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Book review: Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials sequel The Rose Field is full of thorns

The Rose Field is the last of the Book Of Dust trilogy by British author Philip Pullman.
The Rose Field is the last of the Book Of Dust trilogy by British author Philip Pullman.

Book review: Going to hell for a PhD in R.F. Kuang’s dark academia fantasy Katabasis

Katabasis is R.F. Kuang's take on the dark academia trend.
Katabasis is R.F. Kuang's take on the dark academia trend.

Book review: Ocean Vuong’s The Emperor Of Gladness finds beauty in a forgotten American town

The Emperor Of Gladness is poet and writer Ocean Vuong's sophomore novel.
The Emperor Of Gladness is poet and writer Ocean Vuong's sophomore novel.

Book review: Robert Macfarlane’s wondrous Is A River Alive? maps the lives and deaths of water

Robert Macfarlane's latest book is a magnificent paean to rivers.
Robert Macfarlane's latest book is a magnificent paean to rivers.

Book review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count tells the stories of four African women

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Dream Count presents four stories about different West African women who migrate to America.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Dream Count presents four stories about different West African women who migrate to America.

Malaysian author Tash Aw wants to reinvent historical epic with new quartet

Malaysian author Tash Aw is behind The South, the first of four novels that will follow a Malaysian family through the decades, beginning in 1997 during the Asian Financial Crisis.
Malaysian author Tash Aw is behind The South, the first of four novels that will follow a Malaysian family through the decades, beginning in 1997 during the Asian Financial Crisis.

Book review: Nobel Laureate Han Kang’s We Do Not Part bears witness to Jeju’s painful past

We Do Not Part is Han Kang’s first novel to come out in an English translation after her Nobel Prize win.
We Do Not Part is Han Kang’s first novel to come out in an English translation after her Nobel Prize win.

2024 Best Reads: Picks by The Straits Times’ book critics

Arts editor Ong Sor Fern, arts correspondent Clement Yong, arts writer Shawn Hoo and reviewer Olivia Ho offer their picks of the best reads of the year.
Arts editor Ong Sor Fern, arts correspondent Clement Yong, arts writer Shawn Hoo and reviewer Olivia Ho offer their picks of the best reads of the year.

2024 Best Reads: Olivia Ho picks Cahokia Jazz, The Ministry Of Time and Sister Snake

British author Francis Spufford's world-building in Cahokia Jazz is astounding in its detail.
British author Francis Spufford's world-building in Cahokia Jazz is astounding in its detail.

Book review: Jane Pek’s dating app mystery The Rivals puts a spy in the house of love

Singaporean writer Jane Pek's The Rivals is a sequel to her 2022 debut The Verifiers.
Singaporean writer Jane Pek's The Rivals is a sequel to her 2022 debut The Verifiers.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.