BookTalk

BookTalk

Breast Cancer Foundation CEO Jacob Soo returns to Tintin comics for stories of friendship and hope

Breast Cancer Foundation CEO Jacob Soo with some of his favourite books at his office in Sin Ming on May 18, 2026.

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Composer Chua Jon Lin treasures reading with her son, believes a child’s love for books starts at home

Composer Jon Lin Chua is reading Pyramids at the Louvre by Glenn Watkins, and A Colette Sequence & Other Poems by Robert Yeo.

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Creative producer Natalie Tan relaxes with classic literature and shoujo manga

Ms Natalie Tan with her current reads – Charlotte Bronte’s Vilette on her Kobo, and romance manga In The Clear Moonlit Dusk by Mika Yamamori on her tablet.

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Reading fuels imagination for theatre practitioner Dwayne Lau’s life and work

Mr Dwayne Lau is revisiting The Pastor: Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Journey, a memoir by his late father Dr Patrick Lau, alongisde pop-up books he enjoys for their visual storytelling.

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Conductor Darrell Ang reads across genres in pursuit of curiosity and learning

Mr Darrell Ang with a biography of Mr Jose Isidro Camacho, whose story he says brings him closer to the author.

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Speak Good English Movement chairman Jason Leow embraces audiobooks for convenience

Mr Jason Leow shows his library on the Libby app, where he accesses most of his audiobooks and e-books.

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‘A very underrated form of media’: Singapore cricketer Ishaan Sawney makes a case for comics

Ishaan Sawney finds that growing up has changed the way he reads comics.

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A chance find at Kinokuniya led fashion model Kaci Beh to pick up reading again

Kaci Beh with Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney, a thriller she says keeps her "hooked and guessing".

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Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on finding focus and reflection through books in this digital age

Leo Varadkar notes he is “probably better at reading and writing things down”, adding that putting words on paper helps him refine his thinking.

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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.

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