Cover Story: Hector and the Search for Happiness by François Lelord
Image: All Rights Reserved. Penguin Books, 2010. Title: Hector and the Search for Happines Author: François Lelord Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2010. Call No.: LEL Call me a sucker for cute fonts and clean design, but this book cover truly appeals to my aesthetic senses. With the illustration of Dr Hector and...
NLB Library Book Sale 2011!
The NLB’s Library Book Sale is here again! Select from a wide collection of used books and magazines in the four official languages! Prices range from $1 to $5. Payment can be made by cash, NETs or CashCard. • English and Chinese books will cost $2 per copy; • Malay and Tamil books will cost...
Fiction Alert: Escape, Flee, Vamoosh!
Foreword This issue is about “Escapes Fiction”. ‘Nuff said. *writer scuttles off towards the sunset on a sand-mobile.* Spotlighting: Jean Kwok – Translating to Transcend In her debut novel, Girl in Translation, Jean Kwok (new kid to the Chinese-American writers’ block) brings to life the character of Kimberly Chang, a little girl from Hong Kong....
Cover Story: The Cardturner by Louis Sachar
Image: All Rights Reserved. London : Bloomsbury, 2010. Title: The Cardturner Author: Louis Sachar Publisher: London : Bloomsbury, 2010. Call No.: Y English SAC What a pretty pretty cover! This is the kind of book I would pick up instantly without needing to know what lies within. But judging from reviews, this story would not...
Heartlands meet to discuss “Kebaya Tales”
Dear friends Want to know more about the culture and stories of Peranakans? For June, we are discussing Dr Lee Su Kim’s book “Kebaya tales: of matriarchs, maidens, mistresses and matchmakers”. The details: Date/Time: 5.00pm, Friday 24 June 2011 Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Author/Title: “Kebaya tales: of matriarchs, maidens, mistresses and...
Cover Story: The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund De Waal
Image: All Rights Reserved. London : Chatto & Windus, 2010. Title: The Hare with Amber Eyes: An Hidden Inheritance Author: Edmund De Waal Publisher: London: Chatto & Windus, 2010. Call No.: 736.6809 DEW – [ART] Well.. this cover is not the most stunning or colourful. But it caught my eye. Rather, the little bunny on...
Dollars and Sense
Let’s talk about money! Decision-making is seldom easy. It is even more fraught when it is about putting your hard-earned earnings into the myriad of investment options. Yet, we all want to learn some ways to minimize the investment risks we take, and potentially maximize the rewards we make. Dollars and Sense, a financial literacy...
Cover Story: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Author: Haruki Murakami Title: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir Publisher: London: Vintage, 2009 Call no.: 895.635 MUR A while ago I was searching for books on running on Amazon.com when I chanced upon this curious title, so imagine my delight when I saw it among the new arrivals at...
Cover Story: We judge a book by the cover. Really.
Okay, not really. Our new feature, Cover Story, is a weekly column in which we pick a book cover that catches our attention. No ramblings on the influence of modern/postmodern art on the design, no ravings about how Chip Kidd is the most overrated book cover designer ever; just brief notes on why the book...
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