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Nov 25, 2023 |

By Nikita Gill, Rupi Kaur, Amanda Lovelace, Lang Leav

| Likewise

PixThis poetry book by Rupi Kaur explores various themes including love, healing, and mental health. It delves into personal experiences and emotions, making it a fitting choice for someone looking for poems on these topics. To add a comment, download the Likewise app from your device's app store. PixAmanda Lovelace's poetry collection, 'the princess saves herself in this one', deals with themes of healing and self-empowerment.

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Lang Leav’s Playlist for Her Novel “Others Were Emeralds”

Sep 10, 2023 |

By Lang Leav

| largeheartedboy.com

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Lang Leav’s Book Notes novelOthers Were Emeralds is a stunning debut, a book as lyrical as it is powerfully told.

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On Adolescence, Awkwardness, and Safety

Sep 08, 2023 |

By Lang Leav

| CrimeReads

During a recent visit to my hometown of Cabramatta, an immigrant settlement outside of Sydney, I stumbled upon an old diary entry written when I was 14, and I had sneaked out to a house party. The words I’d scrawled with childish naivety describe my daring escapade, told in chilling detail. On that night, and many others, I witnessed acts of violence and drug use, distressing scenes often associated with “parental advisory” warnings.

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'Others Were Emeralds' novel recalls an immigrant-hostile Australia

Sep 05, 2023 |

By Lang Leav

| WLRN-FM (Miami, FL)

Host Deepa Fernandes speaks with author Lang Leav, the author of the new novel “Others Were Emeralds.” The book is set in Australia in the 1990s and centers around a group of teens who are the children of refugees who fled the Khmer Rouge. The cover of “Others Were Emeralds.” (Courtesy) Book excerpt: ‘Others Were Emeralds’ By Lang Leav Prologue Sydney, 2000 W H AT C OM E S F I R ST, the photograph or the memory?

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Mother’s Day- How You Can Make It Special!

Apr 29, 2022 |

By Lang Leav, Vinodkumar Sankranthi, Sharlynn N. Manning, Herman Vymislicky

| GrabOn

From being an amazing entrepreneur to being a friend with whom you share your silly sorrows, a mother has always been there. She’s someone who makes the word “hard” seem “easy”. A teacher, a chef, a helper, a pusher, and a friend when needed, a mother has made sure that her children are safe and sound. Don’t you think we need a day to recognise the efforts and love of mothers all over the world?

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Jan 20, 2020 |

By Hiro Arikawa, Stephen King, Liane Moriarty, Lang Leav

| The Straits Times

FICTION 1. (1) The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 2. (2) A Dog's Promise by W. Bruce Cameron 2. (7) Blue Moon by Lee Child 2. (-) Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella 3. (4) The Next Person You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom 4. (-) The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski 5. (-) It by Stephen King 5. (9) Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 6. (10) Poemsia by Lang Leav 7. (5) Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 8. (6) Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami 9.

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Jan 13, 2020 |

By Lee Child, Lang Leav, Yuval Harari

| The Straits Times

FICTION 1. (1) The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 2. (5) A Dog's Promise by W. Bruce Cameron 3. (-) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 4. (7) Normal People by Sally Rooney 4. (4) The Next Person You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom 5. (8) Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 6. (9) Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami 7. (-) Blue Moon by Lee Child 8. (3) Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 8. (-) China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan 9. (-) Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 10.

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Here Are the 7 Best Romantic Poetry Books to Add to Your Fall Reading List

Nov 20, 2019 |

By Pauline De Leon, Lang Leav, Rupi Kaur, Michael Faudet

| HYPEBAE

Culture Featuring poets like Rupi Kaur and Lang Leav. By Pauline De Leon 11 Mins ago 86 Hypes Fall is the perfect season to cozy up by the fireplace and wrapped in your favorite comforter while reading a good book. For all the hopeless romantics and literary fanatics out there, we’ve gathered some of the best poetry books written by today’s contemporary poets whose words may resonate with your past and current experiences with love and relationships.

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Poetry as Craft vs The Primacy of Feelings: Why Lang Leav Is Shunned by the Poetic Establishment

Nov 18, 2019 |

By Lang Leav, Ezra Pound, Derek Walcott

| Philippine Daily Inquirer

In recent years, a group of mostly female poets have dominated the sales of poetry books around the world. Dubbed as “Insta-poets,” they started by posting their works on social media sites such as Instagram, Tumblr, and Twitter before being noticed by publishing houses.

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Music to My Years: A Mixtape Memoir of Growing Up and Standing Up

Sep 30, 2019 |

By Stephen Chbosky, Brian Azzarello, Lang Leav, Tim O'Brien

| Barnes and Noble

Tuesday 01 Imaginary Friend Stephen Chbosky Author Event (Fiction) Tuesday October 01, 2019 7:00 PM Join us in welcoming bestselling author Stephen Chbosky for the release of his new novel! He will be discussing and signing IMAGINARY FRIEND, an epic work of literary horror about a seven-year-old boy who vanishes one night, returning to his mother unharmed but not unchanged.

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Bestsellers

May 27, 2019 |

By Lang Leav, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Bill Clinton

| The Straits Times

FICTION 1. (2) The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 2. (1) The Mister by E. L. James 3. (-) Normal People by Sally Rooney 4. (6) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 5. (8) The Next Person You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom 6. (7) A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron 7. (10) Love Looks Pretty On You by Lang Leav 8. (-) Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 9. (-) The Unlikely Adventures Of The Shergill Sisters by Bali Kaur Jaswal 10.

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May 20, 2019 |

By E. L. James, Lang Leav, Yeoh Jo-Ann

| The Straits Times

FICTION 1. (1) The Mister by E. L. James 2. (2) The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 3. (3) We, The Survivors by Tash Aw 4. (-) Impractical Uses Of Cake by Yeoh Jo-Ann 5. (-) The Movie That No One Saw by May Seah 6. (5) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 7. (4) A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron 8. (5) The Next Person You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom 9. (8) The Outsider by Stephen King 10. (6) Love Looks Pretty On You by Lang Leav NON-FICTION 1.

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Apr 01, 2019 |

By Hiro Arikawa, Sophie Kinsella, Mitch Albom , Lang Leav

| The Straits Times

FICTION 1. (1) The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 2. (2) I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella 3. (4) The Next Person You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom 4. (-) Still Me by Jojo Moyes 5. (2) Love Looks Pretty On You by Lang Leav 6. (7) Pet Sematary by Stephen King 7. (3) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 8. (-) Sea Of Strangers by Lang Leav 9. (5) Legends Of The Condor Heroes #2: A Bond Undone by Jin Yong 10. (9) China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan NON-FICTION 1.

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Feb 11, 2019 |

By Lang Leav, Mitch Albom , Jin Yong, Sophie Kinsella

| The Straits Times

FICTION 1. (2) Love Looks Pretty On You by Lang Leav 2. (1) The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 3. (5) The Next Person You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom 4. (3) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 5. (4) Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan 6. (9) China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan 7. (-) Broken Stars edited by Ken Liu 8. (-) Legends Of The Condor Heroes #2: A Bond Undone by Jin Yong 9. (-) I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella 10. (8) The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom NON-FICTION 1.

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Jan 28, 2019 |

By Lang Leav, Paul Kalanithi, Yuval Harari, Héctor García

| The Straits Times

FICTION 1. (1) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 2. (4) The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 3. (2) The Next Person You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom 4. (-) Love Looks Pretty On You by Lang Leav 5. (5) China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan 6. (-) Legends Of The Condor Heroes #1: A Hero Born by Jin Yong 7. (3) Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan 7. (10) The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom 8. (9) Assassin's Creed Odyssey by Gordon Doherty 9. (-) Sea Of Strangers by Lang Leav 10.

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Jan 15, 2018 |

By Nicholas Sparks, Lang Leav, Agatha Christie, Janice Tay

| The Straits Times

8. (6) Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie 10. (-) Two By Two by Nicholas Sparks 1. (4) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 3. (2) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 4. (3) The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 5. (5) The Art Of The Good Life by Rolf Dobelli 6. (6) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson 8. (-) Homo Deus: A Brief History Of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari 9. (7) Sapiens: A Brief History Of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 10.

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Nov 13, 2017 |

By Lang Leav, Haruki Murakami, Paul Kalanithi, W. Chan Kim

| The Straits Times

8. (6) The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew 9. (8) The Sun And Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur 10. (-) Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie 1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 2. (2) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson 3. (3) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 4. (4) Blue Ocean Shift: Beyond Competing by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne 5. (-) Flying High: My Story From AirAsia To QPR by Tony Fernandes 10.

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Oct 02, 2017 |

By Lang Leav, Sonny Liew, Pittacus Lore

| The Straits Times

5. (4) The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew 8. (8) The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy 1. (4) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 3. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 4. (3) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*** by Mark Manson 5. (-) Blue Ocean Shift: Beyond Competing by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne 6. (7) Singapore Is Not An Island by Bilahari Kausikan 9. (9) The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 10.

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Bestsellers, Arts News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Sep 25, 2017 |

By Lang Leav, Sonny Liew, Haruki Murakami

| The Straits Times

4. (5) The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew 8. (8) The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy 1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 3. (3) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*** by Mark Manson 4. (4) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 7. (6) Singapore Is Not An Island by Bilahari Kausikan 8. (-) No Limits: Blow The Cap Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell 9. (9) The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 1.

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Sep 18, 2017 |

By Lang Leav, Sonny Liew, Stephen King

| The Straits Times

5. (4) The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew 8. (7) The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy 1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 3. (3) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*** by Mark Manson 4. (4) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 6. (5) Singapore Is Not An Island by Bilahari Kausikan 8. (8) Homo Deus: A Brief History Of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari 9. (9) The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 1.

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Aug 28, 2017 |

By Lang Leav, Haruki Murakami, Paulo Coelho

| The Straits Times

4. (5) The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew 6. (6) The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy 1. (2) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 3. (7) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*** by Mark Manson 5. (4) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 6. (5) Singapore Is Not An Island by Bilahari Kausikan 8. (7) No Limits: Blow The Cap Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell 9. (9) The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 1.

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Aug 21, 2017 |

By Lang Leav, Haruki Murakami, Sonny Liew

| The Straits Times

5. (4) The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew 6. (8) The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy 2. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 4. (3) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 5. (2) Singapore Is Not An Island by Bilahari Kausikan 7. (6) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson 8. (7) No Limits: Blow The Cap Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell 9. (-) The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 1.

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Aug 14, 2017 |

By Lang Leav, Sonny Liew, Pittacus Lore

| The Straits Times

4. (1) The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew 8. (6) The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy 10. (-) The Dark Tower 1: The Gunslinger by Stephen King 1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 2. (3) Singapore Is Not An Island by Bilahari Kausikan 3. (5) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 6. (6) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F**k by Mark Manson 7. (7) No Limits: Blow The Cap Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell 1.

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Aug 07, 2017 |

By Sonny Liew, Lang Leav, Haruki Murakami

| The Straits Times

1. (-) The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew 6. (-) The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy 7. (-) My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella 1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 3. (3) Singapore Is Not An Island by Bilahari Kausikan 5. (5) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 6. (6) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*** by Mark Manson 7. (6) No Limits: Blow The Cap Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell 1.

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Jul 17, 2017 |

By Haruki Murakami, Paulo Coelho, Lang Leav

| The Straits Times

1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 4. (3) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 5. (5) No Limits: Blow The Cap Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell 6. (8) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*** by Mark Manson 7. (6) Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations by Dan Ariely 8. (4) Singapore Is Not An Island by Bilahari Kausikan 1. (1) Geronimo Stilton #10: The Ship Of Secrets by Geronimo Stilton 4.

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Jul 10, 2017 |

By Haruki Murakami, Lang Leav, Wilbur Smith

| The Straits Times

1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 3. (4) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 4. (7) Singapore Is Not An Island by Bilahari Kausikan 5. (3) No Limits: Blow The Cap Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell 6. (5) Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations by Dan Ariely 8. (8) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson 9. (-) The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli 1. (1) Geronimo Stilton #10: The Ship Of Secrets by Geronimo Stilton 4.

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Jun 20, 2017 |

By Lang Leav, Jodi Picoult, Stephenie Meyer, Cecelia Ahern

| The Straits Times

9. (9) The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins 1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 3. (2) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 5. (5) No Limits: Blow The Cap Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell 6. (6) Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations by Dan Ariely 7. (-) The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*** by Mark Manson 8. (7) How To Be A Bawse by Lilly Singh 2. (1) The Trials Of Apollo #2: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan 3.

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Jun 12, 2017 |

By Lang Leav, Jodi Picoult, Balli Kaur Jaswal

| The Straits Times

1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 2. (2) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 5. (5) No Limits: Blow The Cap Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell 6. (4) Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations by Dan Ariely 7. (6) How To Be A Bawse by Lilly Singh 1. (1) The Trials Of Apollo #2: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan 2. (2) Geronimo Stilton Hunt For The Hundredth Key by Geronimo Stilton 4.

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Jun 05, 2017 |

By Lang Leav, Wilbur Smith, Neil Gaiman, Paul Kalanithi

| The Straits Times

1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 2. (2) Neither Civil Nor Servant: The Philip Yeo Story by Peh Shing Huei 4. (4) Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations by Dan Ariely 5. (-) No Limits: Blow The Cap Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell 6. (-) How To Be A Bawse by Lilly Singh 1. (1) The Trials Of Apollo #2: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan 2. (2) Geronimo Stilton: Hunt For The Hundredth Key by Geronimo Stilton 4. (4) Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney 5.

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Oct 15, 2016 |

By Lang Leav, John C. Maxwell, Rick Riordan

| The Straits Times

1. (1) The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins 3. (3) Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 4. (-) The Universe Of Us by Lang Leav 7. (6) Jack Reacher: Never Go Back by Lee Child 9. (9) The Last Mile by David Baldacci 10. (10) The Magic Strings Of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom 1. (1) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 2. (2) Never Give Up: Jack Ma In His Own Words by Suk Lee and Bob Song 5. (5) Good Leaders Ask Great Questions by John. C Maxwell 6. (6) What Successful People Know About Leadership by John C.

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