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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)

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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

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'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

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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

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Perpuspas director Muhammad Syarif Bando expressed hope that the library could accommodate disabled readers with audio facilities and reading spaces that meet their needs.

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Indonesian dictionary in Braille available at National Library

The Education and Culture Ministry's Language Agency has given the National Library of Indonesia a copy of the Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language (KBBI) in Braille.

6 years ago

Memorable sight: A walk around a Berlin neighborhood is organized by the Indonesian House of Culture and Lettrétage institution as part of its literary program.

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Literary walk to remember

Indonesian writer Rio Johan and German author Philipp Boehm came together to explore Berlin neighborhoods off the beaten path, discussing literature, culture and everything in between along the way.

6 years ago

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Stephen King announces 'good vs. evil' novel 'The Institute'

Stephen King has revealed he'll be publishing a novel called "The Institute" in September that's described as a "gut-wrenchingly dramatic story of good vs. evil in a world where the good guys don't always win."

6 years ago

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‘Bobo: The Traveling Hound’ explores human, pet relationships

The relationship between Irma and Bobo is documented in a book titled Bobo: The Traveling Hound.

6 years ago

Making her mark: Indonesian writer Intan Paramaditha has been awarded two prestigious grants from international writers’ association PEN, which will be used to translate and publish her adventure novel “Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu” (The Wandering: Choose Your Own Red Shoes Adventure).

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Intan Paramaditha’s novel wins PEN’s two prestigious grants

Celebrated Indonesian writer Intan Paramaditha has been awarded two prestigious grants from international writers’ association PEN, which will be used to translate and publish her most recent book.

6 years ago

"The Rooster Bar" by John Grisham tells the story of three law school students who struggle with student loans.

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Book Review: In 'The Rooster Bar', student loans John Grisham’s latest social injustice

The Rooster Bar presents main characters that get disillusioned to not only the judicial system, but economic and social system as a whole, very early in the story.

6 years ago

Preview shoppers attend the Big Bad Wolf 2018 sales at ICE BSD in Tangerang on March 28, 2018.

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Big Bad Wolf book sale to return to Jakarta in March

The popular annual Big Bad Wolf (BBW) book sale is slated to return to Jakarta from March 1-11.

6 years ago

Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, addresses the audience at the Guildhall in central London on October 17, 2017, before announcing the winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

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Sponsor pulls out of Britain's Man Booker prize

Investment firm Man Group is ending its long-running sponsorship of Britain's prestigious Man Booker prizes for novels, both sides announced on Sunday.

6 years ago

A man chooses a book at the historic Al-Azbakeya book market in Cairo, Egypt January 15, 2019.

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Cairo book fair's gleaming new site opens far from historic market

The annual Cairo International Book Fair opened this week in a shiny new venue far away from the city's historic book souk.

6 years ago

Author Erika Leonard (E.L.) James poses as she arrives to attend 'Fifty Shades Freed - 50 Nuances Plus Claires' Premiere at Salle Pleyel in Paris on February 6, 2018.

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'Fifty Shades' author announces steamy new 'Cinderella romance'

The author of the blockbuster "Fifty Shades of Grey" novels is returning with a new, erotic book that she calls a "Cinderella romance for the 21st century."

6 years ago

Managing director of French publisher group Glenat, Jean Paciulli, receives the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angouleme award on behalf of Japanese cartoonist Rumiko Takahashi during the 46th Angouleme International Comics Festival (Festival International de la Bande Dessinee d'Angouleme) on January 23, 2019, in Angouleme.

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Japanese manga queen Rumiko Takahashi wins top French prize

Japanese manga creator Rumiko Takahashi has become only the second woman to win the top prize at France's biggest graphic novel festival.

6 years ago

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Poetry sales rise — thanks to millennials in search of meaning, clarity

A total of 1.3 million poetry books were sold in 2018 alone, with two-thirds of its buyers younger than 34 years old, as per UK book sales monitor Nielsen BookScan.

6 years ago

This image courtesy of Library and Archives Canada and released January 23, 2019, show a rare 1944 book previously owned by Adolf Hitler.

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Canada acquires rare book previously owned by Adolf Hitler

Library and Archives Canada announced Wednesday it had acquired a rare 1944 book that once belonged to Adolf Hitler.

6 years ago

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TIM’s signature bookstore to soon become a memory

A beloved Jakarta secondhand bookstore, Bengkel Deklamasi, nestled in a corner of the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) cultural center, is to soon become history.

6 years ago

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Indonesia to create ripples at 2019 London Book Fair

“The London Book Fair is not entirely about books,” said Laura, “There will be cross-media promotion. Good content can be translated into anything, from movies to games.”

6 years ago

'Sergius Mencari Bacchus' by Norman Erikson Pasaribu. The book was translated into English as 'Sergius Seeks Bacchus' by Tiffany Tsao.

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'The sound to my voice': Norman Erikson Pasaribu on translator Tiffany Tsao

“A translation is an act of reassembling a body. Tiffany has given a sound to my voice. The translation process is as important as the writing itself," said Norman Erikson Pasaribu, author of Sergius Seeks Bacchus.

6 years ago

Active online since 1996 by having an online catalog and selling non-book items, Gramedia only started to implement the e-commerce model to sell books in 2007.

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Online bookstores take over

Online platforms continue to shine, offering comfort to get your hands on a wide range of things, including your preferred books.

6 years ago

A British company plans to launch a Braille e-reader for blind people this year.

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Braille technology firm builds 'Kindle for the blind'

A British company plans to launch a Braille e-reader for blind people this year.

6 years ago

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Didik Nini Thowok, the dance maestro

Former journalist Herry Gendut Janarto showcases a very fluid writing style in the biography that tells the story of Indonesia’s dance maestro Didik Nini Thowok.

6 years ago

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Mohammed Hanif on 'Red Birds', war and white people's writings

The Jakarta Post talks to Hanif about his newest book Red Birds, a satire on the American military and foreign policy.

6 years ago

Twenty-seven-year old Irish author Sally Rooney has become the youngest-ever Novel winner in the Costa Book Awards.

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Sally Rooney is youngest-ever Costa Novel winner

Twenty-seven-year old Irish author Sally Rooney has become the youngest-ever Novel winner in the Costa Book Awards.

6 years ago

Critical view: Well-versed in Southeast Asian politics, American journalist Michael Vatikiotis shares his concerns about rising intolerance and identity politics in Southeast Asia in his latest book, Blood and Silk: Power and Conflict in Modern Southeast Asia.

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Michael Vatikiotis and his intriguing insights on Southeast Asia

Seasoned American journalist Michael Vatikiotis believes in the power of people to address protracted conflicts in Southeast Asia.

6 years ago

Sunrise, winter sky in Birmingham city centre in the West Midlands of England, UK

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'Brex-lit': Social tensions inspire British novelists

With Britain's decision to leave the EU exposing fault lines across society, fiction writers are responding with an increasing array of Brexit-infused work -- from state-of-the-nation novels to futuristic satire.

6 years ago

Hutri Agustino, teacher at the Social and Political Sciences Department of Muhammadiyah University Malang (UMM), deems the military’s confiscation of books on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) "a joke".

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Malang teacher speaks out over ban of books on communism

Hutri Agustino of Muhammadiyah University Malang says the public deserves free access to books.

6 years ago

Israeli writer Amos Oz during his press conference of the 17th International Book Festival (IBF) in the Millenaris Culture Center of Budapest on April 23, 2010.

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Amos Oz, author who chronicled Israel's struggles, dead at 79

Amos Oz, Israel's best-known author, died of cancer at the age of 79 on Friday, his daughter said.

6 years ago

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2018 in review: The peaks and valleys of Indonesia's literary scene

Offline bookstores struggle to stay relevant in the digital era, while emerging writers are finding new platforms for seeing their works in print.

6 years ago

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Book Review: 'The Corset', supernatural elements in Victorian reality

"The Corset" tells the story of two distinctive characters, as well as the marriage between cruel reality and supernatural elements.

6 years ago

Leila S. Chudori, a journalist and author of 'Pulang' (Homecoming).

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'Pay attention to detail' and other writing tips from Leila S. Chudori

Having been a writer for a long time, Leila has so many practical fiction writing tips that she would like to share with aspiring young writers.

6 years ago

Brazilian Architect and researcher Carlos Francisico Moura, is seen at the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 5, 2018. From the outside, it looks like another historic edifice in Rio's rundown city center. Inside, however, is a multi-tiered library so spectacular, so ornate, that stunned visitors feel like they've walked into a movie fantasy set.

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Historic library weaves 'Harry Potter'-style tourist magic in Rio

From the outside, it looks like another historic edifice in Rio's rundown city center. Inside, however, is a multi-tiered library so spectacular, so ornate, that stunned visitors feel like they've walked into a movie fantasy set.

6 years ago

In this file photo taken on March 09, 2017, French writer Michel Houellebecq attends his first New York art show, in Manhattan, New York. Houellebecq's new novel 'Serotonin' will be published in French on January 4, 2019.

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Houellebecq keeps France guessing with 'angry' new novel

Having praised Donald Trump last week as "one of the best American presidents", Michel Houellebecq, the ageing bad boy of French letters, may have another shock up his sleeve.

6 years ago

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