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Mayhem on the high seas
Stuart Turton returns with another mind-bending affair set in the 17th century in this murder mystery
January 29, 2021
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Bittersweet symphony
It is the end of a year that has upended the world and changed life as we know it. There has been loss, there has been grief, yet love thrives through it all.
December 11, 2020
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Festive reads for the soul
Some books simply beg to be read by a cosy nook, with hot chocolate or mulled wine.
November 27, 2020
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Powerful writing indeed
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld’s movingly laconic The Discomfort of Evening marks the return of the novel of the interior
September 25, 2020
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Unsung heroes
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste is a tale of war but the story is not about men
September 18, 2020
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Ordinary lives
Veteran Anne Tyler’s latest work is one of the 13 titles on this year’s Booker longlist
September 11, 2020
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True stories, real lives
SINGAPORE (July 9): They say the stories that stick with us the most are the ones which truly happened.
July 09, 2020
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Fight to Fatherhood
Playwright and writer James Thoo had always wanted to be a father. His own complex relationship with his nononsense, tough-love father made him more determined to have children.
July 03, 2020
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Lustrous but a tad long
SINGAPORE (June 26): The final volume of Hilary Mantel’s fictional series on Thomas Cromwell has solid prose that resurrects past events, giving them a force that envelops readers
June 26, 2020