EAST ASIA

There are 6 reading groups in this region.

Australia

British Council Australia

Interested in discussing contemporary fiction with another reading group online.

Contact: Sarah Hatton

E-mail sarah.hatton@britihsoucnil.org.au

Indonesia

Jakarta Reading Group

Contact: Yudhi Soerjoatmodjo

Imaging Centre See

JI. Diponegoro 65
Jakarta 10320
Indonesia

Telephone +62 (0)21 31906083

Fax +62 (0)21 31906283

E-mail i_see@indo.net.id

Malaysia

British Council Malaysia

Contact: Sharon Bakar

E-mail sbakar@streamyx.com

British Council Malaysia Reading Group

Adult group

Contact: Robina Abdullah

BC Malaysia

British Council Malaysia
Ground Floor, West Block
Wisma Selangor Dredging
142C, Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur

Telephone +60 (0)3 2723 7934

Fax +60 (0)3 2713 6599

E-mail Robina.Abdullah@britishcouncil.org.my

Philippines

Read or Die Inc.

We are a group of readers whose goal is to spread the love of reading and literature  in the Philippines through monthly discussions, sponsored literary talks, establishing networks with other like-minded organizations, and the advocacy of programs specifically aimed towards promoting literacy and maintaining a high profile for reading for purpose and for pleasure through volunteer work. We encourage public interest in and appreciation for different kinds of literature, especially writing produced by Filipino authors. The club was founded on November 2005. We held the first readers convention in the Philippines-the Read Or Die Convention-at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati City on February 3-4 2007. A full profile of our club events and activities can be found in our website. We also maintain a Filipino literary portal at http://libro.ph. Our latest activity was a series of panel discussions collectively called Ang Bagong Libro at the just concluded Manila International Book Fair 2007.

Contact: Kristin Mandigma kmandigma@gmail.com

http://read-or-die.org

Singapore

British Council Singapore Book Group

There two groups that meet at different times on a monthly basis.

Contact: Steven Shaw

British Council, Singapore

Napier Road Centre, British Council, 30 Napier Road, Singapore 258509

E-mail steven.shaw@britishcouncil.org.sg

http://www.britishcouncil.org.sg/whatson/event_details.asp?EvID=834