Books

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Feb 14

(From left) After The Fall/Despues de la Caida by Eric Tinsay Valles, Policy, Fairness And Compassion by K. Shanmugam, The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright and Jim Field.

Early Mornings At The Laksa Cafe by Malaysian author Janet Tay transplants cosy fiction to S-E Asia

Malaysian author Janet Tay’s debut novel, Early Mornings At The Laksa Cafe, adheres to the time-location formula of some of the bestselling healing fiction in recent years.

BookTalk

Books connect Banyan Group director Ho Ren Chun to friends and family

Mr Ho Ren Chun, director of corporate development at Banyan Group, fits in short stories and poetry into his travel time.

Crowds flock to Istanbul's Museum of Innocence before TV adaptation

Visitors look at the display cases in The Museum of Innocence in Istanbul on Feb 10.

At Damascus book fair, Islamist titles and Kurdish culture echo big shifts

A girl walks through one of the sections at the Damascus International Book Fair, in Damascus, Syria, February 10, 2026. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

Actress Margot Robbie delves into the roller-coaster romance of Wuthering Heights

Actress Margot Robbie at the premiere of Wuthering Heights in London on Feb 5, 2026.

New Zealand openers smash T20 World Cup record in 10-wicket rout of UAE

Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final - New Zealand v Australia- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - November 14, 2021 New Zealand's Tim Seifert in action REUTERS/Satish Kumar

Book clubs and Gen Zs get swept away by Wuthering Heights ahead of movie release

To prepare for the film, starring Margot Robbie (right), a new generation of readers is seeking out Emily Bronte’s Gothic novel.

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Feb 7

(From left) City Of Others by Jared Poon, The Albatross File: Inside Separation, edited by Susan Sim and published by ST Press, and The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

TBR (To Be Read)

Bridgerton break: Discover the witty pleasures of Georgette Heyer

The Grand Sophy boasts a classic Georgette Heyer heroine modelled on Jane Austen's Emma Woodhouse, while Bath Tangle is one of Heyer's Regency romances.

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