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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

Book review

Tan Chin Tiong offers revelations about early years of Singapore Armed Forces in memoir

Tan Chin Tiong's new memoir A Matter Of Duty tells the story of his career in the SAF.
Tan Chin Tiong's new memoir A Matter Of Duty tells the story of his career in the SAF.

Tommy Koh’s new book reveals he was asked to run for UN secretary-general and for president

The milestone episode is quickly skimmed over in 1½ pages in Professor Tommy Koh's new autobiography.
The milestone episode is quickly skimmed over in 1½ pages in Professor Tommy Koh's new autobiography.

‘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.

Shawn Hoo’s top reads of 2025: Arundhati Roy, Ng Yi-Sheng and Wahidah Tambee

(From left) Poet Wahidah Tambee’s Eke, Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary Comes To Me, and Ng Yi-Sheng's Utama.
(From left) Poet Wahidah Tambee’s Eke, Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary Comes To Me, and Ng Yi-Sheng's Utama.

Book review

The Albatross file, Goh Keng Swee’s secret dossier, tells traumatic story of Singapore’s birth

The book is an insider's treasure trove detailing the historical milieu and the traumatic period leading to Singapore's Separation.
The book is an insider's treasure trove detailing the historical milieu and the traumatic period leading to Singapore's Separation.

BookTalk

Historian and podcaster Nor Wang reads in early morning quiet to ground her days

Nor Wang, head of ACM and founder of podcasts Nor's Nusantara and Nor's Mandala.
Nor Wang, head of ACM and founder of podcasts Nor's Nusantara and Nor's Mandala.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.