Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan: Singapore Noir

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, editor of Singapore Noir, talks with Rafael Alvarez, a contributor to Baltimore Noir. From Singapore, land of mysteries and shadows that enticed Somerset Maugham and Rudyard Kipling, comes a collection of new stories from some of the best contemporary writers in Singapore. Three of its contributors have won the Singapore Literature Prize: Simon Tay, Colin Cheong and Suchen Christine Lim.A native of Singapore, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan is the author of A Tiger in the Kitchen. A former staff writer at the Baltimore Sun and Wall Street Journal, her work has also appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post.Recorded On: Thursday, June 5, 2014