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(Literature) Ethos Books, Oct 2009

Nominated for the 2010 Singapore Literature Prize and the Irish Frank O’Connor Award

Sex. Transvestites. Puccini. Based on a theme from Antoine de Saint Exupery, Wena Poon’s second collection breaks the mold of “Asian literature” and pursues impossible romances in a lush and digitally-connected universe.

Only available in Singapore at bookstores like Books Actually, Earshot. Whimsical availability: Kinokuniya, MPH, Page One, Select Books, Times, Popular. In Singapore, buy online for $20 at the Ethos online bookstore (free shipping). Worldwide release: 2011.

The Biophilia Omnibus

(Literature/Science Fiction/Fantasy Series)

2009 Best Book Gift of the Year - CNN Go

Wena Poon creates a Star-Wars-Meets-Narnia series which follows the wicked young heroine Imogen Parks and her depressed billionaire sidekick, Kai Montserrat, as they shuttle between an apocalyptic Earth and a luscious alternative universe. Talking Animals included. The giant Omnibus edition collects the first 4 novels of the series.

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Available worldwide on Amazon and (next time I bring it there in my suitcase) in Singapore bookstores

Books Actually, Earshot

Lions In Winter

(Literature) Salt Publishing, Oct 2009

2008 Frank O’Connor Award Ireland (Longlist)

Popular Reader’s Choice Award (Shortlist)

Do you really know anything about Singapore beyond the headlines? Wena Poon’s first fiction collection, a best-seller in Singapore and Malaysia, challenges the Western media’s stereotypes about this modern city-state by portraying the true sophistication of New Asia.

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Available worldwide for $14.95 at the following online locations:

UK readers can also buy from WH Smith, Tesco, Waterstones online.

Salt Publishing’s online US and UK bookstores.

Available worldwide on Amazon, Barnes & Noble online.

Also available on Powells, AbeBooks, Alibiris, Books Depository.

Alex y Robert

(Literature) Salt Publishing, July/August 2010

Made by the BBC into a Book At Bedtime and serialized for 2 weeks on Radio 4 in Sept 2010

Wena Poon’s contemporary novel follows the American granddaughter of a famous Spanish bullfighter who returns to Spain, determined to become a matador against all odds.

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US readers can download for US$7.99 on Kindle and iPad on Amazon

Wherever you are in the world, you can buy the book for US$11.60 with free worldwide shipping from Book Depository.

UK readers can also buy online from WH Smith, Tesco, Waterstones

Available worldwide for US$15.95 from Amazon and eBay.

Read first chapter for free on the Salt Publishing website.