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Thai author to launch debut novel at Kinokuniya
Life, Published on 01/07/2025
» Readers, Penguin fans and aspiring writers are invited to the Bangkok launch of Stamford Hospital, the debut novel of Thai author Thammika Songkaeo, at Kinokuniya bookstore, 3rd floor of Siam Paragon, Rama I Road, on Saturday from 3pm-5pm.
Elizabeth Romhild unveils her Odyssey
Life, Published on 05/03/2025
» Renowned Bangkok based artist Elizabeth Romhild recently unveiled Elizabeth Romhild's Odyssey, a visually stunning art book that invites readers to embark on a journey through her life's work.
Japanese fans snap up first Murakami novel in six years
AFP, Published on 13/04/2023
» TOKYO - Dozens of excited Haruki Murakami fans queued outside a bookstore in Tokyo on Thursday for the midnight release of the world-renowned author's first novel in six years.
Japanese comic book tells of tourist experience in Thailand
Life, Published on 02/11/2022
» Do you know that our most common phrase is mai pen rai (never mind)? Inspired by her experience in Thailand, Japanese artist Kobayashi Mariko has launched her new comic book Tai No Hitobito.
Sirivannavari Bangkok celebrates anniversary with coffee-table tome
Life, Published on 30/07/2021
» Sirivannavari Bangkok celebrates its 16th year with the launch of the first book Sirivannavari: 16 Years Of Glory from creative director HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya.
Read all about it
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 23/04/2021
» A blogger a number of years ago cited an alleged Unesco statistic stating that Thais only read eight lines per year compared to the five books a year Singaporeans and Vietnamese read. I couldn't find the statistic anywhere but a former editor for Guru also wrote in one of her past editor's note that the National Statistic Office reported in 2005 that Thais read an average of just seven lines a year. However, the Unesco site which you can check out has traced that illiteracy has begun declining in 2015 so perhaps the seven-lines-per-year has improved. But why in the world am I talking about Thailand's literacy rates when we usually talk about food or Uncle Tu's latest blunders in this magazine? Well, today is actually World Book Day, and we're listing out a few things you can do to celebrate the occasion -- and perhaps also keep that upward trajectory on the Unesco stat going. So choose a cozy spot and get ready to bury your nose in a few pages as we celebrate World Book Day 2021.
Welcome to the Asian century
Life, Sawarin Suwichakornpong, Published on 06/03/2020
» 'The man who finds his homeland sweet is still a tender beginner; he to whom every soil is as his native one is already strong; but he is perfect to whom the entire world is as a foreign land." Hugh of Saint Victor.
All things must pass
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 29/12/2019
» Today is the final Sunday of 2019. It is the final Sunday, arguably, of the decade as well.
Finding the heart
Life, Sawarin Suwichakornpong, Published on 05/07/2019
» Elaine Castillo's deep dive into California's Filipino diaspora is warm and layered, filled with wonderful language.