Category Archives: Books

Early winter (2022) reads

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Topher Ong

Following on from my last reading list, this time we tackle two bestsellers and one classic. As usual, two fiction reads and one nonfiction book comprise my reading list. I start off with David Baldacci’s latest. Dream Town is the … Continue reading →

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May 2022 reads

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Topher Ong

We’re in the thick of fall and the mercury is dropping. The end of April saw me battling with a thick Connelly read. The trailer of Lincoln Lawyer had been unleashed and the show premiered yesterday (13 May) on Netflix. … Continue reading →

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Mid-autumn (2022) reads

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Topher Ong

This month’s tally is a return to the tried and tested. Two fiction books comprise the list with a collection of anecdotes for good measure. I start off with Camus’s The Stranger, first published in 1942. A model on absurdism, … Continue reading →

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Early fall (2022) reads

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Topher Ong

This month, I’ll take a different tack. Usually, two novels and one nonfiction title comprise my reading list. For now, I will review two memoirs and one story collection. I start off with Julie Wang’s Beautiful Country. I’ve had my … Continue reading →

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On Journalling

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Topher Ong

Recently, I received a journal among a bag of birthday gifts. We had discussed the importance for any writer of recording their thoughts. I am a relatively late convert to this practice. I had only started last May but it … Continue reading →

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Late summer (2022) reads

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Topher Ong

We are on the last month of summer and it’s time for another list. Another three books: two novels and one nonfiction title. I start off with Mitch Albom’s newest bestseller. The Stranger in the Lifeboat is his latest feel-good … Continue reading →

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Kick-off reads

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Topher Ong

This year, I get the ball rolling with a treat from the king of crime writing. Michael Connelly’s The Dark Hours tacks another chapter to the Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch tandem. The book sees the duo solving murders while … Continue reading →

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December 2021: Yuletide reads

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Topher Ong

Following my last list, I begin with Grisham’s latest. The sequel to The Whistler (2016), The Judge’s List puts a new spin on the serial killer. The book once again debuted as a number one bestseller, which has been the … Continue reading →

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Banyo Tales

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Topher Ong

I’d like to share a few stories which I’ve accumulated through the years. There is a common theme among these tales. I start with an account a while ago in Sydney’s north. I was passing through and was on my … Continue reading →

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November 2021 reads

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Topher Ong

This month, I’ve once again gone through the requisite trio of reads. As with the last catalogue, there are two nonfiction titles and one novel. Jay Williams’s moving autobiography was first. I read this ebook as his story intrigued me. … Continue reading →

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