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A National Library Board 2021 survey found that only about one in three adult respondents reported reading six books or more a year.
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Debbie Yong
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While wandering through Ngee Ann City last week, I momentarily forgot which floor Kinokuniya was on and asked a mall employee for directions.
“Oh, the stationery shop?” she replied. “That’s one floor up.”
