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Singapore Writers Festival 2026: Catch stars from Amitav Ghosh to Ma Shih-fang to Thuan

(Clockwise from top left) Jim Rion, Ma Shih-fang, Amitav Ghosh, Thuan and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

‘Faerie’ nights: ACOTAR fans finally get new book A Court Of Splintered Harmony

The series – known to fans by its acronym ACOTAR – is one of the most successful in the romantasy genre.

New essay collection commemorates late best-selling author of I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki

The collection, titled Buttermilk Way, is by Baek Se-hee’s partner of seven years, a friend and her younger sister.

Romantasy fans set for sleepless night as A Court Of Thorns And Roses returns

The long-awaited next instalment in the blockbuster A Court Of Thorns And Roses romantasy series will be released on Oct 27.

Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami dies aged 74

Japanese author Ryu Murakami’s edgy works featured sex and violence and were translated globally.

370 books in 20 months: South African author defends her use of AI

South African writer Coral Hart, who uses a pseudonym to protect her real name, has become the symbol of artificial intelligence’s arrival in publishing.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 23, 2026

US President Donald Trump speaking to the press before departing from the South Lawn of the White House on Oct 22 for a rally in Sioux City, Iowa.

Sixteen authors try to write a novel on one-day train ride

Japanese author Kaori Ekuni working aboard the Mizukaze, a luxury train running from Kyoto to Matsue in Japan, on Oct 22.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling vows to keep speaking out on trans issues in new essay

In an essay published on her website, J.K. Rowling vowed to keep voicing her opposition to “trans activism”.

New literary prize launched for books ‘written with AI’

The “Prix Pascal” initiative will reward works co-written with artificial intelligence.

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