NUS Press
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NUS Press
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Publisher of academic titles and high quality general non-fiction on Singapore and Southeast Asia. Based at the National University of Singapore.
https://nuspress.nus.edu.sg/
Our biggest sale of the year is almost over! If you haven't yet, now's the chance to get that missing book for your shelves: nuspress.nus.edu.sg/collections/...

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December 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
#NewBook: Prof Tan Yock Lin (1953–2023) was a prominent figure in Singapore’s legal community. "A Gentleman of the Law" honours the legacy of a scholar whose impact will long continue to shape the legal landscape in Singapore and beyond.

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December 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Just 6 days left until our end-of-year sale is over!

From "Wanderlust", the biography of the world's first female solo traveller, to "lives & times of hrh" & "Not for Circulation", tales of two Singapore originals, discover their stories & more here: buff.ly/RuQPSUU
December 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
From "Las Vegas in Singapore", which looks at the collision of the histories of Singapore and Las Vegas via Marina Bay Sands, to "Divine Custody" & "Traces of the Sage" which uncover the history & material culture of temples, discover our books on places!

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December 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Grab books for your coffee table at discounted prices, including "Marjorie Doggett’s Singapore" which "features a treasure trove of previously unpublished photos of the island", and "Art & Trousers", an ArtNews Top Art Book of 2021.

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December 19, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Our #EOYSale2025 $10 and Under highlights: "It's a Living" about the world of work in Vietnam, "Hard Choices" which the Business Times described as "arguably the most stimulating and provocative book ever written on public policy in Singapore", & many more!

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December 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Our end-of year sale is finally here!

Over 50 discounted titles (including new books and bestsellers) starting at just $5! No code needed.

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December 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
.@historytoday.com the world's leading pop history magazine, included "Early Southeast Asia" in its Books of the Year list!:

“Southeast Asian history sometimes seems at the periphery of mainstream historical interest [not to us!], but two books this year are exceptions... (contd.)
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Charles Higham was interviewed on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about his book "Early #SoutheastAsia". Interviewer Patrick Jory speaks to Higham about the recent discoveries that are revealing remarkable new insights into the region’s early history.

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#prehistory
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December 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
"In the Mirror" will be launched at the George Town Lit Fest! Editors Brandon Liew and Daryl Lim Wei Jie will discuss literary legacies, tradition, and the future of poetry in English.
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When: 29 Nov, 10-11am
Where: Wawasan Reading Room

#GTLF #Malaysia #Literature
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November 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
#NewBook: How did Bangkok, once a modest riverside town, transform into the vibrant capital of a modern nation? This book explores the dynamic forces that reshaped Bangkok between the late 18th and mid-20th centuries.

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#EconomicHistory #Bangkok #Thailand #History
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
📸: Launch of “In the Mirror: New and Selected Poems of Wong Phui Nam" yesterday. Editors Brandon K. Liew & Daryl Lim Wei Jie are pictured here with our guests-of-honour Prof Wang Gungwu & Mr Robert Yeo, and moderator @psmedia.asia.

Read the Straits Times review of the book: buff.ly/nnfwk3h

#Poetry
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Reminder: Join us for the launch of "In the Mirror: New and Selected Poems of Wong Phui Nam"!

When: Sunday (Nov 2) at 11 am, registration from 10:30 am
Where: Programme Room 2, Central Public Library (B1 of National Library Building)

Register for free: buff.ly/BKwlcFc

#poetry #booklaunch
October 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
NUS Press mourns the passing of our author John Miksic, renowned archaeologist and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at NUS.

Read more: nuspress.nus.edu.sg/blogs/news/i...
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Checking in from the Frankfurt Book Fair, where the Philippines are the Guest of Honour! Here are Lisandro Claudio (Liberalism and the Postcolony) & Filomeno Aguilar Jr. (Migration Revolution) at the Philippines pavilion with our Director Peter Schoppert.

Books on the Philippines: buff.ly/ttkohmz
October 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
You are warmly invited to the launch of "In the Mirror", the first comprehensive collection of the poems and critical essays of Wong Phui Nam.

Register now: buff.ly/NRF5AWE

Date: Nov 2 (Sun), 11AM
Time: Programme Room 2, Central Public Library

#SingaporeWritersFestival #SingLit #Poetry #Malaya
October 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
#NewBook: "In the Mirror" is the first comprehensive collection of the poetry and essays of Wong Phui Nam (1935–2022), a foundational poet of Malaysian literature in English. Edited by Brandon K. Liew & Daryl Lim Wei Jie, with an afterword by Edwin Thumboo.

Read now: buff.ly/mJ6V3qH

#poetry #books
October 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Look who came by NUS Press today! When hornbills drop by your office window, you stop everything to watch. 🍃

#Hornbill #Birds #Birdwatching #SoutheastAsia #Singapore #BirdsofBluesky
September 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
📸: Annabel Gallop, author of "Malay Seals" (NUS Press &
@britishlibrary.bsky.social, 2019), at the 80th #NationalDayOfVietnam celebrations in London presenting "Vietnam Documented" (2023) to Vietnam's Ambassador to the UK, H.E. Mr Do Minh Hung, and H.E. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member.
September 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“[The author] has extremely interesting sections on coinage, the make-up of the trade (tea replaced porcelain and silk as the most profitable product) and a deep-dive into the commercial organization of Batavia…. the wealth of data makes it palpable and the details bring out nuance...”
September 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Timothy Barnard is interviewed on the
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about his book "Imperial Creatures" (NUS Press, 2019). Host Faizah Zakaria & Barnard discuss the question of animal agency, the performative aspects of animal welfare & more.

newbooksnetwork.com/timothy-barn...

#ColonialHistory
Timothy Barnard, "Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819-1942" (NUS Press, 2019) - New Books Network
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August 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
#NewBook: A major new work on Asian trade and empire, "The Chinese in Maritime Southeast Asia" draws on VOC records to show how Chinese merchants in 17th century Batavia and Southeast Asia emerged as central players in global trade.

Read: buff.ly/nIBjTj7

#maritime #trade #Batavia #Indonesia #China
August 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
📚 Last few hours of our #SG60 sale! 🇸🇬

Don’t miss your chance to get 50% off Singapore must-reads, special prices on new books, PLUS snag a free sticker sheet!

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August 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From an exploration of Singapore’s pre-colonial past, to an account of the pluralist 1950s–70s, a reconstruction of the “missing years” of our history, and a unique look at colonial society through animals, explore Singapore’s many pasts.

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#SG60 #Singapore #History
August 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Revisit Singapore’s past through voices that shaped and witnessed it, from Ann Wee's "A Tiger Remembers", to Goh Poh Seng's "Tall Tales & Misadventures", Herman Hochstadt’s "lives & times of hrh", & Bertha Henson's biography of George Bogaars "Not for Circulation".

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August 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM