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Bilingual novel Sembawang delves into 1960s Singapore
(From left) Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung, Dr Anitha Devi Pillai and author Kamaladevi Aravindan launching the book Sembawang at the Arts House on April 25, 2021.ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
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D. Eric Maikranz, author of “The Reincarnationist Papers,” poses at Union Station on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Denver, Colorado. Maikranz’s book has been adapted into the Mark Wahlberg-starring movie “Infinite,” slated for a September release. (Photo by Rachel Woolf/Special to the Denver Post)
D. Eric Maikranz rather hopes, clichés be damned, that good things come to him in threes.
“I’m excited for as many people as possible to see this movie,” said the Denver author, 54, of “Infinite,” a new film based on his novel, “The Reincarnationist Papers.” “Seeing the movie delayed twice now has been a bit disappointing, but my publisher (Blackstone) said, ‘We’re not pushing the book launch.’ ”
PERSPECTIVE: Chiong Xiao Ting is a mother of two daughters, aged seven and four.
At the time of her eldest daughter s Primary 1 registration in 2019, Chiong initially placed her daughter at her alma mater, which is a SAP school.
However, after much consideration, she decided to withdraw her daughter from her alma mater and register her at a neighbourhood school instead.
Here, Chiong writes about how her own difficult childhood informed her initial expectations of her oldest daughter and how she eventually came to the decision to choose a neighbourhood school.
An earlier version of this excerpt first appeared in the book