Eight Plays [The Woman in a Tree on the Hill / Three Fat Virgins / Playing Mothers / Love Calls / Breastissues / Life Choices / The Silence of the Kittens / Hitting (On) Women]
Ovidia Yu
Singapore: Epigram Books, 2011
ISBN: 9789810884680

Celebrated playwright Yu dissects all things female - from breasts, to virginity, to lesbian love. This collection of her finest works includes The Woman in a Tree on the Hill, which won the Edinburgh Fringe First Award.

The Immolation
Goh Poh Seng
Singapore: Epigram Books, 2011
ISBN: 9789810899356

Regarded as one of the pioneers of Singapore literature, Goh Poh Seng takes on larger-than-life themes in his most ambitious novel, which is set in post-war Vietnam. In The Immolation, Goh's take on issues of national identity, war, and self-discovery has contemporary relevance not just to Asian readers, but an international audience.

Glass Cathedral
Andrew Koh
Singapore: Epigram Books, 2011
ISBN: 9789810899325

Winner of the 1994 Singapore Literature Prize Commendation Award, Glass Cathedral's sensitive depiction of homosexuality in conservative Singapore is a landmark in local literature. This novella was part of a small wave of gay and lesbian-themed drama and fiction that appeared in Singapore in the early 1990s.

Scorpion Orchid
Lloyd Fernando
Singapore: Epigram Books, 2011
ISBN: 9789810899332

An exciting first novel set in pre-independence Singapore, Scorpion Orchid follows the lives of four young men - a Malay, an Eurasian, a Chinese and a Tamil - against a backdrop of racial violence and political factions struggling for dominance. Excerpts from classical Malay and colonial English sources appear throughout the narrative, illuminating the roots and significance of this period in history.

The Scholar and the Dragon
Stella Kon
Singapore: Epigram Books, 2011
ISBN: 9789810899318

As good as historical fiction gets - The Scholar and the Dragon immerses the reader in the Singapore of the 1910s, where overseas Chinese fought for revolution to bring down the Qing Dynasty. Stella Kon's tale is spell-binding, with turns and twists, and the feel of an epic movie.

The Adventures of Holden Heng
Robert Yeo
Singapore: Epigram Books, 2011
ISBN: 9789810899349

Enter the world of Holden Heng, the not-so-lucky-in-love protagonist of this comic realist novel that documents the social currents transforming the Lion City in the 1970s. Described as the most Singaporean of Singapore writers, Robert Yeo presents an immensely entertaining story of a typical Singaporean man's escapades with three very different women. Will he ever find true love?

The Eu Yan Sang Way: Renewing a Century of Heritage
William Koh
Singapore: Cengage Learning Asia, 2011
ISBN: 9789814369534

The Eu Yan Sang Way traces how one man, with a deep belief in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), embarked on a mission to transform the company set up by his forefathers, and make TCM relevant in the 21st century. Richard Eu took over the helm of Eu Yan Sang in 1989 and began the arduous journey of growing the company into a household name in Singapore and Asia.

This book provides insights into Richard Eu's leadership motivation and drive, and his courage and vision in turning Eu Yan Sang into a leading TCM company, and making its products relevant to modern day consumers. It also looks at the importance of effective human resource management and having the right organisational structure and culture to support business growth.

The key engine of growth at Eu Yan Sang is innovation, manifested in the form of its trusted health care products, the professional marketing of such products through the company's retail outlets and the provision of TCM clinical services at the same time.

The Devil's Garden: Love and War in Singapore Under the Japanese Flag
Nigel Barley
Singapore: Monsoon Books, 2011
ISBN: 9789814358422

Gardens are magical places - images of Nature and Culture, models of paradise, spaces where plants live in war and peace, co-operation and competition. It is 1942 and Singapore is Syonanto, part of the Japanese Empire, where violence and starvation stalk the streets, but in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a bizarre tranquility reigns between warring nations and even love awakes as old identities melt away in the heady atmosphere of the Orchid House.

From its unique perspective and with a mixture of humour and romance, The Devil's Garden pictures a formative moment in the emergence of Singapore, where loyalties are less secure than those of the official histories and truth is anything but simple.

Traveler's Tale and Other Poems
Damon Chua
Singapore: Ethos Books, 2011
ISBN: 9789810898793

Spanning time, geography and metaphysics, Traveler's Tale and Other Poems is a personal journey that is at once unique and universal. From a Singaporean childhood, through military service, to a life abroad, these poems open a window to an existence viscerally connected to nature and the world at large. Like all journeys, there are twists and turns, triumphs and setbacks, and unexpected, intimate moments. The spelling of "Traveler" offers a clue to the direction of the author's journey. Yet, sometimes, it is not the destination that matters; it is the act of getting there.

Singapore at Random: Facts, Figures, Quotes and Anecdotes on Singapore
Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, 2011
ISBN: 9789814260374

An illustrated collection of Singapore trivia, Singapore at Random contains anecdotes, statistics, quotations, diagrams, facts, recipes, advice, folklore and other unusual and often useful tidbits. This veritable treasure trove of information on Singapore is arranged, as the title suggests, randomly, so that readers will come to expect the unexpected on each page. Designed in a charmingly classic style and peppered with attractive illustrations, Singapore at Random is a quirky and irresistible celebration of everything you didn't know about Singapore.

Singapore at Random has been researched and compiled by a dedicated team of writers, researchers and editors at Editions Didier Millet. Having unearthed an abundance of Singaporean trivia, the team has discerningly selected thousands of interesting nuggets of information into separate entries, producing an entertaining and revealing guide to the island. From taboos to outstanding individuals and the unique Singaporean linguistic (i.e. Singlish) landscape, the entries covered in Singapore at Random are as varied and boundless as the diversity that makes Singapore unique.