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Fri, Nov 23 2012
New Blood at the Singapore Writers’ Fest

New Blood at the Singapore Writers’ Fest

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Young authors tell UrbanWire what it’s like to get their start at the Singapore Writers’ Festival, the annual, multilingual festival for local book buffs

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Tue, Sep 4 2012
The Classic Revamp

The Classic Revamp

Rejoice, fans of the Penguins Classics, as they undergo a revamp.

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Wed, May 9 2012
Book Exchange 2012 – Who says youths don’t read books?

Book Exchange 2012 – Who says youths don’t read books?

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Youths thronged to seize their favourite novels at Book Exchange 2012.

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Fri, Oct 21 2011
The Power of Six: Seven’s no heaven

The Power of Six: Seven’s no heaven

With Number Seven struggling to discover her Legacies and Number Four on the run again, what’s in store for the Garde in the second instalment of Pittacus Lore’s Lorien Legacies series?

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Thu, Jan 13 2011
American Devil

American Devil

The Devil exists, and he’s American.

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Thu, Jan 6 2011
Reaching for Stones: Collected Poems

Reaching for Stones: Collected Poems

Local poetry is largely unheard of, especially among the younger generations who were fed mainly on a diet of Robert Frost and E. E. Cummings…..

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Thu, Dec 16 2010
No and Me

No and Me

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Delphine de Vigan brings life to a story, about homelessness, friendship and family, told through the eyes of a child

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Tue, Aug 3 2010
Less than Wicked

Less than Wicked

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Imagine reading about a demonic circus, about a necromancer who commands the dead, about his quest to reclaim his soul from the Devil… and yawning. Such is the effect that Jonathan Howard has achieved with Johannes Cabal the Necromancer.

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Fri, Jul 30 2010
Death Watch: Another Treat From The Master

Death Watch: Another Treat From The Master

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18 years ago, 15-year-old Norma Jean Judd disappeared under unexplained circumstances. Now, her twin brother Bryan Judd is found dead in a hospital incinerator- and it is not accidental.

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Fri, Jul 16 2010
Good Things Do Come in Small Sizes

Good Things Do Come in Small Sizes

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Action, thrill, suspense, and other nouns you could come up with for a thriller are brimming in Derek Haas’ debut novel, ‘The Silver Bear’.

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