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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.

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‘Reflections’: A meditation on Singapore’s regional resilience

Through his collection of essays, author and professor Barry Desker shows how technocratic governance and quiet diplomacy have sustained the island state’s resilience and its enduring, often overlooked ties with Indonesia. ...

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As world burns, Amitav Ghosh writes for the future

But his recent work focuses on what he considers the most urgent concern: the accelerating unravelling of the natural world and the moral legacy left for the future. ...

2 months ago

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‘Propaganda and the Genocide’: The national wound weeps still

Propaganda and the Genocide in Indonesia: Imagined Evil is the latest in overseas publications in English focusing on the events of Sept. 30. 

6 years ago
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Five music memoirs hitting bookstores this fall

Festival season might be coming to an end, but some of the biggest names in music will help you get into the swing of fall with these highly anticipated memoirs, out in the coming months.

6 years ago
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‘New York Bakery’ explores social changes in increasingly modern South Korea

Through 14 short stories, the anthology highlights the social changes and cultural clashes experienced by South Koreans in their journey to becoming a modern society.

6 years ago
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‘Milea: Suara dari Dilan’: Teen romance from a boy’s perspective

Milea: Suara dari Dilan (Milea: Voice of Dilan) recounts the same teenage love story as written by Pidi Baiq in his two-part Dilan novels. But this time around, Pidi writes from the perspective of the male protagonist.

6 years ago
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National Library's book collection for visually impaired 'still limited': Association

The library provides up to 3,276 Braille books and 462 audiobooks, ranging from fiction and nonfiction including biographies, religion and general knowledge. 

6 years ago
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Ngehe: Ali Muharam’s zero-to-hero journey

Growing up in a small town called Tasikmalaya, Ali Muharam had dreams of becoming a writer but fate took him in another direction to become a successful snack entrepreneur.

6 years ago
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Margaret Atwood unveils sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Margaret Atwood released the much-anticipated sequel to her award-winning 1985 novel "The Handmaid's Tale" on Tuesday, with "The Testaments" set to become a similar smash.

6 years ago
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New book uncovers fresh Harvey Weinstein revelations

A new book about sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, written by journalists who broke the story in 2017, details how his brother pleaded with him get help for his "misbehavior."

6 years ago
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Macca turns magical Grandude with children's book

He may be one of the world's most famous musicians, but Paul McCartney is also just a regular grandfather - and that is the experience he draws on for his new children's book "Hey Grandude!".

6 years ago
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After ‘Kura-Kura Berjanggut’, Azhari Aiyub delves deeper into the world of antiheroes

Prominent writer Azhari Aiyub turns a group of armed bandits into heroes in his next novel.  

6 years ago
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Sharlene Teo relives the ghosts of adolescence past in ‘Ponti’

In her debut novel, Ponti, Sharlene Teo explores a different side of Singapore to tell a tale about a vampiric ghost and the joys and angst of adolescence that haunt people into adulthood.

6 years ago
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Spy master Le Carre slams 'pig-ignorant' Johnson in 25th novel

British master spy novelist John le Carre's 25th book condemns "pig-ignorant" Boris Johnson and the "lunacy" of Brexit, according to an excerpt published in Saturday's Guardian newspaper.

6 years ago
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Books and bricks: Building cities with literature

When is it to be the turn of Jakarta or other cities in Indonesia to be counted as a World Book Capital and City of Literature?

6 years ago
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Balinese dictionary awarded UNESCO prize for literacy

BASAbali Wiki --  a Balinese-English-Indonesian dictionary -- was one of the five initiatives from around the world to receive the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Literacy Prizes for its contribution to literacy and multilingualism.

6 years ago
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Copies of 'The Handmaid's Tale' sequel released early by mistake

Copies of Margaret Atwood's long-awaited sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale" were mistakenly sent to readers early, the publisher said Wednesday, sending fans of the Canadian author into a frenzy and angering independent booksellers.

6 years ago
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Rushdie, Atwood shortlisted for Booker Prize

Canadian author Atwood has been nominated to the six-person list for "The Testaments", her hotly anticipated sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale" due out later this month.

6 years ago
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Importance of managing change

The wise say there is nothing eternal but change.

6 years ago
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Patjar Merah’s quest for equal access to literature

A group of enthusiastic book readers and writers have created a collective movement known as Patjar Merah to provide access to literature for everyone from different social classes and backgrounds.

6 years ago
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Litbeat Festival to boost collaborations among book, creative industries

The National Book Committee will hold Litbeat Festival to encourage collaborations among the book industry with the creative industry ecosystem.

6 years ago
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By the way: Why I’m not a multi-millionaire

After the last of my travel books, I returned to a favorite Legian Beach village in Bali to find that my favorable review had brought great harm to the original villagers.

6 years ago
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Final 'Girl With Dragon Tattoo' novel hits shelves

It is only right that a best-selling novel series about an unstoppable computer-hacker assassin should go out with a bang.

6 years ago
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‘Salt Water and Spear Tips’: Danish adventurer recounts New Guinea expedition

Danish filmmaker, adventurer and illustrator Thor F. Jensen tells of his journey circumnavigating New Guinea in his upcoming book, Salt Water and Spear Tips.

6 years ago
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When Bob was Bobby: Memoir offers insider's look at enigmatic Dylan

Bob Dylan's childhood best friend Louie Kemp has released a backstage pass of sorts into the mythology of Dylan, in the form of a memoir released this week, dishing on everything from the folk hero's Passover Seder meal with Marlon Brando to his own food fight at a Chinese restaurant with Joan Baez.

6 years ago
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Palestinian author Adania Shibli strikes balance between politics, self

Through her stories, Adania Shibli highlights the many difficult situations that have become a part of Palestinians' daily life. 

6 years ago
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Jerome Polin tells all in 'Mantappu Jiwa'

Having garnered more than 1.8 million subscribers on YouTube, Jerome has started another chapter in his life by releasing his first book Buku Latihan Soal – Mantappu Jiwa.

6 years ago
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George R. R. Martin to continue ‘Game of Thrones’ despite HBO’s controversial ending

Even though one possible ending has been explored in the HBO television show, Game of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin is still continuing on his plans to finish the book series.

6 years ago
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Festival showcases Indonesia's 'wild literature' of the colonial era

The modern Indonesia language was once used as a weapon of destruction against the nation's literary traditions.

6 years ago
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Indonesia takes part in 2019 Beijing International Book Fair

Five Indonesian publishers are to take part in the 2019 Beijing International Book Fair, namely Gramedia Publishers, Mizan Group, Kanisius, Torch Library and Litara Foundation.

6 years ago
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‘Rasa’: Stop whining and start living

Nuril Basri’s latest novel Rasa (Feelings) can be read as a satire which makes fun of the naïveté of middle-class Jakartans.

6 years ago
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'The Little Prince' sketches found in Switzerland

Early sketches of "The Little Prince", the world famous creation of French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, have been found in storage in northern Switzerland. 

6 years ago
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