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International Booker nominee Cheon Myeong-kwan tells tale of Korean War child survivors in new book

Cheon Myeong-kwan's latest novel Accordion is his first in a decade, but the project stretches back much further.

CJ Hendry’s Juju rabbits sell out due to demand, not to hold-up at Customs, IMBA clarifies

Juju plushies by Australian contemporary artist Cj Hendry.

How K-pop girl group Aespa’s Karina makes time for reading

Karina has revealed more than once that she always carries at least one book in her bag.

Travel to read: Book-cations and readaways are the new thing

Concert review

Anna Geniushene plays with youthful virtuosity; Singaporean Tze Toh is alchemist of musical ideas

Pianist Anna Geniushene (left) was presented by Altenburg Arts in a recital, Jazz pianist Tze Toh's recital (right) of original works at the Esplanade Black Room was almost entirely improvised.

BookTalk

Curator Chelsea Chua reads historical fiction and non-fiction to expand her world view

Chelsea Chua is reading The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers June 20

(From left) Jemimah Wei's debut novel The Original Daughter, Unease: Life In Singapore Families by Teo You Yenn, and Our Wings As One by Siyuan Aw.

A Singaporean goes on the run in Yu-Mei Balasingamchow’s Names Have Been Changed

Boston-based Singaporean writer Yu-Mei Balasingamchow's debut novel Names Have Been Changed follows a fugitive Singaporean on the run as she encounters unconventional fellow citizens abroad.

Concert review

Two evenings of resonant programmes by Chamber Music And Arts at Objectifs chapel

Chamber Music & Arts presented two concerts as part of its residency programme.

Dance review

T.H.E Dance Company presents two contrasting and thought-provoking pieces in Elusive

Carillon, choreographed by Ginevra Panzetti and Enrico Ticcon, is part of a double billed presented by T.H.E. Dance Company.

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