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Book review

Book review: Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials sequel The Rose Field is full of thorns

The Rose Field is the last of the Book Of Dust trilogy by British author Philip Pullman.
The Rose Field is the last of the Book Of Dust trilogy by British author Philip Pullman.

Booker Prize: Katie Kitamura’s Audition an audacious technical experiment

Author Katie Kitamura's Audition is in the running for 2025's Booker Prize.
Author Katie Kitamura's Audition is in the running for 2025's Booker Prize.

Susan Choi’s Booker-shortlisted Flashlight illuminates the psyche of ruptured youth

American writer Susan Choi’s sweeping family saga Flashlight is shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025.
American writer Susan Choi’s sweeping family saga Flashlight is shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025.

Author Patrick Ryan’s Buckeye a stellar read spanning decades of American life

Buckeye by Patrick Ryan is about several sprawling decades of change in the United States of America, viewed from the periphery.
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan is about several sprawling decades of change in the United States of America, viewed from the periphery.

Book review: Poet Jonathan Chan’s second collection weaves a thesis on joy and sorrow

Singaporean poet Jonathan Chan's second poetry collection bright sorrow reflects on the mingling of joy and despair.
Singaporean poet Jonathan Chan's second poetry collection bright sorrow reflects on the mingling of joy and despair.

Singapore author Ng Yi-Sheng’s Utama casts legendary prince Sang Nila Utama in a brilliant, complicated light

Singaporean writer Ng Yi-Sheng's Utama (2025) tells the story of Singapore founder Sang Nila Utama through the dispossessed.
Singaporean writer Ng Yi-Sheng's Utama (2025) tells the story of Singapore founder Sang Nila Utama through the dispossessed.

Sunny Singh explores cost of conflicts with compassion in short story collection

Instead of battlefield narratives, author Sunny Singh explores the impact of war on humans through intimate character studies in Refuge: Stories Of War (And Love).
Instead of battlefield narratives, author Sunny Singh explores the impact of war on humans through intimate character studies in Refuge: Stories Of War (And Love).

Meihan Boey’s The Mystical Mister Kay is an unabashed celebration of all things Nusantara

Author Meihan Boey's The Mystical Mister Kay is the final book to her trilogy that combines dense plotting with a colonial Singapore as the backdrop.
Author Meihan Boey's The Mystical Mister Kay is the final book to her trilogy that combines dense plotting with a colonial Singapore as the backdrop.

Book review: Going to hell for a PhD in R.F. Kuang’s dark academia fantasy Katabasis

Katabasis is R.F. Kuang's take on the dark academia trend.
Katabasis is R.F. Kuang's take on the dark academia trend.

Book review: Travel writer Monisha Rajesh pens a love letter to the night train in Moonlight Express

Moonlight Express: Around The World By Night Train by Monisha Rajesh takes the reader on a journey on sleeper trains throughout the world.
Moonlight Express: Around The World By Night Train by Monisha Rajesh takes the reader on a journey on sleeper trains throughout the world.

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