Category: BOOKS
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Book Review: My Father is Police Lah! by Rowena Hawkins
“This book is not about my father”, author Rowena Hawkins starts with this declaration after the initial introduction and greeting at her author event held at Singapore’s Book Bar bookstore earlier this month, making us chuckle. :) For the rest of the event, Rowena shares with us about her debut autobiography, telling us that the…
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Book Review + Author Q&A | Dearest New York by Deirdre Gartner @girlintheyellowtaxinyc
Books are and have always been one of my biggest loves in life! :) Recently, after sharing quite a few of my book recommendations with friends and having my friends take those recs and start reading (and enjoying!) the books I’ve shared, I’ve been inspired to bring more book recommendations to citygirlcitystories.com and a new…
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Bommoi: Korean bookstore & cafe
It’s such a joy when you step inside a cafe or a bookstore and you just know you’ve found your newest favourite place. Sometime in April, after a visit to The Peranakan Museum, I walked past a not yet opened storefront on Armenian Street and learned that a new bookstore was opening soon! *UPDATE: RELOCATION…
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The Library of Unread Books
Hello 2023! May this year be kind to us – we’ve all been through a lot in the last few, so it’s my prayer that 2023 will be good, in the ways we need it to be. :) Other than planning a potential trip to Hong Kong this year (!!), I haven’t made any particular…