Adopt a book!

I'm a huge book hoarder and buy many more books than I realistically have time to read. Also, I don't really have enough space at home. But I love books a lot and this habit doesn't seem to be going anywhere any time soon.

Circle of Tsundoku is a small, irregular thing that I do through this newsletter. As and when I finish reading a book—or if I go through a round of 'culling' of books that I finally admit to myself that I might never get around to reading—I will list the book here. All you have to do is email me to claim a book.

Milo Peng Funders of all tiers can claim books at no cost. For free subscribers of We, The Citizens, I just ask that you pay $5 for me to pack and post the book to you. I'm only able to post books to people in Singapore—it doesn't really make sense to ship secondhand books internationally given the cost!

One caveat: If you're claiming multiple books and it goes over the stipulated 2kg limit for the prepaid postage labels I have, I might be in touch about shipping costs or whether we can work out other options.

Looking for a good home

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

“Much like Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, M. L. Rio’s sparkling debut is a richly layered stor…

The StoryGraphM.L. Rio

This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer

This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. Living equally among the co…

The StoryGraphTetralogi Buru

Singapore, Incomplete: Reflections on a First World Nation's Arrested Political Development by Cherian George

Singapore, Incomplete: Reflections on a First World Nation’s Arrested Political Development by Cherian George

As the government lays the ground for a transition to a fourth generation of leaders after the de…

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1987: Singapore's Marxist Conspiracy 30 Years On, edited by Chng Suan Tze, Low Yit Leng and Teo Soh Lung

1987: Singapore’s Marxist Conspiracy 30 Years On by Teo Soh Lung, Low Yit Leng, Chng Suan Tze

Survivors of Operation Spectrum—the alleged Marxist conspiracy—speak up in this volume. For many…

The StoryGraphTeo Soh Lung

A Woman's Battles and Transformations by Edouard Louis

A Woman’s Battles and Transformations by Édouard Louis

Édouard Louis is one of the most important literary voices of his generation’ GuardianOne day, É…

The StoryGraphÉdouard Louis

Ours are the Streets by Sunjeev Sahota

Ours Are the Streets by Sunjeev Sahota

‘Genuine, poignant ...A moral work of real intelligence and power’ John Burnside, The TimesWhen I…

The StoryGraphSunjeev Sahota

Memorandum: A Sinophone Singaporean Short Story Reader, edited by Quah Sy Ren and Hee Wai Siam, translations by Tan Dan Feng

Memorandum by Various, Quah Sy Ren, Hee Wai Siam

Featuring new translations of previously untranslated Chinese short stories, Memorandum maps out…

The StoryGraphVarious

Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life by John Gray

Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life by John N. Gray

The author of Straw Dogs, famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delus…

The StoryGraphJohn N. Gray

The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and the Young Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom by Blaine Harden

The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and The Young Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom by Blaine Harden

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Freedom: How We Lose It and How We Fight Back by Nathan Law with Evan Fowler

Freedom: How we lose it and how we fight back by Evan Fowler, Nathan Law

The StoryGraphEvan Fowler

Tibet On Fire: Self-Immolations Against Chinese Rule by Tsering Woeser

Tibet on Fire: Self-Immolations Against Chinese Rule by Tsering Woeser

Why Tibetan monks are setting themselves on fire Since the 2008 uprising, nearly 150 Tibetan monk…

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The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

Meet Thursday Next, literary detective without equal, fear or boyfriend.There is another 1985, wh…

The StoryGraphThursday Next

Void of Reason by Chitra Sankaran

Void of Reason by Chitra Sankaran

When a Singaporean murder investigation leads back to a Hindu ashram in a remote Indian village,…

The StoryGraphChitra Sankaran

Who Are We? And Should It Matter in the 21st Century? by Gary Younge

Who Are We - And Should It Matter in the 21st Century? by Gary Younge

“As borders vanish, more people travel, cultures mingle, and communications across continents bec…

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17A Keong Saik Road: A Personal Story by Charmaine Leung

17A Keong Saik Road

by Charmaine Leung 17A Keong Saik Road recounts Charmaine Leung’s growing-up years on Keong Saik Road in the 1970s when it was a prominent red-light precinct in Chinatown in Singapore. An interweaving of past and present narratives…

Ethos BooksCharmaine Leung

My Mother Pattu by Saras Manickam

My Mother Pattu by Saras Manickam

Deeply humane, in turn wry and humorous, the stories in this collection haunt readers with their…

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I Am a Cat by Soeseki Natsume

I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki

“A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn’t have a name, and h…

The StoryGraphI am a Cat