Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival 2026 (Delhi)

Fri, 2 Oct 2026
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Namaste! I am in Delhi for the Bookaroo Children’s Literature Festival 2026, where I’ll be running two workshops – one on playwriting and one on poetry writing – for young people:

Let’s Write A Play!
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026
Time: 11.30am to 12.15pm
Venue: The Arches

What makes a scene come alive? Join playwright Laremy Lee, dream up characters, stir up some drama, write your own scene and bring it to life on stage!

Can You Write What You Can’t See?
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2026
Time: 3.15pm to 4pm
Venue: The Pavillion

Poetry helps give a voice to all those thoughts and feelings hiding inside. Bring the invisible to life and turn what you can’t see into a poem with a little help from poet Laremy Lee!

Please swing by Sunder Nursery to say hi if you’re around or hit me up if you’d like to connect while I’m here. You can also find the full programme and festival details on the Bookaroo website.

See you then!

Sorry I’m Booked: Book Swap – Encore Edition (35++)

Fri, 28 Aug 2026
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I’ll be co-hosting a book swop together with Reine Cassandra from Sorry I’m Booked as well as Adeline Foo!

📚 Sorry I’m Booked presents: Book Swap – Encore Edition (35++)

💡 Theme: Second Chances (fiction only)
📅 Date: Saturday, 12 September 2026
🕑 Time: 2pm (arrival); 4pm (end)
📍 Venue: Exact venue will be confirmed upon successful registration
🎟️ Entry: Free!
🍲 Refreshments: Potluck-style – bring a dish or drink to share; we’ll eat as we swop

This edition is for the 35++ crowd – for those who’ve begun to recognise that the best stories, like the best things in life, only reveal their depth with time.

The session is themed around Second Chances. These can be works of fiction about second chances, second comings, returns, reinventions or characters and authors getting another shot at something. Bring a book that fits these ideas or even a text which you’re giving a second chance.

What to bring:

  1. A food or beverage item in one of these categories:
    • Appetizers/salads/sides
    • Savoury
    • Sweet/desserts
    • Alcoholic drinks
    • Non-alcoholic drinks
  2. One wrapped fiction book (poetry, prose or plays) for the main swop which fits the theme of Second Chances. The wrapping doesn’t need to be too fancy – or it can be as fancy as you’d like! Your call.

Optional: Extra books to declutter or casually swop. ​You can also swop books available on the day, subject to availability

​Come for the books and the conversation; I personally guarantee you’ll leave with something new to put on your bookshelf as well as something to talk about.

​Please RSVP here only if you’re sure you can make it. Numbers are capped to fit the space, so every no-show means another genuine reader misses out.

Nevertheless, we understand completely if plans change. If that’s the case, please let us know ASAP so we can free up your ticket for the next person on the waitlist.

See you there!

After “I Do”: The Skills for Lasting Love and Marital Literacy

Sat, 6 Jun 2026
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Following the resounding success of the pre-marital literacy fireside chat with undergraduates in January, I’ll be returning to NUS College in July to moderate a panel on marital literacy for alums of the college.

Given how Singapore is seeing falling marriage rates alongside concerns about family formation and fertility, marital literacy – the knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes couples need to nurture and sustain lasting and fulfilling marriages – is more crucial than ever.

I’ll be joined by panellists and fellow alums Andrea Tan (Economics + USP ‘03), Theresa Pong (Psychology & Statistics ‘97) and Bozy Lu (Law & Psychology + Yale-NUS ‘19), where we’ll explore how emotional awareness, relational habits and everyday practices of care shape our relationships, both before and during marriage.

Whether you’re single, partnered, married or divorced, this open dialogue offers a safe space for everyone.

💬 After “I Do”: The Skills for Lasting Love and Marital Literacy
📅 Date: Thursday, 9 July 2026
🕗 Time: 7pm (dinner); 8pm (panel starts); 9.30pm (event ends)
📍 Venue: Saga Master’s Commons, Saga Wing, NUS College

Spaces are limited so please RSVP here by 17 June 2026. See you then!

NOTE: This event is for alums of USP, USP/NUS College and Yale-NUS College. If you are not an alum but are keen to find out more or attend a similar event, please drop me a message to let me know. Thanks!