Heartlands Book Club in April: Edwin Lim’s The Ultimate Banker
We are honoured to meet ex-banker Edwin Lim of “The Ultimate Banker” who is coming down to share his writing experience. The details: Date/Time: Friday 5.00pm, 26 April 2013 Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Title of book/Call No.: “The Ultimate Banker” by Edwin Lim. Call No.: SING 332.1 LIM Facilitator: Kweh Soon Huat, Librarian About...
Heartlands Book Club in March: Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum
We will be discussing Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum in March. The details: Date: Friday, March 22, 2013 Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30pm Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Title of Book/Call No.: Red Sorghum by Mo Yan (Call No.: YAN) Facilitator: Mr Lawrence Chew About the book: Written by the winner of the Nobel Prize...
Heartlands Book Club in February: The Great Gatsby
We are discussing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” today! The details: Friday, February 22, 2013 5:00 to 6:30 pm The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Facilitator: Ms Hasanah Sohdi Title of book: “The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald (Call No.: FIT) About the book: It gives an insightful view of the American nouveau...
Heartlands Book Club in 2013: Arthur Miller’s All My Sons
We are discussing Arthur Miller’s play All My Sons ((call no.: 812.52 MIL) in January. The details: Date: 25 January 25 2013 Time: 5:00 to 6:00 pm Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Facilitator: Mr Paul Fitzpatrick About the book: Arthur Miller’s play All My Sons has been described as a searing exposure of war profiteering...
Heartlands Book Club in December: The Woman in Black
We are discussing Susan Hill’s “Woman in Black” (Call No.: HIL). The details: Date: 28 December 2012 Time: 5:00–6:30 PM Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Facilitator: Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick About the book: A chilling tale of a menacing ghost haunting a small English town. Arthur Kipps is an up-and-coming London solicitor who...
Heartlands Book Club in November: Kahlil Gibran
Come and share your favourite poems by Kahlil Gibran. A Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer, Kahlil Gibran was chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction that includes a series of philosophical essays written in the form of prose poetry. Date: November 30, 2012 Time: 5:00...
Heartlands Book Club in November: Meet author Krys Lee
Her own life spanning both sides of the Pacific, Korean writer Krys Lee’s first book, Drifting House, deals with the complex dynamic between her homeland and migrant Korean communities in the US. She has first-hand experience of this, being born in Seoul and raised in the US. Her other writing has appeared in numerous publications,...
Heartlands Book Club in October: Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock
For the October session, we are discussing Graham Greene’s novel Brighton Rock. The details: Date/Time: 19 October 2012, 5.00 pm Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Title/Call No.: Brighton Rock by Graham Greene (Call No. GRE) Facilitator: Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick About the book: Brighton Rock is a thriller that revolves around Pinkie, a...
Heartlands Book Club in September: The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter
We are discussing Noble Prize winner Harold Pinter’s play “The Birthday Party”. The details: Title: The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter (Call No. 822.914 PIN) Facilitator: Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick Date/Time: 28 Sep 2012, 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library About the author: Born in London in 1930, Harold Pinter...
Heartlands Book Club in August: The Help
We are discussing The Help by Karthryn Stockett in August. The details: Date: Friday, August 31, 2012 Time: 5:00–6:30 pm Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Facilitator: Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick What the story is about: In 1962, Mississippi, three women – a young white girl and two black maids, all seemingly very different from...
Heartlands Book Club in July: “The Handover”
As part of READ! Singapore 2012, we are pleased to invite author Yong Shu Hoong to our book club who will talk about his short story “The Handover”. Date: Friday, July 27, 2012 Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm Venue: The Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library Facilitator: Mr Kweh Soon Huat, Librarian About the author:...
Heartlands Book Club in June – Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire
At the next meeting of the Heartlands Book CLub, we will discussing the landmark play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams Date/time: 29 June 2012, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Title/author: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Call No.: 812.54 WIL Venue: Activity Room, Bukit Batok Public Library About the play: Blanche is...
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