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The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers August 2
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox (From left) Singaporean writer Jemimah Wei's debut novel The Original Daughter, I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping, Jemma Dreams Of Sushi by Mark Chen, Ruo-Ting Goh, illustrated by Cynthia D. Suwito. Fiction: Singaporean writer Jemimah Wei's debut novel The Original Daughter. PHOTO: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON 1. (1) The Passengers On The Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa; translated by Allison Markin Powell 2. (-) The Wealth We Surrendered by Eneida Alcalde 3. (2) The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei 4. (3) Strange Pictures by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion 5. (-) Eke by Wahidah Tambee 6. (5) Strange Houses by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion 7. (-) The Mystical Mister Kay by Meihan Boey 8. (-) White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 9. (-) The Convenience Store By The Sea by Sonoko Machida, translated by Bruno Navasky 10. (4) What God Took Your Legs Away by Wahid Al Mamun Non-fiction: I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping. PHOTO: FOCUS PUBLISHING 1. (1) I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping 2. (4) The First Fools: B-Sides Of Lee Kuan Yew's A-Team edited by Peh Shing Huei 3. (-) Take Back Control Of Your Money by Dawn Cher 4. (2) Why Palestine? Reflections From Singapore by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah 5. (3) Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong 6. (-) Sabai by Pailin Chongchitnant 7. (-) I nk And Influence: An OB Markers Sequel by Cheong Yip Seng 8. (10) The Last Fools: The Eight Immortals Of Lee Kuan Yew edited by Peh Shing Huei 9. (-) The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins 10. (-) Atomic Habits by James Clear Children's: Jemma Dreams Of Sushi by Mark Chen, Ruo-Ting Goh, illustrated by Cynthia D. Suwito PHOTO: EPIGRAM BOOKS 1. (-) Jemma Dreams Of Sushi by Mark Chen, Ruo-Ting Goh, illustrated by Cynthia D. Suwito 2. (-) Lottie Brooks Vs The Ultra Mean Girls by Katie Kirby 3. (3) The World's Worst Superheroes by David Walliams 4. (10) Powerless by Lauren Roberts 5. (-) Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling 6. (-) The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson 7. (7) A Good Girl's Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson 8. (1) The Day I Forgot My Flag by Neil Johnson, illustrated by Vincent Lee 9. (-) The Koala Who Could Board Book by Rachel Bright 10. (-) I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang
Straits Times
26-07-2025
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The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers July 26
(From left) Singaporean writer Jemimah Wei's debut novel The Original Daughter, I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping, The Day I Forgot My Flag by Neil Johnson, illustrated by Vincent Lee. Fiction: Singaporean writer Jemimah Wei's debut novel The Original Daughter. PHOTO: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON 1. (2) The Passengers On The Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa; translated by Allison Markin Powell 2. (1) The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei 3. (-) Strange Pictures by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion 4. (5) What God Took Your Legs Away by Wahid Al Mamun 5. (7) Strange Houses by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion 6. (-) The Dilemmas Of Working Women by Fumio Yamamoto; translated by Brian Bergstrom 7. (-) Homesick by nor 8. (-) The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 9. (9) The Wizard's Bakery by Gu Byeong-mo; translated by Jamie Chang 10. (-) Maybe This Is Love: A Novel by Maria Mahat Non-fiction: I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping. PHOTO: FOCUS PUBLISHING 1. (-) I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping 2. (1) Why Palestine? Reflections From Singapore by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah 3. (2) Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong 4. (-) The First Fools: B-Sides Of Lee Kuan Yew's A-Team edited by Peh Shing Huei 5. (-) The Psychology Of Money by Morgan Housel 6. (-) Revenge Of The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell 7. (7) How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle by Ray Dalio 8. (-) From Beirut To Jerusalem: 40th Anniversary Edition by Dr Ang Swee Chai 9. (-) My Father Is Police Lah! by Rowena Hawkins 10. (-) The Last Fools: The Eight Immortals Of Lee Kuan Yew edited by Peh Shing Huei Children's: The Day I Forgot My Flag by Neil Johnson, illustrated by Vincent Lee. PHOTO: EPIGRAM BOOKS 1. (1) The Day I Forgot My Flag by Neil Johnson, illustrated by Vincent Lee 2. (9) Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang 3. (4) The World's Worst Superheroes by David Walliams 4. (6) Percy Jackson And The Olympians: Wrath Of The Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan 5. (8) How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell 6. (-) Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 7. (-) A Good Girl's Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson 8. (-) We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han 9. (3) Big Jim Begins (Dog Man 13) by Dav Pilkey 10. (-) Powerless by Lauren Roberts
Straits Times
12-07-2025
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The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers July 12
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox (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. PHOTO: CARCANET 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
Straits Times
28-06-2025
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The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers June 28
(From left) The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei, Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong and National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026 by National Geographic Kids. PHOTOS: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON, BOOK BAR, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS Fiction: Singaporean writer Jemimah Wei's debut novel is titled The Original Daughter. PHOTO: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON 1. (1) The Passengers On The Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa; translated by Allison Markin Powell 2. (2) Strange Houses by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion 3. (3) The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei 4. (4) Strange Pictures by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion 5. (-) Tiger Girls by Felicia Low-Jimenez; illustrated by Claire Low 6. (5) The Wizard's Bakery by Gu Byeong-mo; translated by Jamie Chang 7. (-) To The Moon by Jang Ryujin; translated by Sean Lin Halbert 8. (-) I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman 9. (-) Maybe This Is Love: A Novel by Maria Mahat 10. (-) Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Non-fiction: Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong. PHOTO: BOOK BAR 1. (1) Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong 2. (2) Why Palestine? Reflections From Singapore by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah 3. (3) A Different Kind Of Power by Jacinda Ardern 4. (4) How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle by Ray Dalio 5. (10) Atomic Habits by James Clear 6. (6) The Psychology Of Money by Morgan Housel 7. (-) The Self-Esteem Class by Yoon Hong Gyun; translated by Jamie Chang 8. (-) The Courage To Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga 9. (-) The 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene 10. (-) Silk, Silver, Spices, Slaves by Lio Mangubat Children's: National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026 by National Geographic Kids. PHOTO: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 1. (1) National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026 by National Geographic Kids 2. (-) Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang 3. (-) Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins 4. (-) I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang 5. (3) The World's Worst Superheroes by David Walliams 6. (-) Caraval by Stephanie Garber 7. (-) Powerless by Lauren Roberts 8. (-) The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright 9. (-) Book Of Dragons by NBCUniversal and DreamWorks 10. (-) The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes This is The Straits Times' compilation of bestseller lists from Kinokuniya, Epigram, Wardah Books, Book Bar and bookstores. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
21-06-2025
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The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers June 21
Fiction: Singaporean writer Jemimah Wei's debut novel is titled The Original Daughter. PHOTO: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON 1. (1) The Passengers On The Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa; translated by Allison Markin Powell 2. (-) Strange Houses by Uketsu 3. (2) The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei 4. (-) Strange Pictures by Uketsu 5. (-) The Wizard's Bakery by Gu Byeong-mo ; translated by Jamie Chang 6. (-) Fearless by Lauren Roberts 7. (-) The Vegetarian by Han Kang; translated by Deborah Smith 8. (-) My Friends by Fredrik Backman 9. (5) The Convenience Store By The Sea by Sonoko Machida; translated by Bruno Navasky 10. (-) Lost Souls Meet Under A Full Moon by Mizuki Tsujimura; translated by Yuki Tejima Non-fiction: Elevate Your Assets Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong. PHOTO: BOOK BAR 1. (1) Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong 2. (2) Why Palestine? Reflections From Singapore by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah 3. (-) A Different Kind Of Power by Jacinda Ardern 4. (4) How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle by Ray Dalio 5. (-) Empire Of AI by Karen Hao 6. (-) The Psychology Of Money by Morgan Housel 7. (8) The Not To-Do List by Rolf Dobelli 8. (9) The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins 9. (5) Apple In China by Patrick McGee 10. (6) Atomic Habits by James Clear Children's: The Incredible Basket by Quek Hong Shin. PHOTO: EPIGRAM BOOKSHOP 1. (1) National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026 by National Geographic Kids 2. (-) How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell 3. (3) The World's Worst Superheroes by David Walliams 4. (-) Ten Minutes To Bed: Little Unicorn by Rhiannon Fielding 5. (-) The Incredible Basket by Quek Hong Shin 6. (8) Eye Spy Singapore by Pippa Chorley 7. (-) Bo Bo And Cha Cha's Big Day Out (Book 2) by Jason Erik Lundberg; illustrated by Patrick Yee 8. (-) Every School A Good School by Ng Ziqin 9. (-) Dragons In Chinatown (Chinese New Year In Singapore) by Valerie Pereira; illustrated by Kwee Eng Liau 10. (-) Sly The Fly by R.S. Robbie; illustrated by Debbie Yuen and Jessley Sim This is The Straits Times' compilation of bestseller lists from Kinokuniya, Epigram, Wardah Books, Book Bar, and Afterimage bookstores. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
