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Sacred Skin, the first book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos, which I co-authored with photographer Aroon Thaewchatturat, was subject of a bi-lingual radio program on Nepal’s Kantipur Radio last week. The thirty minute show, Radio Talk, featured Ashesh Sharma, one of the organizers of the second International Nepal Tattoo Convention and myself and is now available […]
Continue ReadingI have been interviewed about Sacred Skin, the first English language book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos, in The Himalayan Times, one of Nepal’s English language newspaper. I was in Nepal last week to attend the second international Nepal Tattoo Convention. To promote the book in Kathmandu, I also took part in a 30 minute discussion […]
Continue ReadingI will be presenting my book Sacred Skin, the first English language book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos, Sak Yant, at the second international Nepal Tattoo Convention. The event takes place from April 27th to April 29th at the legendary Kathmandu hotel Yak & Yeti. I’ll be giving several talks on Thailand’s sacred tattoos and presenting […]
Continue ReadingAnother review on Sacred Skin on Hymnodista! “People will always do bad things and rules will always be broken, but as one master pointed out, the sacred tattoos are silent and powerful reminders of a righteous path that all of us, whether we wear yant or not, should aspire to follow.”
Continue ReadingPhotographer Michael LaPalme shot my talk (together with co-author and photographer Aroon Thaewchatturat) on Sacred Skin at the Neilson Hays Library during the second Bangkok Literary Festival. It had been a while since our last talk on Thailand’s sacred tattoos and I had a great time re-engaging with our book and an audience. I also […]
Continue ReadingWord Play, the second Bangkok Literary Festival takes place next Sunday, the 25th of March at the Neilson Hays Library on Surawong Road. Last year, I gave a talk on freelance writing and my career in the digital age. Writers giving talks include Philip Cornwel-Smith, Luke Cassady-Dorion, David Young, Dean Barrett and Joe Cummings. The […]
Continue ReadingSacred Skin, my book on Thailand’s spirit tattoos, Sak Yant, photographed by Aroon Thaewchatturat, has garnered more than 25 reviews, including positive coverage in TIME, Die Zeit, El Mundo, The South China Morning Post, the Asia Wall Street Journal and Courier International. This week, the book gets a mention on the Tattoo Arts blog. Thanks!
Continue ReadingSacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos, photographed last week at Suvarnaphumi International Airport in Bangkok, where it is still selling very well, has had another couple of positive mentions in the media. Books about Thailand had this to say: An interesting read is this book about the sak yant, Thailand’s religious tattoo tradition. Besides describing […]
Continue ReadingI have been interviewed by Marco Ferrarese about my book Sacred Skin on the website of travel writer Rolf Potts. Read the full interview here. In July 2010, Rolf Potts interviewed me about the craft of writing. I talk about how I managed to get into the writing business – read that full text here. […]
Continue ReadingSacred Skin, my book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos, for sale at Phnom Penh Airport, Monument Books. But who’s the dodgy looking guy on the left?
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