Went to the big Kinokuniya in town this afternoon and was taken aback at how crowded it was. Perhaps the nation has discovered a passion for books since the lockdown? Must say, I was pleased and relieved that there was nothing of the run-down quality I noted at the smaller branch of the bookstore in Jurong. The shelves looked well-stocked, though they still don't seem to me to match what's on offer at the store in KL. Case in point: I was on the lookout for Graham Swift's Last Orders, but they stocked only the recently published Here We Are (in some abundance, ironically.)
Oh, and there was no sign of anything by CJ Sisson anywhere. Unforgivable, almost.
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