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JUL 17

BOOKSACTUALLY: SMALL BOOKSHOPS IN BIG CITIES

Time: 1-3pm
Where: 1/F, Multipurpose room The owner of Singaporean independent bookstore BooksActually, Kenny Leck, talks about running a decade-long 24/7 business, how he made reading part of Singapore’s pop culture, and the launch of his publishing house, Math Paper Press.

CREATE PHOTOS, CREATE STORIES: NARRATIVES THROUGH PICTURES

Time: 1:30-3pm
Where: 4/F, Bookmoby
Join painter/illustrator Tawan Wattaya and professional photographer Supachai Ketkarunkul for a conversation about the art and science of telling narratives through pictures. Interviewed by publisher Banglumpoo’s Worapoj Panwong, both will be answering questions about creating photobooks.

BOOKTALK: THE LEMON TREE

Time: 3-5pm
Where: 4/F, Bookmoby
Middle-Eastern specialist Chukiat Panasapornprasert and Mahidol University’s research center for peace professor Ngamsuk Rattanasatian discuss and analyze Sandy Tolan’s 2006 book The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East, and compare problems in the Middle East to Thailand’s violent southern borders.

JUL 18

OASIS WORLD OF BOOKS: LITERARY MAGAZINES IN THAI SOCIETY

Time: 11am-12:30pm
Where: 1/F, Multipurpose room
Hear talks and discussions from top Thai literary magazine founders Suchart Sawatsri from Chorkarakate, Uthit Hemamul from Writer, Wart Rawee from Underground Buleteen and Niwat Puttaprasart from Reungsan to learn about planting seeds in modern Thai literature.

POETRY ON THE ROCK: TUL VAITOONKIAT

Time: 1-2pm
Where: 1/F, Multipurpose room
Tul Vaitoonkiat, rock star and lyricist for Apartment Khunpa, explains the satirical lyrics and poems from his latest book, Pleng Tee Khun Mai Dai Fung (Song You’re Not Listening To).

BOOKTALK: TRANSLATE ZEN OUT OF ZEN

Time: 2pm-3pm
Where: 4/F, Bookmoby
Join Silpakorn University philosophy professor Kongkrit Triyawong, writer Newglom and book translator Usanee Nuchanong in a discussion about Zen monk Shunryu Suzuki’s debut book, Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen.

THE COVER DESIGNERS

Time: 3-4:30pm
Where: 1/F, Multipurpose room
Learn the creative process behind top publishers in Thailand from cover designer Thongratch Theparak and Openwords press designer Koramaipol Sirismongkolrujikul.

JUL 19

THE TYPE DESIGNERS

Time: 11am-12:30pm
Where: 1/F, Multipurpose room
Learn about typography and the process of creating aesthetics from type designers Anutin Wongsankorn and Sirin Kunklai.

BOOKTALK: DORK MAI NEUNG MITI (FLOWER FROM ONE DIMENSION)

Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Where: 4/F, Bookmoby
A discussion and analysis of horror poetry through excerpts from Flower from One Dimension by author Fah Poolworaluck and translator Anusorn Tipyanont.

DEBUT: BOOKMOBY PRESS & KNOW SERIES

Time: 1:30-3pm
Where: 4/F, Bookmoby
The festival organizers' debut of Bookmoby Press and its first publication, the Know Series of pocketbooks. Speakers include writer of the Know Series Bancha Suwannanont and cover designer Prabda Yoon.

JARK PLAE(NG) TO PLAE (FROM CHANGE TO TRANSLATE)

Time: 3:30-5pm
Where: 4/F, Bookmoby
Based on the book Plagiarism, Irony, and Incense Stick: A Sketch of Thai Translation Traditions, National Literature artist Suchat Sawassri and Chulalongkorn University’s Thai literature professor Prae Jittipalungsri discuss the problems faced by Thai translators influenced by Western literature.

THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN BOOKS

Time: 3:30-5pm
Where: 1/F, Multipurpose room
Learn the art of street photography from the winner of Japan’s Ihei Kimura Photography Award, Kayo Ume.