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It’s been 20 years since Neil Humphreys tickled our funny bone with his bestselling “Notes from Singapore” series. Since then, he’d left Singapore, returned—all the while writing books for different age groups and across a wide range of genres. Where does he get his inspiration? What books did he read as a child? We visit his home to check out his bookshelves in this episode of “The Library Report”!

Timestamps:
00:00 – Teaser
00:15 – Episode Introduction
00:27 – Opening Titles
00:37 – Meeting Neil Humphreys
01:07 – First Glimpse of His Bookshelf
01:18 – Reading About Singapore Before His Arrival
03:06 – Documenting His First Experiences in Singapore
04:25 – The Book That Inspired Him to Be a Writer
06:15 – Writing as an Outsider with an Insider Perspective
07:20 – Writing for Children and Teens
08:50 – His Return to Singapore from Australia
09:08 – Writing Crime Thrillers Set in Singapore
09:41 – Using Singlish
10:07 – Nothing Without Jack the Ripper!
11:04 – Taking a Shelfie
11:26 – Closing
11:38 – Borrow These Book Titles

Check out the books here:

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾:
eBook: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-adrianmole-ebook
Audiobook: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-adrianmole-abook
Physical copy: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-adrianmole-book

Notes from a Small Island:
eBook: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-notessmallislan...
Physical copy: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-notessmallislan...

Notes from an Even Smaller Island:
eBook: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-notessmallerisl...
Physical copy: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-notessmallerisl...

The Coxford Singlish Dictionary:
Physical copy: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-coxforddictiona...

A Royal Pain in the Class:
Physical copy: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-painintheclass-...

Bloody Foreigners:
Physical copy: https://go.gov.sg/nlb-bloodyforeigner...

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