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(From left) Benjamin Chow, Zee Wong, Munah Bagharib and Brendon Fernandez in G*d Is A Woman by Wild Rice.
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SINGAPORE – One story in recent weeks has taken the book community by storm: Times’ decision to shutter its Plaza Singapura and Waterway Point branches,
The reaction to the bad news has been multifaceted. Some have lamented Singaporeans’ poor reading habits – only 33 per cent reported reading six or more books a year, according to a 2021 National Library Board survey.

