![]() ![]() Naturally, I ended up representing my school at a few competitions when I was in my teens as well. I remember many weekends spent ferrying him back and forth from our house to the Parkroyal Hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur, where meets were usually held. ![]() Malaysia has a thriving, active Scrabble community, and as a teen, my older brother had been part of it. What initially sparked your interest in writing about Scrabble and the competitive Scrabble community? As Najwa continues to deal with her grief, she competes in her first tournament since Trina’s death, where she discovers that her friend may have been murdered-and the killer could be sitting on the other side of the Scrabble board. It’s the story of Najwa, a Scrabble whiz whose best friend, Trina, collapsed mid-game during the Word Warrior Weekend tournament a year ago. Malaysian author Hanna Alkaf’s Queen of the Tiles combines two irresistible elements: wordplay and murder. ![]()
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