The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Aug 9

Fiction:

1. (1) The Passengers On The Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa; translated by Allison Markin Powell
2. (-) Hakuda Photo Studio by Her Taeyeon; translated by Shanna Tan
3. (6)

Strange Houses

by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
4. (7) The Mystical Mister Kay by Meihan Boey
5. (-) Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
6. (-) Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
7. (10)

What God Took Your Legs Away

by Wahid Al Mamun
8. (9) The Convenience Store By The Sea by Sonoko Machida; translated by Bruno Navasky
9. (-) The Odyssey by Homer
10. (-) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Non-fiction:

1. (1) I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping
2. (4) Why Palestine? Reflections From Singapore by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah
3. (2)

The First Fools: B-Sides Of Lee Kuan Yew’s A-Team

edited by Peh Shing Huei
4. (-) From Beirut To Jerusalem: 40th Anniversary Edition by Dr Ang Swee Chai
5. (-) Retire With More Money by Tan Ooi Boon
6. (9) The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
7. (10) Atomic Habits by James Clear
8. (-) The Psychology Of Money by Morgan Housel
9. (8) The Last Fools: The Eight Immortals Of Lee Kuan Yew  edited by Peh Shing Huei
10. (-) Murdle Volume by G.T. Karber

Children’s:

1. (-) I Can’t Do Many Things by Chua Hui Ying, illustrated by Isabelle Tan
2. (1) Jemma Dreams Of Sushi by Mark Chen, Ruo-Ting Goh, illustrated by Cynthia D. Suwito
3. (-) The Little Prince (Puffin Clothbound Classics) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
4. (-) The Little Singapore Book (New Edition) by Joyceline See Tully and Sim Ee Waun
5. (-) The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright
6. (-) National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026 by National Geographic Kids
7. (3) The World’s Worst Superheroes by David Walliams
8. (2) Lottie Brooks Vs The Ultra Mean Girls by Katie Kirby
9. (-) Percy Jackson And The Olympians: Wrath Of The Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan
10. (-) Pokemon Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook by Scholastic Inc

This is The Straits Times’ compilation of bestseller lists from Kinokuniya, Epigram, Wardah Books, Book Bar, Afterimage and Bookshop.sg bookstores.