Ethos Books

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Ethos Books
Parent company
Founded1997; 24 years ago (1997)
Founder
Country of originSingapore
DistributionWorldwide
Publication typesBooks
Official websiteethosbooks.com.sg

Established in 1997, Ethos Books is an independent book publisher based in Singapore. It is an imprint of , a communications and design house. Ethos Books specialises in publishing literary and scholarly works, primarily from writers in Singapore.[1] It has published several award-winning poetry volumes and anthologies by authors such as Felix Cheong, Alvin Pang, Alfian Sa'at, Cyril Wong and Daren Shiau. In recent years, it has published critical works on Singapore studies by scholars and activists such as , , , Thum Ping Tjin, and .

History[]

In 1997, publisher founded Ethos Books, an imprint of Pagesetters Services, an advertising and communication design agency, to lend voice to diverse and emerging writers and to help foster a thriving literary culture.[2] He launched it with a trio of titles by newcomers – namely Aaron Lee's A Visitation of Sunlight, Alvin Pang's Testing the Silence and David Leo's One Journey, Many Rivers.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Why I Publish: Ethos Books (Singapore)". Cha: An Asian Literary Journal.
  3. ^ "Proust Questionnaire: 17 questions with Fong Hoe Fang". Quarterly Literary Review Singapore.

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