Thank you very much to all contest participants.  I’ve enjoyed reading the mini-reviews and comments.  Each time I read one, I tell myself, “this entry deserves to win.”  Unfortunately, I can’t award a prize to everyone, so I have to select the one that I like the most.  To the bloggers who have put links on their blog, thank you for helping me spread the word.

The winners are :

First prize : Eyeris

A choice of any of my books, Congratulations! You Have Won!, Life’s Like That or Honk! If You’re Malaysian.

+ 5 copies of books from my bookshelf

Second prize : Firethorn

A choice of any of my books, Congratulations! You Have Won!, Life’s Like That or Honk! If You’re Malaysian.

+ 3 copies of books from my bookshelf

Third prize : Robert

A choice of any of my books, Congratulations! You Have Won!, Life’s Like That or Honk! If You’re Malaysian.

+ 2 copies of books from my bookshelf

The second and third prizes were chosen randomly (I asked my daughter to draw the name slips for me, no hanky-panky.)   The first prize was awarded to Eyeris because I like this :

I have yet to see a quintessiontally Malaysian fiction novel, and so far, I only recognise one ‘author’: cartoonist Lat, who has actually published a book that can be said to truly represent the funny, quirky and oh-so-colourful aspects of Malaysian culture without over exoticising it in the way a lot of ‘mainstream novels’ tend to treat Asian cultures.

Anyway, Lydia’s book may not be fiction, but it’s as close to Lat’s cartoons as you can get in terms of topic and style as you can get. The style is quirky, not too blunt, but not too self-righteous either, and the way it is written doesn’t make you feel as though you’re being talked down to by some Western writer who thinks he has a superior intellect and vocabulary.

and this :

Frankly speaking, I was kicking myself a few times while reading the stories because I wish I’d thought of that idea and written the story myself. hehe.

Eyeris, Firethorn and Robert, please choose your books from this list and write your selection in this comment box.  First come, first served.  Congratulations!