UP NEXT in this August’s edition of our What To Read? book recommendations, is the much loved and hilarious Dykes To Watch Out For graphic novel series with Book 11 as our special pick! 📙 Invasion of the Dykes to Watch Out for – Alison Bechdel 📖 Book 11 in the series finds our treasured […]
Category: Book Reviews
What to Read? – I Hate Everyone But You
Scratching your head over what to read next? Starting from this month, we will be launching our What To Read? series – sharing with you book recommendations from our library collection! 📙 I Hate Everyone But You – Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin 📖 Best friends Ava and Gen have to learn how to maintain […]
Books Review: Titles by Johann S. Lee
All three titles, Peculiar Chris, To know where I’m coming from, and Quiet Time by local author Johann S. Lee are now available for loan at the library. “Quiet Time tackles an aspect of gay life rarely talked about publicly in Singapore – the desire to be a parent.” – The heart of a family […]
Book Review: SQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century
The book SQ21: Singapore queers in the 21st century is not just a first for Singapore, but a first for all of Asia. A compilation of personal stories by 15 individuals, it speaks of self-discovery, rejection by family, coming out, love…. and much more. As Woo Yen Yen and Colin Goh (founders of one of […]
Book Review: Queer Singapore – Illiberal Citizenship and Mediated Cultures
Authors: Audrey Yue and Jun Zubillaga-Pow Title: Queer Singapore – Illiberal Citizenship and Mediated Cultures Call no: 306.766 YUE Editors Audrey Yue and Jun Zubillaga-Pow have curated a solid collection of essays looking at LGBT Singapore from multiple perspectives, examining in particular the coexistence in the nation of institutionalised repression and tolerance of the gay […]