Gurnah, who grew up on the island of Zanzibar but came to England as a refugee at the end of the 1960s, was honoured "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents," the Swedish Academy said.

Martial arts comic books were once a cultural phenomenon in Indonesia, now a collective of young artists is trying to revive the genre by putting a new spin on it.

A new book lets prisoners and ex-inmates share their writing skills and stories.

At the "Human Library", you can "loan" a person to tell you their life story, an original concept born in Denmark that is designed to challenge prejudice.

Twin artists Jessica and Jacinta Wibowo believe that exploring sexual and gender identities is something Indonesians should freely do, and is what their comic, Lunar Boy, is all about.

Never mind eased lockdowns or not. Here are five nonmainstream literary legends and stars for those bold enough to dive into.

Burning Tintin books deemed offensive to indigenous peoples? The 2019 book burning at a group of schools in Canada, only revealed this week, has sparked controversy amid an election campaign.

The leader of K-pop sensation BTS has turned an out-of-print book into a bestseller in South Korea in just days, as fans flocked to get a copy after he was seen reading it.

Indonesian indie publishers reignite excitement in books through unique designs and presentation.

A new photobook documents the band as they tour Southeast Asia in all its ragged glory

Writer Eka Kurniawan’s Sumur is a gripping novella filled with forbidding allegories about climate change and its effects on humanity’s relationship with itself and its surroundings.

"If you're curious about Tesla, SpaceX & my general goings on, @WalterIsaacson is writing a biography," Musk tweeted late on Wednesday.

The online sale of 55 lots from the private collection of their daughter Frieda Hughes had opened on July 9 at Sotheby's in London, and raised more than three times the estimate.

David Jenkins' biography of Indonesia's second and longest ruling president, Soeharto, is a comprehensive and compelling read, with at least two more volumes to follow.

English Heritage, a charity that maintains historic buildings and commemorates famous residents, had updated its website to say her work has been criticized "for its racism, xenophobia and lack of literary merit".

Chef Dean Keddell sets out to help Balinese people in need and finds himself being repaid with an overabundance of kindness. 

The writer’s recently published novel Dial A for Aunties is a refreshing mix of rom-com and murder mystery – and it is coming to Netflix soon.

A newly published book on Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe reveals that a native of modern-day Sumatra had a hand in cementing the Portuguese navigator's place in history.

Eric Carle, author and illustrator of the beloved children's classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has died aged 91.

Writer and researcher Widjajanti W. Dharmowijono looks into her country's history to understand racial tensions.

Book piracy has been prevalent in Indonesia and the digital era has made it all the more  easy for both buyers and sellers. While book lovers might say they go for pirated books because they're strapped for cash, those in the legitimate industry aren’t buying the excuse. Where do you stand on the issue, and is there a solution?

Library for orphans in Yangon, built of recycled plastic waste, has been indefinitely deferred its opening by Myanmar's bloody coup.

Jakarta is seeking international accolades to brand itself as a city with deep appreciation for literature and the publishing world, but readers and publishers have suggested administrators get a reality check.

The boom has been ignited by a 34-year-old associate professor at Osaka City University who reimagined the theory expounded in the 19th-century German thinker's seminal "Das Kapital" from the perspective of environmental conservation in a bestselling book published last September.

In a statement, W.W. Norton said that it will be "permanently putting out of print" the book titled "Philip Roth: The Biography," by Blake Bailey, who has been accused of multiple instances of assault over the past 10 days, stemming from his time as a middle school teacher in New Orleans.

Online bookstores are mushrooming while their physical counterparts are losing customers. As this process of bookstore digitization takes place, The Jakarta Post talks to bookstore owners and avid readers about what is lost and what is gained.

The Scottish author's latest will be released simultaneously in 20 different countries and multiple languages on October 12, French publisher Gallimard said.

State of Terror will tell the story of a novice secretary of state serving in the administration of her political rival as a "series of terrorist attacks throws the global order into disarray."

That's the premise of a new book by a top astronomer, who argues that the simplest and best explanation for the highly unusual characteristics of an interstellar object that sped through our solar system in 2017 is that it was alien technology.

Yunice Abbas, one of five men who robbed US media personality Kim Kardashian at her hotel in Paris in 2016, has authored a book detailing the incident.