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Asean TV, TrueVision99, one of Asia’s cable channels, has invited photographer Aroon Thaewchatturat and myself to appear on Bookcase, a 30 minute English language literary program hosted by journalist Manote Tripathi. We will be talking about all things Sak Yant and our new book, Sacred Skin, the first English language title on Thailand’s sacred tattoos. […]
Continue ReadingNice spread and review of my book (with co-author Aroon Thaewchatturat) Sacred Skin on Japanese blog Miyakeaya. Sacred Skin was designed by acclaimed and award-winning London illustrator Austin @ NEW.
Continue ReadingEvidence of my presentation of Sacred Skin, the first English language book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos (co-authored with photographer Aroon Thaewchatturat and published by Visionary World), at the Nepal Tattoo Convention, held at the Yak & Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu from April 27th to 29th. Great event, great venue, amazing and patient audience! Sacred Skin […]
Continue Reading“They danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I’ve been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the […]
Continue ReadingSacred 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 am absolutely delighted to have been invited to this year’s prestigious UBUD Writers and Readers Festival, which takes place in Bali from October 3rd to 7th. I will be talking about Sacred Skin, co-authored with Aroon Thaewchatturat, the first English language book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos, as well as on writing about Asia.
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 […]
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