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Be comforted; your book can find its own way . . .

Audrey Chin

Nov 17, 20222 min read

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Be comforted; your book can find its own way . . .

Your story will find it's own way

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Writers I read: The formidable Meihan Boey on writing and Asian Gothic

Audrey Chin

Jul 21, 20226 min read

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Writers I read: The formidable Meihan Boey on writing and Asian Gothic

Introducing The Formidable Miss Cassidy and her formidable creator Meihan Boey

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Books I read: My take on some best-sellers from my to-read pile

Audrey Chin

Jul 4, 20222 min read

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Books I read: My take on some best-sellers from my to-read pile

Some best-sellers are on the lists for a reason. And then, there are the others. Here's the lowdown from my to-read pile. These 2, I...

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Books I Read: Some stuff I took off my to-read pile (1)

Audrey Chin

Jun 10, 20223 min read

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Books I Read: Some stuff I took off my to-read pile (1)

I've been offline recently, and wonderfully productive as a consequence! Here's part (1) of the list I took off my to-read pile, with...

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Books I Read: Exploring our fascinating four faceted brain

Audrey Chin

Jan 7, 20225 min read

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Books I Read: Exploring our fascinating four faceted brain

Whole Brain Living: the Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters that Drive Our Life Of the recommended readings I've received on the...

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Books I Read: Everything and more about the two sides of our brains

Audrey Chin

Dec 30, 20214 min read

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Books I Read: Everything and more about the two sides of our brains

The Master and the Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Iain McGilchrist To be honest, I've never given...

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Books I Read: Want to face your fears about ID theft and computer stalkers?

Audrey Chin

Oct 26, 20213 min read

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Books I Read: Want to face your fears about ID theft and computer stalkers?

I've been reading scary books all month. Here's my recommendation for the two scariest if you want to face your fears about technology,...

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Audrey Chin

Oct 19, 20211 min read

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All about lingering at damyanti's

Damyanti Biswas has been blogging for fourteen years, and writing for a great deal longer. Her debut New Delhi thriller, You Beneath Your...

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Writers I read: In conversation with Dr. Stephen Carver, scholar and author

Audrey Chin

Aug 28, 20219 min read

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Writers I read: In conversation with Dr. Stephen Carver, scholar and author

What is Gothic literature? Is there a difference between the modern and Victorian variety? Or the Asian and European ones? Why is it a...

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Books I Read: Real Singaporeans, not #crazyrichAsians

Audrey Chin

Aug 9, 20212 min read

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Books I Read: Real Singaporeans, not #crazyrichAsians

It's the long National Day weekend. We're entering our 56th year. And so, as part of the National birthday celebration I attended the...

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Raelee Chapman, Thank you for this interview on Asian Books Blog!

Audrey Chin

Aug 2, 20216 min read

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Raelee Chapman, Thank you for this interview on Asian Books Blog!

Monday, 2 August 2021 Raelee Chapman chats with Audrey Chin, author of The Ash House. http://www.asianbooksblog.com/2021/08/blog-post.htm...

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Writers I Read: In conversation with Karien van Ditzhuijzen

Audrey Chin

Jul 30, 20216 min read

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Writers I Read: In conversation with Karien van Ditzhuijzen

So, there was that lovely blurb about The Ash House from Karien van Ditzhuijzen, trending on my story over the last two days. But you...

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Re-Posting: Yvonne Adhiambo and A God Who Wails and Dances

Audrey Chin

Jul 21, 20212 min read

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Re-Posting: Yvonne Adhiambo and A God Who Wails and Dances

One can't help but shout out when all the stars align. A conversation between Erika Koss and a writer I respect, with mention of a book I...

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Books I Read: All Chinese don't look alike

Audrey Chin

Jul 15, 20212 min read

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Books I Read: All Chinese don't look alike

The cover of Grace Chia's The Arches of Gerrard Street says it before we get to the words. This is the ultimate face-changing performance....

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SWF 2000 takeaway from U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K Smith

Audrey Chin

Nov 4, 20203 min read

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SWF 2000 takeaway from U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K Smith

U.S. poet laureate Tracy K Smith plans to position her broad and diverse readership at the periphery of her next discourse. Singapore...

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Books I Read: What If We Don’t Need Saving From Original Sin?

Audrey Chin

Mar 3, 20183 min read

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Books I Read: What If We Don’t Need Saving From Original Sin?

Thoughts after reading Danielle Shroyer’s Original Blessing: Putting Sin in its Rightful Place Original sin is a big deal in conventional...

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Audrey Chin

Jul 4, 20166 min read

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The words are back!

From the winning entry for the Asian Women Writers Festival Short StoryCompetition... It takes 38,000 mgs of ibuprofen to kill yourself.

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Heart Nine Cuts has been reviewed by Yeo Wei Wei

Audrey Chin

Sep 6, 20153 min read

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Heart Nine Cuts has been reviewed by Yeo Wei Wei

Yeo Wei Wei has just reviewed my short story collection Heart Nine Cuts in The Straits Times Book Page.

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Audrey Chin

Dec 9, 20142 min read

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So Grateful – This Reviewer Really Got It!

As the Heart Bones Break: So grateful this reviewer got it!

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Shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize

Audrey Chin

Sep 25, 20141 min read

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Shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize

As the Heart Bones Break shortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2014

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