Through letters she wrote to her pen pals, Kartini expressed bold ideas on issues such as girls' access to education, opposition to polygamy and resistance to forced and child marriage.
1 month agoWriters chanted "Meta, Meta, book thieves" as they made their way to the Meta building, with some carrying placards reading "I'd write a sign but you'd steal it" and "Get the Zuck off our books", in reference to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
2 months agoThe platform, which includes photographs, archives and a list of Pramoedya’s works, marks the centennial commemoration of his life and legacy.
2 months agoA small-town Scottish schoolteacher has become an international literary sensation with more than a million sales in China and a Hollywood movie deal -- but remains relatively unknown in her homeland.
7 years agoScottish writer John D. Greenwood's Forbidden Hill is the first of a six-volume epic series on Singapore.
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7 years ago"Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" -- the tell-all President Donald Trump has said is "full of lies" -- is to be adapted for television, US media reported Wednesday.
7 years agoIn villages adjacent to the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Sanctuary in Riau, books are still considered a luxury.
7 years agoOne of the French writers behind the attack on the #MeToo movement launched a blistering new broadside Friday, claiming that some feminists will not be content until "you have to sign a contract with a lawyer before you can have sex."
7 years agoA new novel digs deep into the story of a student activist kidnapped during the political turmoil of 1998.
7 years agoSebastian Barry thought he was having too much fun writing his rollicking historical novel "Days Without End" for it to be any good.
7 years agoThe following are excerpts from "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," an incendiary new book by Michael Wolff which was rushed into bookstores Friday after President Donald Trump failed to suppress it.
7 years agoLike her previous books, Sihir Perempuan (Black Magic Woman) andKumpulan Budak Setan (The Devil’s Slaves Club), Gentayangan is a horror story that raises gender, sexuality, social and political issues.
7 years agoKoran Kami with Lucy in the Sky (Our Newspaper with Lucy in the Sky) is the latest book by veteran journalist Bre Redana, who worked for Kompas for 35 years before retiring in October. In his book, Bre writes about printed journalism and how different it is to digital journalism.
7 years agoIn the desert town of Night Vale, all conspiracy theories are real. Scientists knock on the door of a house that does not exist. A faceless old woman lives in your home, rearranging your books and demanding your Wi-Fi password. Mysterious lights pass overhead while everyone pretends to be asleep.
7 years agoNewly launched educational festival seeks to stimulate the minds of children and teenagers to go beyond boxes
7 years agoMany more answers to other youngsters’ questions have been provided by relevant specialists.
7 years agoLiterary works have gained popularity in the country, hiking not just sales figures but also the number of new titles and independent publishers.
7 years agoChinese-born British writer Jung Chang published her landmark book Wild Swans: The Three Daughters of China almost a quarter century ago, but her touching and extraordinary story thrills and deeply moves people until today.
7 years agoHere are 10 notable fiction books — in no particular order — that you might want to dive into this holiday season.
7 years agoThe last decade has seen a wave of book-writing and publishing by enthusiastic new authors in Indonesia, a healthy sign that writing is being increasingly accepted and popularly used as a means for self-actualization.
7 years agoFirmitas is basically a collection of Aboday architects’ personal experiences during their work.
7 years agoExpect another adaptation of one of author John Green’s books as he announced that his latest release, “Turtles All the Way Down,” might be coming to the big screen.
7 years agoAuthor David Stuart-Fox’s latest book arose out of his personal friendship with Ketut Liyer, the late folk healer made world-famous by Elizabeth Gilbert through her best-selling novel Eat, Pray, Love.
7 years agoVogue has released a coffee table book for readers who are as passionate about food as they are about fashion.
7 years agoDon’t be confused by the title. Ian Burnet’s latest book, Where Australia Collides with Asia, is not about the clash of civilizations.
7 years agoWith dozens of best-selling and quality novels, short stories and poems to her credit, as well as several literary awards, prolific octogenarian writer NH Dini is at peace with herself.
7 years agoA new book by British photographer Tim Flach documents some of Earth's most treasured species pushed to the brink of extinction by manmade crises, from pangolins hunted for their scales to Brazil's pied tamarin threatened by urbanisation.
7 years agoDue to the unforeseen series of events, the production and release of the new “Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido” five-story arc will now be put on a hiatus, according to J-News, as relayed by Anime News Network.
7 years agoThe 6th Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival (BWCF) opened on Thursday in Yogyakarta with a theme that focuses on Borobudur temple’s Gandawyuha reliefs.
7 years agoThe Japanese are abuzz over the arrest of “Rurouni Kenshin” creator Nobuhiro Watsuki on the charge of possessing child pornography.
7 years agoA futuristic Chinese library has wowed book lovers around the world with its white, undulating shelves rising from floor to ceiling, but if you read between the lines you'll find something is missing.
7 years agoWritten in the style of a choose-your-own adventure novel, Intan Paramaditha’s latest book Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu (The Wandering: Choose Your Own Red Shoes Adventure) hands you a pair of pretty red shoes and sets you free to roam the earth.
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