Literature

Was a story that just won a literary prize AI-generated?

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize drew attention from readers who suspected that one of its winning stories, The Serpent In The Grove, was written by AI.

Cultural Medallion recipient J.M. Sali, pillar of Tamil literature, dies aged 87

J.M. Sali received the Cultural Medallion for Literary Arts in 2012.

Over 1,100 SingLit book titles added to SG Culture Pass list

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

BookTalk

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.

Rare Jin Yong, Gu Long manuscripts on display at wuxia exhibition, part of City Reading@SG festival

Original manuscripts by Jin Yong and Gu Long, rarely accessible to the public, will be on display at the wuxia exhibition.

Stolen letters that Romantic poet John Keats sent to his beloved are found

The book was stolen and its location became a mystery for nearly 40 years.

New $20m grant for multicultural arts; 5-year NIE study on how the arts affect students’ brains

Singapore International Festival of Arts' opening act at Bedok.

4- and 5-star SingLit books worth your SG Culture Pass credits from March 1

From Mar 1, readers can use their $100 SG Culture Pass credits on eligible Singapore literature books at all of Popular’s outlets.

After toppling Hasina, young Bangladeshis turn back to old guard

Under 30s, popularly known as Gen-Z, drove the uprising and make up more than a quarter of Bangladesh’s 128 million voters.

Embracing mother tongue, one book at a time: Reading clubs seek connection to culture

Members of the Maya Illakiya Vattam, a Tamil reading club founded in 2019, sharing their thoughts during the reading session at Woodlands Regional Library on Jan 11, 2026.

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