The Nightingale

As the year draws to a close, and we reflect on the gift of books that line our shelves, we are grateful for the labour of all writers, scholars, translators, and poets.

As is our tradition, we announce in December our Readers’ Choice Shortlist. We would like to invite you, dear reader, to vote your pick for the Readers’ Choice 2022. The poll is open from now till 18 December 2022. Results will be published on 21 Dec 2022, inshaAllah.

We hope you enjoy this video of the highlights of the author session on 5 June 2022 with Khir Johari, at Wardah Books.

Recognising the need to inculcate good reading habits and help overcome distraction, the National Library Board of Singapore started in 2021 a series of seminars on Reading in the Age of Distraction (RAD). The first seminar on 9 July, titled “Read to Focus: The Art of Focused Reading in an Age of Distraction,” features the panellists Professor Emerita Naomi Baron (American University in Washington, DC), Associate Professor Loh Chin Ee (National Institute of Education), and moderator Ibrahim Tahir (Wardah Books)

A selection of books for wholistic development.

We asked Ameera Aslam, author of Desiring Light, to have a chat with A. Helwa about her new book, From Darkness into Light. This is their conversation.

We are so pleased to announce that we will be sharing our home at 58 Bussorah Street with Nurul Anwar Bookstore. Nurul Anwar Bookstore specialises in Malay-language books and we believe that this will dovetail very nicely with Wardah Books' English-language specialisation.

Page-turners featuring young Muslims in a range of everyday adventures.

Understand how various caliphates, dynasties, and regimes succeeded each other across time and across the globe, navigating epoch-defining matters such as the Industrial Revolution, Colonialism, Mercantilism, and the rise of nation-states.

After a couple of years living with strict social distancing, this year's Eid does feel like one of these breezes of Mercy. It is a mercy to be with friends and family, to receive them into our lives again, illuminating each other’s homes with joy and fellowship.