Books

Was a winning entry of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize generated by AI?

In an age of oversharing, Uketsu's mysterious identity is helping fuel the hype.
ARTS

Uketsu: The masked mystery writer dominating Singapore’s bestseller charts

Readers and supporters of Book World and its former staff during the "A Tribute to Book World" event at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC, on Feb 21.  Literary coverage in national newspapers is dwindling.

A wake for The Washington Post’s books section

Haruki Murakami, who brought Japanese literature into the global mainstream, says: “I don’t have any plan. I’m just writing, and while I’m writing, strange things happen very naturally, very automatically.”

Haruki Murakami isn’t afraid of the dark

Shanmugam’s book, titled Policy, Fairness And Compassion, includes speeches, interviews and articles from his 38 years in politics

My views on laws such as detention without trial have evolved: K Shanmugam at his book launch

For a certain kind of reader – and, to scientists’ alarm, there were many of them – von Daniken’s theories registered not only intellectually but also spiritually.
OBITUARY

Erich von Daniken, who claimed aliens visited Earth, dies at 90

The influences behind Jane Austen's Persuasion show how humans can be wonderfully creative when faced with tough times.

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

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

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

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