The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers May 30

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PHOTOS: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON, ETHOS BOOKS, CROWN BOOKS

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Fiction:

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

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1. (-) The Keeper Of The Camphor Tree by Keigo Higashino; translated by Jordan Taylor
2. (1) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
3. (-) Before I Knew I Loved You by Toshikazu Kawaguchi; translated by Geoffrey Trousselot
4. (3) Strange Buildings by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
5. (7) The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
6. (6) East Of Eden by John Steinbeck
7. (-) The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue by Zoulfa Katouh
8. (8) Strange Pictures by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
9. (-) The Midnight Train by Matt Haig
10. (4) Strange Houses by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion

Non-fiction:

Unease: Life In Singapore Families by Teo You Yenn has spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the non-fiction list.

PHOTO: ETHOS BOOKS

1. (1) Unease: Life In Singapore Families by Teo You Yenn
2. (-) Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way To Stop Limiting Yourself And Achieve Extraordinary Results by Nir Eyal
3. (2) This Is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo You Yenn
4. (-) The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind And The Quest For Superintelligence by Sebastian Mallaby
5. (4) Strangers: A Memoir Of Marriage by Belle Burden
6. (-) Murdoku: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles by Manuel Garand
7. (-) Odette: Terroir To Table, Heart To Plate by Julien Royer
8. (5) The Albatross File: Inside Separation edited by Susan Sim
9. (-) Surrounded By Idiots by Thomas Erikson
10. (8) Inside The Box: How Constraints Make Us Better by David Epstein

Children’s:

Ritu In The Sun by Moniza Hossain; illustrated by Merce Lopez.

PHOTO: CROWN BOOKS

1. (-) Ritu In The Sun by Moniza Hossain; illustrated by Merce Lopez
2. (-) Street Puppy, Masjid Cat by Moniza Hossain; illustrated by Wastana Haikal
3. (-) Our Wings As One by Siyuan Aw
4. (-) Football Superstars: Ronaldo Rules by Simon Mugford; illustrated by Dan Green
5. (-) The King’s Golden Beard by Klaas Verplancke
6. (-) A Hippity-Hop Rainforest Adventure by Mellissa Saw; illustrated by Jee Astoeti
7. (-) When You Can Swim by Jack Wong
8. (3) National Geographic Kids Almanac 2027 by National Geographic Kids
9. (-) Ilustra: Daybreaker Book 1 by Tori Tadiar
10. (5) The Seriously Epic Holiday Of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby

  • 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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