The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers May 16

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Fiction:

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

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1. (1) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
2. (4) Meet Me At The Convenience Store By The Sea by Sonoko Machida; translated by Bruno Navasky
3. (2) Strange Buildings by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
4. (8) The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
5. (3) Strange Houses by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
6. (-) Strange Pictures by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
7. (-) East Of Eden by John Steinbeck
8. (-) Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey Trousselot
9. (-) Sati by Nisha Mehraj
10. (10) The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Non-fiction:

Unease: Life In Singapore Families by Teo You Yenn.

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1. (1) Unease: Life In Singapore Families by Teo You Yenn
2. (3) This Is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo You Yenn
3. (8) The Albatross File: Inside Separation edited by Susan Sim
4. (7) Atomic Habits by James Clear
5. (6) Murdle Volume 1 by G.T. Karber
6. (10) Strangers: A Memoir Of Marriage by Belle Burden
7. (2) Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way To Stop Limiting Yourself And Achieve Extraordinary Results by Nir Eyal
8. (-) Good Money by John Coleman
9. (-) Inside The Box by David Epstein
10. (-) Chokepoints by Edward Fishman

Children’s:

Pet Simulator: Mystery And Mayhem by Katherine Noll and Tracey West.

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1. (-) Pet Simulator: Mystery And Mayhem by Katherine Noll and Tracey West
2. (-) I Could Give You The Moon by Ann Liang
3. (-) KPop Demon Hunters: The Movie Comic by Random House
4. (-) The BFG by Roald Dahl
5. (-) Football Superstars: Ronaldo Rules by Simon Mugford
6. (4) The Seriously Epic Holiday Of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby
7. (-) The Turtle Who Turned The Tide by Rachel Bright
8. (-) The Missing Magic Of Sparrow Xia by Leia Ham
9. (-) Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
10. (-) Detective Duo And The Compass Mission by Liyana Nurdin and Nurril Hirfana

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

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