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Spotted something different about our new book? We're glad that you noticed 👀✨ ⚡ Further reading ⚡ All book design credit for all our titles goes to the amazing and genius @swellsg . We discussed going with Swiss binding for 'The Saga Podcast Transcripts' because – to quote Benson of SWELL – given the book's subject and the *drama* of the whole historical period (it reads like a play!), it is a pretty contemplative read. The Swiss binding hence invites readers to open the book fully, as they journey through one of Singapore's pivotal chapters of civic history – the 2009 AWARE Saga ✨ #bookbinding #swissbinding #perfectbinding #behindthebook #bookstagram

⚡ NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT ⚡ Happy pub. day to @kellyleow and @ngkinkiajasmine 's "The Saga Podcast Transcripts: Fury, Faith and the Fight for Justice in the AWARE Saga!! 🎉🔥 In March 2009, 100 strangers arrived at a routine meeting of Singapore's leading gender-equality organisation, AWARE, and staged a shocking takeover. What followed — a public battle over faith, power and civil society — became the stuff of national legend. That story was told in 'Saga', AWARE's critically acclaimed 12-episode podcast co-produced by Kelly Leow and Jasmine Ng. Released in 2020 and 2021, it was Singapore's first long-form narrative podcast, winning Silver at both the 2022 Anthem Awards and the 2023 Signal Awards for its gripping storytelling and social insight. Now, 'Saga' is available in print! We are very proud to publish this book, which compiles all 12 episodes of the podcast — drawing on firsthand testimonies from activists, observers and ordinary citizens, alongside a foreword by diplomat Professor Tommy Koh and an introduction by Saga host and journalist Bharati Jagdish. The book is available at @kinokuniya_singapore , @bookbarsg @wormholesg and our webstore (link in bio). It is retailing at 45 SGD (without GST), with all net proceeds going to @awaresingapore ☀️ The e-book edition will be available via major e-book platforms from late March. Last but not least, join co-authors and co-producers Kelly Leow and Jasmine Ng, and other familiar voices from 'Saga' for the launch of the book @bookbarsg on 28 March at 3.00pm. They will share behind-the-scenes stories from making the podcast and discuss adapting this dramatic chapter in Singapore’s civil society history from audio to print. Guests will have an opportunity to purchase their own copy of the book and have it signed by the authors. RSVP for the launch via Eventbrite (link in bio) 📚

🎉 SG Culture Pass News 🇸🇬 We're so pleased to announce that two Faction Press titles are now eligible for the SG Culture Pass — @projectx.sg 's The Missing Anthology and @shzehui 's The Story Game!! SG Culture Pass holders, you know what to do 👀 The Missing Anthology can be found at the following bookshops: @kinokuniya_singapore @citybookroom_singapore @wormholesg & @bookbarsg The Story Game can be found at all of the above bookshops and @wardahbooks ✨

👀💥🔥⚡️ 17 years ago today : May 2nd 2009 - it's been more than 3 hours since the Showdown at Suntec started, the Extraordinary General Meeting called to see if the Old Guard and allies could win back their organisation that got hijacked by a group of strangers (the new exco). It would be hours more before they would know the answer #AWAREsaga Listen to our podcast, SAGA, or read our new book, The Saga Podcast Transcripts: Fury, Faith and the Fight for Justice in the AWARE Saga, to relive this day (link in bio) https://www.faction.press/product-page/the-saga-podcast-transcripts /show/3Sh2eWK60RGRV9dVN6W8R9

Can you spot our Queer SAGA panelists? 👀 
Look closer—you might just find younger versions of Corinna Lim and Alexandria Serrenti in this May 2009 throwback. Just weeks earlier, AWARE faced a hostile takeover—and what followed was a hard-fought battle for gender equality in Singapore. With Corinna Lim & Alexandria Serrenti
Moderated by Jason Wee & Zarina Muhammad Don’t miss this powerful story of resistance, resilience, and justice. 🗓️ 18 April, Saturday, 7pm 📍Proud Spaces 🎟️ Register via queer-saga.eventbrite.sg #awaresingapore #queerhistory #awaresaga

Happy April News! 🥳 We’re thrilled that @kellyleow and @ngkinkiajasmine 's The Saga Podcast Transcripts is number 2 on @straits_times ' top ten non-fiction bestsellers list! We couldn’t be among better company (cc. @ethosbooks ) and we’re chuffed to be in the top ten. You can purchase The Saga Podcast Transcripts at major local bookstores in Singapore (@kinokuniya_singapore @bookbarsg @wormholesg @knucklesandnotch ) and the e-book across all e-book platforms 📑 All net proceeds will go to @awaresingapore ⚡

Saga book launch success!! ⚡🥳 A HUGE thank you to all who came down to @bookbarsg to celebrate the launch of @kellyleow and @ngkinkiajasmine 's The Saga Podcast Transcripts on 28 March! We're so grateful for the turnout, everyone's curiousity about the 2009 AWARE saga (and its impact 17 years on), and thoughtful questions asked during the Q&A. Thank you too to @gweezilla , Dr Kani Soin, Teo Yeo Yenn and Mohd Imran Taib for speaking at the launch and lending truth to the power of (to quote Teo Yeo Yenn) 'collective effervescence' ✊🏻⚡ Thank you too to Faction Friends who helped out at the launch, and for spreading the good word about Swiss 🇨🇭 binding 🌝 and our gratitude, as always, to Alex and the team at Book Bar for hosting allllll our book launches so far 🤍 The book is available at our webstore (see link in bio), @awaresingapore , Book Bar and other major local bookstores & stockists (@kinokuniya_singapore @wormholesg @knucklesandnotch ) at SGD 45 (without GST), and the book is available across e-book platforms at SGD 12.99! 🤓 Photo credits (in no particular order): @gweezilla , Akshita Nanda & @sallyelena

https://www.faction.press/product-page/the-saga-podcast-transcripts and check out the original podcast series SAGA on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

#OnThisDay 17 years ago, on 28 March 2009, 100 strangers staged a hostile takeover of AWARE. What followed was an exhausting five weeks of uncertainty, but also determined grit to win it back. And they did. Join us on Saturday, 18 April at 7pm to hear stories from those who were there and who fought for what was right. Register via queer-saga.eventbrite.sg #awaresaga #awaresingapore #sqmp

⚡ Happening tomorrow at 3pm! ⚡ We've got a few tickets left for our book launch of @kellyleow and @ngkinkiajasmine 's THE SAGA POSCAST TRANSCRIPTS at @bookbarsg ! (Link in bio) Join Kelly, Jasmine and a few special guests to discuss the origins of the podcast, why the Saga remains an important and urgent story today, and what it means to adapt a podcast into a book 💫 Kelly and Jasmine will also be signing books after the panel discussion ✨

In 2009, 100 strangers staged a hostile takeover of AWARE, an advocacy organisation promoting gender equality in Singapore — and civil society came together to win it back. It became one of Singapore’s most dramatic public controversies and “a powerful lesson about the ongoing fight for freedom of expression, diversity, and acceptance” 💪🏼 [wormhole.sg]. 📖 Now, AWARE’s award-winning podcast Saga has been published as a book — ✨The Saga Podcast Transcripts: Fury, Faith and the Fight for Justice in the AWARE Saga!✨ To mark the launch, SQMP’s Storytelling Series invites you to hear from the queer people who were there: on the floor, behind the scenes, and in the thick of it all. 👀 Join Corinna Lim and Alexandra Serrenti for an evening of stories, moderated by Jason Wee and Zarina Muhammad, with co-producer and co-author Jasmine Ng also present. 🗓️ 18 April, Sat, 7pm 📍Proud Spaces 🎟️ Register via queer-saga.eventbrite.sg Whether you were in that room in 2009 or are discovering this story for the first time — come hear it told by the people who lived it, and share your stories.🏳️‍🌈 #awaresingapore #queerhistory #awaresaga

WHERE WERE YOU? NOW IN PRINT! Saga, our award-winning podcast, is a book! We worked with indie publisher @factionpress to turn our podcast about the AWARE Saga into a book, titled The Saga Podcast Transcripts: Fury, Faith and the Fight for Justice in the AWARE Saga. It goes on sale in bookstores across Singapore on 20 March 2026, but you can preorder your copy now at Faction’s site at https://www.faction.press/product-page/the-saga-podcast-transcripts Book details: · Written by Saga co-creators Kelly Leow and Jasmine Ng · Foreword by Professor Tommy Koh · Introduction by Saga host Bharati Jagdish · Includes transcripts of all 12 episodes of the podcast… · …plus some bonus features: photographs, AWARE Saga timeline and a ‘dramatis personae’ of the full cast of characters We’ve wanted to have Saga in print for a long time, both for posterity and to make the story of the AWARE Saga more accessible. If you’re a diehard, podcast-addicted, repeat-Saga-listener (you know who you are), the book makes a beautiful companion to the audio experience. And if podcasts aren’t your thing, you can finally enjoy this wild and wonderful tale—about the mysterious 2009 hijacking of AWARE by a shadowy group of strangers—on the page in a gorgeous, elegant package. The Saga Podcast Transcripts will be out in a limited print run, priced at $45 for paperback, and $12.99 for e-book. All net proceeds from book sales go to AWARE. Also, Faction Press is throwing a book launch! Come down to @bookbarsg at 3pm on Saturday, 28 March 2026. You’ll hear from Kelly, Jasmine, Bharati and other familiar Saga voices, and pick up copies of the book. See you there! Special thanks to design practice @swellsg and print house @allegro_print for helping us bring the podcast to page.