2012 Festival Preview: The Making of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (30 Nov 2011)
25 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
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BooksActually : white water & workshops
03 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
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1Q84
by Haruki Murakami
Book I ~ III
(First Edition, Hardcover)
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Ceriph #04
: The White Issue :
{ Amber Shift, Ivory, Sleet, Wheat, Cosmic Latte }
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COAST
a mono-titular anthology of Singapore Writing
COAST is a literary experiment that hopes to reflect a variety of creative
works from published and unpublished writers across a single title.
Anchor contributors for this seminal anthology include Alvin Pang,
Cyril Wong, Felix Cheong, and Toh Hsien Min.
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Red Dot Irreal
by Jason E. Lundberg
Travel to Southeast Asia on wings of the fantastic for
Jason Erik Lundberg’s debut collection, RED DOT IRREAL.
There you’ll meet pirates and shamans, wise fish and mystical story-
tellers, living monuments and paper animals, time travelers and civet
cats, stone taxi drivers, floating dental patients, and a sentient bird
park. Once you enter the surreal worlds of Lundberg’s equatorial
fantastika, a part of you will never leave.
http://booksactually.com/mathpaperpress.html
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Our website has undergone a facelift !
Look out for the ‘Workshops’ tab for all the information
on upcoming workshops @ BooksActually –
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Dance Take-Out
by ARTS FISSION
10th & 11th November 2011
( Thurs + Fri )
7.30 pm
@ BooksActually
BABETTE’S FEAST — a fortnightly public gathering of writers initiated by BooksActually
inspires this pilot performance series. Snatches of dance are staged throughout the
small bookshop stacked with books and other curios.
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Dear Friends —
Please note that BooksActually will be CLOSED on the 8th of November for a Staff Excursion.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused and we hope to see you the day after !
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BooksActually : zines, art and memories
26 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
in bliss, books, yum Tags: books
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BooksActually Alphabet Tote Bags
Available from A ~ Z
{ with a long handle – to sling on your shoulder
and a short handle – to hold in your hands }
The Short Stories and Radio Plays of S. Rajaratnam
— edited with an introduction
by Irene Ng
“This collection proves that Rajaratnam belongs in the company
of fine writers who have expanded the consciousness of the nation
and the world in times when histories are not separate but interwoven.”
– Peter Nazareth, Professor of English, University of Iowa
Nostalgia Photo Album
Available in blue + orange + mustard
{ preserve more than just photos . }
M. C. Escher Pop-Ups
An Escher extravaganza
{ the artists’s most famous works rendered as eye-popping pop-ups ! }
Triangle Pouch
Available in six different colours
{ great for protecting the small . }
A Bigger Message : Conversations with David Hockney
by Martin Gayford
{ a decade’s worth of conversations between David Hockney and art critic
Martin Gayford that explore via reflection, anecdote, passion and humour
the very nature of creativity . }
The Little Drom Press Zines
a series of photo collection by The Little Drom Store
{ perfect for the coffee table . }
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BooksActually / Housing Singaporean talent, thoughts and dreams
04 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
in books
presents
H2O
by Goh Kasan
. l a u n c h .
: date :
Friday, 5th August 2011
: time :
7.30 pm
: venue :
BooksActually
(No. 9 Yong Siak Street, Singapore 168645)
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VENN’S RULE:
20% off when you buy 3 books.
Now in effect. Only at BooksActually.
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Housing Singaporean talent, thoughts and dreams.
This National Day, we stand together to salute the talent
who have crafted these with their hearts, minds, souls and hands,
who speak bravely about our identity, tell of our story, and
construct our future. These are proudly made by Singaporeans.
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BooksActually / No. 9 Yong Siak Street Tiong Bahru Singapore 168645 / t : +65 6222 9195
BooksActually presents An ode to Penguin (8th – 16th July 2011)
04 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
is proud to present
Weekdays / 11 am ~ 9 pm
Saturdays / 10 am ~ 9 pm
Sunday / 10 am ~ 8 pm
$9 PREMIUM
includes privileges from event partners
$6 CONCESSION
Students, NSFs & Senior Citizens (above 60 years old)
o f f i c i a l . w e b s i t e / f a c e b o o k
Tickets now available at
BooksActually / Birds & Co. / CrazyWorld Café / The Little Dröm Store /
The Little Happy Shop / Rockstar / Woods in the Books
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In line with Penguin’s emphasis on design, BooksActually is organizing thecompetition.
Re-interpret the cover of your favorite Penguin Classic and submit your masterpiece to BooksActually by 4th July 2011.
3 winners will be selected and announced on the opening night
of the exhibition, 8th July 2011, Friday.
Artwork should stay within these dimensions
width : 11cm x height : 18cm
Draw, paint, print, graffiti, sew, scribble, scratch.
Get on your flippers.
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G U I D E L I N E S
This competition is open to everyone. Multiple entries are eligible.
1 // Pick up your entry form and official competition paper from BooksActually.
2 // Re-interpret the cover of your favourite Penguin Classic (draw, paint, print, graffiti, sew, scribble, scratch).
3 // Submit your completed artwork by 4th July 2011 via snail mail, or hand it to us personally, to :
BooksActually
No. 9 Yong Siak Street
Tiong Bahru
Singapore 168645
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A W A R D S
3 winners will waddle away with a BooksActually hamper worth $100
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“How I fell in love with a Penguin…”
Write a short paragraph of no more than 150 words,
and share your first encounter with a Penguin book and how you fell in love with it !
You may even include a picture of your favourite Penguin book,
or your shelves full of them !
Share it with us on our Facebook page !
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PENGUIN MARGINALIA
Ever picked up a book at a garage sale and found doodles and musings of the previous owner?
Or if any of your family members (younger/older siblings, parents or even grandparents) scribbled thoughts or anything interesting in their Penguin books,
we’d love for you to share it with us !
Snap a picture of these scribblings and share it on our Facebook page wall !
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BooksActually’s
Astronomical Phenomenon
S A L E
* 25% OFF STOREWIDE (except magazines) ! *>Rare phenomenon of a sale in astronomical proportions.
29.06.11 ~ 01.07.11
Wed ~ Fri
BooksActually / No. 9 Yong Siak Street Tiong Bahru Singapore 168645 / t: +65 6222 9195
What do you do when you have nothing to do this weekend? Eat!
03 Jun 2011 Leave a Comment
in par-tey~, saya recommend .., yum
BOOKSACTUALLY SALE ! (16 – 17th April 2011) This wkend folks!
15 Apr 2011 Leave a Comment
in books
. . .
20% off storewide
16 ~ 17 April 2011 (Sat & Sun)
Because there is no such thing as Too Many Books.
. . .
BooksActually
No. 9 Yong Siak Street Tiong Bahru
Singapore 168645
+65 6222 9195
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*NOTE*
Verena Tay’s Book Launch: In the Company of Heroes (22nd April 2011) will be postponed.
Stay tuned.
BooksActually presents On Being Paul Tan (8th April 2011)
03 Apr 2011 Leave a Comment
in arts scene, books
BooksActually
p r e s e n t s
On Being Paul Tan
a dialogue series by BooksActually
moderated by Gwee Li Sui
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PAUL TAN has published three volumes of verse. His first two collections, Curious Roads (1994) and Driving Into Rain (1998), won the Commendation and Merit Prizes at the Singapore Literature Prize competition. His last collection was First Meeting of Hands (2006).
His poetry and other writings have appeared in The Straits Times, The New Straits Times, Project Eyeball, Silver Kris, Commentary, The Arts Magazine, Ars Interpres, QLRS.com, softblow.com as well as poetry anthologies, Writing Singapore: An Historical Anthology of Singapore Literature, No Other City and From Boys To Men, among others.
One of his short stories “Jasmine’s Father” was translated into Italian for “Singapore”, a collection of Singaporean stories published by il Saggiatore.
A dramatised reading of his play “Sleepwalkers” was presented by Action Theatre in April 2005 at the Esplanade. He also wrote the lyrics for “A World to Imagine” for ChildAid 2006, the theme song for a charity concert organised by the Singapore Press Holdings.
Currently he works for the National Arts Council looking after the literary arts sector and the Singapore Writers Festival.
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D : 8 April 2011, Friday
T : 7.30 ~ 9.30pm
V : BooksActually (No. 9 Yong Siak Street, Tiong Bahru)
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BooksActually / No. 9 Yong Siak Street Tiong Bahru Singapore 168645 / T : +65 6222 9195
