Understanding the SG Publishing Scene with Ms Christine Chong
On 17 September 2021, ReadNUS had the opportunity to interview Ms Christine Chong, an expert in the Singapore publishing scene. With over a decade of experience from academic to technological innovations, Christine shares with us her thoughts and advice regarding her career, Singapore’s publishing industry and landing a role in this competitive industry.ReadNUS: Could you […]
Behind The Book With Professor Bilveer Singh
A few weeks ago, ReadNUS Director Saishwar sat down with Professor Bilveer Singh of the NUS Political Science Department to ask him for some books that all Singaporean students should read. Prof Singh provided 6 books that he believes will provide students with a holistic understanding of Singaporean politics, including 3 of his own books. […]
Behind The Book – NUS Social Policy Forum Edition
We’re continuing our Behind The Book Series with a special contribution from our friends over at NUS Political Association (NUSPA)! This month, NUSPA will be organising their NUS Social Policy Forum – an annual event that aims to help youths gain deeper insights on issues of social inequalities through discussion with policy-makers and other experts. The organising […]
Behind The Book – Singapore Literature Edition With Ashwini Devare
You have won the Readers’ Favorite award for the Singapore Literature Prize 2020.It still feels surreal to have won the Readers’ Favorite English Book Award! I did not expect it to happen- the prize felt like a distant dream. Even being shortlisted for non-fiction took me by surprise. That so many readers in Singapore and […]
Behind The Book – Singapore Literature Edition With Marylyn Tan
You have won the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (Poetry) with Gaze Back. No, but seriously, I can’t even say ‘I’m just grateful people like it’ because that’s patently untrue—I was prepared for it to get hate and confusion. I’m also amused, because when it first came out, my father said that I should write […]
Behind The Book – Singapore Literature Edition With Yong Shu Hoong
Right of the Soil was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize 2020. Yes, the first time I was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize (SLP) was in 1995, alongside many writers of my generation (including Alvin Pang, Aaron Lee, Daren Shiau and Yeow Kai Chai in the shortlist of 10 poets) who have gone […]
Behind The Book – Singapore Literature Edition With Kirstin Chen
Bury What We Cannot Take was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize 2020.This was a lovely surprise. My book came out in early 2018, and most book prizes are given out annually, so I didn’t expect to be under consideration in 2020.Tell us more about what prompted you to write Bury What We Cannot Take.Years […]
Behind The Book – Singapore Literature Edition With Clara Chow
Congratulations on being shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize 2020. What was your initial reaction to the shortlist announcement?I was tremendously excited. I got an email from the Singapore Book Council about the shortlist in July, and I wrote back immediately to thank the team. Modern Myths was sort of a quiet book, publicity-wise – […]
Fithri: The Unbearable lightness of Being
I have a weakness for books that deal with the human condition. ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ was the fourth book I read from Milan Kundera, and it easily landed itself into the top of my fiction favourites. Kundera’s writing isn’t the simplest, and his passion for the philosophical might tend to overwhelm, but his […]
Clement: The Psychology of Persuasion
I am an avid fan of practical knowledge and the psychology of influence/persuasion is definitely among the top of my list. Influence teaches you six universal principles of influence backed by numerous scientific studies: reciprocation, consistency, social proof, liking, authority and scarcity, and how from these principles, wield various weapons of influence. This is especially […]
Michael Zhou: Homo Deus
To know our future, first, we need to know ourselves – our strengths, weaknesses, ambitions, failings.A bewildering yet straightforward question is, “what do humans what to achieve?” Homo Deus, a New York Times bestseller may provide some answers to this question. From gaining happiness, immortality, and god-like powers, humans may be seemingly fastening their grips […]