Epigram Books

Epigram Books Find us at the at the Singapore Art Museum where local books meet local roastersโ€”it doesn't get more local than this!

Epigram Books publishes thought-provoking books for all ages with a focus on Singapore and Southeast Asian stories. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ In our bookshop, we also sell titles from various publishers across Singapore. An independent publisher based in Singapore, Epigram Books was started in 2011 and is known for publishing all manner of fiction and non-fictionโ€”novels, short stories, childrenโ€™s books, memoirs, cookbooks, poetry, and moreโ€”with a focus on Singapore stories. ๏ฟฝ

Bestselling and award-winning books include The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, Nimita's Place, The Way of Kueh, Lion City, State of Emergency, Ministry of Moral Panic, the Sherlock Sam and the Secrets of Singapore children's book series. We're open daily from 11:00am to 6:30pm. For more information, visit our website at epigrambookshop.sg.

We had a ton of fun at the ๐˜”๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด Storytelling and Monster-Making Workshop!Many thanks to everyone who came ...
11/08/2026

We had a ton of fun at the ๐˜”๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด Storytelling and Monster-Making Workshop!

Many thanks to everyone who came down (and left with little paper monsters of their own ๐Ÿ‘พ) and to the Museum of Ice Cream Singapore team for having us! ๐Ÿ™Œ

๐˜”๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด is a rhyming picture book, written by Mark Lim and illustrated by award-winning artist Cacticyn, featuring a cast of colourful monsters. From Happy Monster to Scared Monster, Angry Monster to Silly Monster, each creature helps children recognise and embrace what they feel.

Grab a copy from epigrambookshop.sg!

๐Ÿš‡๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‚๐™–๐™ฅ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต | ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐Ÿš‡Next station: Malay Heritage Centre! Join us for an afternoon with Rat...
11/08/2026

๐Ÿš‡๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‚๐™–๐™ฅ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต | ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐Ÿš‡

Next station: Malay Heritage Centre! Join us for an afternoon with Ratna Damayanti Taha, author of the 2026 Epigram Books Fiction Prize winning title ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ฑ, as she maps out the structures we travel alongsideโ€”or even derail fromโ€”in a conversation moderated by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah (author of ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ? ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ).

Spanning across 1980s to 2020s Singapore, ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ฑ tracks the life of Nora, a girl who grows up believing in neat routes to success until life forces her off the map. A novel about ambition, disillusionment and the quiet compromises people make in order to belong.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 12 September 2026, Saturday
๐Ÿ• 2.00pm โ€“ 4.00pm
๐Ÿ“ Malay Heritage Centre, 85 Sultan Gate
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Reading by the author, Q&A, author signing
๐Ÿ”— Reserve your spot: https://mindthegap.peatix.com

Canโ€™t make it for this book launch? Keep an eye out for another event with the author! ๐Ÿ‘€

Mark Lim and Cacticyn dropped by our office to sign preorders of ๐˜”๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ดโ€”and added little monsters of their o...
07/08/2026

Mark Lim and Cacticyn dropped by our office to sign preorders of ๐˜”๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ดโ€”and added little monsters of their own! ๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ๐Ÿ‘พ

If you have preordered a copy, keep an eye on your mailboxes ๐Ÿ‘€

๐˜”๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด is a picture book written by Mark Lim and illustrated by award-winning artist Cacticyn, featuring a cast of colourful monsters. From Happy Monster to Scared Monster, Angry Monster to Silly Monster, each creature helps children recognise and embrace what they feel. With vibrant illustrations and engaging rhymes, ๐˜”๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด is an excellent primer for building childrenโ€™s emotional awareness.

๐Ÿ”— Grab a copy from epigrambookshop.sg!

๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ. ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.Follow the twin tracks of Noraโ€™s journey alongside a rapi...
06/08/2026

๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ. ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

Follow the twin tracks of Noraโ€™s journey alongside a rapidly changing Singapore in Ratna Damayanti Tahaโ€™s ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ฑ, the winning title of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2026! ๐Ÿš‡๐Ÿ“š

A novel about ambition and disillusionment, it questions the cost of keeping up with a society obsessed with forward motion.

Preorder now at 10% off at epigrambookshop.sg!

Kudos to the Kinokuniya crowd at the book launches for ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด: ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด and ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ...
05/08/2026

Kudos to the Kinokuniya crowd at the book launches for ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด: ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด and ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต last Saturday! ๐Ÿต๐Ÿš‚

From a mini Farquhar to an MRT fan, our array of attendees made these events a blast. Thank you to everyone who came down and to the Books Kinokuniya team for having us! ๐Ÿ™Œ

๐˜๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด: ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด by Ng Yi-Sheng reveals the wacky, untold history of our island nation through engaging stories that are sure to shock and thrill readers of all ages. Discover these tales that are retold with humour, bite, and cheeky commentary from Mr Monyet the macaque. ๐Ÿ’

๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต by Angรจle Lee uncovers the nationโ€™s transport secrets, from rickshaws and pirate taxis to trains and driverless cars. Journey through the wild ride of innovations, mishaps, and milestones that keep our little island moving. ๐Ÿ’จ

Grab these books from epigrambookshop.sg!

๐Ÿ˜ถโ€๐ŸŒซ๏ธ๐˜ผ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š ๐˜พ๐™–๐™จ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™€๐™ง๐™–๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐Ÿ˜ถโ€๐ŸŒซ๏ธJaclyn Lim may write about a motherโ€™s surreal experience of feeling unseen,...
04/08/2026

๐Ÿ˜ถโ€๐ŸŒซ๏ธ๐˜ผ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š ๐˜พ๐™–๐™จ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™€๐™ง๐™–๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐Ÿ˜ถโ€๐ŸŒซ๏ธ

Jaclyn Lim may write about a motherโ€™s surreal experience of feeling unseen, but she will be heard at ๐˜ˆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Œ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆโ€™s book launch! Join us for a candid conversation with the author of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2026 finalist title, moderated by Sunita Sue Leng (author of ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ).

๐˜ˆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Œ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ is a surreal and unsettling novel about motherhood, care and what it means to slowly disappear in plain sight. With local references and true-to-life characters, the highs and lows of being a mother have never been so seen.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday, 29 August 2026
๐Ÿ• 2.00pm โ€“ 3.30pm
๐Ÿ“ Book Bar, 57 Duxton Road
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Reading by the author, Q&A, and the Visible Wallโ€”a small station for the things that usually go unseen and unsaid. Kids are welcome!

Reserve your spot: https://astrangecaseoferasure.peatix.com/

01/08/2026

Nora believed in the system, until it stopped believing in her.

Follow the twin tracks of Noraโ€™s journey alongside a rapidly changing Singapore in Ratna Damayanti Tahaโ€™s ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ฑ, the winning title of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2026!

A novel about ambition and disillusionment, it questions the cost of keeping up with a society obsessed with forward motion.

Preorder now at 10% off at epigrambookshop.sg!

Ng Yi-Sheng dropped by to sign preorder copies of ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด: ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด (though it seems a certain macaque...
31/07/2026

Ng Yi-Sheng dropped by to sign preorder copies of ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด: ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด (though it seems a certain macaque has snuck into the pages๐Ÿ™Š)!

Want an autographed copy but missed out on preorders? Join us for A Most Disorderly Gathering at Kinokuniya to hear from the author himself, as he gives a rundown of Singaporeโ€™s history as we donโ€™t know it!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday, 1 August 2026
๐Ÿ• 2.30pm โ€“ 3.30pm
๐Ÿ“ Books Kinokuniya, Raffles City
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Interactive storytelling, quiz with prizes, and Q&A; history enthusiasts of all ages welcome!

Reserve your spot: crazycolonisers.peatix.com

๐˜๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด: ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด reveals the wacky, untold history of our island nation through engaging stories that are sure to shock and thrill readers of all ages. Meet the larger-than-life characters who shaped Singapore's early colonial daysโ€”from Engku Puteriโ€™s royal defiance to Farquharโ€™s wild menagerieโ€”in tales retold with humour, bite, and cheeky commentary from Mr Monyet the macaque ๐Ÿ’
History, as you know it, will not survive.

๐Ÿ”— Grab a copy from epigrambookshop.sg!

๐ŸšจATTENTION PROCRASTINATORS: THIS IS A LAST CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS!๐ŸšจWe only have 2 days left to the submission deadline! If...
30/07/2026

๐ŸšจATTENTION PROCRASTINATORS: THIS IS A LAST CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS!๐Ÿšจ

We only have 2 days left to the submission deadline! If you still havenโ€™t sent us your manuscript, itโ€™s time to dig it out of your folder, follow our submission and manuscript checklists, and head to https://epigrambooks.submittable.com/submit.

๐Ÿ“… Submissions close 1 August 2026, 11:59PM (SGT)

๐Ÿ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!๐ŸFrom kiasu snakes that cartwheel at the first sign of danger to fashion-forward snakes that k...
29/07/2026

๐Ÿ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!๐Ÿ

From kiasu snakes that cartwheel at the first sign of danger to fashion-forward snakes that keep stylish in wet mud, get the scoop on all 65 species of our noodly neighbours in Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray's ๐˜š๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Ž๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ!

Preorder now at epigrambookshop.sg for 10% off and get a snake (art print, not an actual snake)*, complete with a Certificate of Adoption! Leave the adopter's name in the order remarks so that your snake knows how to address its new owner.

*Please select your preferred snake art print under the โ€œPrintโ€ drop-down menu before checkout.

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