Bfm :: Bookmark

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Paul French about his latest book - City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir - and about the city's seedy and sordid past.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to journalist and author Humphrey Hawksley about his latest book Asian Waters that chronicles the ongoing struggle over the Asia Pacific and the strategy of Chinese expansion in the region.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Bridget Welsh, professor of political science at John Cabot University, about what's next for Malaysia's former dominant political party.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Bernice Chauly and Melizarani T. Selva about the gargantuan task of curating Malaysia’s largest literary festival. You can find more information about the George Town Literary Festival here: http://www.georgetownlitfest.com/

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Lisa Brennan-Jobs about her memoir - Small Fry - in which she chronicles the complex coming-of-age story of a young girl caught between a struggling single mother and the temperamental co-founder of Apple.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Singaporean author Sharlene Teo about her critically acclaimed debut novel, Ponti. Sharlene Teo is one of the featured authors at this year's edition of the Singapore Writers Festival. You can find out more about the festival here: https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Indonesian author Intan Paramaditha about Apple and Knife - her wonderful collection of short stories that seamlessly weave together feminism and horror to create a compelling narrative while putting forward a powerful social message. Intan Paramaditha is one of the featured authors at this year's edition of the Singapore Writer's Festival. You can find out more about the festival here: https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/

On Saturday, the 13th of October, we hosted a Murakami book party over at Lit Books in Tropicana Avenue where we celebrated the launch of Killing Commendatore. On the show today, we will be playing you a little bit of the conversation that took place on Saturday evening; from our first encounters with Haruki Murakami to the differences between the English and Chinese translations, to where this latest effort ranks in his highly regarded oeuvre.

This week, Uma welcomes special guest Fong Min Hun for an in-depth discussion about all things Haruki Murakami. The both of them also give you their verdict on his latest magnum opus, Killing Commendatore.

On Saturday, the 29th of September, we held a special edition of “Bookmark Live!” in collaboration with our friends over at Airbnb - where Uma, Kam, and Sharmilla took readers on a journey around the world through the pages of eight and a half books. This episode of Bookmark is brought to you by Airbnb.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Marc DiPaolo about his latest book which is a broad exploration of climate fantasy and science fiction, from The Lord of the Rings and the Narnia series to The Handmaid's Tale and Game of Thrones.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma is joined by BFM's very own Melisa Idris and Keith Kam for an in depth look at Tom Wright and Bradley Hope's epic expose on the secret life of Jho Low.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma and special guest Azura Rahman, take a look back at literary oeuvre of the late, great Peter Mayle.

Every month, the good folks over at Lit Books in Tropicana Avenue lend us their gorgeous bookshop for an evening of literary indulgence. This week's podcast features the conversation that Uma had with both Sharmilla Ganesan and Jason Leong about how reading science fiction and fantasy can be crucial in understanding the world around us.

Every month, the good folks over at Lit Books in Tropicana Avenue lend us their gorgeous bookshop for an evening of literary indulgence. This week's podcast features the conversation that Uma had with both Chuah Guat Eng and Kam Raslan about the books that have changed their lives.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Bettina Chua Abdullah about the 2018 edition of The Fay Khoo Award.

Every month, the good folks over at Lit Books in Tropicana Avenue lend us their gorgeous bookshop for an evening of literary indulgence. This week's podcast features the conversation that Uma had with both Eddin Khoo and Bernice Chauly about the sexiest books they've ever read.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Australian author Carol Jones about her debut novel, about what it's like writing from the outside looking in, and about the many ghosts that constantly haunt our narratives.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to another one of his comic book heroes - writer and editor Paul Levitz - about his almost four decades in the industry.  

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Chris Zeiher from Lonely Planet about our global obsession with coffee.