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Dear friends, For March, we are discussing Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night. The details: Date/time: 5.00pm, 30 March 2012 Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Book/Title: “Tender is the Night” by Scott Fitzgerald. Call No.: FIT Facilitator: Mr Paul Fitzpatrick, lecturer Free electronic version of the book can be found here: http://www.planetebook.com/ [...]

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We are discussing the classic work 1984 by George Orwell. This will be our first ebook discussion for the year. Date/Time: 5.00 pm, Friday 24 February 2012 Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Author/Title: 1984 by George Orwell. Call No.: ORW Facilitator: Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick, Lecturer The free ebook version can be downloaded [...]

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We are honoured to have Dr. Tommy Wong share his thoughts on his second book, Wisdom on How to Live Life (Book 2). Date: Friday, January 27, 2012 Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Meet the author: Dr. Tommy Wong Title of book: Wisdom on How to Live [...]

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Yes, yes, I know what they say about resolutions, but I never listen. (Perhaps there lies a resolution for next year?) In any case, a goal, realistically set, is always good; if you don’t hit the hit mark, at least no one can accuse you of not trying. (Hmm, that didn’t come out right.) In [...]

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For January’s session of Seniors Reading Club at Central Public Library, we’ll be discussing ‘Atonement’ (Call No.: English MAC) by Ian McEwan. Extract from a review taken from New York Magazine: “If you knew for a fact that you’d ruined someone’s life — two lives, really — how would you make amends? That’s the question [...]

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Dear friends, Time passes in the a wink of an eye; we are almost at the end of 2011, and 2012 is coming! As per the tradition of the Heartlands Bookclub, let us celebrate the camaraderie that brings us together by having a gift exchange (please bring a wrapped gift worth about $10) and potluck. [...]

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Join us for interesting book discussions every last Thursday of the month! Our next discussion is on ‘Disgrace’ by J. M Coetzee. Described by the New York Times as ‘Coetzee’s most impressive achievement’, ‘Disgrace’ is a powerful novel about life in post-apartheid South Africa. The book won the 1999 Booker Prize – Coetzee becoming the [...]

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Meet author Madanmohan Rao at the Heartlands Book Club in November. He will be sharing his thoughts on expats living in Singapore. Date/Time: 25 November 2011, 5.00 pm Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Guest Author/Title: Rao Madanmohan, Many Ships One Boat: Singapore Expat Tales and Tips. Call No.: SING 305.90691095957 RAO Facilitator: [...]

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In collaboration with the Singapore Writers Festival 2011, the Heartlands Book Club will get an opporunity to meet UK author Jill Dawson. The details of the event are as follows: Meet the Author: Jill Dawson Friday 28 October 5:00 – 6:30 pm, Amazon Room (Level 4) Woodlands Regional Library Moderators: Paul Fitzpatrick and Kweh Soon [...]

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Tomas Tranströmer is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2011.

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