Chulalongkorn Property’s latest development, Chamchuri Square, is three interconnected buildings with residential, retail and office space. The office and residential spaces (apartments will only be available with 30-year leases) are still under construction. (read more...)

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Pocketable, hip and urban, these travel companions know what makes you tick. By Duangtawan Nilayon, photos by Manit Tanakornprapa (read more...)

Tony Wheeler, with his wife Maureen, founded Lonely Planet Publications back in 1973. Today, the brand publishes over 500 travel related titles. (read more...)

Laika is the pen name of 26-year old Jarurat Theslamyai who, together with her friend Sputnik, recently completed their debut collection of short stories. The finished book, Moon, won second prize at the Indie Book Awards and has now been published by the Thai Writers Network. (read more...)

Read all about Bangkok’s best bookstores and libraries. Text and photos Teeratron Likhitphongsathorn, Sarawut Keawtapan and Vishaya Thitisak (read more...)

Dear Mr. KIA: I recently fi nished my first novel, and I am as proud as a peacock. Unfortunately, the publishers I have approached have not been nearly as excited as I am. I’ve tried Amarin, even less commercial ones like Book Time and a few no one has ever heard of. I guess the only solution is D-I-Y! (read more...)

Dear Mr. Know-It-All: I consider myself lucky. I get to study in sunny Thailand instead of cold old Europe, but I am bored with my coursebooks. Where can I buy or borrow good English books without breaking the bank?—Bored Bookworm (read more...)

In the year of 2589, the world population struggles to survive, hoping to emigrate somewhere off the uninhabitable Earth—but the poor can’t afford the space journey. 2589: We Are Just Visitors is the science-fi ction book that deals with a future crisis on Earth and the people who are left behind. (read more...)

As the host of Bangkok Poetry Night and author of Last Tango in Aberystwyth and the forthcoming Don’t Cry for Me Aberystwyth, Malcolm Pryce knows a thing or two about big words. (read more...)