Culture & Heritage

Description About the Editors Embark on a captivating cultural journey of discovery into the enchanting realm of Chinese vernacular shrine cult...

Description Praise About the Author In the heart of Singapore, just off Orchard Road, the House of Tan Yeok Nee stands as the last surviving tr...

Description Praise About the Author At the first Boy Scout camp held by founder Robert Baden-Powell on Brownsea Island in 1907, the pioneer Boy...

Description About the Authors & Illustrator Singapore operates in a dangerous world — a world where might is right, where the strong eat th...

Description About the Authors & Contributors Neither a tourist guide nor a work of historical records, Pink Chilli in a Bowl is a personal ...

Description Praise About the Author Winner of the 2014 Singapore Literature Prize, English Non-Fiction—an essential and vibrant read on what ka...

Description Contributors Ten world-renowned photographers.Two acclaimed writers.One timeless Himalayan kingdom. Bhutan: Portrait of a Kingdom i...

Description Praise About the Author Little Perfections romps through the hawker centres, home kitchens, and restaurants of Singapore, tasting e...

Description About the Author Unlike his previous publications, this present book is not about policies and politics in Singapore. Instead, it b...

Description Look inside the magazine They refer not to the green of chendol or the red of mee goreng but the riot of colourful melamine plates ...

Description Look inside the magazine The essays in this collection were first published on my now-defunct blog, Tuckshop, between 2015 and 2018...

Description Praise About the Author “… these are my stories, but these are also the stories of my friends. Each one of them, being social under...

Description About the Authors Local Guides by Local People — 180 Places A lighthouse on the top of a 25-storey apartment block, a unique rocky ...

Description About the Author Southeast Asia was created by geopolitics, and it might die with it. An era of great power rivalry made the rise o...

Description Get the set here! Foreword by Euston Quah This volume reflects on the past, present, and future of Singapore's economy and society ...

Description Get the set here! Foreword by Tommy Koh This volume reflects on the past, present, and future of Singapore's politics and society t...

Description Praise About the Author This book tells the inside story of how Singapore defied considerable odds to develop a dynamic economy and...

Description Praise About the Author Dive into 1960s Singapore through a child's eyes: witty tales of colonial life, family antics, and a lost w...

Description About the Author The story of modern Singapore can be told through its living heritage, be it artistic, cultural or natural. Histor...

Description About the Author “Balancing moments both familiar and unnoticed, Last Order is a celebration of hawker culture and its impact on Si...

Description Praise About the Authors A Collection of True Stories of Grief, Resilience, and Hope from 30 Gazans Living the War A Testament to S...

Description About the Author Backorder: Backorders are expected to be fulfilled by mid-September 2025. If you're also ordering other titles, do...

Description About the Author Join Fahri Azzat on a rollicking ride through the legal escapades of a Malaysian lawyer, served with a dash of hum...

Description About the Author Named after Burma’s unofficial national dish of fish noodles, Mornings are for mohinga serves as a reorganised and...

Description About the Author, Illustrator & Chef After weeks tossed at sea like vegetables in a smoking wok, Grandpa Yeh finally arrived in...

Description About the Author & Illustrator Discover the joy and meaning of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. Lior and his parents, a...

Description About the Authors This book tells the remarkable tale of a set of 84 model pagodas made at the Tushanwan Orphanage in Shanghai. An ...

Description About the Authors Family, art, and entrepreneurship converge in the story of three visionary Peranakan women from Indonesia — Nyony...

Description Praise About the Author What does it mean to be Malay in the 21st century? This question is especially relevant in a country like M...

Description About the Author & Illustrator Join Raya and her mama and aba as they enjoy iftar, bake Ramadan cookies, do good deeds around t...

Description About the Author This is a cookbook, and an intimate memoir, giving readers a sense of what it felt like to grow up in a Peranakan ...

Description About the Author Amos befriends an old man who lives at the bottom of his block of flats and learns many things from him. But one d...

Description About the Author The book addresses the issues of China’s soft power in Southeast Asia during the rise of China. This soft power in...

Description #SGFASHIONNOW is a three-year series of experimental contemporary fashion showcases that explore the question of Singapore fashion ...

Description In Japan, the practice of formally presenting gifts with silk covers called fukusa began in the Edo period (1603–1868). These cover...

Description Batik: Makers and Wearers explores the rich history and culture of batik and batik making, from its traditional roots to contempora...

Description About the Author & Illustrator A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Lunar New Year for both children that ce...

Description About the Author & Illustrator Discover the true meaning of Christmas and learn how children all around the world celebrate the...

Description About the Author & Illustrator Discover the joy and meaning of the magical festival of Diwali, a very special time for people a...

Description About the Author Welcome to Asia! Discover the incredible history and diversity of Asia in all its splendour, with this stunningly ...

Description Praise About the Author Singapore is renowned for the delightful cuisines that can be found in its hawker centres. Travellers heral...

Description About the Author & Illustrator This collection of watercolour images celebrates Singapore’s hawker culture which has been recog...

Description About the Author Whenever the Islamist party PAS comes to power in Terengganu, its political agenda has been to combine populist-ty...

Description About the Author This book gives easy-to-follow recipes of tasty, everyday dishes from Singapore and Malaysia which were not common...

Description About the Author Little Drops: Cherished Children of Singapore’s Past is a compilation of biographies based on historical fact abou...

Description Praise About the Author In this wonderfully detailed narrative, Daryl Yeap brings us the fascinating story of Hui-lan, Ida and Lucy...

Description Praise About the Author & Translator Dakota 达哥打 by Wong Koi Tet, winner of the 2020 Singapore Literature Prize (Chinese Creativ...