Flame Of The Forest Publishing

30/08/2025

The long-awaited Mr Midnight #106 is out in stores! Also available at: www.flameoftheforest.asia

30/08/2025

The True Singapore Ghost Stories Book 1 by Russell Lee has been reprinted over 35 times since its first printing in 1989. Very few titles in the world can match that. It's readership reaches millions and transcends generations. Soon after it was published, a Chinese translation was done and it sold out quickly. Now, as Singapore celebrates its 60th birthday, we thought it appropriate to bring back the beloved Chinese Edition. It's a new translation. The publisher has decide to borrow from the cover of the English book for the Chinese title. It's a beauty...

08/08/2025

Happy 60th National Day, Singapore!

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21/07/2025

"Hello Chok Tong, Goodbye Kuan Yew" was published in the early 90's against a backdrop of tight political controls. Lee Kuan Yew had frowned on political cartoons as he didn't think they treated politicians respectfully. Singapore politicians were not like used-car salesmen. He didn't think the media should be aping Western values. So the establishment media steered clear of political caricature. At Flame Of The Forest Publishing, we saw the emerging "glasnost" inspired by new prime minister Goh Chok Tong as an opportunity for creative expression. Others felt we were entering into "where even angels fear to tread" territory. A battery of lawyers advised against it. Major book distributors refused to touch the book. Bookshops wouldn't sell it. Despite all the obstacles, the decision was made to publish. To be honest, the reaction was really scary. But the foreign press took notice and wrote about the publication. In Singapore, the media was generally muted. And yet Hello-Goodbye sold extremely well. Most Singaporeans loved it. They felt that it was about time. One reader bought all 400 copies on display from a bookstore, fearing it would be banned. Eventually, even Lee Kuan Yew saw the humour in the book. He cheerfully received the cartoons when they were plastered onto a placard for him. Bookshops started selling the book! Thankfully, we lived to tell the tale. This is it then... the book that broke taboos and liberated minds. A milestone in Singapore's political and publishing evolution. www.flameoftheforest.asia

11/05/2025

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05/04/2025

There are few series that can entertain young Singapore readers like the Twinkletoes series. It's fun, educational and informative. Kids should avoid ebooks and read hard copy books instead. Digital reads destroy the imagination. Twinkletoes is about the adventures of Leandro and his friends in a Singapore school, MORRISON HIGH. If only all schools in Singapore were like the fictional Morrison High. Available at www.flameoftheforest.asia

18/12/2024

Ameera loves the TSGS books. She was brought up by a single mum. Although life was tough, her wise mum did her best to get Ameera to read. But the books mum bought didn't interest her. Mum then tried TSGS. It was the start of a lifelong love for reading. Ameera scrimped and saved to buy more TSGS books on her own. Thirty years later, here she is, in front of Russell Lee, telling her story. She is doing well now and has two kids. Many will be able to identify with her story. One of Russell Lee's endearing legacies is fostering a love for reading among Singaporeans.

17/12/2024

The TSGS books have fostered a love for reading among MILLIONS of youngsters over 35 years. It's the best way to get children off mobile phones/social media and onto books. Also, the books are a shared experience among Singaporeans. It wasn't planned that way. It just happened. The anonymous author, Russell Lee, has pledged to keep producing new books for as long as he is able to.

28/11/2024

More RUSSELL LEE events have been lined up this festive season. Take this chance to meet the masked man! The schedule:

31/10/2024

Readers are turning out in numbers at Russell Lee's signing sessions. Don't miss the inspirational author. His schedule...

28/10/2024

Apart from bookstores, go to www.flameoftheforest.asia to buy the TSGS books.

20/10/2024

Russell Lee encapsulates the Singaporean psyche. His True Singapore Ghost Stories series mirror Singaporean hearts and minds. There is simplicity and charm in Lee's approach. The "TSGS 35th Year Special Edition" and the "TSGS 25th Year Special Edition" are must-reads. It's sheer entertainment, Singapore style.

What the media has said...

Russell Lee is something of a Singapore institution. TIME OUT

Russell Lee’s True Singapore Ghost Stories has been a mainstay on Singapore bestseller lists since they hit shelves in 1989. THE STRAITS TIMES (2017)

Russell Lee is Singapore’s most popular writer by a long stretch. His prose is clear and his titles snappy. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

The True Singapore Ghost Stories series continues to capture the imagination of Singaporeans. THE STRAITS TIMES

The material is just so incredibly rich... You just want to read on. THE STRAITS TIMES

True Singapore Ghost Stories Book 1 is Singapore’s all-time number one bestseller. THE STAR

Angsana’s Russell Lee is Singapore’s biggest-selling author by a long, long way! THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

The results of a Forbes survey commissioned by the National Library Board show that as many as four out of ten Singaporeans prefer to read horror-ghost stories... the most popular fiction is Russell Lee’s True Singapore Ghost Stories (Angsana Books). THE STRAITS TIMES

The True Singapore Ghost Stories by Russell Lee is to Singapore what manga is to Japan. THE OFFICIAL SINGAPORE GUIDE & MAP

Angsana’s Russell Lee and his team of ghost writers are highly popular, judging by the number of times that the volumes in the True Singapore Ghost Stories series — published by Flame Of The Forest — have hit the bestseller lists of major bookshops in town since the series was launched in 1989. THE STRAITS TIMES

Morality and the positive have a firm place in Angsana’s True Singapore Ghost Stories. Good triumphs over evil, always. THE NEW STRAITS TIMES

The True Singapore Ghost Stories series has put local fiction at the top spot and opened up possibilities for other home-grown stories and authors. It’s publisher, Flame Of The Forest Publishing, is a Singaporean English language press that has built its name by publishing Singapore authors. Its books, such as the True Singapore Ghost Stories, speak to the Singapore psyche. CHANNEL NEWSASIA

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