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AUDREY CHIN
Award winning Asian writer and reader of the Libra Mundi
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Be comforted; your book can find its own way . . .
Your story will find it's own way
Audrey Chin
Nov 17, 20222 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
Audrey Chin
Jul 21, 20226 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...
Audrey Chin
Jul 4, 20222 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...
Audrey Chin
Jun 10, 20223 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...
Audrey Chin
Jan 7, 20225 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...
Audrey Chin
Dec 30, 20214 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,...
Audrey Chin
Oct 26, 20213 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...
Audrey Chin
Oct 19, 20211 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...
Audrey Chin
Aug 28, 20219 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...
Audrey Chin
Aug 9, 20212 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...
Audrey Chin
Aug 2, 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...
Audrey Chin
Jul 30, 20216 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...
Audrey Chin
Jul 21, 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....
Audrey Chin
Jul 15, 20212 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...
Audrey Chin
Nov 4, 20203 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...
Audrey Chin
Mar 3, 20183 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.
Audrey Chin
Jul 4, 20166 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.
Audrey Chin
Sep 6, 20153 min read
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So Grateful – This Reviewer Really Got It!
As the Heart Bones Break: So grateful this reviewer got it!
Audrey Chin
Dec 9, 20142 min read
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Shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize
As the Heart Bones Break shortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2014
Audrey Chin
Sep 25, 20141 min read
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