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

His Strange book series is the city’s top-selling fiction phenomena of 2025, and his new release is carrying the momentum

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

Literary and cultural denizens of the US capital gather to eulogise the newspaper’s scuppered supplement

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

The famed author, who brought Japanese literature into the global mainstream, grapples with ageing and his place in the world of letters

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

[SINGAPORE] As a young backbencher Member of Parliament, K Shanmugam had raised concerns about Singapore’s laws on detention without trial.

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

His 1968 book, Chariots of the Gods, sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a ‘warped parody of reasoning’

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

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