December, December !

It's December, fellow book lovers !

Whip out your Christmas gear, it's time to go shopping ~

Christmas @ BooksActually

p r e s e n t s

Our very own Christmas Advent Calendar --

Day I : Toy Camera Creative Photos

Day II : Pattern

Day III : The Decision Book

Day IV : COAST Anthology

Day V : Bus Stopping

Day VI : The Batman Files

Day VII : Vintage Polaroid Cameras

Day VIII : Wooden Alphabet Brooches

Day IX : CARS

Day X : M C Escher Pop-Ups

Day XI : The Little Prince (Pop-Up Edition)

Day XII : BooksActually Writer's Pack

Day XIII : Babette's Feast chapbooks

Day XIV : Freedom Love Forever

Day XV : Graphic Design : A User's Manual

Day XVI : Nostalgia Photo Albums

Day XVII : Singlish Notebook

For the rest of our very special gifts,

please visit --

Our BooksActually X'mas Advent Calendar

❖

Many Christmas wishes from BooksActually !

'Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la ~

Updates for the week --

Ceriph Issue № 1 has been SOLD OUT at BooksActually !
Thank you all for your fervent support. ♥
If you haven't bought your copy, you may still purchase them
at the following stores --

~ Blackmarket № 2 (Orchard Central)
~ Cat Socrates (Bras Basah Complex)
~ Crazyworld Cafe (Temple Street)
~ Know It Nothing (Haji Lane)
~ The little dröm store (Ann Siang Hill)
~ Woods in the Books (Club Street/Millenia Walk)


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The long-awaited arrival of Open Door Policy
is finally here ! Situated in the heart of quaint,
little Tiong Bahru, this cozy restaurant rides on
the concept of Food Without Boundaries.

Must-trys --
* crispy chicken wings with curry, yoghurt and cucumber salad
* watercress soup with soft poached hen's egg
* 48 hour cooked braised beef cheek with mochi potatoes,
carrot puree and snow pea tendrils
* chocolate and pistachio souffle, creme anglaise


Open Door Policy is located at 19 Yong Siak Street,
right next to BooksActually !


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BooksActually is 6 years old !

25th November 2011, Friday
7.30 pm at BooksActually

And we're celebrating with a 20% off storewide
to thank you for your endless love & support.

We hope to continually make humble impacts
on our local literary scene in the many more years to come.

♥



Love always,
BooksActually

BooksActually is 6 years old !

 

BooksActually is 6 years old !

Come celebrate with us --

20% off storewide (excluding magazines) + tarts & drinks will be served !

x

Heinrich von Kleist turns 200 !

 

Heinrich von Kleist's 200th Anniversary

{  r e a d i n g  }

//  25 November 2011, Friday

7.30 pm at BooksActually
 

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Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson
THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY,
WRITTEN WITH HIS FULL COOPERATION.


** To be released on 24th October 2011, 11am at BooksActually. **
( & don't forget -- 3 books at 20% off ~)

Cars by Stephen Bayley

 

‎"A car is the most symbolically rich thing we ever buy. No other artefact requires such investment of energy, money and passion to manufacture. No other artefact sucks such cupidity and yearning from its consumers. Cars are overwhelmingly potent, and there are reasonable and rational forces trying to curtail our use of them, but once - as Henry Ford realised long ago - you've let the genie of consumer freedom out of the box, there's no putting it back."

~ Stephen Bayley, on the sexual allure of cars

for your KITCHEN --

BooksActually

brings you

* Books for your kitchen *

"If it's good for your kitchen, it's probably good for your soul."


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VENN'S RULE --

Buy 3 books at 20% off.

Only at BooksActually.

Z I N E : P A R T Y

 

BooksActually
presents


• Z I N E : P A R T Y •

29th October 2011, Saturday
10am ~ 4pm
@ BooksActually
(No. 9 Yong Siak Street, Singapore 168645)


BooksActually will host a Z I N E : P A R T Y where we will invite zine-makers who are based in Singapore to come together to display and sell / showcase their works !
We will also be inviting all participants of the bookmaking workshops to come showcase their works and/or sell their completed books / zines.

♦

: : GUIDELINES : :

+ Should you want to sell your zines at the Z I N E : P A R T Y , kindly bring a copy of your zine to let us have a look (before 22nd October, Saturday)
+ BooksActually will take a 35% cut off the retail price for any of your zines sold at the store
+ Zines will all be displayed on the islands (middle shelves) of the bookstore -- do note that individual booths won't be given due to space constraints

♦

This will be a perfect opportunity for zine-makers to share with each other and their customers the inspiration and work process behind their carefully crafted zines.
Do spread the word and invite the people you know !

Perfection/Imperfection

 

「 Perfection in Imperfection / Imperfection in Perfection 」

a culinary repertoire through the senses of
Chef Janice Wong

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"In 2010, I subjected myself to 72 hours of blindness. Social activities; absolute solitude; music, painting — I put myself through these experiences in an effort to train my senses. But it did more:
without my sight, my imagination was set free. I couldn't see a thing, but I could see everything."

~ Janice Wong, chef and owner of 2am:dessertbar

Babette's Feast chapbooks / My Suit + You Cannot Count Smoke

Babette's Feast

c h a p b o o k s

I

My Suit

a story-essay by Jason Wee

+

II

You Cannot Count Smoke

a string of poem by Cyril Wong
 
.  .  .

"There is just some very special connection with these 2 books...
It's like the books themselves are friends."

In Memory of Madam Kwa Geok Choo

In Memory of the late and great
Madam Kwa Geok Choo
(1920 - 2010)

Now available at BooksActually

BooksActually / Made in Singapore

left to right :

Singapore Shophouses, Vintage Singapore, Teenage Textbook + Teenage Workbook, I Don't Friend You, Singapore: A Biography

Ceriph #02, The Blue Mansion + Forever Fever DVD Boxset, Singlish Notebook (Red), Framroz Vintage Glass, Old Places DVD, The Catherine Lim Collection

The Design Society #00, #01, and #02, F&N Vintage Glass, Humpback Oak Boxset, The Claire Tham Collection, The Colin Cheong Collection

.  .  .

Housing Singaporean talent, thoughts and dreams.

This National Day, we stand together to salute the talent
who have crafted these with their hearts, minds, souls and hands,
who speak bravely about our identity, tell of our story, and
construct our future. These are proudly made by Singaporeans.


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Red Singlish Notebook

 

Red for Fraternity.

MajuLAH !

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silkscreened on white canvas

with a long handle -- to sling on your shoulder,

and a short handle -- to hold in your hands

  

it also has hidden pockets on the interior of the bag;

great for storing one's iphone, or that funny-shaped

leaf one tends to find on quiet afternoons while

sitting/reading under a tree.

The Idea Book

 

Available at BooksActually

The Essential Writer's Pack

includes :

Marginalia Cahier (with a literary quote)

Author Pencil

Sharpener

Country Eraser

A sprinkle-ful of inspiration

Everything you need to rule the world

now available at BooksActually

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polaroids at BooksActually

 

"Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible."

- Edwin H. Land (Founder of Polaroid)

vintage polaroid cameras

now available at BooksActually

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