Fiction

Book review

Nature misbehaves in Diana Rahim’s political short story collection We Saw Mountains

The eclectic clutch of nine stories are united by author Diana Rahim's unique worldview.

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Feb 21

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.

Book review

Rachel Tey’s debut Finding Chopin a bland narrative experiment

Rachel Tey is a freelance book editor, writer and the author of the children’s series, Tea In Pajamas. She is currently working on her master’s thesis and her new novella.

The Harry Potter generation needs to grow up

In the wizarding world, good people like Harry Potter represent liberal values in a contest against darker forces embodied by Lord Voldemort, says the writer.

City Of Others author Jared Poon thinks civil service bureaucrats are sexy and magical

Singaporean writer Jared Poon's debut novel City Of Others follows a middle manager bureaucrat engaging with his unlikely stakeholders – the supernatural inhabitants of Singapore.

Singapore writer Ratna Damayanti Taha wins Epigram Books Fiction Prize with debut novel

Ratna Damayanti Taha’s debut novel Mind The Gap beat more than 50 other manuscripts from across South-east Asia.

Book review

Yeng Pway Ngon’s last novel The Colour Of Twilight confronts a Chinese writer’s obsolescence

The late Cultural Medallion recipient Yeng Pway Ngon’s final novel. The Colour Of Twilight, has been translated into English by Jeremy Tiang.

SingLit in 2026: A video game anthology, new book by Teo You Yenn, Epigram’s all-women shortlist

(Clockwise from left) We Saw Mountains by Diana Rahim, Chia Joo Ming and Theophilus Kwek.

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