News stories from Saturday 09 June, 2012

12:10 THE READING LIFE ... Joan Foo Mahony » Post from eric forbes’s book addict’s guide to good books

JOAN FOO MAHONY was born in Penang, Malaysia, but regards herself as a global citizen. “I have lived and worked in Tokyo, New York, London, Hong Kon...

01:11 An Enduring Legacy » Post from eric forbes’s book addict’s guide to good books

A former British soldier’s personal collection of old postcards from Penang opens a window to a bygone era, writes MARY SCHNEIDERIT USED TO BE that...

News stories from Saturday 02 June, 2012

07:32 June 2012 Highlights » Post from eric forbes’s book addict’s guide to good books

Novels1. Equal of the Sun (Scribner, 2012) / Anita Amirrezvani2. The Adoption (Ebury Press, 2012) / Anne Berry3. Gold (Sceptre, 2012) / Chris Cleave4.

News stories from Wednesday 30 May, 2012

07:07 Great Editors Were Mythbusters » Post from eric forbes’s book addict’s guide to good books

A question whose answer has eluded PHILIP MATTHEWS even after having spent three decades in journalism is: Are great editors born or evolved?DURING MY...

News stories from Wednesday 23 May, 2012

00:47 A Mother’s Voice » Post from eric forbes’s book addict’s guide to good books

God couldn’t do everything himself, so he created mothersKYUNG-SOOK SHINKYUNG-SOOK SHIN has become both the first woman and the first South Korean t...

News stories from Tuesday 22 May, 2012

21:39 I like ... Tahmima Anam » Post from eric forbes’s book addict’s guide to good books

News stories from Sunday 20 May, 2012

15:14 MALAYSIAN MY GARDEN BIRDWATCH » Post from Tropic Temper