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MPH Buy SingLit Bookfair

Hello SingLit!

If you’re in the Orchard Rd area this weekend, make sure you drop by Forum the Shopping Mall, where you’ll find pop-up bookstore and browsing corner, with storytelling sessions and other activities. Ideal for both young and old, not only will you be able to buy works by local authors, it’s also where you – and the little ones – can have loads of fun through a series of activities and workshops. Among the highlights:

On Feb 26 (2:30pm), young writers between the ages of seven and 12 can check out If I Were My Great Grandmother/Father, an hour-long workshop in which the team behind The House on Palmer Road shares how to bring the past to life in stories.

On Feb 26 (1:30pm), join Abbie Rose and her magical suitcase on a grand adventure in a reading with author Neil Humphreys. And at 3.30pm on the same day, join the authors of the popular Sherlock Sam mystery series for a half-hour storytelling session and quiz, with prizes to be won.

Buy SingLit Festival

The leafy Gillman Barracks will this weekend (Feb 25-26, 10am-7pm) host a book fair where the spotlight falls on works published by independent publishers in four of Singapore’s official languages.

Organized by independent retailer BooksActually, participating publishers include Crimson Earth, Lingzi Media and Math Paper Press; and there will also be a table for self-published titles. The book fair includes talks by key players in the local literary scene, which aim to provide an overview of the Singapore’s publishing landscape.  

For more programs under the #BuySingLit movement, please visit www.buysinglit.sg.

Brought to you by the #BuySingLit Working Committee