Silverfish
New Writing 7 by
Ashraf jamal and Shanti Moorthy (Eds). ... stories cannot merely
renounce the present dilemma and limits, they must also address them
... in this collection, we find ourselves between memories and desire,
the old and the new ... say the editors in the Introduction. 19 stories
from malaysia, Singapore and around the world make up the last edition
of the current Silverfisdh New Writing series. (Free
delivery within
Malaysia). Go
to bookshop
RM25.00.00 (USD 17.95) 
News
from Home by
Chua kok Yee, Shih-Li Kow and Rumaizah Abu Bakar. Three writers, thirty
stories. Are they the 'next big thing' in English Writing in Malaysia?
They are the first to be published from the Silverfish Writing
Programme, and News from Home is the first book to carry the Silverfish
Books Malaysian Literature in English sticker. (Free
delivery within
Malaysia). Go
to bookshop
RM30.00.00 (USD 19.95)
English
Studies in Asia
edited by Araki, Lim, Minami, Yoshihara
(RM 25.00)In her introduction, Yoshihara Yukari of Tsukuba University wites: Some Asian countries have a past history of colonization by English speaking or European countries, while others did not - this naturally affects the meaning of English studies in each Asian country. (Free delivery within Malaysia). Go to bookshop RM25.00.00 (USD 17.95)
(Click here for Silverfish Books postcolonial literature in English)
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No one can write a best seller by trying to. He must write with
complete sincerity; the clich?s that make you laugh, the hackneyed
characters, the well-worn situations, the commonplace story that
excites your derision, seem neither hackneyed, well worn nor
commonplace to him. The conclusion is obvious: you cannot write
anything that will convince unless you are yourself convinced. The best
seller sells because he writes with his heart's blood. Maugham, W. Somerset WRITING: It was 20 years ago today … (1 July 2008) We wish we could say that (20 years ago today, that is), but no ... we turned nine on the 25th of June. Yes, that’s right. We are now into our tenth year. We let the milestone pass more in sober reflection rather than in celebration though. To be honest, we are still trying to wrap our heads around it. What does nine years mean? That it has been a good fight and we are still around? Or, ‘Oh my God, has it really been that long?’ Or, is that all? Feels like we have been at it forever? Actually, it feels like all of that, at the same time. We opened for business in Desa Sri Hartamas on the 25th of June 1999. At that time there were no mega bookstore in KL (MPH Mid-Valley only opened about nine month later). The scene was pretty bleak. There was, of course, Skoob Books -- the only bookstore that could provide us with the type of books we wanted then. The concept for Silverfish Books was pretty simple. READ MORE NEWS: Silverfish at Cannes Outdoor Lions (1 July 2008)  READ MORE NEWS: Virtual Book Browsing (1 July 2008)  You know what a pain it is to browse through a hundred titles on the
internet, especially if you live in Malaysia with stone age internet
broadband? Anyway, it is so much more fun to go through the books in a
bookshop (despite the risk of permanent nect injury from looking at
titles sideways at some). Firstly, you get to go through more books in
less time. Then you get to touch and feel (or is it caress?) the books,
admire the paper and print quality, the embossed title, the UV
laminate, and smell them (I mean, take in the aroma) before you are
allowed to be seduced and agree to take them home with you – for they
are such beautiful objects. In contrast buying books on the internet is
so cold, so utilitarian, so functional, so unromantic, so blah. Worse
than that would be downloading a book digitally. (Okay, textbooks and
academic material do deserve to be downloaded digitally, though porn
will probably be the first to get there -- erotica, right!)READ MORE NEWS: Adults adore children’s books (1 July 2008)  So, tell me something I don’t know, you must be saying. This report from the Daily Mail says that three-quarters of adult readers in Britain still like to read children's stories like Roald Dahl's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, The Chronicles Of Narnia and the Harry Potter books. (They missed out The Vicar of Nibbleswicke, my favourite, but then that's because I am dyslexic.)READ MORE New Books: Human Rights (1 July 2008)  Malaysia Human Rights Report 2007: Civil and Political Rights by SUARAM (RM 22.00)SUARAM publishes its Human Rights Report on Malaysia every year without fail. This report is now widely recognised as the most objective, comprehensive and dependable source of information on the state of human rights in Malaysia. READ MORE EVENTS: Silverfish Books’ Writers' Forum (1 July 2008) After repeated requests, Silverfish Books is organising a writers’ forum. The intention is for it to become a monthly meeting for aspiring creative writers in English to read their works, request feedback, network, form their own splinter writers' groups, and to share their stories with others having similar interests. We have been pondering this for a while. The original intention was to make it exclusive to Silverfiswh Writing Programme participants. But after discussing this with others we have decided to open it to all (including writers from Singapore if any want to make the trip). No fee will be charged. It is proposed that this free forum be held on the first Saturday of each month ( as long as interest lasts) and the first event will be on Date: Saturday, 5th July 2008 Time: 2.30 to 4.30pm Venue: Silverfish Books, 58-1, Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru This session is ideal for you if: READ MORE Links: Asiatic Journal (1 July 2008) From the website: Asiatic is the very first international journal on Asian Englishes and English writings by Asian and Asian diasporic writers, currently being the only one of its kind. It aims to publish high-quality research articles and outstanding creative works combining the broad fields of literature and linguistics within its focus area. Visit http://asiatic.iiu.edu.my/index.htm for articles and to contribute. SLIDESHOW: Shirley Lim book launch (16 June 2008) See slideshow WRITING: Here we are now, entertain us (16 June 2008) READ MORE NEWS: July 1-8 is indie week (16 June 2008) READ MORE NEWS: Which one are you? (16 June 2008) READ MORE NEWS: Borders sale -- going, going, gone (16 June 2008) READ MORE New Books: A KL guide (16 June 2008) READ MORE EVENTS: Silverfish Books’ Writers' Forum (16 June 2008) READ MORE SLIDESHOW: Shirley Lim book launch (16 June 2008) See slideshow WRITING: Is the Malaysian malaise contagious? (1 June 2008) READ MORe NEWS: The book is dead, long live the book (1 June 2008) READ MORE NEWS: James Bond rides again (1 June 2008) READ MORE NEWS: Scrabble is 60 years old (1 June 2008) READ MORE New Books: A legend retold (1 June 2008) READ MORE EVENTS: Shirley Lim book launch and reading (1 June 2008) READ MORE
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2008) READ
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| About us Silverfish Books was established in 1999 as an independant bookshop with a focus on literature, philosophy, religion and Malaysiana - areas which are either neglected or not addressed intelligently in the main stream bookstores. Silverfish Books was established as a bookstore for people who like to read by people who read. Customers and browsers come to Silverfish Books not only for the individually selected titles (in a book boutique environment) but also advice on reading. (Visiting mega bookstores can be intimidating for the average reader with thousands of books but with nobody to help. Customers normally end up buying something familiar and their reading - and their outlook - never grows.) We stock many titles that cannot be found in any of the mega stores - in fact, not even on Amazon.com! We avoid 'management' and 'self-help' books (unless they are exceptionally well written) because we think they are the 'Coca-Cola' of the book world - useless but addictive. We believe in literature and philosophy, not instant fixes. Since 2000 Silverfish Books has also become Malaysia's leading publisher of Postcolonial and World Literature. The first book, published in the year 2000, was Silverfish New Writing 1 - an anthology of short stories from Malaysia, Singapore and beyond. Since then the Silverfish New Writing series has taken on a life of its own, attracting postcolonial writers from all over the world. Silverfish Books is a small press, and we are very proud of that. Every single book is read thoroughly from cover to cover, and must pass our stringent criteria before it is accepted. And every book is produced to the highest standards (albeit in paperback form, due to cost) using wood free paper. Silverfish Books - the bookshop Our Address Silverfish Books 58-1 Jalan Telawi Bangsar Baru 59100 Kuala Lumpur Tel: +603-228 448 37 Fax: +603-228 448 39 Opening hours: Mon-Friday: 10.00am to 8.00pm Saturday: 10.00am-6.00pm Holidays: 10.00am to 6.00pm Sunday and major holidays: Closed |
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