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Nov 29, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Charmaine R. Lim
Know My Name (2019) by Channel Miller, My Dark Vanessa (2020) by Kate Elizabeth Russell, and Young Jane Young (2017) by Gabrielle Zevin.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Charmaine R. Lim
Published Nov 30, 2024, 11:00 AM PHOTO: EDITION TINTENFASS 1. (4) Welcome To The Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum; translated by Shanna Tan2. (-) The City And Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel3. (5) The Vegetarian by Han Kang; translated by Deborah Smith4. (-) Yeonnam-Dong’s Smiley Laundromat by Kim Jiyun; translated by Shanna Tan5. (7) Human Acts by Han Kang; translated by Deborah Smith6.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Stef Penney |Charmaine R. Lim
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Charmaine R. Lim
Published Nov 23, 2024, 01:00 PM 1. (-) Orbital by Samantha Harvey2. (1) Marigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun; translated by Shanna Tan3. (-) The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka4. (4) Welcome To The Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum; translated by Shanna Tan5. (2) The Vegetarian by Han Kang; translated by Deborah Smith6. (3) Intermezzo by Sally Rooney7. (5) Human Acts by Han Kang; translated by Deborah Smith8. (-) Digest by Gregory Pardlo9.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Shawn Hoo |Charmaine R. Lim
The 27th edition of the Singapore Writers Festival concluded on Nov 17. Though a quieter affair, it offered great depth. PHOTO: MOONRISE STUDIO Updated Nov 20, 2024, 03:30 PM Published Nov 20, 2024, 03:30 PM SINGAPORE – The 27th edition of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) concluded on Nov 17 and was a quieter affair with greater depth under the watch of first-time festival director Yong Shu Hoong.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Charmaine R. Lim
(From left) Moderator Felicia Low-Jimenez and panellists Dave Chua, Choi Gyu-seok and Kwang Jin discuss the journey from comics to the big screen at Victoria Theatre. PHOTO: ARTS HOUSE LIMITED Updated Nov 17, 2024, 05:30 PM Published Nov 17, 2024, 05:30 PM SINGAPORE – Better communication was needed on the morning of Nov 16 for a full house of attendees for the session, Discover A Thousand Wonders With Geronimo And Thea Stilton, at Victoria Theatre.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Yoko Ogawa |Stephen Snyder |Charmaine R. Lim
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Charmaine R. Lim
Expressions Through Art began in 2022 to raise awareness for the talents and skills of students from Singapore's special education schools. PHOTO: SINGTEL Updated Nov 14, 2024, 03:30 PM Published Nov 14, 2024, 03:30 PM Expressions Through Art exhibitionsThe third edition of Expressions Through Art continues to raise awareness of the talents and abilities of students from special education (Sped) schools in Singapore.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Charmaine R. Lim
SINGAPORE – Niche as it is, puppetry has found its place and flourished within the theatre scene in Singapore. Avid theatregoers may already be familiar with The Finger Players (TFP), whose works have won multiple Straits Times’ Life Theatre Awards. The third edition of its Puppet Origin Stories series further explores the history of Cairnhill Arts Centre.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Charmaine R. Lim
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) continues building out conversations around the intersection of technology and storytelling. On the 2024 edition’s opening night on Nov 8, panellists Yeo Whee Jim, Josh Tseng and Gemma Rose Foo spoke about how they used technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to help them read and write at Tech Talks: Tech-enabled Reading And Writing at The Arts House’s Living Room.
