The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers May 17
Fiction:
The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei.
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1. (1) The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
2. (-) You And Me by Jang and Fox
3. (5) Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins
4. (6) Fearless by Lauren Roberts
5. (2) King Of Envy by Ana Huang
6. (9) Lost Souls Meet Under A Full Moon by Mizuki Tsujimura; translated by Yuki Tejima
7. (-) Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi , translated by Geoffrey Trousselot
8. (-) The Housemaid by Freida Mcfadden
9. (-) Powerless by Lauren Roberts
10. (-) Babel by R.F. Kuang
Non-fiction:
Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong.
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1. (1) Elevate Your Assets, Elevate Your Wealth by Kelvin Fong
2. (2) Why Palestine? Reflections From Singapore by Walid Jumblatt Abdullah
3. (9) Atomic Habits by James Clear
4. (-) Net Positive by Paul Polman
5. (-) Hope: The Autobiography by Pope Francis
6. (4) The Psychology Of Money by Morgan Housel
7. (-) The Courage To Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
8. (-) Prisoners Of Geography by Tim Marshall
9. (-) Thinking, Fast And Slow by Daniel Kahneman
10. (-) Fifty Secrets Of Singapore's Success by Tommy Koh
Children's:
The Incredible Basket by Quek Hong Shin.
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1. (8) The Incredible Basket by Quek Hong Shin
2. (-) National Geographic Kids Almanac 2026 by National Geographic Kids
3. (-) Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
4. (6) Agents Of S.U.I.T: Wild Ghost Chase by John Patrick Green
5. (-) Dog Man 2: Unleashed by Dav Pilkey
6. (-) Better Than The Movies by Lynn Painter
7. (8) Sly The Fly by R.S. Robbie; illustrated by Debbie Yuen and Jessley Sim
8. (-) Secrets Of Singapore: Changi Airport by Lesley-Anne Tan and Monica Lim; illustrated by James Tan
9. (-) Elephants Live Upstairs! by Melissa Ong; illustrated by Javon Chan
10. (-) The Mango Tree by Hidayah Amin
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