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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.

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.

Speculation on Indian ex-army chief’s ‘unpublished’ book ignites concerns over military storytelling

Four Stars Of Destiny, an autobiography by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who retired as the Chief of the Army Staff in April 2022, hit the headlines on Feb 2.
Four Stars Of Destiny, an autobiography by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who retired as the Chief of the Army Staff in April 2022, hit the headlines on Feb 2.

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Feb 21

Book review

Deeply human portrait of Singapore’s second president Benjamin Sheares

Professor Benjamin Sheares of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Malaya, Singapore.
Professor Benjamin Sheares of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Malaya, Singapore.

Ex-restaurateur Lim Tse Wei on the labour and pleasures behind the Little Perfections of S’pore food

US-based Singaporean writer and ex-restaurateur Lim Tse Wei's debut book of essays Little Perfections: Eating In Singapore (2025) brings economics to the centre of the hawker conversation.
US-based Singaporean writer and ex-restaurateur Lim Tse Wei's debut book of essays Little Perfections: Eating In Singapore (2025) brings economics to the centre of the hawker conversation.

Banker-turned-author tells forgotten story of Indian prisoners in Singapore during World War II

Author Gautam Hazarika, with his book, The Forgotten Indian Prisoners of World War II, at SPH on Nov 28, 2025.
Author Gautam Hazarika, with his book, The Forgotten Indian Prisoners of World War II, at SPH on Nov 28, 2025.

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

New memoirs by three veteran public servants offer lessons, reveal lesser-known facts

‘Who can we copy now?’: Seasoned civil servant Lim Siong Guan’s new book offers lessons for future

Mr Lim Siong Guan and his daughter Joanne Lim with his new memoir, The Best Is Yet To Be.
Mr Lim Siong Guan and his daughter Joanne Lim with his new memoir, The Best Is Yet To Be.

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