Blog Listing
London Book Fair [8 Apr 2014]
Deputy Directory Kenneth Quek and Senior Manager Celine Chow are in London right now representing the Book Council at the London Book Fair. The Singapore Booth has been built up to make it look like a kopitiam back home, and even though Kenneth is mopping the floors, I don't think they're actually serving… Details
Book Industry April Fool’s Pranks [2 Apr 2014]
April 1st has long been a day in which we've all needed to watch ourselves, whether we have annoying siblings, overzealous colleagues, or just slightly naive sensibilities while rummaging through the Internet. Once in a while, however, these April Fool's jokes and pranks are actually funny, and everybody… Details
David Seow Interviews Emily Lim [31 Mar 2014]
Emily Lim is the author of many, many picture books including Prince Bear & Pauper Bear, A New Home for Kai Kai and Jia Jia, and Tibby the Tiger Bunny. No stranger to pictures himself (he's been writing them for over 13 years and his latest is Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di: A Day with the Duchess), Dave Seow… Details
Excellent Bookstores Around the World [28 Mar 2014]
In our search for more excellent literary arts spaces, we went looking for the greatest bookstores in the world. Like our library post from last week, we found a great many lists featuring the greatest bookstores in the world. As with the libraries, many of the bookstores appear on multiples lists because they are… Details
Pauline Loh Interviews David Seow [24 Mar 2014]
Dave Seow has been writing children’s picture books for more than 13 years! Not only has he produced notable works like The Littlest Emperor, Monkey: The Classic Chinese Adventure Tale and the Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di series, but he is also a champion for local writing. In person, he is every bit as funny and… Details
Join Us At the SmartKids Asia Fair! [21 Mar 2014]
The Book Council will be sharing a booth with our AFCC festival bookstore Woods in the Books at the SmartKids Asia Fair this weekend, from Friday, 21 March, to Sunday, 23 March, at the Singapore Expo, Hall 5. We'll be at Booth K15/K17 where we'll have a Reading Corner for children to sit and read some great… Details
Amazing Libraries Around the World [19 Mar 2014]
We at the Book Council of course love any space that dedicates itself to books and the literary arts, and libraries are easily some of the best examples of those types of spaces. Here are a few lists from around the Internet that feature some of the best libraries around the world (many of which appear on multiple… Details
Emily Lim Interviews Catherine Carvell [17 Mar 2014]
Catherine Carvell, author of the upcoming Darcy Moon and the Deep-Fried Frogs, was interviewed by Emily Lim, author of many, many picture books including Prince Bear & Pauper Bear, A New Home for Kai Kai and Jia Jia, and Tibby the Tiger Bunny for the NBDCS blog. Emily: Catherine, congratulations on the upcoming… Details
Mr Rama’s Visit to Japan [28 Feb 2014]
Of Asia and Children’s Books: The Role of the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) Featuring R. Ramachandran, Executive Director of AFCC, and Bolormaa Baasansuren and Ganbaatar Ichinnorov, SingTel Asian Picture Book Award Winners for Old City on Friday, January 10, 2014 Contributed by the SCBWI… Details
Keynote speech at All In! Young Writers Media Festival by Dr Gwee Li Sui [27 Feb 2014]
...All of you know what it means to write – or you won’t be here with me, in this room, on a perfect weekend. You don’t just want to write or dream about writing; I know you have already started writing. You don’t want others to know yet, not until you are prepared, and so you have hidden… Details