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True Stories on Blogs
Many people have found their voices through blogs. People with stories to share, advice to give, or people who have no one to speak to, blog their thoughts to the world. Anya Peters had a story, a story of how she was abused, became homeless, was forced to live in her car, and use hotel and hospital restrooms for her showers. One...
Suharto 1921 – 2008
The ex-President of Indonesia has died in a hospital in Jakarta at the age of 86. Press reports say cause of death was due to multiple organ failure. Like many of his fellow Indonesians, this once-dominant leader has only one name: Suharto. A former army general, he came to power in 1965 when political turmoil...
Heartlands Book Club Discussion – January 2008
HAPPENIN’ . programmes + events To kick off our first discussion for the New Year, we are discussing “For One More Day” by Mitch Albom. Join us for this discussion at: Date/Time: 4.00pm, Friday 23 January 2008 Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Community Library Facilitator: Mr Paul Fitzpatrick Call No.: English ALB Click here...
Librarians select top genre fiction titles
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets Yup, here’s yet another awards-related newsbyte. RUSA (or Reference and User Services Association), which is a division of the American Library Association, has recently announced a list of best genre picks published in 2007. The books have been chosen by librarians skilled in the art of Readers Advisory,...
A literary tour of Singapore, by Adele England
(Ed’s note: Singapore is not known as a land where writers are produced or thrive. In fact, the perception probably runs to the opposite end of the spectrum. However, as Adele England shows us in this delightful little piece, our little island has long been a spot of fascination and inspiration for writers, including some of...
From books to movies
A number of book adaptations will make their way to the screens here soon. Atonement will be released on 24 January 2008, and Kite Runner on 31 January 2008. Both books have received literary accolades . Interested to know more? Read on: Atonement by Ian McEwan One day in 1935, Cecilia (Keira Knightly) and her...
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Shortlist of National Book Critic Circle Announced
The National Book Critic Circle (NBCC) on Saturday announced the 2007 awards finalists. The finalists for the Fiction category is as follows: Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra (Call No.: English CHA) The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Call No.: English DIA) In The Country of Men by Hisham Matar (Call No.:...
Sir Edmund Hillary, 1919 – 2008
At the start of the new year, we bid farewell to another great figure of 20th century history, Sir Edmund Hillary, the modest, self-effacing man who was the first to scale Mount Everest in May 1953, and thereafter devoted a large part of his life to helping his beloved Nepalese through his charity trust, the...
Blog Spotted for January
HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets Dear Readers, May your new year be a happy one! Many of us will start with resolutions of one sort of another, and true to human fraility, most of these will fall to the wayside…But enough about myself. Naturally enough, here at High Browse we think that reading...
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