The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Dec 20
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Fiction:
Strange Houses by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion.
PHOTO: PUSHKIN PRESS
1. (2) Strange Houses by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion The Loneliness Of Sonia And Sunny by Kiran Desai
2. (3) Strange Pictures by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
3. (5) Always Remember by Charlie Mackesy
4. (-) Days At The Torunka Cafe by Satoshi Yagisawa; translated by Eric Ozawa
5. (9) The Secret Of Secrets by Dan Brown
6. (-)
7. (-) The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
8. (-) Alchemised by SenLinYu
9. (8) Flesh by David Szalay
10. (-) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Non-Fiction:
The collector's edition of The Albatross File: Inside Separation, edited by Susan Sim and published by ST Press.
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1. (2) The Albatross File: Inside Separation edited by Susan Sim I Want To Die But I Still Want To Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee; translated by Anton Hur
2. (1) Not So Little Red Dot by Peh Shing Huei
3. (-) Unlimited Possibilities: How To Live Without Limits by Kate Hancock and Daniel Robbins
4. (3) I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping
5. (-) Grow Without Growing Pains by Yap Kwong Weng and Sunil Nambiar
6. (4) Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong
7. (6) The Art Of Spending Money by Morgan Housel
8. (8) Surrounded By Idiots by Thomas Erikson
9. (-)
10. (-) The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Children’s:
Endangered Animals Of Southeast Asia by Melanie Lee; illustrated by Nanimonda.
PHOTO: ARMOUR PUBLISHING
1. (1) Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Partypooper (Book 20) by Jeff Kinney
2. (2) Big Jim Believes (Dog Man #14) by Dav Pilkey
3. (-) Endangered Animals Of Southeast Asia by Melanie Lee; illustrated by Nanimonda
4. (-) Bunny Vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business! by Jamie Smart
5. (-) Santa’s Little Goblins by Janina Kutyn; illustrated by Junis Laureano
6. (-) Investigators: Case Files by John Patrick Green
7. (-) National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026 by National Geographic Kids
8. (-) Koby’s Silly Helmet by Sophia Ng
9. (-) Powerless by Lauren Roberts
10. (-) The Hugasaurus Board Book by Rachel Bright
This is The Straits Times’ compilation of bestseller lists from Kinokuniya, Epigram, Wardah Books, Book Bar, Afterimage and Closetful Of Books bookstores.
Correction note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct spelling for author Yap Kwong Weng’s name.
