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Forum: Changing my new year stock-take to what really matters

Once a year, the French literary scene goes to the dogs (and cats, too)

Sandra Kollender, left, the author of ÒSnoopy, un Chien Qui Fait du Bien,Ó with members of the medical team at the Institut Curie Hospital where Snoopy, a therapy dog, provides comfort, in Paris, Dec. 11, 2025. ÒWe need a gentle, joyful presence. A dog gives us that,Ó said Kollender. (Violette Franchi/The New York Times)
Sandra Kollender, left, the author of ÒSnoopy, un Chien Qui Fait du Bien,Ó with members of the medical team at the Institut Curie Hospital where Snoopy, a therapy dog, provides comfort, in Paris, Dec. 11, 2025. ÒWe need a gentle, joyful presence. A dog gives us that,Ó said Kollender. (Violette Franchi/The New York Times)

2025 in visual stories and digital graphics

250 Years of Jane Austen

FILE — Costumed attendees take photos with a large flower arrangement during the Grand Regency Costumed Promenade at the annual Jane Austen Festival in Bath, England, on Sept. 12,  2025. To capture the writer’s brief life and enormous impact, we assembled a sampling of the wealth, wonder and weirdness she has brought to our lives. (Peter Flude/The New York Times)
FILE — Costumed attendees take photos with a large flower arrangement during the Grand Regency Costumed Promenade at the annual Jane Austen Festival in Bath, England, on Sept. 12,  2025. To capture the writer’s brief life and enormous impact, we assembled a sampling of the wealth, wonder and weirdness she has brought to our lives. (Peter Flude/The New York Times)

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Dec 27

New memoirs by three veteran public servants offer lessons, reveal lesser-known facts

Tommy Koh’s new book reveals he was asked to run for UN secretary-general and for president

The milestone episode is quickly skimmed over in 1½ pages in Professor Tommy Koh's new autobiography.
The milestone episode is quickly skimmed over in 1½ pages in Professor Tommy Koh's new autobiography.

‘Who can we copy now?’: Seasoned civil servant Lim Siong Guan’s new book offers lessons for future

Mr Lim Siong Guan and his daughter Joanne Lim with his new memoir, The Best Is Yet To Be.
Mr Lim Siong Guan and his daughter Joanne Lim with his new memoir, The Best Is Yet To Be.

Book review

Tan Chin Tiong offers revelations about early years of Singapore Armed Forces in memoir

Tan Chin Tiong's new memoir A Matter Of Duty tells the story of his career in the SAF.
Tan Chin Tiong's new memoir A Matter Of Duty tells the story of his career in the SAF.

Latham and Conway hit hundreds again as New Zealand sense victory

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Semi-Final - New Zealand Practice - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - November 14, 2023 New Zealand's Tom Latham during practice REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Semi-Final - New Zealand Practice - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - November 14, 2023 New Zealand's Tom Latham during practice REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

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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.