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Our First Ever Year-End Sale!
The Faction Year-End Tree We've had quite a big year with two books ( The Missing Anthology  and  The Story Game ) and a little zine ( Undertow ), and we're prepping for 2026 (more on that soon). So, we thought we'd say thank you for championing our authors and titles since 2023 by having our first ever year-end sale! Use "FACTION2025" to enjoy 15% off all web store orders  until 22 December 2025! We will ship your items within 3-4 working days of your order(s).*  Pleas
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"The Story Game" by Shze-Hui Tjoa
We are thrilled to announce the Southeast Asia release of The Story Game , the debut memoir by Shze-Hui Tjoa, which has been lauded for...
Jun 212 min read


Introducing "Undertow — Issue 1"
We've got an announcement to make: we've published a little magazine! You read that right – we went on a side quest and decided to publish a little zine called Undertow . When we set up Faction Press in 2020, creating a zine was something that we thought we'd entertain perhaps four or five years down the road, after we'd publish a few books. But publishing stories about history, memory and grief – themes that we hold very close to our hearts – was an itch we had to scratch b
May 22 min read


"The Missing Anthology: Stories from Singapore's Sex Workers" edited by Vanessa Ho, Raksha Mahtani & nor
For our first book for 2025, we are so very pleased to announce the publication of The Missing Anthology.
Mar 212 min read


On Histories & Indie Publishing Nodes
How 2024 went for Faction Press!
Dec 28, 20243 min read


"Malayland" by Dina Zaman
We are very pleased to announce the publication of our third book, Malayland , by Dina Zaman. A co-publication by Faction Press and Ethos...
Nov 1, 20242 min read


"Silk, Silver, Spices, Slaves" updates
We've got exciting updates about Lio Mangubat's Silk, Silver, Spices, Slaves: Lost Tales from the Philippine Colonial Period, 1565-1946 !...
Aug 17, 20242 min read


"Silk, Silver, Spices, Slaves: Lost Tales from the Philippine Colonial Period, 1565-1946" by Lio Mangubat
An update about our latest title "Silk, Silver, Spices, Slaves" by Lio Mangubat!
Jun 5, 20242 min read


"Signals in the Noise" Singapore launch & e-book news!
Our launch of "Signals in the Noise" in Singapore, and the e-book is out now!
Jan 14, 20241 min read


The Amazing Year That Was 2023
Our year in a two-minute summary (basically, a year of many firsts!).
Dec 30, 20232 min read


"Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World" by Ooi Kee Beng
We are very pleased to announce our very first title by political scientist and historian Ooi Kee Beng ! Titled " Signals in the Noise:...
Nov 18, 20232 min read


What, and how, do we read?
Last August, we decided to go on a tiny quest to find out if people like reading. It was a very valid question, given the alleged death...
Mar 20, 20235 min read
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