BookTalk is a series of ongoing conversations happening at the Epigram Coffee Bookshop! 💬
Virginia Woolf famously remarked that for a woman to write fiction, she must have a room of her own. To have a room of one’s own, namely the resources and privacy to hone a craft, is to also be able to lead a life of one’s own. With more people taking to writing and novels, how does a writer continue to extend rich interior lives and social relationships to their characters? In a time where nuanced representation is valued, how might we also conceive of characters who are more complex than perfect? Join Carissa Foo as she shares about her novel writing processes, her own interests inside and outside of literature, and as she reflects on the friendships at the heart of her books
About What We Learned from Driving in Winter: Three Singaporean university students in London, as unalike as can be, become roommates and then fast friends. Over three winters in the mid-2010s, Gigi, Yi-En and Clare rely on each other in the face of trauma and big, scary life changes. When news comes of Clare’s disappearance, Gigi and En take a road trip to the countryside to retrace the path of her final days. What We Learned from Driving in Winter explores how we are able to live with tragedy with a little help from our friends.
VENUE: Epigram Coffee Bookshop @ SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
ADDRESS: 39 Keppel Rd, Singapore 089065
EVENT WEBSITE: Peatix (for registration)
DATE AND TIME
23 Jul 2022, 1pm-2pm