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- Buku FIXI is a Malaysian independent publisher founded in 2011 by filmmaker Amir Muhammad. The company specializes not only in contemporary urban fiction - both in Malay and English - but also Malay translations of foreign titles, and graphic novels. Some of these novels have also been adapted into films, bringing the publisher's name further into the Malaysian mainstream. On 11 April 2015, Buku Fixi’s own flagship bookstore known as Kedai Fixi was launched in Jaya Shopping Centre in Petaling Jaya. Its current flagship bookstore is in Sunway Putra Mall, Kuala Lumpur. Another store in Setia Alam opened on 1 April 2021. The first three books published were Kougar (Shaz Johar), Cekik (Ridhwan Saidi) and Pecah (Khairunizam Bakeri). These books were reprinted for their 10th anniversary in 2021. Since then, Fixi has published over 200 books including short stories, ebooks, trilogies, limited edition titles and those published under imprints of Fixi Novo (English fiction), Fixi Verso (translation of English fictions to Malay) and Fixi Retro (republishing of local Malay novels that are no longer distributed). A few of Fixi novels were adapted into films. In 2013, Pecah was adapted into a film directed by Asrulhisyam Ahmad and screenplay by Sha Hanim Ramli, starring Tony Eusoff, Sofi Jikan and Izreen Azminda. In the same year, KL Zombi (original title, Zombijaya, written by Adib Zaini was released, starring Zizan Razak, Siti Saleha and Izara Aishah. The film was directed by Woo Ming Jin. Some short stories from Kopi (Fixi's limited edition book release) were adapted into short films. A DVD titled Kumpulan Filem Pendek Kopi was released with eight short films. Nadia Khan's Gantung (published 2013) was adapted into a drama series in 2016 with Malaysian and Indonesian cast. Gantung The Series was released on Tribe in Indonesia, and Astro and Mubi in Malaysia. Since 2017, Fixi organises its biennial Malay novel writing contest, Sayembara Fixi where six titles are selected as winners. The six winning titles were launched at the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair, except for the 2019/2020 contest where the book fair was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Apart from standalone novels, Buku Fixi also publishes a number of trilogies. Originally published with different book covers, the reprinted versions of the trilogies have triptych book cover designs that connect to each other when placed side by side. A number of four trilogies were published and printed in 2015 by Syaihan Syafiq, Gina Yap Lai Yoong, Hasrul Rizwan and Syafiq Aizat. Buku Fixi also published compilations of short stories from its famous authors. Cerpen Hari Jumaat Vol 1 & 2, and Cerpen Terbaik 2014 & 2016 are compilations of short stories from various authors. In 2012, Buku Fixi started publishing limited editions series which were novels and themed anthologies. With a limited print of 1,500 copies, Kopi was the first of the series. Some of the short stories were adapted into short films and compiled for a DVD release. Some of the anthologies were published in conjunction with an event. Garis was published in conjunction with the 2015 Malaysia Unesco Day and W an anthology of photographs and proses, was published for Ikal Mayang 2016, a women’s empowerment festival. Limited edition standalone novels were Profesor (Faisal Tehrani) and Budiman (Regina Ibrahim), both published in 2017. Other limited editions were collectible hardbacks of famous novels. Pecah (Khairulnizam Bakeri) was printed in hardback format in conjunction with the release of its film adaptation in 2013. In 2019, Buku Fixi printed hardback versions of Nikina (Nadia Khan), Fantastik (Hasrul Rizwan) and Anomali (Syafiq Aizat) for the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair. A prequel to Nadia Khan’s Gantung, Musketeer was published in hardback format to crowd fund for Gantung The Movie. (en)
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