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#BuySingLit is an industry-led movement to celebrate stories from Singapore. Advocating Buy Local, Read Our World, homegrown book publishers, retailers and literary non-profits have come together to encourage more people to discover and embrace Singapore s literature. Through buying and reading local works, you support the writers who bear witness to our lives, as well as the businesses in our community that deliver these stories to us. Most of all, you will experience the profound joy of unravelling the multi-faceted world around you. The movement grows bigger in 2019, bringing to you exciting programmes spread out over two weekends in March (8 10, 15 17). Start building up your SingLit bookshelves now and check out the local bookstores found islandwide in this booklet. Visit www.buysinglit.sg for more details.
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#BuySingLit Working Committee BooksActually Books Kinokuniya Bubbly Books City Book Room Closetful of Books Crimson Earth Epigram Books Ethos Books Grassroots Book Room Landmark Books Lingzi Media Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) MPH Group National Arts Council Ethos Books Pansing Distribution Popular Book Co Pustaka Nasional Singapore Book Council Singapore Book Publishers Association Sing Lit Station The Arts House Times Experience Unggun Creative
north 1 Popular Book Co Popular Northpoint City, #03-12 Northpoint City (North Wing), 930 Yishun Avenue 2, Singapore 769098 POPULAR is a household name in Singapore offering a onestop retail experience with a wide range of English and Chinese books, stationery, educational peripherals and more. With more than 30 stores islandwide, it seeks to make learning and reading accessible to all. Please see website for full list of the outlets islandwide. www.popular.com.sg 2 Times Bookstores Times Waterway Point, 83 Punggol Central, #02-19, Singapore 828761 Times Bookstores offers a variety of products catering to readers of all ages and interests. It hosts a number of exciting and vibrant activities, generating interest and awareness of publishers products, and creating an engaging and inspiring environment conducive to book appreciation. Please see website for full list of the outlets islandwide. www.timesbookstores.com.sg
east 3 MPH Bookstores MPH Parkway Parade, #B1-83F & 83G Parkway Parade, 80 Marine Parade Road, Singapore 449269 MPH Bookstores has been promoting local literature and writers, and providing a fertile ground for more local literary contributions and narratives. It believes that a significant part of our heritage can be preserved through the works of our local writers. Please see website for full list of the outlets islandwide. www.mph.com.sg 4 My Imagination Kingdom #03-15 One KM, 11 Tanjong Katong Road, Singapore 437157 My Imagination Kingdom is a children s bookseller based in Singapore dedicated to bringing the magic of books to life for children and their parents. Its goal is to nurture a love for reading amongst the little ones as soon as they re born! www.myimaginationkingdom.com
south 5 BooksActually 9 Yong Siak Street, Singapore 168645 BooksActually is an independent bookstore specialising in Fiction and Literature. It stocks titles from various subjects like History, Human Sciences, Music and Film. It also houses the largest collection of Singapore literary publications including some out-of-print titles. www.booksactuallyshop.com 6 Woods in the Books 3 Yong Siak Street, Singapore 168642 Woods in the Books is an independent bookshop for picture books, founded in 2009 and nestled in the quaint neighbourhood of Tiong Bahru, Singapore. It picks and chooses a range of its favourite books to enchant readers both young and young-at-heart. www.woodsinthebooks.sg
west 7 Books Kinokuniya Kinokuniya Jurong, #04-23 Jem, 50 Jurong Gateway Road, Singapore 608549 Books Kinokuniya has an extensive collection of quality book and magazine titles in various languages as well as books-related merchandise including stationery, DVDs, games and more. It is committed to provide excellent service and create a pleasant ambience amongst its bookstores to delight customers. Please see website for full list of the outlets islandwide. www.kinokuniya.com.sg MacRitchie squirrels spotted here Pandan Pulau Merlimau Pulau Ratan Laut
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central 8 Books Ahoy! #02-03 FORUM The Shopping Mall, 583 Orchard Road, Singapore 238884 Books Ahoy! believes that nurturing a love for books is the greatest gift to children. It aims to grow the appetite of mighty young readers through a selection of picture and chapter books for both early and independent readers. www.woodsinthebooks.sg/books-ahoy/ 9 Books Kinokuniya Kinokuniya Ngee Ann City, #04-20/20A/20B/20C/21 Ngee Ann City, 391 Orchard Road, Singapore 238872 Please refer to 7 for details. 10 City Book Room #03-10 North Bridge Centre, 420 North Bridge Road, Singapore 188727 City Book Room, a Singapore-based independent publisher and bookstore, aims to publish good literary works such as fiction and poetry and other books on history and social critiques, to spread knowledge and sustain the development of our culture. citybookroomsingapore
11 Grassroots Book Room 25 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore 089839 Grassroots Book Room is a Chinese bookstore with a collection of titles on Singapore literature, contemporary writing and living, Chinese studies and more. Designed to evoke a warm and homely atmosphere, it is a beautiful space to browse and host exhibitions. grassrootsbookroom 12 Maha Yu Yi 231 Bain Street, #03-07, #03-11 Bras Basah Complex, Singapore 180231 Maha Yu Yi is a homegrown bookstore featuring a wide range of Chinese books from fiction to self-help, health, languages and dictionaries. Its children s bookstore has the widest range of Chinese picture books in Singapore. Maha Yu Yi also supplies preschools, primary, secondary and international schools. www.yuyi.com.sg
13 MPH Bookstores MPH Raffles City, #B1-21 Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Road, Singapore 179103 Please refer to 3 for details. 14 Popular Book Co POP@Central, #04-23/33 Bras Basah Complex, 231 Bain Street, Singapore 180231 Please refer to 1 for details. 15 Times Bookstores Times Plaza Singapura, 68 Orchard Road, #04-05, Singapore 238839 Please refer to 2 for details. 16 Union Book Co #03-01/59 Bras Basah Complex, 231 Bain Street, Singapore 180231 Union Book Co is one of the leading Chinese book companies in Singapore. It distributes and retails a wide variety of Chinese books, and has developed a solid relationship with numerous local educational institutions, companies and cultural organisations. www.unionbook.com.sg
online 17 Closetful of Books Closetful of Books visits schools with a curated range of books for book fairs. It also extends library consultancy services and shares the ideal of reading for pleasure by conducting workshops for parents and teachers. www.closetfulofbooks.com 18 LocalBooks.sg LocalBooks.sg is a one-stop online bookstore specialising in Singaporean titles, ranging from literary fiction to children s books. It aspires to bring Singaporean titles to a wider audience and give everyone a chance to grow with stories from home. www.localbooks.sg 19 Unggun Creative Unggun Creative started with a vision to publish high-quality Malay literary works from Singaporean writers. It believes that exemplary works of literature should have a good command of the language, embrace a forward-thinking philosophy and communicate its purpose succinctly. www.ungguncreative.com
20 Vidya.sg Vidya.sg store is a supplier of Tamil educational resources including story books, assessment books, dictionaries and learning aids to schools, teachers, parents and students across Singapore. It offers free delivery for purchases within Singapore. www.vidya.sg
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Checklist Mark the bookstores you have visited. 1 Popular Book Co 2 Times Bookstores 3 MPH Bookstores 4 My Imagination Kingdom 5 BooksActually 6 Woods in the Books 7 Books Kinokuniya 8 Books Ahoy! 9 Books Kinokuniya 10 City Book Room 11 Grassroots Book Room 12 Maha Yu Yi 13 MPH Bookstores 14 Popular Book Co 15 Times Bookstores 16 Union Book Co 17 Closetful of Books 18 LocalBooks.sg 19 Unggun Creative 20 Vidya.sg
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