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The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Sept 26

French literary prize removes novel from longlist after AI claims

Canadian-Haitian novelist Thelyson Orelien denied using AI to write parts of his book It Was Either That Or Die.

Booker veterans Marlon James and Douglas Stuart on 2026 shortlist

Authors Marlon James (left) and Elizabeth Strout has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize for their novels The Disappearers and The Things We Never Say, respectively.

Singapore arts guide (Sept 23 to 30): Artist Irfan Hendrian sculpts paper into chairs

Artist Irfan Hendrian’s solo Residuum is on at Sullivan+Strumpf.

Memoir by Princess Diana’s brother flies off the shelves

Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, was released in Britain on Sept 22.

Princess Diana’s brother, eyewitness to history, set to spark royal ruckus with new book

Charles Spencer said he wrote the book because it was his duty “as an eyewitness to history”, but his version of events has been rejected by Buckingham Palace in unusually strong terms.

Forum: ReadSG celebrates reading in many forms

Can YouTuber MrBeast get Gen Z to read James Patterson’s latest novel?

MrBeast (left) and James Patterson on Fox & Friends on Sept 3 to promote their new book, The Most Dangerous Games.

Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ steals spotlight as royal feud reignites

Princess Diana’s appearance in the so-called revenge dress in 1994 was widely seen as a show of strength amid her husband’s affair.

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Sept 19

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Sept 19

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