The Formation and Growth of the Big Read Meet Book Club in Singapore

The Big Read Meet is a popular book club in Singapore that gathers monthly to discuss and review nonfiction books. It was started by the Straits Times senior journalist Cheong Suk Wai, who has a passion for reading and reviewing books. When Suk Wai started the book club five years ago there were no good meeting options for readers in Singapore, says club member and Penguin Books Singapore's Carynn Tey. At first, Suk Wai faced resistance from her colleagues, but after they saw the response to the...