TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

LOG IN

Don’t have an account? Register here Give your organization full access to The Jakarta Post. Register here

The knack: Jesse Q. Sutanto has a knack for writing stories brimming with humor, but her greatest strength is her versatility. (Courtesy of Donny Wu)

Books

Jesse Q. Sutanto returns with cozy murder mystery

Slowly but surely building a reputation as one of the most prolific and versatile writers in the industry, Jesse Q. Sutanto’s new book Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers will be released on March 14.

2 years ago

Books

'Mountains More Ancient' sheds light on Indonesian slavery in South Africa

Author Isna Marifa discusses her time with the Cape Malay people and how it influenced her novel Mountains More Ancient. ...

2 years ago

Books

Understanding the impact of Pramoedya’s 'Buru Quartet'

Leading Australian expert on Indonesia Max Lane recounts late Indonesian literary giant Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s role in inspiring the downfall of former president Soeharto’s New Order regime through his Buru Quartet tetralogy ...

2 years ago

The Latest

Dan Brown has also composed a classical music album to accompany his first children's book, 'Wild Symphony'.

Books

Dan Brown to release debut children's book 'Wild Symphony'

The best-selling author, known for "The Da Vinci Code", will release his first volume for children in September.

5 years ago

Cross section: Pictured is a selection of Karina Tungari's works, which can be found in various books, comic anthologies and online magazines.

Books premium

Karina Tungari's colorful world of creativity

Indonesian artist Karina Tungari, who is based in Hamburg, Germany, recently received a promotional prize from the city’s agency for culture and media in the newly established category for comics.

5 years ago

A flower affixed to barbed wire at the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Oswiecim, Poland, on June 11, 2013.

Books

Auschwitz museum demands Amazon drop 'Nazi propaganda' books

The Auschwitz museum called Friday on US e-commerce billionaire Jeff Bezos to remove Nazi era anti-Semitic children's books featured on his Amazon global digital sales platform.

5 years ago

Author Bambang Supriyanto poses with his book, "Catatan dari Tepi Hutan" (Notes From the Forest’s Edge) during its launch in Jakarta

Books premium

‘Catatan dari Tepi Hutan’: Communities honor local wisdom to manage forests

A new book reveals how local people exercise their local wisdom to manage forests in a sustainable way.

5 years ago

Books premium

Jordan Marzuki: Draws his way through his childhood memories

Indonesian designer, video-maker and illustrator Jordan Marzuki celebrates his childhood in his book.

5 years ago

Poster boy: The English edition of "Gundala", titled "Destiny" is published in neighboring Asian countries in partnership with Singapore-based Shogakukan Asia. The comic was an adaptation from the movie released last year as the start of the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe.

Books premium

Bumilangit universe expands to Southeast Asia

The English edition of Gundala has landed in bookstores in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.

5 years ago

'Buru Island: A Prison Memoir' by Hersri Setiawan

Books premium

‘Buru Island – A Prison Memoir’: Watermelons drained of tears

The tenacity and bravery of Yogyakarta writer Hersri Setiawan and his mates who were jailed on Buru Island reveal much of human nature. Here the book becomes a page turner for those who wants to know the truth, not the manufactured version.

5 years ago

Books

'Such A Fun Age': Eye-opening, contemporary fun read

Such a Fun Age begins with the classic ‘caught being racist’ moment often trending in the media.

5 years ago

Engaging talk: Sculptor and feminist icon Dolorosa Sinaga interacts with visitors during the launch of her biography at the National Gallery of Indonesia.

Books premium

Dolorosa Sinaga’s biography: A story of art and activism

Venerable sculptor and feminist icon Dolorosa Sinaga celebrated her illustrious career spanning more than four decades with the launch of her biography, Dolorosa Sinaga: Tubuh, Bentuk, Substansi (Dolorosa Sinaga: Body, Form, Matter).

5 years ago

Reading session: Angelina Enny (right) and Robin Block read from their book of poetry on the podium at Theater Aan Het Spui in The Hague on Jan. 18.

Books premium

Winternachten literary festival and the art of decolonization

Former Dutch colonies are the focus at Winternachten, one of the Netherlands' biggest literary festivals, in The Hague.

5 years ago

Books

‘Gundala’ returns to its roots with official English-edition comic book

Gundala – Takdir is said to be a bestseller and its fourth edition is currently in circulation in the national market.

5 years ago

Books

Bestselling US author Mary Higgins Clark dies

Best-selling American author Mary Higgins Clark, known to her fans as the "Queen of Suspense", has died aged 92, her publisher confirmed Friday.

5 years ago

Books

'American Dirt,' novel on migrants, ignites literary controversy

Hailed by luminaries such as Stephen King and Oprah Winfrey, "American Dirt" was touted as the next "great American novel," bought for a seven-figure advance, backed by aggressive marketing and launched last week to great fanfare in both English and Spanish.

5 years ago

This file photo taken on July 12, 1990, shows French writer Gabriel Matzneff posing in the garden of the 'House of Writers' (Maison des Ecrivains) in Paris, as they attend the first anniversary of the Chinese House of Democracy (Maison Chinoise de la Democratie).

Books

French writer 'regrets' his pedophile sex tourism in Asia

French writer Gabriel Matzneff said in an interview Wednesday that he "regrets" his trips to Asia to have sex with children, claiming that at the time "no one ever said it was a crime".

5 years ago

Visitors attend Big Bad Wolf 2018 at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition in Tangerang on March 28, 2018.

Books

Big Bad Wolf book sale to return to Jakarta in March

Similar to previous years, the event is set to take place at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in BSD, South Tangerang, Banten.

5 years ago

Woman of letter: Tiffany Tsao is an accomplished author and literary translator who has made several works of Indonesian literature globally accessible by translating them into English.

Books premium

Tiffany Tsao: Giving outsiders a voice

Through translating and writing, Tiffany Tsao aims to put Indonesian literature, and her own novels, on the world stage.

5 years ago

Books

Five famous authors born in the Year of the Rat

These literary stars, from the Bard to the man behind "A Song Of Ice And Fire" saga, were all born in the year of the Rat.

5 years ago

"Les Mots a la Bouche" has been a landmark in the Marais, one of the most sought after areas in the French capital, since it opened in the early 1980s.

Books

Rising rents push out famous LGBT bookshop from Paris's gay district

France's oldest LGBT bookshop is being pushed out of Paris's trendy gay district due to skyrocketing rents fanned by gentrification, tourism and top brands which have opened outlets there.

5 years ago

Chef and television personality Anthony Bourdain arrives at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California on September 15, 2013.

Books

Anthony Bourdain's new travel book to be released in October

Bourdain's first posthumous book, 'World Travel: An Irreverent Guide,' will be published on Oct. 13.

5 years ago

Leaving a mark: Utomo Josodirdjo signs a banner featuring his biography cover

Books premium

A peek into the life and times of Utomo Josodirdjo

One of Indonesia’s most venerated figures in accounting, Utomo Josodirdjo, celebrated his 90th birthday with the launch of two memoirs commemorating his journey in creating the country’s largest accounting firm SGV Utomo.

5 years ago

"The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" by Shoshana Zuboff

Books

A new data reckoning in 'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism'

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism is an ambitious book that deserves a greater audience outside business leaders and policymakers.

5 years ago

Books

‘Buru Island: A Prison Memoir’ now available for English readers

Translated by Jennifer Lindsay, Buru Island: A Prison Memoir is the most recent and last book in the Herb Feith Translation series, a program than publishes high-quality non-fiction books not previously available in English, which enhance scholarship and teaching about Indonesia.

5 years ago

Books premium

'Trainspotting' author Irvine Welsh's lust for life

Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh lives one heck of a life.

5 years ago

Tracing history: Historian Taomo Zhou’s book "Migration in the Time of Revolution" details Ba Ren's complex story.

Books premium

‘Migration in the Time of Revolution’: Ba Ren, the spy who came into the fold

Apart from a few old survivors of last century’s left-wing purges and a short bookshelf of historians, Ba Ren’s name would puzzle Indonesians. Yet his complex story as disclosed in Taomo Zhou’s book Migration in the Time of Revolution is so extraordinary.

5 years ago

Books

French publisher pulls books by writer accused of underage rape

French publisher Gallimard said on Tuesday it was halting the sale of books by a writer accused of raping children.

5 years ago

'A Long Petal of The Sea' by Isabel Allende.

Books

'A Long Petal of the Sea': Personal account of war and revolution in the 20th century

Just like Neruda's best-known poems, at its core, A Long Petal of the Sea tells a romance between men and states.

5 years ago

A picture taken in Paris on December 31, 2019 shows the book 'Le Consentement' (The Consent) from French writer Vanessa Springora.

Books

New book smashes taboo over French author's sex with teens

A prominent French author who has never made any secret of his preference for sex with adolescent girls and boys is at the center of a firestorm as a former partner publishes a book describing the lasting trauma of underage intercourse over three decades ago.

5 years ago

Former US President Barack Obama speaks at an innovative communications conference organized by Les Napoleons network group, where he appears as a guest of honor, in Paris, on December 2, 2017.

Books

Barack Obama reveals his favorite books of 2019

Barack Obama took to social media on the weekend to share his favorite reads of 2019 -- a scholarly list that shows the former US president remains very much a bookworm.

5 years ago

Sindhunata reads his poems at the Art Gallery Dialektika in Malang, East Java, on Dec. 27, 2019.

Books

Where the water flows: Sindhunata launches new poetry book

Gabriel Possenti Sindhunata, a Catholic priest, released his newest poetry book, inspired by water, in his hometown of Batu, East Java.

5 years ago

The cover page of the comic titled 'What has happened to me — A testimony of a Uyghur woman', drawn by Japanese artist Tomomi Shimizu, is seen in this handout image obtained by Reuters on December 17, 2019.

Books

With Uighur comic, Japanese manga artist aims to highlight everyday 'suffering'

A Japanese artist whose manga comics about a Uighur woman went viral wants to use the simple power of her work to raise awareness of the "daily suffering" endured by the Chinese mostly Muslim minority.

5 years ago

Page: 10