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Fiction

$539k of SG Culture Pass credits spent on SingLit; call for inclusion of non-fiction titles

Book displays bearing SG Culture Pass stickers at Books Kinokuniya in Takashimaya Shopping Centre.
Book displays bearing SG Culture Pass stickers at Books Kinokuniya in Takashimaya Shopping Centre.

Meet Gene Png, the Singaporean translating South Korean feminist bestsellers into English

Singaporean translator Gene Png translated South Korean bestsellers like The Legend Of Lady Byeoksa into English.
Singaporean translator Gene Png translated South Korean bestsellers like The Legend Of Lady Byeoksa into English.

Book Talk

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

Persepolis, Shah Of Shahs and The Rubaiyat: 7 books to read about Iran’s culture and history

(Clockwise from top left) Persepolis books one and two by Marjane Satrapi, My Uncle Napoloen by Iraj Pezeshkzad, Shah Of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski, The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam by Edward FitzGerald, Black Wave by Kim Ghattas, Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar and Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (2017) by Samin Nosrat.
(Clockwise from top left) Persepolis books one and two by Marjane Satrapi, My Uncle Napoloen by Iraj Pezeshkzad, Shah Of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski, The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam by Edward FitzGerald, Black Wave by Kim Ghattas, Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar and Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (2017) by Samin Nosrat.

TBR (To Be Read)

How a 1,000-page Paul Auster novel converted me to ‘healing fiction’

Auster follows the life of voracious reader Archibald Isaac Ferguson, nee 1947, and splinters his life into four versions, every one just slightly different from the other.
Auster follows the life of voracious reader Archibald Isaac Ferguson, nee 1947, and splinters his life into four versions, every one just slightly different from the other.

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Feb 21

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

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.
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.
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.
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.

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