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'Understanding Jokowi': Jean Couteau explains the great transformer
A sweeping study of Jokowi’s decade in power argues that pragmatic development, not ideology, drove Indonesia’s transformation.
3 weeks ago
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‘Blueprint’: Meritocracy, pressure and the making of Indonesian engineers
A narrative nonfiction account of 20 Indonesian engineers working across 120 countries reveals the reality behind meritocracy, where resilience, not reputation, determines who lasts. ...
1 month ago
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From Roy to Loewenstein: Books as witnesses to memory and power
Across personal memory, cultural history and global conflict, several books published in 2025 continue to illuminate how power shapes lives and narratives. ...
4 months agoThe Latest
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The Writers' Show searches for new, talented Indonesian writers
Selected participants will have the chance to join writing classes and international and national book fairs next year.
5 years ago
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Shopee, Gramedia team up for 6.6 sale event
The Gramedia Official Shop on Shopee is offering discounts of up to 70 percent.
5 years ago
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Books about racial discrimination become best-sellers as US protests grow
From "White Fragility" to "The New Jim Crow," literature about the history of racial discrimination in the United States is selling out as white Americans seek to educate themselves as nationwide protests grow over the killing of unarmed black people.
5 years ago
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Jojo Moyes reconnects with her 'Me Before You' heroine in new novella
The British romance novelist will reunite with her beloved character of Louisa Clark for the first time since the end of her "Me Before You" trilogy.
5 years ago
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National Library of Indonesia prepares to open to public
After closing its doors to visitors on March 16, the National Library of Indonesia (Perpusnas) in Central Jakarta is preparing to reopen for the first time in months under special protocol.
5 years ago
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Believing in the good of humanity is a revolutionary act: Rutger Bregman in 'Humankind'
What if people are inherently kind?
5 years ago
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Frankfurt Book Fair to go ahead on schedule in October
Frankfurt's annual book fair will take place as scheduled in mid-October, a sign of some return to normality amid the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
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Reading app Kwikku in search of budding comic artists, writers
Kwikku used to serve as a local social media platform, but it is now modifying its goal: to provide reading material for teens and young adults.
6 years ago
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Ai Weiwei to release book of first-hand stories from refugees
The Chinese dissident artist has announced a forthcoming new book, "Human Flow: Stories from the Global Refugee Crisis," which will be published on Oct. 13.
6 years ago
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J.K. Rowling publishes fairy tale so children can dream in lockdown
J.K. Rowling published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as the Ickabog on Tuesday, an allegory about truth and abuse of power that is free online so that children can read it during coronavirus lockdown.
6 years ago
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'Humankind' brings out the best in humanity
Besides the elaboration on the thesis of kindness, Humankind also explores how our cynical view of humanity might be detrimental to society and how we can improve the system with this new realism approach.
6 years ago
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Asterix creator who died from virus leaves drawings to hospitals
Four original drawings by the creator of Asterix the Gaul sold Tuesday for nearly 400,000 euros to benefit Paris hospitals.
6 years ago
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P is for Pandemic: Kids' books about coronavirus
These books explore practical ways young children can avoid infection and transmission, and provide strategies parents can use to help children cope with anxiety. Some books feature adult role models, but the majority feature children as heroes.
6 years ago
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US writer Joyce Carol Oates wins France's richest book prize
US writer Joyce Carol Oates, so often a bridesmaid for the Nobel literature prize, won France's richest books prize Monday.
6 years ago
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Bill Clinton, James Patterson to release second crime thriller
Former US president Bill Clinton will publish another crime novel, co-author James Patterson said Thursday, this time centered on the kidnapping of an American first daughter.
6 years ago
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Lockdown story time: Roald Dahl with Streep, Cumberbatch and more
Stuck at home with the kids? Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch and Cate Blanchett may be able to help.
6 years ago
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Neil Gaiman reveals 'cast of your dreams' for 'Sandman' audio drama, starring James McAvoy
Celebrated British author Neil Gaiman's classic graphic novel series The Sandman will be receiving a star-studded audio adaptation on July 15 through the Audible platform.
6 years ago
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Let’s read: Saving books in the time of pandemic
The Indonesian book industry is among the worst hit by the pandemic, and the lack of incentives as well as support from the government may further drag down the already low literacy rate.
6 years ago
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France's bookstores fight for survival after coronavirus lockdown
Neighborhood bookstores in France survived the television and later the advent of online shopping. Then came the coronavirus lockdown.
6 years ago
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Michelle Tanmizi: On living a dystopian reality
Indonesian-born Singaporean author Michelle Tanmizi shares her dystopian visions and experiences living in a lockdown during the pandemic.
6 years ago
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Japan's beloved manga assassin becomes the latest coronavirus fatality
Japan's ruthless animated hitman has become the latest victim of the coronavirus, as the nation's longest-running manga comic announced it would take its first hiatus in its 52-year history as social restrictions to contain the virus have made it difficult to produce the hand-drawn series.
6 years ago
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Star-narrated 'Harry Potter' book streaming for free
Spotify and author JK Rowling on Tuesday announced the release of free weekly recordings narrated by celebrities of the first book in the wildly popular "Harry Potter" series.
6 years ago
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US author Colson Whitehead wins Pulitzer prize for fiction for the second time
American author Colson Whitehead's novel The Nickel Boys, which chronicles the horrors of a reform school in Florida, has made him the fourth person ever to win the Pulitzer prize for fiction twice.
6 years ago
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'Twilight' prequel book coming, written from vampire Edward's perspective
Author Stephenie Meyer thrilled fans of her best-selling "Twilight" novels on Monday by announcing she will release a prequel that explores the characters' love story from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen.
6 years ago
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Woody Allen's controversial memoirs to appear in French
Woody Allen's controversial autobiography "Apropos of Nothing" will finally be published in French in June after the first US edition was pulled and then pulped.
6 years ago
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‘Insurrecto’: A postmodern lens on conflicting histories
Filipino novelist Gina Apostol’s English-language novel is accessible and relevant to readers in Indonesia.
6 years ago
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Five eye-catching graphic novels that define the genre
They are all richly textured, powerful, nuanced books that are immediately arresting but also reward repeated re-reading.
6 years ago
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Where are the female voices? Vietnam author asks of war stories
Women bore much of the burden of the Vietnam War but their voices have long been absent from the trove of literature on the topic, says acclaimed author Nguyen Phan Que Mai.
6 years ago
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Danish poet Yahya Hassan dead at 24
Danish-Palestinian bad-boy poet Yahya Hassan, who stormed on to Denmark's literary scene in 2013 and quickly became a household name, has died aged just 24.
6 years ago
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'Nordic Noir' pioneer Maj Sjowall dead at 84
Maj Sjowall, one half of a Swedish crime-writing couple credited with inventing "Nordic Noir", has died aged 84, her publisher said on Wednesday.
6 years agoPopular
- National Museum at 248: Where centuries linger and history lives
- Pokémon taps Happy Asmara and ‘dangdut’ for Indonesian cultural collaboration
- Baby Yoda re-sets 'Star Wars' films with $165 million global opening
- Sonny Rollins, last jazz 'colossus,' dead at 95
- Antonius Kho stitches memory into mosaic world in Year of the Horse show
- Jon Batiste, Ella Mai set for Java Jazz 2026 at new PIK 2 venue
- Indonesian pop singer Vidi Aldiano dies after battle with kidney cancer
- Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories
- Island girls No Na join global rise of Southeast Asian music
- 'IWA #4' affirms the position of Indonesian women artists
