Literary Art
Book Launch: Strange Morning in Merlion Town (Ling Yuan)
You're Invited to the Mad Kopi Party!
Armour Publishing invites you to celebrate the launch of Strange Morning in Merlion Town by Ling Yuan.
A delightful reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, set in the heart of Singapore. Perfect for curious minds aged 7 to 77!
THE ESSENTIALS
When: Saturday, 22 November 2025
Seating from 3:00 PM | Programme begins at 3:20 PM sharp!
(A precisely calculated moment for optimal literary appreciation!)
Where: Book Bar, 57 Duxton Rd, Singapore 089521
Dress Code: As mad as you dare!
Bring: Your sense of wonder and appetite for adventure
✨ Special Offer: Stand a chance to receive a cash voucher that can be redeemed at the book launch!
THE EXPERIENCE
Like Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole, step into Merlion Town for a wonderfully strange afternoon where you can expect to:
ABOUT THE BOOK
Strange Morning in Merlion Town is a contemporary Singaporean reimagining of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland that puts the whimsy and wonder in our familiar neighbourhood spaces.
When a boy follows an otter with a suitcase into an MRT station that doesn’t exist, he plunges into the wondrous underground world of Merlion Town. Here, colourful corridors twist into labyrinths and a mysterious drink triggers a rose-smelling flood. As he winds his way through this strange town, he finds himself teaching Singlish, joining a Mad Kopi Party, and volunteering at a Meet-the-MP session. But when he crosses paths with kueh officers from the Security Agency, getting home becomes the biggest challenge of all.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ling Yuan’s fiction has been shortlisted for the Chautauqua Janus Prize, Black Warrior Review Fiction Prize, and the Kinsman Quarterly Winds of Asia Award. Her writings have appeared in Two Thirds North, Crannog, The Minnesota Review, Gratten Street Press, and elsewhere. She lives in Singapore.
