Podcasts by Bookmark

Shanghai Noir from 2018-11-28T21:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Paul French about his latest book - City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir - and about the city's seedy and sordid...

Asian Waters from 2018-11-21T20:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to journalist and author Humphrey Hawksley about his latest book Asian Waters that chronicles the ongoing struggle ov...

The End of UMNO? from 2018-11-14T20:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Bridget Welsh, professor of political science at John Cabot University, about what's next for Malaysia's former do...

The State of Freedom: George Town Literary Festival 2018 from 2018-11-07T20:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Bernice Chauly and Melizarani T. Selva about the gargantuan task of curating Malaysia’s largest literary fes...

Small Fry: A Conversation With Lisa Brennan-Jobs from 2018-11-02T17:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Lisa Brennan-Jobs about her memoir - Small Fry - in which she chronicles the complex coming-of-age story of a youn...

Ponti from 2018-10-31T20:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Singaporean author Sharlene Teo about her critically acclaimed debut novel, Ponti.

Sharlene Teo i...

Apple and Knife, Feminism and Horror from 2018-10-24T20:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Indonesian author Intan Paramaditha about Apple and Knife - her wonderful collection of short stories that seamles...

A Murakami Party from 2018-10-17T20:00

On Saturday, the 13th of October, we hosted a Murakami book party over at Lit Books in Tropicana Avenue where we celebrated the launch of Killing Commen...

Killing Commendatore from 2018-10-10T20:05

This week, Uma welcomes special guest Fong Min Hun for an in-depth discussion about all things Haruki Murakami. The both of them also give you their ver...

Bookmark x Airbnb - Portable Worlds: Around the World in Eight and a Half Books from 2018-10-03T20:00

On Saturday, the 29th of September, we held a special edition of “Bookmark Live!” in collaboration with our friends over at Airbnb - where U...

Fire and Snow: Climate Change and Popular Culture from 2018-09-26T20:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Marc DiPaolo about his latest book which is a broad exploration of climate fantasy and science fiction, fro...

Billion Dollar Whale from 2018-09-19T20:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma is joined by BFM's very own Melisa Idris and Keith Kam for an in depth look at Tom Wright and Bradley Hope's epic...

Peter Mayle's Provence from 2018-09-12T20:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma and special guest Azura Rahman, take a look back at literary oeuvre of the late, great Peter Mayle.

Bookmark @ Lit Books: Science Fantasy from 2018-09-05T20:00

Every month, the good folks over at Lit Books in Tropicana Avenue lend us their gorgeous bookshop for an evening of literary indulgence. This week's pod...

Bookmark @ Lit Books: Life Changing Reads from 2018-08-15T20:00

Every month, the good folks over at Lit Books in Tropicana Avenue lend us their gorgeous bookshop for an evening of literary indulgence. This week's pod...

The Fay Khoo Award 2018 from 2018-08-08T20:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Bettina Chua Abdullah about the 2018 edition of The Fay Khoo Award.

Bookmark @ Lit Books: Sexy Reads from 2018-08-02T20:00

Every month, the good folks over at Lit Books in Tropicana Avenue lend us their gorgeous bookshop for an evening of literary indulgence. This week's pod...

The Concubine's Child from 2018-06-25T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Australian author Carol Jones about her debut novel, about what it's like writing from the outside looking in, and...

Mythmaking for Beginners from 2018-06-11T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to another one of his comic book heroes - writer and editor Paul Levitz - about his almost four decad...

Holidaying with Coffee from 2018-06-04T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Chris Zeiher from Lonely Planet about our global obsession with coffee.

Understanding Comics from 2018-05-28T14:00

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

Pop Culture Feeds Your Brain from 2018-05-21T14:00

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.

Duping Ze Germans from 2018-05-14T14:00

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 inflata...

The Queen of Colouring from 2018-05-07T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Johanna Basford - Scottish illustrator and the queen of the adult colouring book - about how the adult colouring t...

Bookmark Live: Malaysia by the Book from 2018-04-23T14:00

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 discussi...

Clothes, Sex, and Trafficking from 2018-04-09T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author, investigative journalist, and cultural critic Anne Elizabeth Moore about fast fashion and its connections ...

Building A Better Teacher from 2018-04-02T14:00

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.

Why We Like the Things We Do from 2018-03-26T14:00

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

Tok Tok Mee from 2018-03-19T14:00

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

Why We Drive the Way We Do from 2018-03-12T14:00

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

Audacity: The Legacy of Barack Obama's 8 Years from 2018-02-26T14:00

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...

A Tribute to A.A. Gill from 2018-02-19T14:00

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

The Batang Kali Massacre from 2018-02-12T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma and author Bernice Chauly have a conversation about a long forgotten - and long ignored - moment from our colonial past.

The Games from 2018-01-29T14:00

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 ga...

Get Lit at Lit Books from 2018-01-22T14:00

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 da...

The Woman in the Window from 2018-01-15T14:00

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

10 Years as the Resident Tourist from 2018-01-08T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Singaporean artist and writer Troy Chin about his 10-year journey as the eponymous "Resident Tourist".

(Tr...

Tony Parsons’ Thrillers from 2017-12-18T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma welcomes bestselling author Tony Parsons for a conversation about his new series of detective novels.

(Tony Parsons ...

Comics as Activism from 2017-12-11T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Benjamin Dix, the founding director of PositiveNegatives, an organization that uses comics to highlight human righ...

Marjorie Liu is a Geek from 2017-12-04T14:00

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 speak...

Jay Asher's Reasons Why from 2017-11-27T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Jay Asher - the author of the bestselling Thirteen Reasons Why - about making that inevitable leap from page to sc...

Kids Who Read from 2017-11-20T14:30

This week, in conjunction with Universal Children's Day 2017, Uma speaks to three avid young readers about their love affair with books.

Junot Diaz is a Nerd from 2017-11-20T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to award winning author Junot Diaz about the mainstreaming of nerd culture.

(Junot Diaz was one of t...

Walking Home with Simon Armitage from 2017-11-13T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author, playwright, and poet Simon Armitage about the sheer unadulterated joy of walking without purpose or direct...

Mythmaking with Ken Liu and Luke Skywalker from 2017-11-06T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to acclaimed science fiction author Ken Liu about his recent forays into the Star Wars Universe.

*Th...

Tony's Flying High from 2017-10-30T14:30

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to entrepreneur, businessman, brand builder - and newly minted author - Tony Fernandes about his brand new autobiogra...

Slack-ing with JY Yang from 2017-10-30T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to JY Yang, the Singaporean author of the brand new series of silkpunk fantasy novellas: The Red Threads of Fortune a...

Billionaires and Balls from 2017-10-23T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma welcomes football pundit Bob Holmes to the show for a conversation about his brand new book - "Living the Dream... or Enduri...

Freestylin' with Kwame Alexander from 2017-10-16T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to best-selling author and poet Kwame Alexander about "Solo" - his incredible new novel written entirely in verse. Listen

Andy Weir's Martian Adventures from 2017-10-09T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to best-selling author Andy Weir about his breakout first novel, that insanely successful scientific mediation on bei...

M.R. Carey's Zombies from 2017-10-02T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to M.R. Carey - writer of books, comic books, and movies - about his refreshing re-imagining of the zombie genre.

Graham Holliday Eats Korea from 2017-09-25T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks author and journalist Graham Holliday about the vast and wondrous world of Korean cuisine, about how their food and t...

Felicia Yap's Yesterday from 2017-09-18T14:00

Earlier this year, The Guardian ran an article about how 35-year-old Malaysian Felicia Yap was a rising star in the literary scene whose debut novel - s...

Grit & Grace: The Grandeur of Malaysia in Monochrome from 2017-09-11T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to photographer S.C. Shekar and writer Liew Suet Fun about their wonderful, massive, weighty tome - Grit and Grace: T...

#SejarahKita from 2017-08-28T14:00

The history of Malaysia is not only what is chosen to be printed in the textbooks in school. The history of Malaysia is made up of the various stories o...

Alex and Irene from 2017-08-21T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg abou...

Dazzled and Deceived from 2017-08-14T14:00

Mimicry and Camouflage, Peter Forbes’s cultural history links mimicry and camouflage to art, literature, military tactics and medical cures across...

Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker's Journey from 2017-08-07T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma and author Harlan Lebo go behind the scenes to take a look at the dirty secrets, scandals, and lasting legacy of one of thei...

Killing Castro with Chemistry from 2017-07-31T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author and journalist Sam Kean about the secret histories behind the seemingly staid numbers and letters on the pe...

Lying About History from 2017-07-24T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma has a conversation with author and historian Alexander Canducci about history's greatest lies and how they've come to change...

Mary Roach Goes to War from 2017-07-17T14:00

This week, Uma sits down with one of his favourite authors - Mary Roach - for an enlightening discussion about her book "Grunt" which examines everythin...

Once We Were There from 2017-07-10T14:00

This week on Bookmark, Uma welcomes back author and poet Bernice Chauly for deep dive into her brand new novel "Once We Were There", it's inspirations i...

Nicholas Rankin from 2017-07-03T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Nicholas Rankin about Ian Fleming's most remarkable contribution to this world… no… not James...

The Impossible Read: Ulysses from 2017-06-19T14:00

James Joyce's magnum opus is right up there with the likes of Moby Dick and War and Peace - not just for being a great work of literature, but als...

Bookmark: The Stories in the Stars from 2017-06-05T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Susanna Hislop about her book Stories in the Stars: An Atlas of Constellations, about the night sky, about ...

Discovering Doris from 2017-05-29T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, author and historian Andrew Barber tells Uma the rather tragic and dramatic story of Doris Van der Straaten - an Australian citi...

Jungle Without Water: A Chat with Sreedhevi Iyer from 2017-05-22T14:00

This week, Uma speaks to Malaysian author Sreedhevi Iyer about her first collection of short fiction - Jungle Without Water and Other Stories.

Kevin Kwan's Rich People Problems from 2017-05-15T14:00

This week, Uma welcomes bestselling author Kevin Kwan to talk about his latest book - the third and final part of his "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy - "Ric...

Book Review: Rich People Problems from 2017-05-08T14:00

This week, Uma welcomes guest reviewer Azura Rahman for a conversation about the third - and final - book in Kevin Kwan's rich Asian trilogy: "Rich Peop...

Console Wars from 2017-04-17T14:00

If you were the child of indulgent parents in the early 90s the struggle - the war - was real. Sega or Nintendo? Sonic or Mario? Game Gear or Game Boy? ...

The Mario Effect from 2017-04-10T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma geeks out with author Jeff Ryan about the life and times of Super Mario, about how he grew past his humble beginnings as the...

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows from 2017-04-03T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Singaporean author Balli Kaur Jaswal about her brand new book "Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows" and why it isn't...

Bookmark - Angie Thomas and "The Hate U Give" from 2017-03-27T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to debut author Angie Thomas about her masterful meditation on race and violence in America: "The Hate U Give".

Bookmark - Hemingway the Spy from 2017-03-20T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Nicholas Reynolds about his brand new book, "Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Advent...

The Sound and the Fury from 2017-03-13T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Nancy Perloff - musicologist, art historian, and curator at the Getty Research Institute - about music, and perfor...

Bookmark - A Mother’s Journey from 2017-03-06T14:00

This week on Bookmark, Uma speaks to former BFM-er Natalie Sia about her first ...

Bookmark: Sophie Kinsella from 2017-02-27T14:00

This week, Uma speaks to special guest - international bestselling author - Sophie Kinsella about the secrets behind compelling chick-lit.

Bookmark: John Mateer and the Cocos Malays from 2017-02-20T14:00

The Quiet Slave: A History in Eight Episodes is a piece of historical fiction that is based on the lives of the Cocos Malays and describes the first yea...

Bookmark: Sci-Fi in MY from 2017-02-13T14:00

What does our Malaysian future look like? How do our local visions of what's to come stack up against everything we've read from the Western canon? This...

Bookmark: Jaqueline Harvey from 2017-02-06T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Australian author Jaqueline Harvey about her best-selling Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose series of books for ch...

Bookmark: Sara Baume from 2017-01-31T14:00

Sara Baume’s debut novel, Spill Simmer Falter Wither is divided into four sections, each one a different season, with names she made up to reflect...

Bookmark: Gail Carriger from 2017-01-24T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author Gail Carriger about her series of novels that blend together steampunk comedies of manners with paranormal ...

Bookmark: James Rollins from 2017-01-17T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma welcomes bestselling author James Rollins for a conversation about his brand new Sigma Force novel - The Seventh Plague, abo...

Bookmark: Janie Chang from 2017-01-10T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Canadian au...

Bookmark: Insta-Chaz's Guide to Life from 2017-01-03T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to artist Chaz Hutton about his brand new book that's based on his immensely popular "instachaaz" Instagram account i...

Bookmark: Traipsing Through This Lonely Planet from 2016-12-13T14:00

What is the role of the physical travel guide in the modern digital world. Are they still relevant? How do they come up with those hot places to visit l...

Bookmark: Your Post-Apocalypse Reading List from 2016-12-06T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma - and special guest Lee Chwi Lynn - give you some suggestions on what to read in a post-Trump, post-Brexit, post-Truth world...

Bookmark: Nisid Hajari and the Horrors of Indian Partition from 2016-11-29T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to author and journalist Nisid Hajari about India, Pakistan, and the deadly legacy of partition.

Bookmark: Lee Child from 2016-11-22T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma welcomes Lee Child - the best-selling author of the Jack Reacher novels - to talk about Tom Cruise, about his latest novel -...

Bookmark: Lionel Shriver from 2016-11-15T14:00

In September, the novelist Lionel Shriver caused quite a stir in the literary world when she delivered her now-notorious speech about cultural appropria...

Bookmark: The State of SingLit from 2016-11-08T14:00

This year’s edition of the Singapore Writers Festival is well under way, with yet another fantastic line up of authors and thinkers from all acros...

Bookmark; Authored #11 - Tash Aw from 2016-11-01T14:00

This week, on Bookmark, Uma welcomes Tash Aw - the Man Booker nominated, Whitbread Award and Commonwealth Award winning Malaysian writer of The Harmony ...

Bookmark: Authored #10 - Cheryl Tan from 2016-10-25T14:00

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.

On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes...

Bookmark: Authored #9 - Eva Neo from 2016-10-18T14:00

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.

On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes...

Bookmark: Authored #8 - Kendare Blake from 2016-10-11T14:00

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.

On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes...

Bookmark: Authored #7 - Cheeming Boey from 2016-10-04T14:00

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.

On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes...

Bookmark: Authored #6 - Zan Azlee from 2016-09-27T14:00

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.
On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. T...

Bookmark: Authored #5 - Sara Raasch from 2016-09-20T14:00

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.
On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. T...

Bookmark: Authored #4 - Evelyn Skye from 2016-09-13T14:00

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.
On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes. T...

Bookmark: Authored #3 - Katharine McGee from 2016-09-06T14:00

Introducing an all new show on Bookmark.

On Authored, Umapagan Ampikaipakan has conversations with writers that are built around specific themes...