Family DramaSep 28, 2026
Book Review: Early Mornings at the Laksa Cafe by Janet Tay
This is a novel about family legacy, migration, regret, ambition, and whether preserving tradition always requires personal sacrifice.
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SingLitSep 22, 2026
Book Review: The Unlikely Motherhood of Shaleni May
It’s about reinvention, belonging, aging, marriage, and the reality that major life changes do not automatically resolve old emotional wounds.
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Psychological FictionAug 6, 2026
Book Review: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Whether you admire it may depend on your tolerance for morally abrasive protagonists and structurally chaotic psychological fiction.
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Korean literatureJun 3, 2026
Best Korean Fiction Books in Translation: 15 Essential Novels Every Reader Should Discover
While Korean dramas, films, and music have gained international recognition, Korean novels have undergone a similar transformation.
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HumourJun 3, 2026
Book Review: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
It’s one of the sharpest, funniest, and most unexpectedly moving contemporary novels I’ve read in recent years.
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HumourMay 26, 2026
Book Review: Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe
At its heart, this is a story about two sisters who have lived for more than a thousand years and still struggle…
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Korean literatureMay 17, 2026
Book Review: Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo
It’s an accessible yet quietly devastating feminist novel, precisely because it refuses melodrama in favour of accumulated realism.
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MysteryMay 14, 2026
Book Review: Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal
It’s a sharp and emotionally grounded Singapore-set novel, and one that feels particularly urgent in what it chooses to centre.
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Crime FictionMay 14, 2026
Book Review: Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami
It’s one of Kawakami’s most emotionally sprawling works, and perhaps one of her bleakest.
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Historical fictionMay 10, 2026
Book Review: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane is a richly detailed, emotionally driven novel that offers both cultural insight and personal storytelling.
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