Farah has read ‘Say Her Name’
Title: Say Her Name Author: Francisco Goldman Publisher: New York: Grove Press, c2011. Call No.: English GOL I was looking at new fiction arrivals when I chanced upon this book, which featured a crisp wedding dress on its cover. I am not one for love stories, but picked it up nevertheless and from a quick...
Han Sen has read Fragment
Title: Fragment Author: Warren Fahy Publisher: London: Harper, 2009 Call Number: English FAH If you love the award-winning TV series Lost as well as the popular game show Survivor, you’re in for a treat as first-time author Warren Fahy nicely blends the two together in his debut novel Fragment. Join the cast of science-themed reality...
Fiction Alert: Shorts and Meows
Literary Highlights Just came across a blog post that May is National Short Story Month in the United States, so I decided to put this little tidbit here. ’Cos I’m curious to see what everyone’s favourite short story anthologies are. Mine is pretty standard since I’ve not read many short story compilations: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa...
Heartlands meet to discuss “The Bad Girl”
Dear friends For May, we are discussing “The Bad Girl” by Mario Vargas Llosa, a Nobel Prize winner. The details: Date/Time: 5.00pm, Friday 27 May 2011 Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Author/Title: “The Bad Girl” by Mario Vargas Llosa. Call No.: VAR Facilitator: Ms Nasreen Ramnath About the author: Mario Vargas Llosa, the...
Seniors’ Reading Club at Central Public Library
Join us for interesting book discussions every last Thursday of the month! Our next discussion is on ‘A Single Tear: A Fairytale for all Ages’ by K. K. Seet. From Buttons In The Bread: Described as ‘a fairly tale for all ages’, ‘A Single Tear’ is an exceedingly moving love story… The poignant underlying theme of...
Singapore Novelists’ Club
Want to get your creative juices going in your writing? Then, join the Singapore Novelists’ Club! Organinised by the Happy Smiley Writers Group http://www.singapore-novelists.com, these sessions will focus on creating a story out of everyday events and imagination. The Singapore Novelists’ Club will meet once every quarterly at Central Public Library, Multi-Purpose Room, 2-4pm. No...
Fiction Alert: Orange Prize for Fiction 2011 shortlist
Literary Highlights I always keep a lookout for the Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist, as I’ve had good experiences reading the nominated authors and their books, such as Lionel Shriver and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The Orange Prize for Fiction awards the best original, full length novel written by a female author. This year’s nominees are: Emma Donoghue’s...
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