Straits Times bestseller snapshot

The Straits Times’ April 11 bestseller list put Teo You Yenn’s *Unease: Life In Singapore Families* at No. 1 in non-fiction and published a full children’s top 10. (straitstimes.com) The list was published on April 11, 2026, by arts correspondent Shawn Hoo and covered fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. It ranked 10 titles in each category. (straitstimes.com) In fiction, Andy Weir’s *Project Hail Mary* rose to No. 1 from No. 2, while Uketsu held three spots with *Strange Buildings* at No. 2, *Strange Pictures* at No. 3 and *Strange Houses* at No. 4. Rachel Heng’s *The Great Reclamation* entered at No. 5. (straitstimes.com) In non-fiction, *Unease* debuted at No. 1, followed by *The Saga Podcast Transcripts: Fury, Faith And The Fight For Justice In The AWARE Saga* at No. 2 and K. Shanmugam’s *Policy, Fairness And Compassion* at No. 3. Teo’s earlier book, *This Is What Inequality Looks Like*, also remained on the chart at No. 4. (straitstimes.com) The children’s list offered a rarer public snapshot of that market in Singapore. *KPop Demon Hunters: The Movie In Comics* debuted at No. 1, *The Hybrid Prince* from the *Wings Of Fire* series opened at No. 2, and Singapore title *Ally At The Airport* by Norlin Samat entered at No. 6. (straitstimes.com) The Straits Times said the weekly rankings are compiled from seven booksellers: Kinokuniya, Epigram, Wardah Books, Book Bar, Afterimage, Pagesetters Services and Closetful of Books. That makes the list a cross-store sample rather than a single-retailer chart. (straitstimes.com) Teo’s No. 1 debut followed a March 28 Straits Times interview that said she spent three years interviewing 92 Singaporean parents for *Unease*. The same report said her 2018 book *This Is What Inequality Looks Like* sold 43,000 copies and stayed on the paper’s bestseller list for 80 weeks. (straitstimes.com) A March 28 Straits Times review described *Unease* as a 263-page Ethos Books paperback priced at S$30 and placed it in current debates over parenting pressure, examinations and Singapore’s S$1.8 billion private tuition industry. (straitstimes.com) The bestseller page on Straits Times’ site shows these lists running weekly through 2026, with editions published on April 4, March 28, March 21 and earlier dates. The April 11 entry added another week of concrete sales signals in a market where public children’s rankings are not always easy to find. (straitstimes.com)