Archive - Tote Bag Library

Writer as Native Informant, Reader as Interloper

A review of Welcome Me To the Kingdom by Mai Nardone

Nov 23, 2024 •

April 2024

Does Singapore need bookstores?

you gotta read 1,000 words to hear me say 'yes'

Apr 13, 2024 •

January 2024

I'm pro-gatekeeping. Long live gatekeeping.

On being a 2011 hipster, Pitchfork, and those yellow sneakers we can't escape

Jan 22, 2024 •

December 2023

Celebrity Book Culture: EXPOSED!!! the panel

some thoughts I shared at the Singapore Writers Festival and some thoughts I had later on

Dec 2, 2023 •

November 2022

On BookTok and Bookstagram

More thoughts from my Singapore Writers Festival panel

Nov 20, 2022 •

Look Who's On The Internet Again

On Bo Burnham's Inside

Nov 4, 2022 •

March 2022

I read "Minor Feelings" by Cathy Park Hong and Here Are My Thoughts

sorry if i call you corny in this newsletter, it's not personal

Mar 11, 2022 •

February 2022

Reading through Grief

feat. two short story collections and a lot of my tears

Feb 28, 2022 •

December 2021

The Tote Bag Library Gift Guide

no tote bags here

Dec 3, 2021 •

November 2021

Reading Feminist Thought Part 2

reviews of The Right to Sex, Full Surrogacy Now, and My Body

Nov 30, 2021 •

October 2021

Reading Feminist Thought Part 1

+ some words on BooksActually

Oct 1, 2021 •

September 2021

The Latest Sally Rooney Novel

A look at the conversation around it + my review of Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sep 19, 2021 •

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