Ok, we doubt that any of you care about this, so this is for us. For us!
(If you’d like to write about us, we have a press kit thingy containing basic information about us, how we run, and a little more info too! Or check out what’s already been written below!)
Audio & Video
- Video: Mabohai Bookswap, RTB Rampai Pagi, Jun 2013
- B:READ on SoundCloud
Includes the radio interview with Pilihan FM in March 2012, in which Teah describes how B:READ was formed.
Newspaper Articles
General:
- Mar 1, 2012: “B:READ for the mind“, Koo Jin Shen, The Brunei Times
Contains a charming little story about the beginnings of ‘Brunei Bookswap’ (as it was called then), and an account of the bookswap event held at Muara Beach in 2011. - Dec 17, 2012: “B:READ on the rise“, Faiq Airudin, The Brunei Times
An article at the end of 2012, summarising our activity over the year. Also that headline hrrhrr. - Jan 29, 2015: Featured in the Call of Duty supplement, The Brunei Times
- “Getting more people to read“, Rafidah Hamit – what we are about
- “Attracting more readers, filtering books“, Rafidah Hamit – about the types of books in our bookswaps
- “Looking into the future“, Rafidah Hamit – about our future plans
Specific pieces about our initiatives:
- (B)Read-A-Longs:
- Dec 28, 2012: “Reading club to start first chapter in January“, Koo Jin Shen, The Brunei Times
Teah writes stuff:
- Mar 31, 2013: “Moving to e-Reader is right choice“, Teah Abdullah, The Brunei Times
- Jun 23, 2013: “100 books to read before you die: A necessity?“, Teah Abdullah, The Brunei Times
Miscellaneous:
- Jun 30, 2012: “B:Read’s efforts lauded“, Tome Raider, Letter to the Editor, The Brunei Times
Thank you, you sweet Tome Raider person, you!
For articles specific to each bookswap event, view the event pages!