SINGAPORE - Kueh led the way at the Singapore Book Awards on Thursday , as Christopher Tan's heritage food book The Way Of Kueh won Book of the Year at the annual industry awards by the Singapore Book Publishers Association .Tan, 47, wrote the book to make his fellow Singaporeans more aware of the food of their heritage. It took him close to five years to research its recipes.
The panel comprises former Books Kinokuniya Asia-Pacific senior store and merchandising director Kenny Chan, National Library Board senior head of selection Kathryn Lane and former SBPA president Triena Ong. Ten titles, chosen from 46 finalists, scored wins at the ceremony, which was live-streamed virtually on the SBPA's Facebook page.
Eunice Li-Tan won Best Middle Grade/Young Adult Title for Keys Of Archellos, the third book in her Luminous Sword fantasy trilogy, while Pippa Chorley's Counting Sheep scored Best Picture Book. Best Audiobook was awarded to Penghuni Rumah Tua by Malay-language publisher Pustaka Nasional, which also received a special mention for its use of technology to create bilingual e-resources.
This is the sixth edition of the awards, which were first held in 2012 and returned in 2016 after a hiatus.
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