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30 June 2016| A few weeks ago I read about a seven-year-old girl from California who trotted off to the public library and came across a book on insects with the header – The Biggest Baddest Books for Boys. She was not impressed. |
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30 June 2016| A few weeks ago I read about a seven-year-old girl from California who trotted off to the public library and came across a book on insects with the header – The Biggest Baddest Books for Boys. She was not impressed. |
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30 June 2016| A few weeks ago I read about a seven-year-old girl from California who trotted off to the public library and came across a book on insects with the header – The Biggest Baddest Books for Boys. She was not impressed. |
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30 June 2016| A few weeks ago I read about a seven-year-old girl from California who trotted off to the public library and came across a book on insects with the header – The Biggest Baddest Books for Boys. She was not impressed. |
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30 June 2016| A few weeks ago I read about a seven-year-old girl from California who trotted off to the public library and came across a book on insects with the header – The Biggest Baddest Books for Boys. She was not impressed. |
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30 June 2016| A few weeks ago I read about a seven-year-old girl from California who trotted off to the public library and came across a book on insects with the header – The Biggest Baddest Books for Boys. She was not impressed. |
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30 June 2016| A few weeks ago I read about a seven-year-old girl from California who trotted off to the public library and came across a book on insects with the header – The Biggest Baddest Books for Boys. She was not impressed. |
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Story-telling with the little mamak
30 June 2016| Some shots from Azmi's Storytelling with the Little Mamak Workshop which took place yesterday and today...these kids have some real talent! |
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Majlis Buku Kebangsaan Malaysia
3 November2016| Every year the good folks at Majlis Buku Kebangsaan Malaysia put together a catalogue for the Frankfurt Book Fair featuring 50 Best Malaysian Titles for international rights.
So happy that Azmi's THE LITTLE MAMAK was included and made the long trip to Germany despite our very late submission! Thank you MBKM for the exposure - very much appreciated! |
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When The Chicken Dies, Everyone Cries - book launch!
2 November 2016| Omg what an amazing weekend!
Saturday afternoon got off to a frantic start thanks to the major roadworks in town and road closures - ARGHHHH! |
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Kampung Leadership Takeaways
25 October 2016| For those of you who missed Boonsiri on BFM! |
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ISKARNIVAL Naratif
10 October 2016| Join Boonsiri and Rosalind for a discussion on "From Kampung to Corporate" at the Mall of Medini at 4pm, 16 October.
Boon will be signing copies of her new book "When The Chicken dies, Everyone Cries." No chickens were harmed in the making of this book. |
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Inspired by Lat, Penang-born cartoonist entertains with life of 'mamak' comic
5 September 2016| ’Little Mamak’ is the first ever comic produced in Malaysia illustrating the life of the Indian-Muslim community, affectionately referred to as ‘Mamak’. The comic includes the history of the community, their daily lives and the common perception of the people. |
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48 Hours In Penang
2 August 2016| When Pearly isn't busy slicing and dicing, she's busy showing off Penang to intrepid visitors. Here are her highlights in a super article from Expatriate Lifestyle! |
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The Nyonya kitchen goddess likes it fresh
31 July 2016| Growing up in Penang, Pearly Kee has visceral memories of her grandparents’ home, which boasted a garden filled with a cornucopia of herbs and spices. Both her grandparents had green fingers and the robust garden bloomed with a fertile abundance of bunga telang, kaffir lime, kaduk, pandan, guavas and papayas.
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Growing up as The Little Mamak
21 October 2016| If there is one lesson to take away from Azmi Hussin’s new book, The Little Mamak, it is to never fall asleep while getting a haircut. Many years ago, he learned just that when his grandmother left him alone at the barber’s while she went grocery shopping. |
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First review of THE LITTLE MAMAK
25 July 2016| JOURNEYS WITH NANI. Our friends at Clarity Publishing continue to publish beautifully produced books that offer a platform for creativity. Their latest is no exception. |
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Local Talents Exhibition
30 June 2016| Azmi's original artwork from his two books will be showcased at the Asia Comic Cultural Museum from Saturday onwards. Please go visit! The museum is a real gem! |
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Clarity Publishing rights catalogue - LBF2016
4 April 2016| One of the world's most amazing book fairs - the London Book Fair - kicks off next week. Can't wait to get there! Here's a look at some of our new books and upcoming titles. |
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She´s back, with more awesome Nyonya flavours!
24 March 2016| Join Pearly as she revisits her childhood favourites - authentic flavours that will take readers back to the good old days of mouth-watering Nyonya cuisine. She’ll share the secrets of her pantry as well as the health benefits, traditions and superstitions associated with Nyonya ingredients. |
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Off to the London Book Fair
21 March 2016| Thanks to Fixi, four Malaysian publishers including Clarity Publishing will have a presence at the 2016 LBF. Surprisingly this is the first Malaysian collective to participate at the LBF, but as I always say, better late than pregnant. |
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2nd World Curry Festival
29 January 2016
| See Pearly work her magic this weekend. Drop by for a chat or signed copies of her best-selling cookbook! |
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Keeping it real for tourists
2 September 2015| "With the unanimous decision by the esteemed Panel of Judges, we honour today the latest Living Heritage Treasure of Penang, Cecil Rajendra, internationally celebrated poet and civil rights lawyer. And who better to present him the award than our very own National Poet Laureate, A. Samad Said or better known as Pak Samad?" |
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Cecil Rajendra's works to be celebrated in conjunction with World Poetry Day
8 March 2015
| His poems tackle pertinent issues like the environment, politics and power.
FIFTY years ago, Penang-based Cecil Rajendra, one of Asia’s most prolific poets, wrote his first collection of poems called Embryo. |
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Cartoon-style look at the everyday charm of Penang
16 February 2015
| Interesting snippets about Penang’s attractions are now portrayed in light-hearted cartoon style in a book called ‘TanjongLife’ by a Penang-born cartoonist.
The story is told from the point of view of the book character Joe G, an enthusiastic lad with buck teeth.
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Where Are All the Heroines in Books?
by Rosalind Chua
| A few weeks ago I read about a seven-year-old girl from California who trotted off to the public library and came across a book on insects with the header – The Biggest Baddest Books for Boys. She was not impressed. |
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GTWHI celebrates George Town's Living Legacy
| George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) Interpretative Centre opened to much fan fare yesterday with the presence of Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and GTWHI General Manager Madam Lim Chooi Ping who both officiated the event. |
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The Power of One
by Rosalind Chua
| A couple of years ago, I had the great pleasure of meeting Tan Ean Nee after she launched her book “The Way Home” (together with co-author Joshua Wong), a chronicle of the lives of leprosy patients from the Sungai Buloh Settlement. Her tireless work to document and piece together broken families is truly inspiring. |
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Street Artist Ernest Zacharevic Thinks Art Is Rubbish And Rubbish Is Art
| Hung high in collectors' homes or hidden away behind museum walls, 2D art can have the (often undeserved) reputation for being inaccessible. Street artist Ernest Zacharevic's recent work in George Town, Malaysia is anything but. |
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Trending: Ernest Zacharevic, Malaysia's Answer to Banksy
| Malaysia has its own version of Banksy - street artist Ernest Zacharevic. His latest piece of work, which highlights the problem of crime, has been painted over by the authorities - but not before being widely shared on social media. |
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Keeping Nyonya Cuisine Alive
| PENANG food ambassador and fifth-generation Nyonya Pearly Kee has produced her first cookbook called ‘A Nyonya Inheritance’.
The 98-page hardcover book features 35 traditional Penang Nyonya recipes for dishes like assam laksa, nasi ulam, tau eu bak, sambal udang, otak-otak and chun pneah. |
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Learning to Cook with Fragrance, Flavour and Feeling
| MALAYSIAN chef Pearly Kee added some extra spice to the kitchen of the King Valley’s Pizzini Wines at the weekend.
She was invited to make the visit to the North East after meeting winery owners Katrina and Fred Pizzini at her cooking school in George Town and discovering they shared a similar food philosophy. |
 Picture: BEN EYLES |