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New Reads!

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Hello fellow Kinders! It’s the dawn of a new month, which means that it’s time for us to check out this month’s new read. Kind Publishing kickstarted this fabulous year with a fresh pool of vastly talented and diversified writers, and it is looking up to be Kind’s most busy year yet. As all you hard-driven nerds have probably heard, one of our bests,  Yuveena Lee, has been hustling the past week signing the last pre-ordered copies of her newly published novel The Climb Up the Banana Tree. This humorous yet heartfelt story tell-tales of the complex relationship between a reserved Chinese mother and her daughter, and how growing up in a traditional Asian household usually meant the lines between displays of affection and unconditional love are often blurred. “This is one that I hold very close to my heart,” said Lee about her latest work. “When I was little, my favorite books were Catcher in the Rye and Little Women. I grew up reading stories about white characters...

The Art of the Cover

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Cover art for fictional novels has long been something that authors, editors and artists have struggled with. Does one go with the story and make art relating to it? Does one give the artist freedom and let them design something catchy, even if it doesn’t match up with the story? Does one focus on the font, the colours, the manic pixie dream girl decorating the cover? The answer is yes. Yes to everything. At least, that’s the approach that Kind Publishing has been taking. Every novel is treated uniquely, removing the editors from the process and giving freedom to the artist and author to work together and create something that will truly stand out. Our featured artist and author duo this month is Salmah Siddiqi and Yan Xi Toh, both of whom are relatively new to the publishing industry, but are determined to leave their mark. Yan Xi Toh (top), Salmah Siddiqi (bottom) Siddiqi finished writing and editing her novel this past February, and since then she has...