Powerpoint Party: Behind The Book

Wormhole is an online bookstore that believes stories are essential for readers and non-readers alike. In addition to selling books, they also regularly organise community events to celebrate the literary and arts scene.

Shanna Tan is a Singaporean literary translator working from Korean, Chinese and Japanese into English. Her translations include the bestselling Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum.

Jaime Lee has been in the business of marketing things to people for the past 10 years, and five years ago, she got lucky enough to read books both for fun and for work. Since then, as Marketing Manager at Times Publishing, she’s been helping stories find their readers, building bolder campaigns, and guiding visiting authors to great local food. has been in the business of marketing things to people for the past 10 years, and five years ago, she got lucky enough to read books both for fun and for work. Since then, as Marketing Manager at Times Publishing, she’s been helping stories find their readers, building bolder campaigns, and guiding visiting authors to great local food.

Asher Yeo is a freelance illustrator, tattoo artist, writer and mythology nerd based in Singapore. A lover of eyes, impossible biology and tales of metamorphosis and transformation, Ash is inspired by the stories people tell and the way these stories continue to be held in the consciousness of a people.

She has done work for Sentosa, Eatmepoptart and Indie music artists, mainly specialising in intricate, surreal, lined pieces. She finds herself influenced by whimsical horror artists like Junji Ito and Guillermo Del Toro.

Charlene Shepherdson is the Business Development Manager of Difference Engine (DE), an independent comics publisher based in Singapore. They manage DE's rights and intellectual property and promote DE's backlist titles to publishers and media companies. They spearhead DE's experimental tech collaborations such as webcomic adaptations, interactive games and audio comics.