Found in The Star's Reading Room - The Female Cell in a Capsule

The Female Cell soft launch news on NTV7

http://my-nama.com/wmv/20110522_T60_NTV-0100PM_4.wmv

An invitation to The Female Cell launch on 18 June 2011

Launch of The Female Cell - 20 stories (all previously unpublished) by Rumaizah Abu Bakar in her first book that display an acute sense of observation, with humour and irony, but without prejudice or pandering. With minimalist sketches, she has the uncanny knack for suggesting danger in even the most mundane. If you have read her initial works in the News From Home anthology, see how she has matured.

The collection is published by Silverfish Books under the Malaysian Literature in English series. The book features 20 stories in two parts:
1) Part 1 – Loves, Lies and Lives – 12 stories
2) Part 2 – Travel Tales – 8 stories


What others say:
Whether she is describing the kaleidoscopic panorama of Kuala Lumpur, or the prickly solitude of a traveller in Turkey, Rumaizah demonstrates a generous capacity for observation. A quietly assured debut collection.
-- Alfian Sa'at, writer, poet and playwright --

Rumaizah's stories are unpretentious and delightful. These short vignettes of human emotions and interactions are perfect for that rainy afternoon, accompanied by tea and biscuits. These stories have light in them.
-- Dina Zaman, author of I am Muslim --

The book will be launched during the Kuala Lumpur Alternative Bookfest 2011. Details are as follows:

Day/date    : Saturday, 18 June 2011

Time           : 3.45 to 4.30pm

Venue         : Annexe Gallery, 2nd Flr, Annexe Building, Central Market, Jalan Hang Kasturi, Kuala Lumpur

(http://www.annexegallery.com/)

Tel no         : 603-22844837

Admission is free for all.

From another perspective.... The Female Cell in The Sun

You can also view the e-paper here: http://203.115.192.117/wednesday/wed_page21.html

Radio interview on The Female Cell

A fun interview on BFM 89.9 - I Love KL with Richard Bradbury. Please click below to listen to the podcast.

http://www.bfm.my/ilovekl-rumaizah-abu-bakar-the-female-cell.html

The Female Cell was seen at...

MPH Midvalley

Times @ The Pavilion

 

MPH Subang Parade

Kinokuniya KLCC

The Female Cell is available at Silverfish Books (Jalan Telawi), MPH outlets nationwide, Times, Kinokuniya KLCC, Borders, Popular and other major bookstores. The book can also be purchased online, especially for the convenience of readers abroad and outstation via http://www.silverfishbooks.com/ 

I'd recommend this book to anyone of any age, great book!

"I quite enjoyed reading it. I am very into plot driven stories and although The Female Cell is not that driven on plot, I grasped it well and managed to read the book within the day (I always read a book if I like it within the day as I cant put it down).

I particularly loved the story Beads which was although short, was filled with delicate descriptions and a quick turn at the end of the story.

Rumaizah's flare for description and amazing travel stories are what really got me driven to finish the book. I enjoyed the fictional stories too.

This book, I feel is a good light read for anyone who would like a person's travel experience, as well as the short fictional stories. It definitely is something you can read on a warm afternoon, or in an airport, or waiting for a train/bus. Even getting your hair done. This book is entertaining, descriptive, poignant as well as down to earth. It's nice to read something normal and calming once in a while and The Female Cell to me did that very well.

I'd recommend this book to anyone of any age, great book! Should Rumaizah keep writing and publishing more? Definitely. It will be another book by our Malaysian writers and this book is an example of our literary movement in Malaysia improving and moving further and further up. Who knows, we might go international with this book if we pushed it harder!

Fantastic Job."

~Mona, reader~

Take a Peek!

Soft Launch of The Female Cell - Stories of Loves, Lies and Lives

Soft launch of The Female Cell - 20 stories (all previously unpublished) by Rumaizah Abu Bakar in her first book that display an acute sense of observation, with humour and irony, but without prejudice or pandering. With minimalist sketches, she has the uncanny knack for suggesting danger in even the most mundane. If you have read her initial works in the News From Home anthology, see how she has matured.

Rumaizah's stories are unpretentious and delightful. These short vignettes of human emotions and interactions are perfect for that rainy afternoon, accompanied by tea and biscuits. These stories have light in them.
-- Dina Zaman, author of I am Muslim --

Whether she is describing the kaleidoscopic panorama of Kuala Lumpur, or the prickly solitude of a traveller in Turkey, Rumaizah demonstrates a generous capacity for observation. A quietly assured debut collection.
-- Alfian Sa'at, writer, poet and playwright --

A soft launch will take place as follows:

Day/date    : Saturday, 21 May 2011

Time           : 5.30 to 7.00pm

Venue         : Silverfish Books, 58-1, Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru (same row as HSBC, take the staircase between DHL and the pet shop)

Tel no         : 603-22844837

Admission is free.