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Latest Book Reviews

Velouria
Velouria is a seminal collection of microfiction. Daren Shiau, better known as a novelist and a poet...Read More
Author : Daren Shiau
Publish : 2017
Publisher : Math Paper Press
3.0 rating
Peninsular: Archipelagos and Other Islands
Peninsular, Daren Shiau's second book, is built around the inescapable motif of islands and archipel...Read More
Author : Daren Shiau
Publish : 2010
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.0 rating
Heartland
Hailed as “the definitive Singaporean novel”, this new edition of Heartland is accompanied by ...Read More
Author : Daren Shiau
Publish : 2021
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.5 rating
Saturday's Surprisingly Super-Duper Lesson
It’s a lovely Saturday morning and Aish would rather be riding her bicycle than doing maths sums i...Read More
Author : Jolene Tan
Publish : 2020
Publisher : Epigram Books
5.0 rating
A Certain Exposure
Satirical and sympathetic, political and personal, A Certain Exposure traces the adolescences of tw...Read More
Author : Jolene Tan
Publish : 2014
Publisher : Epigram Books
3.9 rating
After The Inquiry
Police sergeant Hafiz lies in a coma after a gunshot to the head. The investigation by Internal Affa...Read More
Author : Jolene Tan
Publish : 2021
Publisher : Ethos Books
Where I Was: a memoir about forgetting and remembering
Where I Was: A Memoir About Forgetting and Remembering is a rich, entertaining and compelling accou...Read More
Publish : 2022
Publisher : Ethos Books
4.2 rating
Early Hawkers in Singapore: 1920s to 1930s
The hawker centre is an integral part of Singapore's urban landscape. As they are now easily found a...Read More
Publish : 2020
Project 0812 - The Inside Story Of Singapore’s Journey to Olympic Glory
Project 0812: The Inside Story Of Singapore’s Journey to Olympic Glory In 2006, nearly 50 years a...Read More
Publish : 2017
3.5 rating
Panjang: The Tall Boy Who Became Prime Minister
Panjang is the tallest kid around. He hates standing out, but little does he know, he's on his way t...Read More
Publish : 2019
4.0 rating
Standing Tall: The Goh Chok Tong Years
Some did not expect him to last long as Prime Minister. Few predicted he would succeed in the footst...Read More
Publish : 2021
3.9 rating
Tall Order: The Goh Chok Tong Story
Goh Chok Tong was an improbable Prime Minister for an unlikely country. He had neither the connectio...Read More
Publish : 344
4.0 rating
When the Party Ends - China's leaps and stumbles after the Beijing Olympics
When the Party Ends - China's leaps and stumbles after the Beijing Olympics is provocative book capt...Read More
Publish : 2014
4.0 rating
Dream Island: The Mad, Mad World of Philip Yeo
Philip Yeo was a curious boy who loved to read. He learnt a lot about the world from books, and went...Read More
Publish : 2017
Publisher : Epigram Books
4.0 rating
Neither Civil Nor Servant
Philip Yeo is unlike any civil servant. He prefers action over talk, cartoons over words and speed o...Read More
Publish : 2016
4.5 rating
Lee Kuan Yew - A Tribute
This is a keepsake collection of stories on Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister, initiall...Read More
Publish : 2015
4.0 rating
Where's Grandma?
Luke is a little different from other boys his age. His best friend is his Grandma. They would do ev...Read More
Author : Edmund Lim
Publish : 2012
Publisher : Epigram Books
4.0 rating
Presidents Series : CV Devan Nair
C.V. Devan Nair, the son of a rubber plantation clerk, rose from humble beginnings to become an outs...Read More
Author : Edmund Lim
Publish : 52
3.9 rating
Presidents Series : Benjamin Henry Sheares
He was a well-known doctor and professor, and was one of the leading names in obstetrics and gynaeco...Read More
Author : Edmund Lim
Publish : 2017
4.0 rating
Presidents Series : Yusof Ishak
Every time we use a Singapore bank note, we see his face – the face of Yusof Ishak, the first Pres...Read More
Author : Edmund Lim
Publish : 2013
4.0 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
Velouria
Velouria is a seminal collection of microfiction. Daren Shiau, better known as a novelist and a poet...Read More
Author : Daren Shiau
Publish : 2017
Publisher : Math Paper Press
3.0 rating
Peninsular: Archipelagos and Other Islands
Peninsular, Daren Shiau's second book, is built around the inescapable motif of islands and archipel...Read More
Author : Daren Shiau
Publish : 2010
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.0 rating
Heartland
Hailed as “the definitive Singaporean novel”, this new edition of Heartland is accompanied by ...Read More
Author : Daren Shiau
Publish : 2021
Publisher : Ethos Books
3.5 rating
Saturday's Surprisingly Super-Duper Lesson
It’s a lovely Saturday morning and Aish would rather be riding her bicycle than doing maths sums i...Read More
Author : Jolene Tan
Publish : 2020
Publisher : Epigram Books
5.0 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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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
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Malay Heritage Cooking
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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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