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{Written by Samantha Toh, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Cheryl Julia Lee, We Were Always Eating Expired Things, Math Paper Press, 2014. 52 pgs. I picked up…
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{Written by Angus Whitehead, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Jennifer Anne Champion, Caterwaul, Math Paper Press, 2016. 71 pgs. In the back-cover blurb of this collection, Jennifer…
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{Written by Paul Jerusalem, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Ng Yi-Sheng, A Book of Hims, Math Paper Press, 2017. 87 pgs. When 2008 Singapore Literature Prize winner…
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{Written by Ann Ang, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Sharlene Teo, Ponti, Picador, 2018. 304 pages. Three women. The heady atmosphere of an all-girls school, redolent of…
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{Written by Theophilus Kwek, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} β Kirstin Chen, Bury What We Cannot Take, Little A, 2018. 275 pgs. β Suchen Christine Lim, The Man Who…
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UPDATED on Tuesday 19 March 2019: Due to unforeseen circumstance, Goldfish Press is unable to publish the “Engagement” anthology with Cha and hereby gives thanks andΒ apologises to all who have submitted work.Β We are excited to announce a poetry…
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{Written by Ng Yi-Sheng, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} βΒ Kevin Martens Wong, Altered Straits, Epigram Books, 2017. 384 pgs. βΒ JY Yang, The Black Tides of Heaven, Tor.com,…
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{Written by Angus Whitehead, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Samuel Lee, A Field Guide to Supermarkets in Singapore, Math Paper Press, 2016. 61 pgs. Recent Singapore poetry…
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{Written by Patrick Jiang, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Gwee Li Sui,Β Spiaking Singlish: A Companion to How Singaporeans Communicate, Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2017. 200 pgs. As it…
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{Written by Nina Powles, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Grace Chia, Mother of All Questions, Math Paper Press, 2017. 89 pgs. I am not your creation. I…


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