The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers August 2

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(From left) Singaporean writer Jemimah Wei’s debut novel The Original Daughter, I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping, Jemma Dreams Of Sushi by Mark Chen, Ruo-Ting Goh, illustrated by Cynthia D. Suwito.

(From left) Singaporean writer Jemimah Wei’s debut novel The Original Daughter, I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping, Jemma Dreams Of Sushi by Mark Chen, Ruo-Ting Goh, illustrated by Cynthia D. Suwito.

PHOTOS: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON, FOCUS PUBLISHING, EPIGRAM BOOKS

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Fiction:

Singaporean writer Jemimah Wei’s debut novel The Original Daughter.

PHOTO: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON

1. (1) The Passengers On The Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa; translated by Allison Markin Powell
2. (-) The Wealth We Surrendered by Eneida Alcalde
3. (2) The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
4. (3) Strange Pictures by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
5. (-) Eke by Wahidah Tambee
6. (5) Strange Houses by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
7. (-) The Mystical Mister Kay by Meihan Boey
8. (-) White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
9. (-) The Convenience Store By The Sea by Sonoko Machida, translated by Bruno Navasky
10. (4) What God Took Your Legs Away by Wahid Al Mamun

Non-fiction:

I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping.

PHOTO: FOCUS PUBLISHING

1. (1) I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping
2. (4) The First Fools: B-Sides Of Lee Kuan Yew’s A-Team edited by Peh Shing Huei
3. (-) Take Back Control Of Your Money by Dawn Cher
4. (2) Why Palestine? Reflections From Singapore by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah
5. (3) Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong
6. (-) Sabai by Pailin Chongchitnant
7. (-) Ink And Influence: An OB Markers Sequel by Cheong Yip Seng
8. (10) The Last Fools: The Eight Immortals Of Lee Kuan Yew edited by Peh Shing Huei
9. (-) The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
10. (-) Atomic Habits by James Clear

Children’s:

Jemma Dreams Of Sushi by Mark Chen, Ruo-Ting Goh, illustrated by Cynthia D. Suwito 

PHOTO: EPIGRAM BOOKS

1. (-) Jemma Dreams Of Sushi by Mark Chen, Ruo-Ting Goh, illustrated by Cynthia D. Suwito
2. (-) Lottie Brooks Vs The Ultra Mean Girls by Katie Kirby
3. (3) The World’s Worst Superheroes by David Walliams
4. (10) Powerless by Lauren Roberts
5. (-) Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
6. (-) The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
7. (7) A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson
8. (1) The Day I Forgot My Flag by Neil Johnson, illustrated by Vincent Lee
9. (-) The Koala Who Could Board Book by Rachel Bright
10. (-) I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang

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

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