Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Lifestyle

Totally booked: The nice Singapore studying particular, Life Information & High Tales

Totally booked: The nice Singapore studying particular, Life Information & High Tales

SINGAPORE – The Sunday Occasions takes a take a look at what, how and why folks learn, from a peek into stunning house libraries to a love letter to bookshops world wide.


The 50 biggest works of SingLit


The Sunday Occasions convenes a panel of literary consultants to assemble an inventory. ST ILLUSTRATION: MIEL

What are the 50 greatest works of home-grown literature? The Sunday Occasions convenes a panel of literary consultants to seek out out.

READ MORE HERE


Me, my cabinets and I


Dr Yaacob Ibrahim has simply completed renovating his house library which encompasses a assortment of previous in addition to new books on tradition, Malay literature and artwork. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

Enter the personal studying sanctuaries of a few of Singapore’s bibliophiles, from former minister Dr Yaacob Ibrahim to artwork historian Peter Lee.

READ MORE HERE


Titles for powerful instances


Minister for Communications and Info Josephine Teo with The Magic Porridge Pot, a beloved guide from her childhood. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

Eight Singaporeans, from politicians Josephine Teo and Jamus Lim to actresses Janice Koh and Jesseca Liu, share their consolation books and studying habits.

READ MORE HERE


To all of the bookshops I’ve liked earlier than


Folks in a bookshop, particularly a smaller retailer, hardly ever keep a stranger, says the author. ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA

Assistant sports activities editor Rohit Brijnath on the thrill of bookshop looking.

READ MORE HERE


Cooking the books


The Meals Of Singapore Malays by Khir Johari. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO

Meals editor Tan Hsueh Yun shares the six Singapore cookbooks that can all the time have house on her shelf.

READ MORE HERE


Conserving the enjoyment of libraries


NLB chief government Ng Cher Pong got here on board in December 2019, and skilled a baptism of fireplace in his first yr as a result of Covid-19. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

The Nationwide Library Board’s chief Ng Cher Pong talks concerning the NLB’s route for the subsequent 5 years.

READ MORE HERE


Storytelling in instances of disaster


Creator Anthony Doerr spins a sweeping story concerning the timeless energy of books, libraries and storytelling in Cloud Cuckoo Land. PHOTOS: 4TH ESTATE, SHAUNA DOERR

Pulitzer Prize-winner Anthony Doerr’s new novel Cloud Cuckoo Land reaffirms the facility of books and libraries – and locates their limits.

READ MORE HERE

You May Also Like

World

France, which has opened its borders to Canadian tourists, is eager to see Canada reopen to the French. The Canadian border remains closed...

Health

Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario is experiencing a “deepening state of emergency” as a result of surging COVID-19 cases in the community...

World

The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case was identified in the central city of Wuhan, a new study...

World

April Ross and Alix Klineman won the first Olympic gold medal for the United States in women’s beach volleyball since 2012 on Friday,...