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Don’t let books become another thing Singaporeans buy while in Malaysia
Society is paying a heavy but invisible price in the sorry state of Singapore’s vanishing bookshops.
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The BookXcess shop at RexKL sees hordes of visitors flocking to take selfies here for its unconventional aesthetics.
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Like diapers, shaving blades and Panadol, will books end up as one of those things that Singaporeans buy while in Malaysia?
The thought struck me while strolling through Kuala Lumpur’s myriad bookshops in mid-February, from giant chains like home-grown BookXcess, Japan’s Tsutaya and Taiwan’s Eslite to independent single stores like Riwayat
