Lit Books Trivia Night: 2nd Edition
Come test your knowledge of literature and all things book related at the second edition of our literary quiz night! Drinks and Lit Books cash vouchers to be won. We are looking for 6 groups of participants. How to enter: • Form a group of up to four participants. • Register your group by sending […]
Bookmark Live! at Lit Books: Poets & their music
Lit Books P-1-11 Tropicana Avenue, 12 Persiaran Tropicana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaJoin host of BFM’s Bookmark podcast Umapagan Ampikaipakan with panellists Bernice Chauly, Eddin Khoo and Kam Raslan as they discuss the literary contributions of four poets and musicians: David Bowie, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, and Bob Dylan.
Meet the Author: Zen Cho
Lit Books P-1-11 Tropicana Avenue, 12 Persiaran Tropicana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysiaogether with the dynamic duo behind the Two Book Nerds Talking (TBNT) podcast, we’re thrilled to be hosting Malaysian author Zen Cho at Lit Books this March! TBNT is a new podcast created by Diana Yeong (founder of the KL Book Appreciation Club) and Honey Ahmad, and produced by Renegade radio (www.rngdr.com). Born and raised […]
WVC Live: Give Thy Ear
Lit Books P-1-11 Tropicana Avenue, 12 Persiaran Tropicana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaThe power and beauty of William Shakespeare’s poetry translated into jazz — that’s what WVC Malaysian Jazz Ensemble will be presenting this March 5 & 6 at Lit Books. WVC is led by composer and pianist Tay Cher Siang, with AJ Popshuvit on bass, KJ Wong on drums, and Julian Chan on saxophone. Lending his stellar vocals to […]
Meet the Author: Philip Bowring
Lit Books P-1-11 Tropicana Avenue, 12 Persiaran Tropicana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaWe’re delighted to have Philip Bowring at Lit Books on March 10 to talk about his new book, Empire of the Winds, together with Eddin Khoo, poet, writer, translator and founder of Pusaka. Bowring is a journalist who has been based in Asia since 1973. Born in England and educated at Cambridge University, he spent […]
The Noise of Time – Readings on World Poetry Day
Lit Books P-1-11 Tropicana Avenue, 12 Persiaran Tropicana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaTo celebrate World Poetry Day on 21st March, PUSAKA invites you to join us for a special night of poetry in many languages -- English, Malay, German, Arabic, Persian, French, Chinese, Tamil and Malayalam. With readings by poets, translators, and poetry lovers including Eddin Khoo, Pauline Fan, Hafiz Hamzah, Zahid M. Naser, Al-Mustaqeem M Radhi, […]
Lit Books Trivia Night: All Things Greek
We're having our first themed quiz for the next Trivia Night, and we have decided to do as the Romans did and go Greek! This means mythology, Greek authors, books with 'Greek' in their title, and bildungsromans and roman a clefs featuring Greek Life. So as part of a themed night, we promise that at […]
Book Launch: Fight Through Cartoons by Zunar
Lit Books P-1-11 Tropicana Avenue, 12 Persiaran Tropicana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaWe're excited to be hosting a meet-and-greet and book signing with political cartoonist, Zunar, on his tell-all book, Fight Through Cartoons. In the soon-to-be released memoir, Zunar shares the harassment and intimidation he faced as a political cartoonist in Malaysia, covering the period between August 2009 and May 9, 2018 — the banning of his […]
A dialogue on Nicci Gerrard’s What Dementia Teaches Us About Love
Lit Books P-1-11 Tropicana Avenue, 12 Persiaran Tropicana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaDescribed by some circles as the “plague of our time” and the “disease of the century", dementia is the price that we pay for our longevity. Incurable and inexorable, the question for our time is less how dementia can be prevented but how patients, caregivers, institutions and society can work together to create meaningful and […]
PEN Malaysia: First Public Meeting & Introduction
Lit Books P-1-11 Tropicana Avenue, 12 Persiaran Tropicana, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaAspiring PEN Malaysia would like to invite you to our first Public Meeting to introduce you to the Constitution of PEN Malaysia, the PEN Charter, and to conduct all necessary formalities related to the creation of a new PEN centre. Formed in 1921, PEN is the world's oldest organisation for writers, and has fought for […]
