Books

Bankers get a dire warning from Jane Austen’s final book

As climate change advances, failing to prepare one’s business or move with the times can be ruinous

Customers browsing at Barns & Noble in New York. While sales are solid and bookstores are generally flourishing, the book business still faces a dizzying set of challenges.

Dragons, sex and the Bible: What drove the book business in 2025

THE year brought more blockbuster books about sex and magic along with bestsellers nobody saw coming. Yet while sales are solid and bookstores are generally flourishing, the book business still faces ...

Kinsella at the British premiere of the film "Confessions of a Shopaholic" at London's Leicester Square in February 2009. Her lighthearted writing style won fans for its humour and relatability.
OBITUARY

‘Shopaholic’ author Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55

She published over 30 books which have sold some 50 million copies

Russell Napier, founder of The Library of Mistakes, says: "Financial history doesn't necessarily have the right answers, but it takes us to the right questions."

Investing? Look beyond S&P 500, says The Library of Mistakes’ founder

BT exclusive: The concept dedicated to the study of financial history comes to Singapore in 2027

Flesh is the sixth novel written by British-Hungarian author David Szalay.

David Szalay wins Booker Prize for tortured tale of masculinity

Szalay beat five other shortlisted authors to claim the £50,000 award

Networking is the "unspoken differentiator" in business success, says author Ryan Lim.
BOOKS

Career stuck in neutral? Networking might change that 

Ryan Lim’s new book challenges the ‘work hard and wait for reward’ approach most Singapore executives are used to

Caitlin Riley, a rare books specialist, poses with one of the first editions of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien which was discovered in a home library of a cleaned-out house in Bristol.

Rare ‘Hobbit’ first edition auctioned for £43,000

[LONDON] A rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit sold for £43,000 (S$73,200) at auction on Wednesday, after it was found during a house clearance in south-west England.

Kamala Harris had announced on Wednesday that she would not run for governor of the state in 2026, but according to US media, a 2028 White House run is not out of the question.

Kamala Harris to detail 2024 presidential run in new book

[WASHINGTON] Former US vice-president Kamala Harris on Thursday announced she will provide an inside look at her unsuccessful 2024 presidential run against Donald Trump in a book titled 107 Days.

Before the Book Society, most Britons believed that it was extravagant and wrong to own books. But the Book Society suggested that books were an investment.

Before Oprah’s Book Club, there was the Book Society

Celebrities have been in the business of recommending books for nearly a century

 When so many books, films, music and media are vying for our ever-precious attention and leisure time, a quick glance at an aggregate rating or sample critique is often all it takes to dash a potential reader's interest.
LIFE & CULTURE

Amazon’s Goodreads is forgetting why it even exists

A key issue at the website, as at counterparts such as Rotten Tomatoes and Rate Your Music, is ‘review bombing’