Happy Birthday, Jamie Oliver!
One of my favourite celebrity chefs, Jamie Oliver, is turning 37 on May 27! I enjoy his TV series such as The Naked Chef, Oliver’s Twist, and more recently, Jamie’s Thirty Minute Meals, from which I have learnt a few new fast and tasty recipes. A father of 4, Jamie Oliver is also passionate about...
Elizabeth has read Oishinbo, a la carte. Japanese cuisine
Image: All Rights Reserved, VIZ Media, 2009 Title: Oishinbo, a la carte. Japanese cuisine Author: Tetsu Kariya; art by Akira Hanasaki Publisher: San Francisco: VIZ Media, 2009. Call No.: 741.5952 KAR – [ART] When it comes to discovering a different culture, food has always been one of the easiest and entertaining ways to do so,...
Heartlands Book Club in May: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
For this month, we will be discussing Samuel Beckett’s classic, Waiting for Godot. The details: Date: Friday, May 25, 2012 Time: 5:00–6:00 pm Title: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett Call No.: BEC Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Facilitator: Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick, Lecturer What the book is about: The plot of Samuel Beckett’s...
Carmen has read The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Title: The Art of Hearing Heartbeats: A Novel Author: Jan-Phillipp Sendker Publisher: New York: Other Press [2011], c2006 Call No.: English SEN Imagine being blind, and possessing such acute hearing that you could hear heartbeats – of a yet unhatched chick, or of a loved one standing across the room. Meet Tin Win, father of...
Fiction Alert: Epic Historical Novels
This month, I want to be self-indulgent and talk about one of my favourite kinds of books – Epic Historical Novels. Think Jean A Auel’s Earth’s Children series (starting with Clan of the Cave Bears and recently concluded with The Land of Painted Caves) and Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd. When it comes to epic tales,...
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