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Book Review: Reading Lessons – For Lovers of Books About Books

Books & Us EditorSeptember 25, 2025

This is more than just a memoir—it’s a love letter to literature and a meditation on the ways stories shape our lives.

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Book Review: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches – A Hug In Written Form

Books & Us EditorSeptember 24, 2025

This is a book I’ll be recommending over and over, especially to anyone in need of a little light in the dark.

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Book Review: Almond by Sohn Won-pyung – A Quietly Powerful Story About Empathy and What It Means to Feel

Books & Us EditorSeptember 24, 2025

This is not just a coming-of-age novel—it is an invitation to consider what it means to feel, to hurt, to heal, and to love.

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Book Review: By Any Other Name – A Powerful, Beautifully Written Exploration of Identity & Art

Books & Us EditorSeptember 24, 2025

At once historical and contemporary, intimate and sweeping, this novel showcases Picoult at the height of her storytelling powers.

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Book Review: Emma of 83rd Street – A Sparkling, Modern Jane Austen Retelling with Manhattan Charm

Books & Us EditorSeptember 22, 2025

With razor-sharp wit, swoon-worthy tension, and heartwarming emotional beats, Emma of 83rd Street is an absolute treat—from the first page to the last.

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Book Review: 17A Keong Saik Road by Charmaine Leung – A Living Portrait of Singapore’s Hidden Past

Books & Us EditorSeptember 22, 2025

This is a book that makes you pause and reflect, not only on the hidden histories of places but also on the untold stories within families, communities, and nations.

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Book Review: Good Material – A Hilarious, Heartfelt Dive into Breakup, Midlife, and Modern Masculinity

Books & Us EditorSeptember 20, 2025

Five stars for emotional authenticity, razor-sharp humour, and unexpected structural courage.

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Book Review: All This & More by Peng Shepherd – Bold, Speculative, and Addictive

Books & Us EditorSeptember 20, 2025

Peng Shepherd’s All This & More is a daring, inventive novel that successfully blends speculative fiction with social critique.

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Book Review: Exit Interview – A Blisteringly Honest Memoir of Ambition, Power, and What It Costs to Be a Woman in Tech

Books & Us EditorSeptember 18, 2025

This isn’t just a takedown of Amazon—it’s a love letter to the women who’ve survived similar spaces. And a call to imagine something better.

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Book Review: Ministry of Moral Panic

Books & Us EditorSeptember 15, 2025

Winner of the 2014 Singapore Literature Prize, this collection is bold, daring, and unapologetically messy in the best way possible.

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