S01E21 | Is Small Beautiful? A Chat with Indie Publishers Amir Muhammad & Rosalind Chua
Description
Has the book publishing industry been hit by the Covid pandemic? On the one hand, people forced into lockdown have more time to read which should be good news for publishers. On the other hand, with less footfall, bookstores are closing down for lack of customers. The big publishers may have the cushion of previous successes to survive with. But what about small publishing houses? How are they coping? Marina speaks to the founders of two independent Malaysian publishing houses, Amir Muhammad from Buku Fixi and Rosalind Chua from Clarity Publishing, to learn their views on what the future holds for their industry.
Mentioned this episode:
Viji Krishnamoorthy - 912 Batu Road
Boonsiri Somchit - When the Chicken Dies, Everyone Cries
Muhammad Fatrim - Asrama
Nadia Khan - Gantung
Tunku Halim
Ernest Zacharevic - Streetart George Town
Teme Abdullah
Neil Gaiman
Randy Pausch - The Last Lecture
Sally Rooney
Brit Bennett - The Vanishing Half
Lawrence Block - The Sins of the Fathers
Ryszard Kapuściński - The Shadow of the Sun
Haruki Murakami
Donna Tartt - The Goldfinch
Lionel Shriver
Lat
Matt Haig - Notes on a Nervous Planet
Sherry Turkle - Reclaiming Conversation
Eugene Lim
Lydia Davies
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