NEWS & PRESS
Spotlight Article: NIKKEI ASIA Feature
Feb 2024
Feature by regional publication Nikkei Asia – essentially Asia’s Wall Street Journal (which also owns the Financial Times) spotlighting Mist-Bound’s market expansion in Asia and beyond.
HoneyKids Asia Father’s Day Interview
June 2024
Sister to The Honeycombers, HoneyKids is a regional Asian parenting and lifestyle platform.
In this Father’s Day interview, the author shared insights into his inspiration and journey, plus whether his daughter is a fan of daddy’s work!
Recommended Holiday Reads Featuring Malaysia
July 2024
Education Destination Malaysia was launched with the purpose of providing updated and accurate resources on international education in Malaysia to help both parents and education providers make informed decisions for prospective students. There are also editorial pieces written by experienced contributors in the international education scene on topics such as international curricula in Malaysia, as well recommended reads.
Mist-Bound was featured on one such list!
Singapore Children’s Book Festival 2024
June 2024
The author participated in the first-ever Singapore Children’s Book Festival, a celebration of local children’s books, which was featured in the Singapore Straits Times.
It even earned the author a ministerial shoutout from Singapore’s Minister of State for Social and Family Development, Sun Xueling!
Go Local Feature (Singapore Straits Times)
June 2024
The author was invited to share some thoughts in the Straits Times within Elisa Chia’s wonderful feature about the importance of homegrown stories for kids.
LITTLE RED DOT SPOTLIGHT
May 2024
Mist-Bound was spotlighted in the Little Red Dot along with various past Hedwig Anuar Book Award winners!
Published by the Straits Times’ Schools Desk, the Little Red Dot paper goes to students in public primary schools all across Singapore.
Kompas.com Indonesia Pre-Launch Article
24 Oct 2023
Mist-Bound appeared in Indonesia’s top news portal Kompas.com, with Elex Media announcing Q1’2024 as the target launch for the Indonesian edition!
Mist-Bound raised RM30K for Dementia Caregiver Training in Partnership with Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Malaysia!
28 Sept 2023
Mist-Bound – the fairytale inspired by the author’s father’s Dementia – was able to lend a real-life hand of support to dementia caregivers by helping to raise RM30,000 in funds towards training programs to better equip them. Snippet attached from The Star national newspaper.
This amazing campaign was in partnership with The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Malaysia and the Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation of Malaysia (ADFM), part of Alzheimer’s Disease International.
Launched last Christmas, Mist-Bound branded planners were sold at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf outlets around Malaysia, with all proceeds going to the worthy cause.
BFM RADIO 89.9FM Malaysia Day Special
15 Sept 2023
For a fun Malaysia Day special on BFM Radio, a number of sci-fi/fantasy authors including Mist-Bound’s Daryl Kho were asked where they saw the country a century down the road.
Have a listen! Daryl’s segment is at the 5:12 mark.
The Star Malaysia: Bound for Shores Abroad
13 Aug 2023
Thank you Hanis Maketab of The Star Malaysia for this nifty interview, smack in the thick of election frenzy!
In it, Hanis asked what it’ll mean to see Grandpa saved in different languages, and how International Booker Prize 2022 finalist Bora Chung came aboard the Korean version. He also requested updates on the screen adaptation project with B&C CONTENT.
Award-Winning Novel Mist-Bound to be Translated into Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese
1 Aug 2023
International Booker Prize 2022 Finalist Bora Chung will translate Mist-Bound for Sam & Parkers, a leading Korean publisher.
Penguin interview on Singapore Today (ChannelNewsAsia 938Live)
13 June 2023
Nora, Publisher for Penguin Books South East Asia gave a lovely shoutout to Mist-Bound on her radio interview. Listen to the full interview HERE!
(Mist-Bound mention at 16:28 timemark)
Mist-Bound Review and Author Interview on BFM Radio 89.9FM “By The Book”
7 Feb 2023
The author’s interview about influences and inspirations behind Mist-Bound was followed by a wonderful segment between the show’s hosts Lynn and Sharmila gave a glowing review of the book.
Listen in, especially to their review at the 26:40 timestamp!
BFM is Malaysia’s only independent radio station, focused on business news and current affairs. Produced & presented by Lee Chwi Lynn and Sharmilla Ganesan, “By The Book”, part of the BFM Evening Edition, celebrates books and the act of reading.
X’mas Fundraiser with Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation of Malaysia
14 Dec 2022
A community outreach campaign to raise awareness and funds for Dementia Caregiver Training, in partnership with global café chain The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) and the Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation of Malaysia (ADFM)
Mist-Bound’s characters graced print collaterals at the event, including table-tent cards, coloring activity sheets, even the themed menus! Mist-Bound branded planners were also sold month-long at CBTL outlets with all profits going to the ADFM in support of the worthy cause.
Following the author’s talk, the ADFM shed light on the disease and their invaluable work to support persons with Dementia and their caregivers.
Mist-Bound Feature in The Sun Malaysia
1 Dec 2022
Special thanks to journalist Matthew Yap for such a generous and thoughtful review of Mist-bound in The Sun Malaysia!
“The book represents the hope that, like Alexis, our children will preserve our regional stories and cherish the boundless ideas, inspiration and wisdom they contain.”
George Town Literary Festival 2022, Penang, Malaysia
24-27 Nov 2022
The author spoke in two panels featuring luminary authors such as International Booker Prize nominee Bora Chung (of Cursed Bunny fame)!
Mist-Bound Screen Adaptation in the Works (ContentAsia)
21 Nov 2022
Industry veteran Daryl Kho has signed with LA-Seoul based talent management and production company B&C Content to develop his award-winning book Mist-Bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa for the screen!
ContentAsia is Asia’s leading publication on the content industry.
The Edge Options Feature Interview
19 Nov 2022
The author was featured as a lead-up to his speaking panels at the approaching Georgetown Literary Festival 2022.
Cara Reads “The Monster’s Eternal Bite”
4 Nov 2022
To celebrate Mist-Bound’s win at the Singapore Book Awards 2022, Penguin Book SEA commissioned yet another of Daryl’s ultra-talented nieces for a book read!
News Straits Times Mist-Bound Feature
16 Oct 2022
Writer Elena Koshy captures much of the story behind the story in her beautiful piece within the Sunday Vibes pullout of the Malaysian News Straits Times newspaper.
DidikTV Interview
3 Oct 2022
TV interview for the former NTV7 Malaysia, featuring Mist-Bound’s award wins.
Local Kidlit Spotlight in the Sunday Times
2 Oct 2022
Mist-Bound was generously mentioned in author Emily-Lim Leh’s beautiful spotlight on local #kidlit: how far it’s come and how far more it has to go.
Local stories need to be given a seat in our schools, for as Emily quoted: “readers often seek their mirrors in books” (Dr Rudine Sims Bishop).
EKSentrika Feature “Malaysian-Born’s Children Fiction on Dementia is 2022’s Best Kids Book in Singapore”
27 Sept 2022
EKSentrika featured on Mist-Bound sweeping all the major kids book awards in 2022.
Straits Times Singapore Award Press
23 Sept 2022
Press mention of Mist-Bound’s award win.
2022 Singapore Book Award Win!
23 Sept 2022
Mist-Bound won the Singapore Book Awards 2022 for Best Young Persons Title!
It was also named Finalist for Book of the Year and made the Top Ten Reader’s Choice!
“Why the Sea is Salty” (A reading by Naomi Lim)
14 Aug 2022
A special reading of the Filipino folktale by the author’s niece, commissioned by Penguin Books SEA to drum up votes for the Singapore Book Awards’ Readers Choice category.
NERDdaily Mention
Lauren Ho, author of the international best-seller “Last Tang Standing” and the newly launched “Lucie Yi is Not a Romantic” , gave Mist-Bound a shoutout on her list of recommended summer reads.
Singapore Today interview of the 2022 Hedwig Anuar Book Award Winners
30 May 2022
J.H. Low and Daryl, winners of the 2022 Hedwig Anuar Book Awards for the picture book and middle grade categories respectively, were interviewed on Singapore Today on CNA938.
Hosted by Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro, Singapore Today provides listeners a comprehensive look at the day’s most important news developments.
Mist-Bound wins the 2021-2022 Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award
27 May 2022
Mist-Bound has WON Singapore’s most prestigious children’s book award : The biennial Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2022 (Middle Grade Category)!!!
Organized by the Singapore Book Council, the award – given to the most outstanding childrens book of the past two years – was announced at the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) and presented by guest-of-honor Mr. Ng Cher Pong, the CEO of the National Library Board of Singapore.
The middle-grade category was newly introduced this year, making Mist-Bound its maiden winner!
MIST-BOUND ON THE SCBWI’S MAY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS READING LIST
Mist-Bound was included in the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)’s May Mental Health Awareness Month Recommended Reading List.
SCBWI is the only professional organization specifically for individuals who write, illustrate, and translate for children and young adults. A non-profit org, SCBWI’s mission is to support the creation and availability of quality children’s books in every region of the world.
GREAT PEOPLE TV INTERVIEW ABOUT DEMENTIA IN THE FAMILY
4 May 2022
In an interview with Ben Ibrahim and Sylvia Yu-Friedman of Great People TV, Daryl shared extensively about:
– Dementia vs Alzheimers and a layman’s understanding of it all
– How Dementia is not normal aging, it’s abnormal aging and can be prevented (and how)
– Tips on how to cope and deal with dementia in the family, practically and emotionally
– How and the stats behind why dementia is often toughest on the caregiver
– The worsening social problem and the sandwich generation
– Ideas on resources and support needed, adjusting our lenses about the elderly vs the young
…and so much more
ASIAN BOOKS BLOG MAPS FEATURE
28 Apr 2022
A nifty article by Elaine Chiew of Asian Books Blog about maps as used in various local books (including Mist-Bound!)
SINGLIT : READ OUR WORLD
Feb 2022
Mist Bound was featured in SingLit : Read Our World’s social platforms.
Sing Lit: Read Our World is an industry-led movement to celebrate stories from Singapore.
THE ART OF TRAVEL
2 Feb 2022
Contributed by Ken Hickson. Ken Hickson is the founder and managing editor of the avenue for creative arts, an on line newsletter. Ken is a true art lover and supporter. While the newsletter promotes the full range of “arts”, Ken has a distinctive bias to the literary arts – writers of books of all sorts (fiction, non-fiction), publishers, books and booksellers and all. Ken is author of six books himself and contributor to others. He is also a passionate advocate and consultant in the sustainability sector – clean energy, clean tech, energy efficiency, waste management – and brings together he collective interests by promoting Art and Sustainability.
The Art of Travel is The Global Travel News Magazine with TREADability: Travel Responsibly for the Environment, Art & Dreams.
ALBERTTALKS MAGAZINE
Jan 2022
Daryl and Mist-Bound were featured in the “AC Authors” article in Albert College’s school magazine. Albert College was Daryl’s boarding high school in Canada
Singapore Writers Festival 2021 – Navigating Memory Lane Panel
13th Nov 2021, 6pm
The Singapore Writers Festival, one of Asia’s premier literary events, started in 1986 as a biennial festival. Now organised yearly by Arts House Limited, SWF is a much anticipated event on the cultural calendar, presenting the world’s major literary talents to Singaporeans while shining a spotlight on home grown and Southeast Asian creative talents. It has hosted literati the likes of two-time Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood, Whitbread First Novel Award winner Zadie Smith, British poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, Nebula winner Neil Gaiman and Lambda Literary Award winner Roxane Gay.
PROJECT WE FORGOT INTERVIEW PART TWO
4 Nov 2021
Part Two of Project We Forgot’s three-part series on the story behind Mist-Bound.
Mist-Bound in nationwide student newspaper What’s Up
Oct 2021
Mist-Bound was featured in What’s Up, the student newspaper circulated to all students in primary schools nationwide. Students had a chance to win a free copy by answering “What would you do if you were Alexis?”
Malaysia Writers Fest 2021: Penguin Panel
23rd Oct 2021
MY Writers Fest invites attendees to a special panel of Malaysian authors published by Penguin Random House Southeast Asia in 2021. This will be readings by the authors led by Associate Publisher Nora Abu Bakar, followed by further discussion in three breakout rooms: – Children’s Lit with Tunku Halim and Daryl Kho; – Mythology with Tutu Dutta and Golda Mowe; and – Adult Fiction with Ram Anand, Paul GnanaSelvam, and Wan Phing Lim.
The Straits Times Singapore Feature
4th Oct 2021
Two page feature on Daryl and Mist-Bound in The Straits Times Life Pullout. Launched on July 15, 1845, The Straits Times is the most-read newspaper in Singapore.
PENGUIN BOOKS SEAsia INTERVIEWS: AUTHOR DARYL KHO AND ILLUSTRATOR SILLYJELLIE OF MIST-BOUND!
4th Oct 2021
In conjunction with Grandparent’s Day in Malaysia, we speak to @elliethopia and @darylkho about grandparents, their collaboration on the cover and just getting to know them better!
#GrandparentsDay #MistBound
The A-List interviews the author of Mist-Bound!
30th Sept 2021
Daryl Kho blends the real world and mythical folklore from Southeast Asia and beyond, which will appeal to kids and teach them to appreciate their grandparents while they’re still around. Learn more about the book here! The A List is a one-stop online arts and culture portal for Singapore.
Mist-Bound Illustrator SillyJellie Nanyang SiangPau Malaysia Interview
29th Sept 2021
Mist-Bound was illustrated by a Disney artist! SillyJellie was recently engaged by Disney to illustrate a poster for Raya and the Last Dragon. She was also gave Mist-Bound an awesome shoutout in her newspaper feature article.
Twinkl Malaysian Blogger Spotlight
28th Sept 2021
Apart from UNESCO International Literacy Day, September is also the month of World Kid Lit, a movement that celebrates literature for children and teens around the globe. This September, we speak to inspiring young book bloggers from Malaysia and ask them to recommend us some of their favourite books for children and middle grades.
Project We Forgot Interview
25th Sept 2021
Project We Forgot is a support community for dementia caregivers. “Through this, I learned that sometimes the best way to move a person is not to push them but to take their hand and walk alongside them.” Follow the story of Daryl Kho, the author of Mist-Bound: How to Glue back Grandpa, and how his family stayed glued together while navigating the mist in difficult times.
makchic magazine Interview
21st Sept 2021
Makchic Magazine 21Sep21: Starting Family Conversations about Dementia with “Mist-Bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa”
supercoolbooks.com “Meet The Author”
18th Sept 2021
MEET THE AUTHOR: DARYL KHO, author of Mistbound: How to Glue Back Your Grandpa, published by Penguin Random House SEA
Interview with Hwee Goh @hweesbookshare
18th Sept 2021
Former ChannelNewsAsia journalist, author and book reviewer Hwee Goh and Daryl chatted about the inspirations behind some of the mythical creatures and much more. They even co-read an excerpt from Mist-Bound!
BFM Radio 89.9 Interview
14th Sept 2021
The Bigger Picture > Health & Living > HOW A DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS CHANGES FAMILIES September is World Alzheimer’s Month, an annual international campaign to raise awareness and to challenge the stigma around dementia. This year’s campaign aims to shine a light on the warning signs of dementia, and to encourage people to seek out information, advice and support. In conjunction with it, we’re taking a look at how a dementia diagnosis affects not just the individual but the relationships within a family unit, especially when family members then have to take on the role of caregivers. Host Tee Shiao Eek speaks to Dr Khor Hui Min, consultant geriatrician from University Malaya Medical Centre, and Daryl Kho, author of the children’s book “Mist-Bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa”.
Sunday Times Singapore’s “Top 5 Hot-Off-The-Press Home grown “Books
5th Sept 2021
Sunday Times Singapore – Singapore Shelf “Top 5 hot-off-the-press home grown books”
Two Book Nerds Talking Interview FB Live Interview
3rd Sept 2021
Daryl’s Facebook Live interview with Two Book Nerds Talking which is hosted by two Malaysian gals, Honey Ahmad and Diana Yeong who love talking about everything about books
THE SUN MALAYSIA FEATURE
1st Sept 2021
The Sun is Malaysia’s first national free daily newspaper in tabloid form.
Interview with Artist Nini Marini
20th August 2021
The multi-talented artist Nini Marini spoke to Daryl on IG Live about the creative processes and inspirations behind Mist-Bound: How to Glue back Grandpa
Daryl’s personal highlight from the session: hearing Nini’s thoughts about Mist-bound as a reader
A-List.SG “5 SingLit Books to Check Out”
18th August 2021
An initiative by the National Arts Council and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Communications, The A List is a one-stop online arts and culture portal for Singapore.
THE STAR MALAYSIA FEATURE
3rd August 2021
Full feature article on Daryl and Mist-Bound in The Star Malaysia’s Lifestyle & Culture Section. The Star is the largest paid English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia,
PENGUIN BOOKS’ LAUNCH PRESS RELEASE
23rd July 2021
Penguin Books’ Launch Press Release featured in Eksentrika.com
VintageRadio.SG Interview
2nd July 2021
VintageRadio’s legendary DJ’s Brain Richmond and Aloysius Tan, along with Daryl and co-guest Stanley Ho from Dementia Singapore explore how we can build a more #empathetic and supportive #society for dementia. Daryl talks about his book and shares his own experiences with dementia in the #family.
Daryl’s personal highlight from the session: when he’s asked what his favorite part of the book is, and Brian Richmond offers some very kind words.