Author Ivy Ngeow
The spotlight is on Yvonne, whom I met at a writing retreat in Las Cabanes, Temple-sur-Lot in France on September 11th 2001. Yes, you read that right. We heard the news that something had happened in New York city when we were at Gatwick. There was no social media so you could only catch the …
The spotlight is on David E Huntley, who was originally a Londoner but is now a Texan, via South Africa. He is a semi-retired businessman and widower who was married to his late French-born wife Sophie for 62 years and lives in Dallas Texas. David has 4 children and 7 grandchildren. David E Huntley was …
The spotlight is on Tania Tay, whom I met around 28 to 30 years ago when we worked in Singapore. She was a friend of my BFF, Karen Ho. There was such a buzz in the 1990s. Everyone, who was anyone or someone we knew, was in design or publishing. We had such an exciting …
The air was thick with the smell of burnt incense and singed paper, its haze mingling with the humid August night. Mei Ling pressed her heels into the concrete, feeling the cold seep up her spine, trying to ignore the muffled thump of getai* music in the distance. It tired her — the rituals, the …
Nicole Swengley, debut author of The Portrait Girl, out now on Breakthrough Books, shares her experience of finding her extraordinary portrait girl: I’d spent ages searching for her. She had to look young, mysterious and alluring. Not a modern face but Victorian. Preferably with flaming hair and small enough to fit within an oval frame …
The spotlight is on fellow Londoner, Amelia Kyazze, whom I met years ago, when we both shared the same publisher. We’ve also met at the London Book Fair last year. Amelia is an author and photographer who worked for humanitarian organisations around the world before settling in London. She has recently published The Café on …
As a writer, the choice between indie or self-publishing and traditional publishing is one of the most significant decisions you can make. Both paths offer unique opportunities and challenges, and understanding them is crucial for any author. I began my journey in traditional small publishing when my book Cry of the Flying Rhino won an …
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve finished the first draft of my next psychological thriller! I began this project in 2022 and initially wrote 37,000 words. However, in January 2023, I had to abandon it. My commitment to Penguin Random House Southeast Asia for The American Boyfriend took priority, involving a year-long promotional, marketing, and …
The spotlight is on David or D. H. Schleicher, whom I met on Twitter/X. He asked if anyone read or wrote literary fiction or psychological thrillers and I replied that they are right up my street. Apart from those genres, we also share a love for movies and TV. I first read his short stories …
🏆 JUST FANTASTIC! Thrilled to share that The American Boyfriend has won the BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN at the Singapore Book Awards ceremony 2024 held at the Pod, National Library building tonight. The Singapore Book Publishers Association is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Singapore Book Awards, announced last night at the National Library …