Yesterday I was at Polymath & Crust for Reading Between the Lions, also called Writer Flash Mob Takes Over Club Street (it was semi-secret and somewhat impromptu, what can I say?).
Polymath & Crust is located at 86 Club Street – look for the white storefront with “Polymath & Crust” written on the glass door.
It’s the sister bookstore to Books Actually, the renowned indie bookstore at Ann Siang Road. Polymath & Crust specialises in non-fiction – from political science to food books (in the vein of Anthony Bourdain’s A Cook’s Tour) and everything inbetween.
Polymath & Crust is at Club Street, which is (literally) a stone’s throw from Books Actually. iterally a stone’s throw. Find a stone, take a few steps to the side so you’re standing by the road, and throw. If your aim is good enough, the stone’ll land right in front of Polymath & Crust. Admittedly, it’d have to be a rather hard throw, but they never mention how hard you’d have to throw in the first place.
Anyway! This was my first time at Polymath & Crust, so I wasn’t sure what to expect.
It is a glorious place. P&C is spectacular – slightly bigger than Books Actually with more space to walk around in. This is the type of bookstores that appear in romantic movies and novels, which basically made it the perfect setting.
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Reading Between the Lions is a semi-secret event that will be happening on 3 June, featuring readings by authors like Wena Poon and Suchen Christine Lim.
Date: 3 June, Wednesday
Time: 7pm to 9pm-ish
Venue: Polymath & Crust, 86 Club Street
Join Wena Poon (“Lions in Winter”), Suchen Christine Lim (“The Lies That Build A Marriage”), Alvin Pang (“City [...]
Map of the Invisible World, a new novel by Tash Aw, will be launched on Monday, June 1, at The Pod!
Time: Monday, June 1, 7pm
Venue: The Pod on level 16 at the National Library (100 Victoria Street)
Admission is free
To RSVP, please email Zariena at zariena@horizonbooks.com.sg or call 6483 5953. But I think you can also go without RSVPing.
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Little Lit: Enriching Minds & Igniting A Writer’s Spark is a series of talks for children’s books writers and illustrators.
Time: 2.15pm to 6pm (it’s long, but there are five talks in total)
Place: Play Den, The Arts House (1 Old Parliament Lane)
Admission is free
The talks for that day are:
- The Diary of Amos Lee – I Sit, I Write, I Flush! by Adeline Foo and Stephanie Wong (book launch)
- Poetry Demystified by Amos Lee
- Terrorism and Tweens by Felix Cheong
- Monsters in the Mind – A Look at Asian Influence in Picture Books by Joshua Chiang, Christine Lim Simpson & Lee Kowling
- Meet the authors, book-signing and browse at fringe activities organised by Monsters Under The Bed
To register for the talks, sign up at www.mutb.com.sg, email info@mutb.com.sg or call 6100 4363.
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The Long Walk Home, a novel by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar, will be launched on Monday, April 27, 7:30pm at the Earshot Cafe at The Arts House (1 Old Parliament Lane) by the nice folks at Jacaranda!
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Date: Saturday 25 April 2009
Time: 10.30am to 6pm
Venue: The Plaza, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street
Exchange your used books for other people’s! Bring down your used books to any NLB library from 11 to 24 April and exchange them for coupons. Then, on 25 April, go down to the Victoria Street branch to redeem your coupons [...]