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in 2008. Due to an increase in rent, they closed up Ann Siang Hill and moved from Club Street to Yong Siak Street in Tiong Bahru in 2011. BooksActually regularly hosted literary events including book launches and poetry readings, acoustic sessions, and mini exhibitions. In 2011, the bookstore
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