Big Bad Wolf's online book sale is set to feature international books with up to 90 percent discounts.

Algerian author Abdelouahab Aissaoui on Tuesday won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction with his novel "The Spartan Court".

Indonesian author Intan Paramaditha looks back on her life’s journey and the significant events that have helped shaped who she is.  

Cosmetic dermatologist and businesswoman Retno Iswari Tranggono has lived a long life full of wonders, which she attributes to the grace of God.  

Marvel has recently announced that it will be giving away a month of free access to some of its most popular comic books through its Marvel Unlimited subscription service.

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling said on Monday she had recovered from a suspected case of COVID-19 after two weeks of illness.

Six international writers have been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious literary prize, which is awarded to the best book translated into English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

Writer Abi Dare grew up in a part of Lagos, Nigeria where most families, including hers, had maids as young as eight years old who worked all day, were often beaten and did not go to school.

The Nobel prize-winning writer J.M.G. Le Clezio said Thursday that he will resign from the jury of one of France's top literary prizes because it honored pedophile Gabriel Matzneff.

British author J. K. Rowling is hoping her much-loved Harry Potter series will work its magic on bored children stuck at home during the coronavirus lockdown.

Jude Law will now appear in a new audiobook for "The Tales of Beedle The Bard," which was published in 2008 in an effort to raise funds for J.K. Rowling's Lumos charity.

The National Library of Indonesia (Perpusnas) has extended its closure to May 29 in response to the alarming spread of COVID-19 across the capital city. 

The Internet Archive has recently launched the National Emergency Library to offer free access to 1.4 million digital books.

Albert Uderzo, who drew the "Asterix and Obelix" comics that delighted legions of children and adults over the past six decades, has died aged 92, his family said Tuesday.

As music aficionados are turning to books to endure the coronavirus quarantine, This Day in Music is adding several titles to devour during these shutdown days.

Woody Allen's controversial autobiography was released in the United States Monday, swiftly finding a new home after its original publisher pulled out after protests over abuse allegations against the filmmaker.

A Hazara-Afghani refugee has published a poetry collection to tell of his journey from a war-torn country to Indonesia, where he has finally embraced a love of humanity.  

George R.R. Martin, the author of popular American novel A Game of Thrones, is currently spending more time in the fictional land of Westeros than in the real world.

Genggam Cinta (Grasp of Love) or Te o Toriatte will be serialized in The Daily Jakarta Shimbun over six months. 

Despite of the closure, the National Library of Indonesia allows the public to access its collections via its apps. 

The stories of Panji, legendary tales of princes from East Java, are literary heritage still relevant in depicting Indonesia’s contemporary and future conditions.

Here's our selection of seven deadly novels about virus outbreaks. 

In a small tin-roof room at a local community center, a 12-year-old bookworm has amassed a collection of 18,000 books, hoping to help other residents access a world that can be all too remote from Brazil's impoverished favelas.

Six books and one publisher from Indonesia are included in Gourmand World Cookbook Awards' Best of the Best list. 

The winners were announced on Wednesday, but the award ceremony did not take place as LBF organizers had decided to cancel the event over fears of the COVID-19 outbreak.

They survived censorship under Saddam Hussein and the years of violence that followed his downfall, so the booksellers of Baghdad are not too worried by coronavirus.

A book by Hendri Yulius unveils contemporary sexuality from a pornographic point of view.

A leading publisher on Friday scrapped plans to release the autobiography of filmmaker Woody Allen, who has long been accused of molesting his daughter, following an outcry and a staff walkout.

In her second novel, author Clarissa Goenawan uses exciting literary techniques, like combining elements of surrealism and horror, to make for a satisfying reading experience

British novelist Hilary Mantel unveiled the final installment of her Tudor trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith's son who rose to be King Henry VIII's most powerful adviser only to fall from grace and meet a gruesome end.