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The cult of Jodi
American best-selling author Jodi Picoult finds the hot social issues she writes about are universal.
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Unlikely street friendship leads to Hollywood
A book tells the story of a promising violinist who developed schizophrenia and ended up living on the streets.
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Alphabet Soup
Here's a look at three winning pig tales.
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Alphabet Soup
Think art too highbrow a topic? Here's a look at three children's books that make it accessible for even toddlers just learning to read.
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Bookends
Reader Angela Hewitt is in town to perform her repertoire from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (Books I and II) at the Victoria Concert Hall.
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Nip/Tuck for kids
A plastic surgeon in Florida has written a children's book about plastic surgery.
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Learning to live
Jose Saramago's comedic take on death makes you re-examine how to live.
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The Rose Labyrinth
The Rose Labyrinth is Titania Hardie's debut novel, and it shows.
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My life as a traitor
The title is provocative but it is not a gimmick.
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Bookends
Reader: Selena Tan, 36, actress, best known as part of the cabaret comic trio, the Dim Sum Dollies.
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The language of fashion
Award-winning novelist Linda Grant says that being interested in clothes goes beyond the superficial.
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Fashion statement
Linda Grant's novel shows how clothes reflect the identity and aspirations of their wearers
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Tao Shu: Nian The New Year Monster
One of the writers adapting animated series Tao Shu - The Warrior Boy into books for children remembers the fun he had with bilingual books as a kid.
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About Mills & Boon
Mills & Boon may have added to its more traditional blue packaging with new ones that cater to varied tastes, but its storylines still offer the unfailingly satisfying happy ending.
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Love that never dies
Mills & Boon marks its 100th year and is still going strong in Britain. But not in Singapore. Still, there are die-hard fans.
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Alphabet soup
A hunt for Chinese storybooks for her son inspired Martha Keswick to create her own bilingual series.
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In the beginning...
Geraldine Brooks weaves an epic tale that looks beyond religion relations.
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Monster Love
The novel is a layered and stunningly polished work, a harrowing dive into the destructive power of obsessive love.
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