SINGAPORE – In this week’s Singapore Shelf, The Straits Times looks at seven books fresh off the press in both fiction and non-fiction. Buy the books atBook review: Red Dust, White Snow struggles to balance philosophy and accessibility
Singaporean author Pan Huiting questions the meaning of dreams and reality in her debut novel, a different venture from her usual artistic medium of paintings. Her work has been exhibited in Singapore and London. Poetry review: Madeleine Lee’s observations of Raffles Hotel and Ashley Koh’s skewering of teenage politicsAfter American travel writer Pico Iyer and New Zealand author Vicki Virtue, third time is the charm for Raffles Hotel’s writer’s residency programme as it welcomes its first Singaporean.
Though some may be disappointed with the lack of salacious details – and Raffles Hotel has borne witness to many private scandals – the sanitised, pristine product is befitting of the practised 136-year-old institution.Chris Stowers is the author of Bugis Nights, which follows his adventures exploring South-east Asia. PHOTO: COURTESY OF EARNSHAW BOOKS, CHRIS STOWERS
Interspersed throughout this adventurous tale on the high seas is a romantic thread, set in Tibet, with love interest Claudia at its core.PHOTOS: ST PRESS, NUS PRESS, ETHOS BOOKS
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