The Straits Times’ Weekly Bestsellers May 18

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Fiction:

best11 - A Perfect Day To Be Alone by Nanae Aoyama PHOTO: HACHETTE UK

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1. (1) A Perfect Day To Be Alone by Nanae Aoyama
2. (2) King Of Sloth by Ana Huang
3. (-) Harmony Heights by Ong Chin Huat
4. (4) The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
5. (5) Funny Story by Emily Henry
6. (8) The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin
7. (3) Butter by Asako Yuzuki
8. (10) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
9. (-) Death’s End by Liu Cixin
10. (9) Dune by Frank Herbert

Non-fiction:

best16 - Co-authors Sherrie Low and Goh Ai Yat teach businesses how to problem-solve using the S.T.A.R. method - Story, Takeaway, Application, and Reflection - created by author Dan Roam. Source: INFINISKILLS

PHOTO: INFINISKILLS

1. (-) The S.T.A.R. System by Goh Ai Yat and Sherrie Low
2. (4) The Wealth Money Can’t Buy by Robin Sharma
3. (1) The Woke Salaryman Crash Course On Capitalism & Money by The Woke Salaryman
4. (-) Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
5. (7) Atomic Habits by James Clear
6. (-) Ikigai by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
7. (-) When Things Don’t Go Your Way by Haemin Sunim
8. (-) Olafur Eliasson: Your Curious Journey – Singapore edited by Joella Kiu and Angelica Ong
9. (-) The 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene
10. (-) Behind The Banyan by Aaron Low

Children’s:

best30 - The Dog Man series sees its 12th book following the adventures of the canine superhero Dog Man. Source: PHOTO: SCHOLASTIC Rights Usage: Multiple Use File name: dog man 12

PHOTO: SCHOLASTIC

1. (1) Dog Man #12: The Scarlet Shedder by Dav Pilkey
2. (7) Agents Of S.U.I.T. #2: From Badger To Worse by John Patrick Green
3. (-) National Geographic Kids Almanac 2025 by National Geographic
4. (2) The Reappearance Of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
5. (-) The ABCs Of Old Singapore by Hwee Goh
6. (4) Pokemon Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook by Scholastic
7. (6) Cat Kid Comic Club #5: Influencers by Dav Pilkey
8. (-) If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin
9. (10) Powerless by Lauren Roberts
10. (-) A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson

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

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