{"id":123563,"date":"2025-09-06T05:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/123563\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T05:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:31:12","slug":"the-straits-times-weekly-bestsellers-sept-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/123563\/","title":{"rendered":"The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Sept 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5c67a3851a9521e158a65b2fa21dc2aac17eee25c23705937aa15a424d10489f.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Utama by Ng Yi-Sheng. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: EPIGRAM BOOKS<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">1. (-) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/arts\/book-review-going-to-hell-for-a-phd-in-r-f-kuangs-dark-academia-fantasy-katabasis?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Katabasis<\/p>\n<p><\/a> by R.F. Kuang<br \/>2. (6) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/arts\/book-review-internet-approach-of-uketsus-strange-houses-fails-to-generate-fear?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Strange Houses<\/p>\n<p><\/a> by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion<br \/>3. (-) Strange Pictures by Uketsu; translated by Jim Rion<br \/>4. (-) Utama by Ng Yi-Sheng<br \/>5. (4) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/arts\/cartoonist-sonny-liew-talks-10-years-of-the-art-of-charlie-chan-hock-chye-and-his-2026-book?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (10th Anniversary Edition)<\/p>\n<p><\/a> by Sonny Liew<br \/>6. (2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/arts\/writer-jemimah-weis-the-original-daughter-sold-for-over-us500k-took-10-years-to-write?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">The Original Daughter<\/p>\n<p><\/a> by Jemimah Wei<br \/>7. (-) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/arts\/book-review-in-babel-rf-kuang-s-best-selling-fantasy-novel-translation-makes-magic-happen?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Babel<\/p>\n<p><\/a> by R.F. Kuang<br \/>8. (-) Break Room by Miye Lee; translated by Sandy Joosun Lee<br \/>9. (3) The Passengers On The Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa; translated by Allison Markin Powell<br \/>10. (-) The Convenience Store By The Sea by Sonoko Machida; translated by Bruno Navasky<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/079d5ca2b153741ad14a25baf2f3cf00b3b80700506b2549d7754c8362400175.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Living The Asian Century by Kishore Mahbubani. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: PUBLICAFFAIRS<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">1. (1) Living The Asian Century by Kishore Mahbubani<br \/>2. (2) I Am Not Good Enough by Ismail Gafoor and Low Shi Ping<br \/>3. (4) Why Palestine? Reflections From Singapore by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah<br \/>4. (-) From Beirut To Jerusalem: 40th Anniversary Edition by Dr Ang Swee Chai<br \/>5. (6) Retire With More Money by Tan Ooi Boon<br \/>6. (10) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/arts\/book-review-the-first-fools-makes-singapores-10-founding-fathers-flesh-and-blood-again?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">The First Fools: B-Sides Of Lee Kuan Yew\u2019s A-Team<\/p>\n<p><\/a> edited by Peh Shing Huei<br \/>7. (-) Atomic Habits by James Clear<br \/>8. (-) The Leader, The Teacher &amp; You by Siong Guan Lim and Joanne H. Lim<br \/>9. (8) The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins<br \/>10. (-) 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna Wiest<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10e5fa56d191b9c8da5ae24dc2a030fa0193a033095dddfafe42c23f012d75c9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">I Can\u2019t Do Many Things by Chua Hui Ying, illustrated by Isabelle Tan. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: WORD IMAGE<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">1. (10) I Can\u2019t Do Many Things by Chua Hui Ying, illustrated by Isabelle Tan<br \/>2. (-) The Pandas Who Promised by Rachel Bright<br \/>3. (-) The Day I Forgot My Flag by Neil Johnson, illustrated by Vincent Lee<br \/>4. (-) Secrets Of Singapore: 10th Anniversary Edition by Monica Lim and Lesley-Anne Tan<br \/>5. (-) Every School A Good School by Ng Ziqin<br \/>6. (-) Percy Jackson And The Olympians: Wrath Of The Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan<br \/>7. (8) Harry Potter And The Philosopher\u2019s Stone by J.K. Rowling<br \/>8. (-) The Camel Who Had The Hump by Rachel Bright<br \/>9. (-) The Little Singapore Book (New Edition) by Joyceline See Tully and Sim Ee Waun<br \/>10. (-) Catch Mee If You Can: Find The Noodles, Eat The Noodles! by Low Lai Chow; illustrated by Lee Jia Zhen<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">This is The Straits Times\u2019 compilation of bestseller lists from Kinokuniya, Epigram, Wardah Books, Book Bar, Afterimage and Bookshop.sg bookstores.<\/p>\n<p>ST Weekly BestsellersBestsellersSingapore books<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Utama by Ng Yi-Sheng. PHOTO: EPIGRAM BOOKS 1. (-) Katabasis by R.F. Kuang2. 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