singapore-and-state-of-emergency_header.jpg)
-
{Written by Ng Yi-Sheng, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} ❀ Kevin Martens Wong, Altered Straits, Epigram Books, 2017. 384 pgs. ❀ JY Yang, The Black Tides of Heaven, Tor.com,…
![[REVIEW] “The Rise of Queer Singaporean Sci-Fi: Kevin Martens Wong’s 𝐴𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠 and JY Yang’s 𝑇𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 Series” by Ng Yi-Sheng](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ng-yi-sheng_cha-review.png)