Courtroom drama at its finest
Book Title: ThirteenISBN: 9781409170679Author: Steve CavanaghPublisher : Orion Publishing CoPublication Year: 2018Price: RM49.90 The hook for Thirteen is ‘the serial killer isn’t on trial, he’s on the jury‘. It’s a tantalising statement that makes you want to find out how the story will play out. How could you not be at least somewhat intrigued? But […]
The ultimate tale of revenge
BY JUARY MESA Book Title: The Count of Monte CristoISBN: 9780140373530Author: Alexandre DumasPublisher: Puffin (GB)Publication Year: 1996 ReissuedPrice: RM25 Written in 1844, “The Count of Monte Cristo” is one of Alexandre Dumas’ best loved novels and is a tale of adventure, revenge and deceit with a love story at its core. It is a fantastic […]
An interesting but imperfect work of Japanese feminism
Book Title: Territory of LightISBN: 9780241312629Author: Yuko TsushimaPublisher : Penguin Classics (GB)Publication Year: 2019Price: RM55 This lovely, melancholy novel painstakingly documents a year in one young woman’s life. A woman and her husband are looking for an apartment. It’s not for them to share; her husband is leaving her but wants to find her a […]
The bright star that burned out too soon
BY FAKHRY ASA’AD Book Title: Ruffian — Burning from the startISBN: 9780345450005Author: Jane SchwartzPublisher: Ballantine BooksPublication Year: 2002Price: RM10 (Book fair price) This is one for the horse fans. If you follow horse racing, you are more than likely to have heard of the legendary Ruffian and her tragic ending. But whether you have or […]
A relevant read in times of the pandemic
BY ALEXANDER CHIN Book Title: Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human PandemicISBN: 978-0-393-23922-5 (e-book)Author: David QuammenPublisher: W.W. Norton & CompanyPublication Year: 2013Price: RM40.12 (Amazon, e-book) Covid-19 made me pick this book to read. Seriously. It seemed so relevant with the coronavirus pandemic now wreaking havoc around the world, despite the book being written in […]
Confessions of a clever concierge
Title: The Elegance of the HedgehogISBN: 9781906040185Author: Muriel BarberyPublication year: 2009Publisher: Gallic BooksPrice: RM49.00 BY GORDON KON The Elegance of the Hedgehog is a novel by writer Muriel Barbery. It is a novel of personal identity that will inspire the reader to face life head on, rather than hiding behind masks that are designed to […]
Understanding messengers and their messages
Book title: Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don’t, and WhyAuthor: Stephen Martin and Joseph MarksPublisher: Random House BooksPublication Year: 2019ISBN: 9781847942364Price: RM 79.90 co-authored by Stephen Martin and Joseph Marks, “Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don’t, and Why”, gives insights on messengers and their messages, and our tendency to believe the […]
A whirlwind coming-of-age story
Book title : Loveboat, TaipeiAuthor : Abigail Hing WenPublisher : Harper CollinsPublication Year : 2020ISBN : 978-0-06-299634-3Price : RM 49.90 When I first stumbled upon “Loveboat, Taipei” at a local bookstore’s best-sellers shelf, my immediate thoughts were of the country — Taiwan and how I just loved the place itself. Written by Abigail Hing Wen, […]
A powerful story about moral choices
Title: THE BOOK OF TWO WAYSAuthor: Jodi PicoultPublication year: 2020Publisher: Random House Publishing Group (GB)ISBN Code: 9780593237762Price: RM79.90 BY NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY Bestselling author Jodi Picoult’s latest book is written to tell the stories of Dawn Edelstein. It begins with Dawn, who is balancing the stressors of her career as a death doula, living in […]
A must read for aspiring and seasoned journalists
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA Book title: The Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) Story: Building Multiplatform JournalismISBN: 978-967-18058-0-0Author: Chamil WariyaPublication year: 2020Publisher: Malaysian Press Institute (MPI)Price: RM49 The MPI Story: Building Multiplatform Journalism gives a brief insight into the historical development of journalism in Malaysia. It covers the establishment of the institute which plays an important role […]