Malaysian novelist Aneeta Sundararaj on drawing inspiration from personal experiences and local issues Culture March 16, 2023 The question Aneeta asked herself was, would anyone want to know about these cultural mores so familiar to many here?
Author Dipika Mukherjee hopes to emulate great writers who are generous and encouraging Culture January 28, 2023 "Literature is really about expansiveness of the spirit."
Friends and fans pay tribute to Malaysian author and poet Wong Phui Nam Culture November 3, 2022 A leading voice in Southeast Asian literature, he leaves a legacy that is bound to last.
Sarawakian Nadia Mikail's debut YA novel 'The Cats We Meet Along the Way’ highlights family values as the world ends Culture June 3, 2022 The author scored a publishing contract by winning the 2020 YA competition held by Guppy Books.
Fiction and reality seamlessly dive into one another in Amor Towles' comforting books Culture September 26, 2021 His writing style is elegant and urbane, blending simple turns of phrases with delightfully evocative prose.
Controversial writer Faisal Tehrani is convinced that dialogue can bring about change People September 19, 2021 "Literature is about mankind, so it should be provocative."
Debut novelist Viji Krishnamoorthy weaves fact, fiction and family in a story that straddles WWII and contemporary Malaysia Culture September 9, 2021 The author talks about the seed of the novel and writing from a deep place within herself.
Celebrate Ernest Hemingway’s life by walking in his shoes in his hometown of Chicago Travel July 22, 2021 July is the month of Ernest Hemingway’s birth and death.
Malaysian-born Felicia Yap on releasing her riveting second novel 'Future Perfect' Culture May 2, 2021 "As a writer, nothing is more pleasurable than watching my characters come alive, seeing my stories take flight."
Perak-born Uthaya Sankar SB insists on writing in Bahasa Malaysia so everyone can read his books Culture April 27, 2021 “Bahasa Malaysia was introduced in 1970 to unify the people and I just want to maintain my right to use it."