It's going to be another exciting year for reading
New year, new books to read! What are your reading goals for the year? If you're thinking of expanding into different genres, reading more writers of colour, and more local literature, we've got the list for you. These exciting new book releases in 2019 will get everyone buzzing, so be sure to add them to your TBR (to-be-read) pile now!
10. Beng Beng Revolution (by Lu Huiyi)
Another finalist for the 2018 Epigram Books Fiction Prize, Beng Beng Revolution imagines a Singapore of the future, where fossil fuels and have been depleted and steam power is the primary source of energy. Teenage brothers Beng Hock and Beng Huat fight every day to survive in the chaotic city, a struggle that only escalates when Beng Hock discovers a great, secret power within him one day.
Release date: June 2019
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