Song of a Reformed Headhunter

  I will be reading from Inspector2 on Friday, July 7, 7.30-8.30 pm, at Kinokuniya Main Store in Singapore. Jamie Foo will moderate the Q&A. Join us!

Singapore Unbound and Mekong Review are jointly organizing the first-ever independent media fair in Singapore. With interesting exhibition booths and exciting speaker events, the fair is free and open to the public. Donations welcomed. Join the conversation!   Fair Exhibition (2.00-6.30 pm, 6th floor)  Ethos Books  Function 8  Gaudy Boy Press  Jom  Kontinentalist  Lepak Conversations  Meantime Magazine  Mekong Review  New Naratif  Singapore Climate Rally  Wake Up Singapore  and more!  Open Forum: Why Do We Need an Independent Media? (2.30-4.00 pm, Ruby Room, 5th floor)   What kinds of activities does the term “media” cover? What is meant by the term “independent”? If the media are to be independent, who exercises oversight? What are the sources of their authority and validity? What about objectivity or evenhandedness?  Panelists: Ariffin Sha (Wake Up Singapore), Loh Pei Ying (Head and Co-Founder, Kontinentalist), and Ng Kah Gay (Publisher, Ethos Books)  Moderator: Sudhir

Pleased to share with you that my book of poems Steep Tea (Carcanet), named a Best Book of the Year by the Financial Times in the UK and a Finalist by the Lambda Literary Awards in the US, is included in Exact Editions' Reading List for LGBTQ+ Pride Month this year. Exact Editions is a digital publishing company based in London. Follow the link and you can read a sample of my book online and, if you like it well enough, purchase an e-copy.