Asiapac Books
StatusActive
Founded1983
FounderLim Li Kok[1]
Country of originSingapore
DistributionWorldwide
Nonfiction topicsAsian culture, history, philosophy, health practices, art and literature.
Official websitewww.asiapacbooks.com

Asiapac Books is a Singaporean publisher that publishes educational comics[2] and illustrated books on Asian culture, history, philosophy, health practices, art and literature. Established in 1983, its publications are now sold in more than 20 countries, and have been translated into more than 20 languages. Asiapac Books also publishes a monthly educational magazine VITA Edition, targeted at secondary school students.

In 1997, Asiapac Books represented Singapore as a delegate to the 1997 Asian Comic Books Conference held in South Korea.[3]

Asiapac Books specialises in using illustrations to engage readers. Its Origins and Gateway series introduces readers to Chinese and Singaporean cultures respectively through the rich use of images and quirky stories. It has published illustrated and adapted versions of Chinese classics such as Journey to the West, A Dream of Red Mansions, and Water Margin.

Asiapac Books is a member of the Singapore Book Publishers Association.

  • Origins of Chinese Culture illustrated by Fu Chunjiang
  • Origins of Chinese Festivals illustrated by Fu Chunjiang
  • Origins of Chinese Cuisine illustrated by Fu Chunjiang
  • Gateway to Peranakan Culture illustrated by Wing Fee
  • Top Learning Tips by Chitra Soundar and illustrated by Jack Cheong
  • Analects of Confucius 1, 2 and 3 by Jeffrey Seow
  • Essential Chinese Medicine Health Tonics edited by Professor Zhang Bao Chun and Associate Professor Chen Yu Ting from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

References

  1. ↑ "Heroes to the rescue". The Star. 9 December 2003. Archived from the original on 5 February 2004.
  2. ↑ Lent, John A. (2015). Asian Comics. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781626742949. the publisher that dominates this category [Singapore comics] is Asiapac Books
  3. ↑ "Asian comics pow wow". The Straits Times. 3 October 1997. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-10-14 – via NewspaperSG.


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