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Latest Book Reviews

The Teenage Textbook - Books SG
This book is for teenagers from 13 to 83. It is a story about love, lust and lechery, all happeni...Read More
Author : Adrian Tan
Publish : 1988
Publisher : Landmark Books
5.0 rating
Broken By The Rain
Felix Cheong, a Singaporean poet who was the recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2003
4.0 rating
B-Sides and Backslides: 1986 - 2018
Nine years after his last volume of poetry, Felix Cheong makes a comeback - this time, a collection ...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2018
Publisher : Math Paper Press
3.7 rating
Sprawl
A hardboiled detective near the burnt-end of days. His knuckleheaded partner, a scholar destined for...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2021
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
4.2 rating
A Clean Breast
The morning she woke up with a pain in her right breast, Theresa Tan knew her life would never be th...Read More
Author : Theresa Tan
Publish : 2012
Publisher : Write Editions
4.0 rating
Letter To My Daughter
They say little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. That innocent baby in the cot...Read More
Author : Theresa Tan
Publish : 2020
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
3.4 rating
Letter to My Father
What would you tell your father if you wrote him a letter? Perhaps what you have always wanted to sa...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2021
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
4.0 rating
Letter to My Mother
Many songs and stories have been written about how important mothers are to their children. But what...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2021
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
4.0 rating
Letter To My Son
Every boy goes through several rites of passage as he grows up to become a man. He learns from sibli...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2020
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
4.0 rating
I Watch The Stars Go Out by Felix Cheong
Felix Cheong’s second collection of poetry extends the themes and concerns of his first book, Tem...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 1999
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.0 rating
Oddballs, Screwballs and other Eccentrics
A beautifully illustrated gift book featuring offbeat creatures with a dark history Welcome to a ...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2022
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
3.8 rating
Vanishing Point
3,000 people go missing every year in Singapore. Why do they go missing? What do they leave behind? ...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 158
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.7 rating
In the Year of the Virus
In the Year of the Virus is an innovative graphic comic book inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic. The ...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2020
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
3.2 rating
Singapore Siu Dai 3: The SG Conversation Dabao!
Two years and a 2kg weight gain later, Felix Cheong is back with more Siu Dai stories. So much ha...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2016
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.9 rating
Singapore Siu Dai 2: The SG Conversation Upsize!
Bolder and edgier! Felix Cheong's follow-up to Singapore Siu Dai finds him poking his pen once aga...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2014
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.0 rating
Singapore Siu Dai: The SG Conversation In A Cup
Life in Singapore is good, sometimes even — dare we say it? — absurd. In Singapore Siu Dai, Fel...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2014
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.0 rating
Mabel Moves to Singapore
Mabel and her family have been uprooted. They have to move from their icy Antarctic home to an exoti...Read More
Publish : 2017
Publisher : Gus Books
4.0 rating
Afternoon Tea at Raffles Hotel Singapore: A Fun Activity Book
Can you help my friends and I find our way around Singapore? We’re off on an adventure exploring c...Read More
Publish : 2017
Publisher : Ethos Books
4.0 rating
Afternoon Tea at Raffles Hotel
What do the animals from the Singapore Zoo do on their day off? They meet for cake and tea at Raffle...Read More
Publish : 2016
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.6 rating
The Gods Will Hear Us Eventually
When 7-year-old Anna told a lie to get out of trouble, she didn’t expect her older sister to go mi...Read More
Author : Jinny Koh
Publish : 2018
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.9 rating
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The Teenage Textbook - Books SG
This book is for teenagers from 13 to 83. It is a story about love, lust and lechery, all happeni...Read More
Author : Adrian Tan
Publish : 1988
Publisher : Landmark Books
5.0 rating
Broken By The Rain
Felix Cheong, a Singaporean poet who was the recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2003
4.0 rating
B-Sides and Backslides: 1986 - 2018
Nine years after his last volume of poetry, Felix Cheong makes a comeback - this time, a collection ...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2018
Publisher : Math Paper Press
3.7 rating
Sprawl
A hardboiled detective near the burnt-end of days. His knuckleheaded partner, a scholar destined for...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2021
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
4.2 rating
A Clean Breast
The morning she woke up with a pain in her right breast, Theresa Tan knew her life would never be th...Read More
Author : Theresa Tan
Publish : 2012
Publisher : Write Editions
4.0 rating
Letter To My Daughter
They say little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. That innocent baby in the cot...Read More
Author : Theresa Tan
Publish : 2020
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
3.4 rating
Letter to My Father
What would you tell your father if you wrote him a letter? Perhaps what you have always wanted to sa...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2021
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
4.0 rating
Letter to My Mother
Many songs and stories have been written about how important mothers are to their children. But what...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2021
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
4.0 rating
Letter To My Son
Every boy goes through several rites of passage as he grows up to become a man. He learns from sibli...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2020
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
4.0 rating
I Watch The Stars Go Out by Felix Cheong
Felix Cheong’s second collection of poetry extends the themes and concerns of his first book, Tem...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 1999
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.0 rating
Oddballs, Screwballs and other Eccentrics
A beautifully illustrated gift book featuring offbeat creatures with a dark history Welcome to a ...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 2022
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
3.8 rating
Vanishing Point
3,000 people go missing every year in Singapore. Why do they go missing? What do they leave behind? ...Read More
Author : Felix Cheong
Publish : 158
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.7 rating
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As the Heart Bones Break
Riveting story about a boy who has to be a man in order to survive
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Yesterday’s Recipes For Today’s Cook
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Yesterday’s Recipes For Today’s Cook
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Enrique the Black
Very talented writer with a good storyline
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Void Deck and Other Empty Places
Good memories of my childhood days
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Fakebook Vol Three
Storyline is expected. Too slow buildup
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A Pocketful of Memories
Sweet!
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Malay Heritage Cooking
Normal local dishes
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Featured Book Of The Month

Othman Wok left an indelible mark on Singaporean politics and society, and was “steadfast and unwavering in believing in a multiracial, multi-religious, meritocratic Singapore” (in the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong). In addition, he pioneered the writing of ghost stories and horror fiction in Malay while working as a young reporter in the 1950s. These stories made him a household name in the Malay-speaking world, years before his political career took off. In fact, these tales were arguably the first examples of horror fiction in either Singapore or Malaysia, in any language.

A Mosque in the Jungle assembles two dozen of the best stories from his three fiction collections in English: Malayan Horror (1991), The Disused Well (1995) and Unseen Occupants (2006). Curated by award-winning poet and fictionist Ng Yi-Sheng, this book provides an entry point into Othman’s fiction, and a window into the work of a “literary genius” (Farouk A. Peru, Malay Mail Online).
 

Author Of The Month

Catherine Lim

Catherine Lim Poh Imm (b. 21 March 1942, Penang, Malaysia–) is the doyenne of Singapore stories. Lim is an accomplished and critically acclaimed author who has published a dozen collections of short stories, five novels, two volumes of poems and even a play. She began as a teacher, then was a project director with the Ministry of Education, became a specialist lecturer with the Regional Language Centre (RELC), and finally became a full-time writer in 1992. She has won national and regional book prizes for her literary contributions. Her works are studied in local and foreign schools and universities, and have been published in various languages in several countries.

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