Literature

A taste of Malayalee life in Anitha Devi Pillai’s debut short story collection

Dr Anitha Devi Pillai, with her recently released debut short story collection What The Tongue Remembers, which explores the lives of the Malayalee community in Singapore, pictured on Oct 20.

AI love story of Monkey King and Lin Daiyu catches attention of Chinese authorities

The love story of Monkey King and Lin Daiyu has been concocted by fans, some using AI and some splicing old TV footage together.

Singapore Writers Festival 2026

Silvia Moreno-Garcia on the importance of finding yourself

Silvia Moreno-Garcia will give a Singapore Writers Festival keynote on Nov 21 titled Writing Between The Real And Unreal, focusing on A.I. and authenticity.

New literary prize launched for books ‘written with AI’

The “Prix Pascal” initiative will reward works co-written with artificial intelligence.

What China sees in Jane Eyre, which is now required reading for ninth graders

The book, in which the young orphan Jane Eyre works as a governess in the household of the wealthy but elusive Mr Rochester, is widely celebrated in China for its themes of independence and equality between women and men.

Anne Carson, poet and essayist who breaks literary boundaries, wins 2026 Nobel Prize

epa13289297 (FILE) Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson performs her work 'Antigonick' at the Moderna Museet art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, 08 May 2025 (issued 08 October 2026). The Swedish Academy announced on 08 October 2026 that Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for her poetry and translations of classical Greek texts. EPA/PONTUS LUNDAHL SWEDEN OUT

Chinese, Caribbean women among contenders for Nobel literature prize

The institution has long been criticised for the over-representation of Western male authors since the prize was first awarded in 1901.

Four bars that embrace art, history and travel

Bar Kap is situated in the House of Tan Yeok Nee, a National Monument built over 140 years ago.

Kasan Goh casts off literary inheritance of dad Goh Poh Seng in debut novel on squatting in London

Kasan Goh’s debut novel Billy, Seetoh & Co took 30 years to gestate.

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