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Step Into Worlds of Sci-Fi, Fairytales, and Camping at Singapore Libraries
The National Library Board (NLB) is reigniting imaginations with its Community TakeOver initiative, partnering with three homegrown furniture…
Rakuten Kobo Brings Unlimited eBooks and Audiobooks Subscription to Singapore
Singapore’s book lovers have a new reason to rejoice—Rakuten Kobo has officially launched Kobo Plus, an all-you-can-read subscription…
Lee Ek Tieng – The Green General of Lee Kuan Yew: A Book About the Man Behind Singapore’s Environmental Revolution
A new biography, Lee Ek Tieng – The Green General of Lee Kuan Yew, shines a spotlight on…
Local Poetry Takes Center Stage on Singapore’s MRT Network from November
In an ambitious push to promote local literature, the National Arts Council (NAC), in partnership with SMRT Trains…
Singapore Hawker Centres – People, Places, Food – Second Edition: Indulge in the Rich Tapestry of Hawker Culture
Mark your calendars, food enthusiasts! The vibrant world of hawker culture is set to take center stage with…
Britannica donates richly-illustrated All New Kids Encyclopedias to Singapore’s National Library
Encyclopaedia Britannica donates copies of its new one-volume children’s encyclopedia to the National Library Board of Singapore, the…
[Review] Bayard Presse’s Box Collection books for Kids
“Why is the sky blue?” “Where do babies come from?” “Do animals get married?” “Why aren’t there dinosaurs…
[Movie Review] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The book was great. The movies too; both the 2009 Swedish version and the recently released 2011 US version.…
The world’s first Travel Guide to “The Universe” is worth US$29.99 and only has 628 pages – know more
Lonely Planet is journeying further than it ever has before with the world’s first and only travel guide…
Do you remember FlyNDance? – DOLCE VITA (French) — SWEET TIMES, An Internet Love Story
Does the name “FlyNDance” ring a bell for you? Tucked somewhere in my memories during my teenage years,…