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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 agoAuthor Isna Marifa discusses her time with the Cape Malay people and how it influenced her novel Mountains More Ancient. ...
2 years agoLeading 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 agoSocial entrepreneur and author Angkie Yudistia redefines success in her new book.
6 years agoThe band announced on July 10 that their upcoming children's book, "The ABCs of Metallica," will be released on November 26.
6 years ago"We want to bring back women to the shelves," Indra said. The representation of women writers had been inadequate, he added, pointing to the Nobel Literature Prize as one glaring example.
6 years agoSurvivor: A Rohingya’s Journey is the title of Ziaur Rahman’s autobiography, to be published later this year.
6 years agoIndonesian marketing practitioner and writer Henry Manampiring derives inspiration from the ancient Greek philosophy of stoicism to help relieve the modern ailment of anxiety.
6 years agoA new book on Italian artist Romualdo Locatelli reveals new traces of his artistic whereabouts.
6 years agoBritish Youtuber and author Lex Croucher aims to help young audiences achieve their personal best through her latest book, "You’re Crushing It!".
6 years agoThe festival's early-bird tickets are available to purchase until Aug. 2.
6 years agoThe Gulf's largest book collection, Qatar's National Library, has enhanced ties with libraries outside the region and wooed younger readers in its first year, as an anti-Doha boycott drags on.
6 years agoIndonesian journalist and author Feby Indirani, whose Italian version of her book Bukan Perawan Maria (Not Virgin Mary) was published in June, talks about her love for writing and her approach to tackling issues that are still deemed controversial in her home country.
6 years agoDozens of writers and hipsters alike will gather, dine and chat among themselves to take on “people” as a theme for the ninth edition of the annual Makassar International Writers Festival (MIWF).
6 years agoJudith Krantz, the writer of best-selling novels such as “Scruples” and “Princess Daisy” who stoked women’s yearnings for professional success, romantic adventure and Rodeo Drive fashion, has died. She was 91.
6 years agoGerry van Klinken’s latest book was to be called Murder in Maumere. Strangely, this selling title was scrapped for the prosaic but academically acceptable Postcolonial Citizenship in Provincial Indonesia.
6 years agoDear Jane, the debut novel of writer Pratiwi Juliani, talks about how love can get anyone to reveal their darkest side.
6 years agoThe Singapore Art Book Fair (SGABF) is slated for June 28 and 30 and is to feature the works of more than 80 local and international exhibitors.
6 years agoSurrogacy in The Farm has been taken to another level, making the act of carrying a baby commercial and exploitative, reducing pregnancy to just another job and women to commodities. And yet, the job is crafted as a luxurious retreat and even meaningful.
6 years agoThe US publisher of feminist author Naomi Wolf's latest book "Outrages", about the persecution of gay men in 19th century Britain, has delayed its release amid questions about her research.
6 years agoAmazon and the BBC, which have collaborated on other Agatha Christie crime novels like Ordeal of Innocence and The ABC Murders, are developing their version of the writer’s 1961 novel The Pale Horse.
6 years agoSeventy years after its publication, George Orwell's classic dystopian novel "1984" continues to fascinate readers, in particular youngsters growing up in a social media-dominated age of increasing angst.
6 years agoVacations are almost synonymous with travel. While some people actually pack their bags and book a ticket to a faraway land, some others prefer to stay in and wander through the pages of a book.
6 years agoThe end of the Game of Thrones television series marks the end of an era. Despite that the book series on which the TV adaptation is based, A Song of Ice of Fire, has still not ended, any fan would be on the lookout for something new while awaiting author George RR Martin to finally finish The Winds of Winter.
6 years agoStruggling bookseller Barnes & Noble said Friday it was being sold to hedge fund Elliott Management, which already owns British-based book retailer Waterstones.
6 years agoBritish writer Julian Barnes was awarded France's Jean d'Ormesson prize Wednesday for his novel, "The Only Story", a powerful meditation on the wounds a first love can leave.
6 years agoFans of the wildly popular series tend to have emotional attachments with the main characters, who are often thought of as underdogs.
6 years agoA list of five ways to read free books online, including Google Books, Open Library and BookBub.
6 years agoPottermore Publishing is launching a new series of non-fiction Harry Potter e-books on June 27.
6 years agoThe Growth Delusion, first published in 2018 by Bloomsbury, starts by debunking the notion that when the economy is growing, everything must be fine.
6 years agoAmerican author Naomi Wolf downplayed on Thursday several errors in her new book that set out to expose a buried story of gay persecution in 19th century Britain, arguing it was not a "social investigation" but a "cultural analysis of a mood".
6 years agoValiant “Vabyo” Budi Yogi plays with the idea of fate and humans in his latest book Tukar Takdir (Changing Fate).
6 years agoMarie Kondo's first children's book, titled "Kiki & Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of Friendship," will be released on November 5.
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