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READ30 WORLDS WITHIN TITLES

READ30 WORLDS WITHIN TITLES

This year's Read! Fest returns with READ30, a special edition of the biennial festival celebrating the joy of reading.

Immerse yourself in a multi-sensory journey where books come to life through your five senses.

Explore curated book recommendations from 30 Singaporean personalities at pop-ups stretching from National Library Building to Orchard Road.

Closetful of Books is thrilled about being the official bookstore for Read30. Enjoy 10% off all Read30 titles featured here. Discounted prices are reflected automatically. 

 

  • Nine Yard Sarees: a short story cycle

    Original price $23.70
    Current price $21.30

    Written by Prasanthi RampaperbackNine Yard Sarees is a multigenerational portrait of a fictional Tamil Brahmin family. Comprising eleven interlinke...

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    Original price $23.70
    Current price $21.30
  • Shantih Shantih Shantih

    Original price $22.80
    Current price $20.50

    Written by Daryl Qilin Yampaperback An art student chances upon a former fling at Punggol MRT station. A reporter lies awake at four in the morn...

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    Original price $22.80
    Current price $20.50
  • catskull

    Original price $26.10
    Current price $23.50

    Written by Myle Yan TaypaperbackRam has been ignored and dismissed his entire life. His parents patronise him, his older brother belittles him, his...

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    Original price $26.10
    Current price $23.50
  • The Formidable Miss Cassidy

    Original price $29.30
    Current price $26.30

    Written by Meihan Boeypaperback In 1890s Singapore, the formidable Miss Leda Cassidy arrives as paid companion to Sarah Jane Bendemeer, whose famil...

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    Original price $29.30
    Current price $26.30
  • Impractical Uses of Cake

    Original price $29.30
    Current price $26.40

    Written by Yeoh Jo-AnnpaperbackSukhin is a thirty-five-year-old teacher who lives alone. His life consists of reading, working and visiting his p...

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    Original price $29.30
    Current price $26.40
  • Orbital

    Original price $24.00
    Current price $21.60

    Written by Samantha Harveypaperback A team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experim...

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    Original price $24.00
    Current price $21.60
  • Neverness

    Original price $26.20
    Current price $23.50

    Written by Fairoz AhmadpaperbackThere are obscure emotions that reside in every one of us, where language cannot reach, because its waters are too ...

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    Original price $26.20
    Current price $23.50
  • The Enigmatic Madam Ingram

    Original price $29.30
    Current price $26.30

    Written by Meihan Boeypaperback In this exciting sequel to the multi-award-winning novel, The Formidable Miss Cassidy, Letty Ingram, a half-Malayan...

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    Original price $29.30
    Current price $26.30
  • The Kamogawa Food Detectives

    Original price $23.00
    Current price $20.70

    Written by Hisashi Kashiwai  |  Translated by Jesse KirkwoodpaperbackWhat’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just one more time? Down a quie...

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    Original price $23.00
    Current price $20.70
  • Sweet Bean Paste

    Original price $19.60
    Current price $17.65

    Written by Durian Sukegawapaperback Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a dis...

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    Original price $19.60
    Current price $17.65
  • Land of Milk and Honey

    Original price $23.95
    Current price $21.55

    Written by C Pam Zhangpaperback A smog has spread, food is disappearing, and a chef escapes her career in London to take a job at a decadent mounta...

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    Original price $23.95
    Current price $21.55
  • Regrettable Things That Happened Yesterday

    Original price $22.80
    Current price $20.50

    Written by Jennani DuraipaperbackA teenager discovers his grandfather's secret identity only after his death. A young immigrant to 1940s Singapore ...

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    Original price $22.80
    Current price $20.50
  • The Great Reclamation

    Original price $22.90
    Current price $20.60

    Written by Rachel Hengpaperback Set against a changing Singapore, a sweeping novel about one boy’s unique gifts and the childhood love that will co...

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    Original price $22.90
    Current price $20.60
  • A Strangeness in My Mind

    Original price $24.00
    Current price $21.60

    Written by Orhan PamukpaperbackArriving in Istanbul as a boy, Mevlut Karataş is enthralled by both the old city that is disappearing and the new on...

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    Original price $24.00
    Current price $21.60
  • The Way of Kueh: Savouring & Saving Singapore’s Heritage Desserts

    Original price $52.20
    Current price $47.00

    Written by Christopher TanhardcoverMuch more than just a collection of recipes, The Way of Kueh delves into the topic with a lyrical, insightful an...

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    Original price $52.20
    Current price $47.00
  • Crying in H Mart

    Original price $24.00
    Current price $21.60

    Written by Michelle ZaunerpaperbackIn this story of family and food, grief and joy, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer,...

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    Original price $24.00
    Current price $21.60
  • A Gentleman in Moscow

    Original price $20.30
    Current price $18.30

    Written by Amor TowlespaperbackOn 21 June 1922 Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master o...

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    Original price $20.30
    Current price $18.30
  • The Island of Missing Trees

    Original price $21.80
    Current price $19.60

    Written by Elif Shafakpaperback Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. The tave...

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    Original price $21.80
    Current price $19.60
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    The Overstory

    Original price $24.00
    Current price $21.60

    Written by Richard Powerspaperback A wondrous, exhilarating novel about nine strangers brought together by an unfolding natural catastrophe. An art...

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    Original price $24.00
    Current price $21.60
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  • A Psalm for the Wild-Built

    Original price $43.00
    Current price $38.70

    Written by Becky Chambershardcover It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since t...

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    Original price $43.00
    Current price $38.70
  • Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

    Original price $21.80
    Current price $19.60

    Written by Patrick SüskindpaperbackSurvivor, genius, perfumer, killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets of P...

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    Original price $21.80
    Current price $19.60
  • The Night Circus

    Original price $15.80
    Current price $14.20

    Written by Erin Morgensternpaperback The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not...

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    Original price $15.80
    Current price $14.20
  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

    Original price $20.15
    Current price $18.15

    Written by V.E. Schwabpaperback When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there's always a price — th...

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    Original price $20.15
    Current price $18.15
  • The Wandering Earth

    Original price $23.00
    Current price $20.70

    Written by Cixin LiupaperbackThe Sun is dying. Earth will perish too, consumed by the star in its final death throes. But rather than abandon their...

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    Original price $23.00
    Current price $20.70