Authors

SingLit 101

Munsyi Abdullah’s Hikayat Abdullah a rare eyewitness account of 19th-century Singapore

The Hikayat Abdullah is available at the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library.

Parenting expert and Dopamine Kids author thinks your children need more fire and knives

Parenting expert Michaeleen Doucleff cooking pancakes with her daughter, Rosy, at home.

Author Rae Tan is first Singaporean to win Book of the Year at Australia’s CBCA awards

Rae Tan won in the early childhood category at the long-running literary award set up in 1946.

Quoted by BTS’ RM, poet Lee Seong-bok’s work now translated into English by Anton Hur

BTS leader RM is a fan of Lee Seong-bok’s poetry.

Reimagining the Merlion: Three poets’ take on the mythical creature for National Day 2026

The Merlion brightly lit for i Light Marina Bay 2012.

New mystery novel by late Keigo Higashino goes on sale

Kinokuniya Book Store’s main store in Shinjuku ward, Tokyo, held a countdown event for a limited number of Higashino fans late on Aug 4.

Booker Prize 2026 longlist nominations includes Marlon James, Elizabeth Strout

Author Marlon James (left) and Elizabeth Strout’s novels made the Booker Prize longlist along with a dozen other books.

Convicted assailant of author Salman Rushdie found guilty of federal terrorism charges

Hadi Matar, 28, was found guilty of attempted murder in New York state court in 2025, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Suspect X author Keigo Higashino, 68, dies of colon cancer

Japanese author Keigo Higashino died after battling colon cancer.

Novelist Salman Rushdie recalls ‘lake of blood’ in testimony against his attacker

Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie speaks during the opening of the "Literature in the mist" festival in Heidenreichstein, near Zwettl in northern Austria on March 22, 2026. (Photo by MAX SLOVENCIK / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Personal Data Protection Notice

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.