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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events
Nope, it ain’t Slim Shady, but Neil Humphreys! (otherwise known as Singapore’s Fav Ang Moh). A popular columnist and bestselling author of 3 books about our little island, Neil had immigrated to Australia in 2006 and is now back to launch his omnibus. So, instead of lugging 3 books around, you […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

London : Hodder, 2005.
Call No.: PIC and PIC [RO]
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Chris Harte and Emily Gold have been together since they were born. The parents are best friends and neighbors. They’re inseparable, like two sides of a coin, like brother and sister, then, as lovers. The girl […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

Saint Paul, Minn. : Graywolf Press, 2006.
Call no.: 381.45002 BUZ- (BIZ)
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In The Yellow-lighted Bookshop, Lewis Buzbee tells a heart-warming story about his love for books. Any avid reader would find pieces of themselves in Buzbee’s memoir. Do you share the same passion for John Steinbeck’s tales? […]

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HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events
Singapore Book Club
20 July 2007 (Fri)
7 p.m.
Earshot at the Arts House (1 Old Parliament Lane)
Guests : Singapore Literature Prize 2006 winners - Yong Shu Hoong & Cyril Wong
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Have you participated in this event?
Post your comments, or email to HBeditor@nlb.gov.sg

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HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets
Saw this in this week’s 8days magazine:
Novelist Ian McEwan pooh-poohs blogs disguised as expert opinon:
“I don’t have much time for the kind of [web]site where readers do all the reviewing. Reviewing takes expertise, wisdom and judgement. I am not much fond of the notion that anyone’s view is as […]

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FICTION . SHORT STORIES . reviews
Ten sorry tales by Mick Jackson ; illustrated by David Roberts
London : Faber and Faber, c2005
Call No.: JAC -[SH]
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OK, so this book isn’t exactly new, but it did arrive in the library fairly recently. Of course the term “recently” is highly subjective! Anyway, Ten Sorry […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

London : Collins, 2005.
Call No.: 520 VAM
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This is essentially a beginner’s guide to stargazing. Vamplew uses very simple terms to explain astronomy-related terms such as comets, meteor showers, nebulae and so on. The book is written in conversational English - as though he is talking to […]

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HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets
We got this in the email.
Debbie’s idea was to fill a simple need: to help a reader decide which book to read first of an unfamiliar author.
The site serves as a forum for users to discuss which book to read first of an unfamiliar author. The idea is […]

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HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has won the Man Booker International Prize in honour of his literary career.
Achebe is best known for his 1958 debut novel Things Fall Apart, which sold more than 10 million copies.
The 76-year-old, who was paralysed from the waist down after a car accident in 1990, […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

Singapore : Mohamed Ismail A.G., 2005.
Call No.: SING 158.1 MOH
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How many locally-written books can claim to have a foreword written by the Singapore President S R Nathan? I suspect not too many. You Can Fly is one of them. It is a motivational book written by […]

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