Bfm :: Bookmark

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to the legendary Scott McCloud about his seminal work, "Understanding Comics".

This week on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Professor Jeffrey Martin Zacks about the impact and influence that movies, books, and music have on our brains.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author and documentary filmmaker Rick Bayer about the remarkable story of a top secret WWII unit that used inflatable tanks, sound effects, and illusions to fool the Germans on the battlefields of Europe. 

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Johanna Basford - Scottish illustrator and the queen of the adult colouring book - about how the adult colouring trend has changed her life.

On Thursday, the 19th of April, the good folks over at Lit Books played host to our first ever Bookmark Live event where we had quite a vibrant discussion about Malaysian literature. Or rather, we asked this seemingly simple question. If you had to recommend a book… a Malaysian book… that best spoke to how you felt about this country, what would that book be? This podcast is a live taping of that conversation.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author, investigative journalist, and cultural critic Anne Elizabeth Moore about fast fashion and its connections to human trafficking and the international sex trade. 

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Elizabeth Green about America's broken education system and what it takes to build a better teacher.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Tom Vanderbilt about what makes for "good taste" and why we like the things we do.

This week on Bookmark, our resident literary critic Umapagan Ampikaipakan speaks to author Gerald Tan, about his painstaking tribute to the glory that is Penang street food.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Tom Vanderbilt about that interminable pain that plagues us all: Traffic.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma welcomes author and journalist Jonathan Chait for a conversation about the complex and lasting legacy of Barack Obama's time at the White House.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma is joined by special guest, Azura Rahman, for a very late tribute to the late A.A. Gill.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma and author Bernice Chauly have a conversation about a long forgotten - and long ignored - moment from our colonial past.   You can read Bernice's article on the Batang Kali Massacre here: https://griffithreview.com/articles/truth-still-denied-batang-kali-massacre/

With the 2018 Winter Olympics just weeks away, Uma decided to catch up with author David Goldblatt for a conversation about history and legacy of the games.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma pays a visit to the brand new Lit Books over at Tropicana Avenue to ask its proprietors why they decided to give up their day jobs and surround themselves with books instead.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author AJ Finn about his Hitchcock inspired work of literary noir - The Woman in the Window.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Singaporean artist and writer Troy Chin about his 10-year journey as the eponymous "Resident Tourist". (Troy Chin was one of the many speakers featured at the 2017 edition of the Singapore Writers Festival. Be sure to check out their website for more information on their ongoing efforts towards reading and writing. https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/)

This week, on Bookmark, Uma welcomes bestselling author Tony Parsons for a conversation about his new series of detective novels. (Tony Parsons was one of the many speakers featured at the 2017 edition of the Singapore Writers Festival. Be sure to check out their website for more information on their ongoing efforts towards reading and writing. https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/)

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Benjamin Dix, the founding director of PositiveNegatives, an organization that uses comics to highlight human rights and social issues. You can find out more about the work Ben does here: www.positivenegatives.org (Benjamin Dix was one of the many speakers featured at the 2017 edition of the Singapore Writers Festival. Be sure to check out their website for more information on their ongoing efforts towards reading and writing. https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/)

This week, on Bookmark, Uma sits down with writer Marjorie Liu for a big ol' geek out about comic books. (Marjorie Liu was one of the many speakers featured at the 2017 edition of the Singapore Writers Festival. Be sure to check out their website for more information on their ongoing efforts towards reading and writing. https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/)