By Ng Jing Ting (20A13A) and Ng Ziqin (20S03H)
Raffles Reads is a new column which aims to promote reading culture among Singaporean students. The books, reviewed by Raffles Press writers, have been provided courtesy of Times Reads.
Continue reading “Raffles Reads: How to Make Friends With the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow”
Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Abigail Ang (18S06B)
When can history be truly left in the past? For some, never.
State of Emergency explores the effects of the leftists movements and government detentions in Malaya on the lives of various characters from the 1950s to the present day, who are often forced to reckon with difficult choices and moral dilemmas.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Angus Yip (18A01A), Yeo Kee Hwan (18S03Q) and Nicki Chan (18S03C)
Raffles Press is back with the third instalment of our collaboration with BooksActually reviewing local literature! The school term is (finally!) drawing to a close, so we have picked out three candidates for your holiday reading.
Reading Time: 4 minutesby Calista Chong (18A01A), Grace Lau (18S03I), Sheryl Gwee (18A01D)
with guest contributions by Harshini Rayasam (18S06B), Sun Shuwei (18A01E) from Writer’s Guild
This year, Raffles Reviews is honoured to receive books and support from the Literature-loving folks over at Singapore’s beloved local bookstore, BooksActually!
We thought we couldn’t be happier receiving books from our favourite independent bookstore until the folks from Writer’s Guild – RI’s very own club for all things Lit –agreed to contribute to these monthly reviews.
In this joint effort to promote Singaporean Literature, we have reviewed three local books from BooksActually, and our Guild collaborators have recommended a SingLit Pick of the Month for our beloved readers.
Reading Time: 5 minutesby Noor Adilah (17S06B), Marilyn Kang (17A01B), Abdul Qayyum (17A01B), Liu Enqi (18S03C), Angus Yip (18A01A), Asfar Alim (18S03J), Soh Gek Shuen (18S03B)
This year, Raffles Reviews is honoured to receive books and support from the folks over at Singapore’s beloved local bookstore, BooksActually!
Continue reading “Raffles Reviews – A New Collaboration with BooksActually”
