Singapore books

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Nov 15

(From left) When They Burned The Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee, I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping, and Ubin Elephant by Alan John and illustrated by Quek Hong Shin.

Singapore Writers Festival 2025

Singapore author Balli Kaur Jaswal on why she won’t write romantasy and the Aware saga

Daryl Qilin Yam and Balli Kaur Jaswal at Capella Singapore.

Reading corners at 7 public spots, including malls, to bring books closer to people

NLB's Sit-n-Read Nodes offer more than 3,000 pre-loved books for anyone to browse or take home.

Singapore Writers Festival 2025

Unhappy fans at R.F. Kuang book signing and what writers are reading

R. R. Kuang signing books after her keynote lecture.

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Nov 8

TBR (To Be Read): Can audio dramas be the next big thing for Singapore literature?

(From left) Andas Productions’ audio drama Catskull (2023), Docu-dramedy Eat By Ear and Aware’s Saga podcast.

SG Culture Pass can be used for SingLit books from March 1, 2026; local films at SGIFF from Nov 26

Books that qualify include fiction, poetry, plays and literary short essays in all four official languages authored by a Singapore citizen or permanent resident.

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Nov 1

BookTalk: Publisher and bookseller Tan Waln Ching reads non-fiction in Chinese and English

City Book Room owner Tan Waln Ching at the bookstore's new location at The Modules on 8 June 2022.

Funeral director Darren Cheng talks to his 3 kids about death to give them fresh look on life

Mr Darren Cheng, chief executive of Direct Funeral Services, has authored a new book The Colours Of Missing You, which aims to help kids comprehend loss and grief. He is seen here with his wife Jenny Tay and their three kids.

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