Kevin Kwan is an author who needs little introduction after the immense success of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy. I would be the first to admit that the trilogy really held me captive as I followed the theatrics of Asia’s super rich. So when Kevin Kwan’s new stand-alone novel “Sex and Vanity” arrived at Popular Bookstore in Miri a few months ago, I ...

Can this be considered a form of rip-off by book publishers and authors? I notice that some authors who have a couple of bestsellers under their belts have opted to increase the prices for their subsequent books very significantly. Maybe it is the publishers who are at fault and not the authors though I suspect both parties are in cahoots. ...

Today is the last day of 2016. As I look back at the year, I am filled with mixed feeling. Someone said that every year, like wine, has its own flavour. I cannot agree more. At times, 2016 was sweet like a Vin Santo Rosso but at other times, it was overwhelming like a Cabernet Sauvignon. The election of Trump ...