Clarity Publishing rights catalogue LBF 2016

w w w . c l a r i t y 8 . c o m Rights Catalogue > > London Book Fair > 12 - 14 April 2016 > Stand 5F155

SHE’S BAAAA-AAAAACK!

Boonsiri Somchit on the joys of leadership, life &

dealing with rogue chickens.page 4

A new green imprint in collaboration with SE Asia’s

award-winning spice garden.page 12

Malaysia’s favourite Nyonya chef returns with her new book.

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LEADING FROM THE HEART

TROPICAL SPICE GARDEN BOOKS

Asian-inspired non-fiction titles with a focus on:

> Food & Drink> Natural History> Leadership> Popular Culture

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Get back in your book Twee!

CONTACT DETAILS

Clarity Publishing Sdn Bhd (1021491-H)

51-21-A Menara BHL Bank, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, 10500 George TownPenang, Malaysia.

For rights enquiries please contact Rosalind Chua at [email protected]

www.clarity8.com

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Small is beautiful.

Clarity Publishing is an independent publisher based in Malaysia with a passion for curating high-quality non-fiction titles that weave together great stories with outstanding design, photography and artwork.

Since we opened our doors in 2013, the goal was never to become a book-assembly line but rather to discover and work with Malaysian talent to develop unique titles that excite us and our readers.

We love taking risks and heading off well-worn paths - I hope that this is reflected in our eclectic list!

2016 promises to be an exciting year for us as we launch our new imprint – Tropical Spice Garden Books – a collaboration with the Tropical Spice Garden, one of SE Asia’s most outstanding eco-attractions (see page 12).

LBF 2016 is our first major fair and I’m proud that we’re part of the exceptionally talented and diverse Malaysian contingent. Do drop by and check out our books, we’re looking forward to meeting you and having a chat!

Rosalind Chua

PUBLISHER

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When the Chicken Dies, Everyone Criesby Boonsiri Somchit

9789671157596August 2016

Paperback, 140 x 210mm196 pages

World rights available


In a corporate jungle obsessed with hype, office politics and the never-ending race for promotion, position and power, textbook leadership skills are failing to bridge the gap between management and their most precious commodity - people.

From her humble roots growing up in a tiny Malaysian village, Boonsiri Somchit shows what it takes to truly engage and lead from the heart. Taking inspiration from her childhood adventures with her rag-tag gang, kite season, rusty Raleighs, ghost hunting and the Carpenters, Boon brings her hilarious insights to leadership, life and dealing with rogue chickens.

Boonsiri SomchitIn her 18-year career at NASDAQ-listed AMD, Boonsiri Somchit knows all about leading a team to world-class success; she spearheaded the set-up of AMD’s global accounting and financial shared services organization. The culture that she built at AMD Global Business Services over 14 years has been recognized as a global industry benchmark. Her motto, “If I can do it, anyone can. You just need to believe and try.”

• Boon is the brand ambassador and the face of CIMA Malaysia.

• She is a regular speaker and panelist at events all over the world on Global Business Services, leadership, women in business, and motivation.

Sometimes the most compelling leadership wisdom comes from the most unexpected places…

No chickens were harmed in the making of this book. Promise.

LEADERSHIP

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She´s back, with more awesome Nyonya flavours!

Join Pearly as she revisits her childhood favourites - authentic flavours that will take readers back to the good old days of mouth-watering Nyonya cuisine. She’ll share the secrets of her pantry as well as the health benefits, traditions and superstitions associated with Nyonya ingredients.

Aside from easy-to-follow recipes, the book is packed with full-colour photos to help readers identify must-have Nyonya ingredients from the wet market and Asian grocery.

As seen on:• John Torode’s Malaysian Adventure• Ainsley Harriott’s Street Food

We love working on Pearly’s books because we get to stuff our faces during photoshoots. Her pork satay is truly exceptional!


Pearly’s Nyonya Pantryby Pearly Kee

9789671157589Hardcover, 195 x 250mm

112 pagesWorld rights available

FOOD & DRINK

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A Nyonya Inheritanceby Pearly Kee

9789671157503Hardcover, 195 x 250mm



Pearly KeePearly Kee is a fifth-generation Penang Nyonya and celebrated food ambassador for the island. Her authentic Nyonya cooking classes have attracted students from all over the world, including, professionals and true foodies drawn by her encyclopaedic knowledge and cheeky, feisty style.

In addition to her popular cooking classes, Pearly regularly travels around the world in her role as Nyonya food consultant to various restaurants and hotels. She’s appeared on TV with celebrity chefs, including Will Meyrick, Ainsley Harriott and John Torode.

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I’m lucky to have all the fresh spices and herbs growing in my garden so I don’t have to go far to gather the leaves. I always challenge my students to make their own version with whatever fresh herbs and spices they can find at home.

I add the shredded leaves right at the very end so that the rice doesn’t become soggy and clump together.

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Pearly’s tipsAvoid over boiling the coconut milk as it will make the dish extra oily.

You can add stir fried aubergine (brinjals) slices to the recipe, it tastes great with the lovely white sauce.

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1) Squeeze the tamarind repeatedly in the water. Rest for 15 minutes and continue squeezing. Strain the water through your fingers into a blender to remove the pulp (fingers are better than a sieve which will trap the tamarind cream!). 2) Grind all the spice paste ingredients and tamarind water to create a fine paste.3) In a bowl, mix coconut cream with water.4) Heat oil and fry the shallots, remove as soon as these become crisp. Drain the fried shallots and keep aside on a plate.5) Using the same oil, fry the garlic until it becomes crisp, drain and set aside on a plate. 6) Remove excess oil leaving about 1 teaspoon of oil and stir fry the red and green chillies for about 10 seconds. Remove the chillies. 7) With the same oil, stir fry the prawns until firm and dish. 8) Fry the ground spice paste and coconut milk at low heat. Allow it to boil for 5 minutes at low heat, turn off the heat when it comes to a rolling boil.9) Pour the white sauce into a serving plate, add the stir fried chillies, prawns and top with toasted cashew nuts. 10) Garnish with fried shallots and garlic.

Sambal GorengPrawns in white sauce

I have no idea why this dish is called sambal goreng, as there is definitely no sambal in it! Perhaps the early Nyonyas got confused with Malay cooking terminology.

SPICE PASTE15g/ 1/2 ounce tamarind (assam)70ml/ 1/3 cup water2 stalks lemongrass, finely sliced1 flat teaspoon shrimp paste (belachan)20 to 24 cashew nuts1/4 teaspoon salt

OTHER INGREDIENTS50ml/ 1/4 cup coconut cream50ml/ 1/4 cup water 4 to 5 tablespoons cooking oil4 to 6 shallots, sliced 4 to 6 cloves garlic, sliced 2 fresh red chillies, remove seeds and cut into triangles2 green chillies, remove seeds and cut into triangles20 medium size fresh prawns with the shells and heads removed, mixed with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon sugar 20 to 24 toasted, chopped cashew nuts for garnish

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1) Cut the turmeric in thin slices and immediately mix this into the rice to turn it yellow. Set this aside.

2) Deep fry the salted fish till lightly golden and set aside.3) In an oil-less wok, toast the shrimp paste on low heat until it flakes. Pound till fine.4) Pound the deep fried fish, dried prawns and shrimp paste into a fine powder and mix into

the rice. Add the coconut and continue to mix. Add in the dried ingredients slowly to make sure that the rice doesn’t become lumpy. Add white pepper, sugar and salt to taste.

5) Add in the shallots, lemongrass and torch ginger slices. Keep mixing the rice.6) Place a flattened turmeric leaf on a chopping board and stack the wild pepper, sand ginger,

kaffir lime, laksa, basil and mint leaves on top (in order) and roll into a tight cigar. Slice the rolled leaves as finely as you can (pick out and discard leaves that are too thick) and mix into the rice. Check the seasoning and serve.

Nasi UlamJungle herb rice

2cm/1 inch fresh turmeric (kunyit)200g/ 1/2 pound cooked Basmati rice (left overnight)10g salted fish (kiam hu)2 teaspoon shrimp paste 2 tablespoons dried prawns, finely pounded 2 tablespoons grated, toasted coconut (kerisik) 1/2 teaspoon white pepper1 teaspoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt10 shallots, cut into thin rings 1 stalk lemongrass (serai), finely sliced1 torch ginger flower (bunga kantan), finely sliced1 turmeric (kunyit) leaf, cut into half8 wild pepper leaves (daun kadok) 4 sand ginger (cekur) leaves4 kaffir lime leaves3 stalks laksa leaves3 stalks basil leaves 3 stalks mint leaves 10 small green chillies (cili padi) – this is super hot and optional!

FOOD & DRINK

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Twee & the Mysterious HowlBy Rosalind Chua and Artur Širin

9789671157541Hardcover, A4 format

44 pagesAges 6 and up

World rights available (excl. Lithuania)


When a mysterious howl disturbs the silence of the night, Twee and Bark leave the warmth of their beds to investigate. Will the pair unravel the mystery before time runs out or will they end up in the clutches of the creepy creatures?

Move aside princesses in pink, there are two new heroines in town!

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

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Tropical Spice Garden Books is a green, new imprint from Clarity Publishing in collaboration with the Tropical Spice Garden, SE Asia’s award-winning eco-tourism attraction.

Inspired by Paradise

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Inspired by Paradise


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Asia’s Hidden Eden

9789671160428Hardcover with jacket210 x 240mm, 144 pagesWorld rights available

Asia’s Hidden Eden charts the inspiration and passion behind SE Asia’s only award-winning spice garden - Tropical Spice Garden.

Packed with the history of the global spice trade, gardening tips, recipes and fascinating tales of spices, the book is a magical insight into one of Asia’s most stunning botanical gardens.


Spices & Herbs

9789671160411Paperback105 x 150mm96 pages

Tropical Flowering Plants

9789671160411Paperback105 x 150mm96 pages

The new range will feature illustrated adults and children’s titles celebrating the wonders of spices and the natural world:

• Tropical flora & fauna guide books• Spice inspired food & drink books• Colouring books• Activity books• Gift books


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Personal & Profane50 Years of VerseBy Cecil Rajendra

9789671157565Hardcover, 130 x 195mm



With fierce verse conjured from the depths of a mighty heart, Malaysia’s Cecil Rajendra is recognised as one of the Third World’s most powerful voices, relentlessly championing the rights of the downtrodden and dispossessed.

Personal & Profane is a collection of over 100 poems, written over five decades by Rajendra, whose works have been used by organisations

including, Amnesty International and the World Council of Churches.

Poet. Lawyer. Trouble-maker extraordinaire.We’re incredibly proud to be the publisher of Cecil’s latest collection. To many he’s a poet, lawyer, a man unafraid to speak his mind and stand up for the rights of the everyman. To the Malaysian literary and political establishment he’s a ‘subversive’, ‘trouble-maker’, ‘seditious’, ‘anti-national’, ‘sloganeer’ and ‘propagandist’. For us, he’s a wonderful friend who knows a thing or two about organising a party.

He’s lost count of the times he’s been interviewed and interrogated by Special Branch and the Police; and in 1993, his passport was impounded for alleged anti-logging activities which, in fact, was a series of environmental poems on the destruction of rain forests.

Since the publication of ‘Embryo’ in 1965 by the Regency Press in London Cecil has since gone on to publish 22 other poetry collections. His work has appeared in over 50 countries and have appeared in, Time, National Geographic, Asiaweek, Wall Street Journal, Encounter, New Statesman, Poetry International, The Guardian, Asia Magazine, Times Literary Supplement, The Independent, UNICEF, UNHCR and Amnesty International, Index on Censorship & WWF Publications.

While his writing is considered too controversial for the Malaysian authorities, his poetry is taught in schools and institutes of higher learning in the UK, Ireland, US, Denmark, Germany, Australia and India.

POETRY

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The Little Mamak by ME

ISBN pendingAugust 2016Hardcover, A5 format104 pages

In this semi-autobiographical illustrated novel, caricaturist ME returns to his childhood growing up as the only little mamak (Indian muslim) in a predominantly Malay village. With his grandmother’s help, ME explores his cultural and religious roots in this gentle tale of childhood and belonging.

Mohd Azmi Mohd Hussin, popularly known as ME is Malaysian caricaturist and regular contributor to Buletin Mutiara. He is also the author of Tanjong Life (Clarity Publishing, 2014).


Streetart George Townby Ernest Zacharevic

9789671157510Hardcover, A5 format64 pagesWorld rights available

Streetart George Town features Ernest Zacharevic’s murals which have become a global sensation. Through Ernest’s stunning photography and art, the city’s scarred, crumbling walls are transformed into multi-layered canvases. Draw, paint, graffitti on the pages or simply admire the beautiful cityscapes.

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