The irresistible inheritance of wilberforce
Protagonist who breaks out of quotidian drudgery thanks to a new passion - fishing.
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Genre-bender
Ken Follett doesn't believe in sticking to one genre, and has made bestsellers out of espionage thrillers and historical fiction.
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Recipe book on Canto food a hotseller
At $18, you will be delighted to find over 90 recipes, which includes soups, poultry, seafood and desserts in this hot-selling Cantonese recipe book.
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Baker's cookbook dream comes true
Trade secrets are usually well guarded but Daniel Tay, owner of Bakerzin, a chain of dessert cafes, has chosen to share his recipes in his first cookbook, Just Desserts.
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Let it snow
Masturah Alatas adds whimsy to a tale of cultural integration in The Girl Who Made It Snow In Singapore.
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A Singaporean abroad
She has lived in the United States for 17 years, but Wena Poon's first short story collection centres on her homeland.
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Tale of two countries
Alvin Pang learnt more about his country when he co-edited a new anthology of Australian and Singaporean poetry.
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Woman warrior
Wonder Woman writer and former hairdresser Gail Simone takes pride in conquering the boys club that is the comic book industry.
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Author, Author!
There is a lot of variety in this year's new book launches, from a sea captain's tome to poetry.
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Writer's Wok
Ha Jin's sympathetic immigrant characters chase the American dream and ponder the definition of home.
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Le Bal
Le Bal is a keenly observed tale of teenage frustration and vengeance, thrown into sharp relief by the prickly relations between a woman and her daughter.
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The year of eating dangerously
British food writer Tom Parker Bowles ate his way across the world, sampling the most gut-churning victuals he could find and living to tell the tale.
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Hawker centres chronicled in new book
The 176-page book takes readers back to post-war Singapore when hawkers lined the streets with their carts.
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Do the write thing
This year's Singapore Writers Festival promises to be a heart-pumping one.
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A wild swan speaks of home
Writer Jung Chang has been criticised for the controversial material in her books about China, but she is unfazed.
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Touching the soul
Canadian writer Madeleine Thien says that books which leave the most lasting impact on a reader are "the ones that impact us, tear us open in some way."
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Don't give up your day job
Life as a writer never glamorous, and it's the worst when you're just starting out, says author Tash Aw.
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Dangerous & Daring
A best-selling adventure manual for boys has spawned a companion tome targeted at girls.
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