Hutri Agustino of Muhammadiyah University Malang says the public deserves free access to books.

Amos Oz, Israel's best-known author, died of cancer at the age of 79 on Friday, his daughter said.

Offline bookstores struggle to stay relevant in the digital era, while emerging writers are finding new platforms for seeing their works in print.

"The Corset" tells the story of two distinctive characters, as well as the marriage between cruel reality and supernatural elements.

Having been a writer for a long time, Leila has so many practical fiction writing tips that she would like to share with aspiring young writers. 

From the outside, it looks like another historic edifice in Rio's rundown city center. Inside, however, is a multi-tiered library so spectacular, so ornate, that stunned visitors feel like they've walked into a movie fantasy set.

Having praised Donald Trump last week as "one of the best American presidents", Michel Houellebecq, the ageing bad boy of French letters, may have another shock up his sleeve.

Since conducting his first research in Indonesia in 1970s, Carey has shed light on the life and struggle of Diponegoro.

Despair needs no tour guide in Indonesia — chaotic traffic, trash-clogged drains, poverty and corruption — if the list had an official stop sign it would be dug up and sold.

When The Jakarta Post sat down with author Rain Chudori on Sunday, what emerged was her many other roles in Comma Books, the publishing initiative she founded.

The rare copy of the first volume of the French writer's masterpiece, "Remembrance of Things Past", had been expected to go for between 600,000 and 800,000 euros.

Offering a glimpse into her personal life, television host and eco-activist Nadya Hutagalung has released a book titled "Walk With Me".

First established in 2003, PEN/Heim Translation Fund awards grants to promote the publication and reception of translated world literature in English.

A new John le Carré novel titled Agent Running in the Field is slated to be published in fall 2019.

Pipit Rochijat Kartawidjaja’s book Dokumen Berlin is a collection of letters, both official and private, articles and other documents that bear witness to the Indonesian activist’s eventful years in Germany’s capital.

Past Indonesian award winners include dancer and cineaste Sardono Kusumo, the Institute for Islamic and Social Studies LKiS, writer Ayu Utami and artist FX Harsono.   

The co-author of Jackie Chan's memoir Never Grow Up has defended the book and the Chinese kung fu icon, accusing some foreign media of engaging in sensational and false news reporting by focusing on the dark side of Chan's life.

The Jakarta Post talks to Patrick deWitt about his characters, wealth and the absurdities of life.

Yet, the author has always been able to twist and turn this starting point into a myriad of different character back stories.

A graphic novel entitled Sabrina by Nick Drnaso critically comments on our world, which is currently dominated by hoaxes and trolls.

The hardcover edition of the book has sold more copies than any other book published in the United States in 2018, according to NDP BookScan data.

Canadian author Margaret Atwood said Wednesday she will publish a sequel to her novel "The Handmaid's Tale" next year, taking readers deeper into her vision of a dystopian America ruled by a misogynistic theocracy.

Tired of seeing their holy texts used to justify the subjugation of women, a group of feminist theologians from across the Protestant-Catholic divide have joined forces to draft "A Women's Bible".

The book is an eye-opener on our ignorance and bias in the way we see global progress and developments.

When one thinks Bali has no more secrets to reveal, one should read one of Jean Couteau’s books. 

Madiun in the Chaos of History explores the role of the Madiun regent and Dutch colonial rulers during social and religious movements of the Mataram kingdom in the late 16th century.

Diving into a new literary genre, Indonesian author Okky Madasari has launched a children's series with two new novels, titled Mata di Tanah Melus (Mata in the Melus Land) and Mata dan Rahasia Pulau Gapi (Mata and the Secrets of Gapi Island).

Through her stories, Okky Madasari takes us back to how an Indonesian child sees the country and the world around it.

Kuwaiti authorities have banned a book by Russian literary giant Fyodor Dostoyevsky, one of nearly 1,000 titles blacklisted at a festival which opened Wednesday in the Gulf state.

Girls and young women are under more pressure than ever to achieve the perfect body in an oppressive social media-driven world that could never have been imagined by 1970s feminists, says Susie Orbach.