The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers July 12
(From left) Commonwealth by Theophilus Kwek, Ink And Influence: An OB Markers Sequel by Cheong Yip Seng and The Day I Forgot My Flag by Neil Johnson and illustrated by Vincent Lee.
Fiction:
Commonwealth by Theophilus Kwek.
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1. (2) The Passengers On The Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa; translated by Allison Markin Powell
2. (3)
Strange Houses by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion
3. (1)
The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
4. (-)
Commonwealth by Theophilus Kwek
5. (-) Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
6. (-) The Convenience Store By The Sea by Sonoko Machida; translated by Bruno Navasky
7. (-) I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
8. (-) Madonna In A Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali
9. (-) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
10. (-) The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki; translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Non-fiction:
Ink And Influence: An OB Markers Sequel by Cheong Yip Seng.
PHOTO: WORLD SCIENTIFIC
1. (1) Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong
2. (2) Why Palestine? Reflections From Singapore by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah
3. (-) Stop Buying Financial Policies by Jake Lim W.L.
4. (-)
Ink And Influence: An OB Markers Sequel by Cheong Yip Seng
5. (6) The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
6. (-) A Different Kind Of Power by Jacinda Ardern
7. (7) The Psychology Of Money by Morgan Housel
8. (-) The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar
9. (-) Atomic Habits by James Clear
10. (8) Prisoners Of Geography by Tim Marshall
Children's:
The Day I Forgot My Flag by Neil Johnson and illustrated by Vincent Lee.
PHOTO: EPIGRAM BOOKS
1. (-) The Day I Forgot My Flag by Neil Johnson, illustrated by Vincent Lee
2. (1) How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
3. (2) National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026 by National Geographic Kids
4. (7) Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang
5. (4) The World's Worst Superheroes by David Walliams
6. (-) Pokemon Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook by Scholastic Inc.
7. (6) Big Jim Begins (Dog Man 13) by Dav Pilkey
8. (-) Powerless by Lauren Roberts
9. (-) Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
10. (-) Fearless by Lauren Roberts
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