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  *Image courtesy of nypost.com Known best for her debut chart-topper, The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger has had her fair share of an un-glam lifestyle before she landed a fashionista’s jackpot job at Vogue – her time there being the fodder for her worldwide bestseller. Lauren let out her first cry in Scranton (the [...]

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Literary Highlights The Man Booker Prize longlist of titles has been released. Amongst the nominees, Australian author Peter Carey is the only one who has previously won the prize, twice. You know that this award is a big deal when punters in England bet on the eventual winner of the prize! Either that, or the [...]

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  Image courtesy of bbc.co.uk Dame Beryl Bainbridge died last week at the age of 77. During her time, she has written 18 novels, of which 5 were shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Unfortunately, she never landed the prestigious prize. She has also published several plays, essays, reviews and 2 collections of short stories. [...]

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Library Book Sale 2010 Date: Saturday, 10 July 2010 – Sunday, 11 July 2010 Time: 9.30am – 8.00pm Venue: Singapore Expo Hall 6A Free Admission Select from a large collection of used library books at bargain prices at the Library Book Sale 2010!Books and magazines in all the four official languages will be on sale. [...]

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I Will Teach You to be Rich by Ramit Sethi New York : Workman Pub., 2009. Call No.: English 332.02401 SET-[BIZ] (All rights reserved.) This New York Times bestseller by Ramit Sethi is packed with honest and down-to-earth advice about personal finances and it is written in a breezy and irreverent style of writing. He [...]

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32 teams. 64 matches. One month of the “Beautiful Game”. For football fans, it’s time for a dazzling display of international talent. Before, in between, or after matches, these books should be able to take the edge off the anticipation and/or withdrawal symptoms. These informative and entertaining reads will certainly come in handy for fans [...]

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Dr Goh, who had been in fading health for some time, was 91. Dr Goh was born a Peranakan in Malacca, Malaysia. He was one of the founding fathers of modern Singapore and is deemed the “economic architect” of Singapore, contributing greatly in shaping the development of Singapore into a prosperous nation as the first Finance Minister in 1959 [...]

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The Good Girl’s Guide to Bad Men by Jessica Brody London : Ebury, 2009. Eng BRO It’s been some time since I read a chick-lit, and this one caught my eye with its smooth pink cover and gorgeous caricature. In my earlier days, I would unabashedly judge a book by it’s cover, and that’s what [...]

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Dear all, Give a book, get a book. Drop off your used* books at any Public Library from 10 to 23 April, 11.00am to 9.00pm and get a coupon for every book** accepted. Bring your coupon down to The Plaza, National Library Building, on 24 April to redeem for new reads. Event details: Date: Sat, [...]

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Dear friends Fans of Japanese horror movies as well as fiction lovers come and discuss the book “Dark Water” by Koji Suzuki. The details: Date/Time: Friday, 5.00pm 26 March Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Title/Call No.: Dark Water by Koji Suzuki. Call No.: SUZ Facilitator: Ms Clara Chua, a retired teacher We [...]

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