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Speak Good English Movement chairman Jason Leow embraces audiobooks for convenience

Mr Jason Leow shows his library on the Libby app, where he accesses most of his audiobooks and e-books.
Mr Jason Leow shows his library on the Libby app, where he accesses most of his audiobooks and e-books.

‘We did not expect to have so much to learn from Singapore’: Historian Wang Gungwu in new memoir

Wang Gungwu in his Novena home.
Wang Gungwu in his Novena home.

$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.

‘Parenting shouldn’t feel that way’: Teo You Yenn’s book Unease questions how pro-family Singapore really is

Associate Professor Teo You Yenn, whose book This Is What Inequality Looks Like became a national bestseller in 2018, is back with a new book, titled Unease: Life In Singapore Families (2026).
Associate Professor Teo You Yenn, whose book This Is What Inequality Looks Like became a national bestseller in 2018, is back with a new book, titled Unease: Life In Singapore Families (2026).

Book review

Sociologist Teo You Yenn’s Unease spells out familiar woes of parenting and runaway private tuition

Nanyang Technological University associate professor Teo You Yenn has put out a new book, titled Unease: Life In Singapore Families.
Nanyang Technological University associate professor Teo You Yenn has put out a new book, titled Unease: Life In Singapore Families.

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.

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