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The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers March 14

Mooty The Mouse creator Jessie Wee, pioneer of S’pore children’s literature, dies at 88

Jessie Wee was best known as the creator of the beloved children’s books series The Adventures Of Mooty (1980).

Arts Picks

Attend a Mandopop concert in Jurong West Hawker Centre

Young adult group the 13th Mile Collective is organising a full-blown concert at a hawker centre.

Ong Keng Sen directs Jacintha and Dick Lee at Sifa 2026; plus Jeremy Tiang’s Obie Award-winning play

Veteran singer Jacintha Abisheganaden (left) will tell her life story and share a stage with long-time collaborator Dick Lee in Lush Life at the Singapore International Festival of Arts.

Build your dream library with NLB’s card game Chapters, available as a free giveaway

Players compete to build the most appealing libraries inspired by NLB programmes, spaces, and initiatives.

Artists worry as Goodman Arts Centre hikes short-term rentals by 60 per cent

Artists renting project studios at Goodman Arts Centre have been informed of a rent hike from mid-2026.

Theatre review

Sight Lines’ Lord Of The Flies turns cautionary tale into two hours of shouty theatrics

Sight Lines has adapted William Golding's classic work Lord Of The Flies for the stage.

Concert review

Singapore-born Kate Liu a pianist with range and conviction who deserves wider recognition

Kate Liu's recital featured fascinating works by South-east Asian composers alongside formidable performances of warhorses by Chopin and Franck.

Theatre review

Force Majeure’s band of unfulfilled artist siblings aptly opens Pangdemonium’s finale season

London-based, Singapore-born playwright Stephanie Street's Force Majeure transposes Chekhov's Three Sisters (1901) into a story of privileged artist siblings withered by life in a cultural backwater amid profound global changes.

Concert review

Home-grown talent blend multicultural genres at Singaporeana, part of Lion City Jazz Festival

tljazz08 - Singaporeana was part of Lion City Jazz Festival.
PHOTO: NORHENDRA RUSLAN

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