Book Launch | The Waiting Room by Choo Yi Feng | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12024-06-09T15:03:04+08:00PeatixepigrambooksBook Launch | The Waiting Room by Choo Yi Fengtag:peatix.com,2024:event-39536012024-06-08T14:00:00SGT2024-06-08T14:00:00SGTJoin us for an afternoon of literary exploration as we celebrate the debut fiction collection, "The Waiting Room," by Choo Yi Feng. Delve into the intricacies of Yi Feng's imaginative worlds together with Wen-yi, where connections between the living and the afterlife are illuminated with poignant urgency.About the Book:A man seeks resolution when the spirit of his abusive mother calls from the grave. A sex worker finds temporary salvation with a returning Australian tourist professing his love. The afterlife plays host to a vast museum dedicated to jetsam from the living world. In this debut fiction collection, these imagined worlds are set variously in plural Singapores, Southeast Asia and beyond, and illuminate the urgent need to connect even after death.Purchase the book online here. Purchase two titles and get 10% off drinks at our Epigram Coffee Bookshop. Purchase three or more and redeem a free drinks!About Author:Choo Yi Feng (he/him) is an intertidal explorer, environmental activist, ecologist and fiction writer. His writing has been published in Foglifter Journal, Queer Southeast Asia, PR&TA, Alluvium: The Journal of Literary Shanghai, Bayou Magazine, Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, Mānoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing and Curios, the annual student journal of Tembusu College at NUS. His story “Spider Hunters” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and his aspirations are divided between being a fiction writer and a marine biologist. The Waiting Room is his debut collection of short fiction.About Moderator:Wen-yi Lee is a Clarion West Workshop alum from Singapore whose short fiction has appeared in venues like Lightspeed, Uncanny, and Strange Horizons, as well as in various anthologies. She likes writing about girls with bite, feral nature, and ghosts. The Dark We Know is her debut novel. Find her on socials @wenyilee_ and otherwise at wenyileewrites.com.Updatestag:peatix.com,2024-05-23 03:05:412024-05-23 03:05:41The event description was updated. Diff#1545943Updatestag:peatix.com,2024-05-16 09:18:482024-05-16 09:18:48The event description was updated. Diff#1542881