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.

Pakistani author Fatima Bhutto explores in her new novel how we can create safe harbors for ourselves in a world of increasing alienation and segregation.

Published by WahyuMedia, Love Letters from a Father portrays Hamid Basyaib’s interactions with Alma, whom he describes as critical and curious.

"America is built on the idea that everyone matters. We may forget that those ideals still exist. This book is a reminder."

In town for the Hong Kong International Literary Festival, Irvine Welsh told AFP the world right now "is a terrible place to be a citizen in but it's a great place to be a writer in".  

The author of a novel critical of President Xi Jinping’s slogan touting the Chinese Dream said he has been barred from speaking at the main venue of the Hong Kong International Literary Festival.

Nicolas Mathieu scooped France's top Goncourt literary prize on Wednesday for his second novel, a coming-of-age tale set against a backdrop of industrial decline and teenage lust.

The festival aimed to raise a habit of writing among Indonesians.

The American writer Alice McDermott's novel "The Ninth Hour" was awarded France's Prix Femina for the best foreign novel of the year on Monday. 

The Ekspedisi 28 Gunung (28-mountain expedition) project and all forms of documentation such as texts, pictures and videos from it are currently being incorporated into a book that is planned to be published early next year.

Flip Da Skrip is an in-depth look into the last 10 years of hip-hop that is as insightful as it is personal. 

A career in academia and literature offered poet Sapardi Djoko Damono a lifelong learning experience.

“I believe the festival will keep growing in the future and it will not be solely a literary festival, but also a human rights and arts festival,” DeNeefe said.

A historian digs deep into the horrors of Indonesia’s communist purge that took place in the 1960s in the East Java province.

Panel discussions and performances on Saturday and Sunday have shown that the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival has gradually transformed into a multidisciplinary art event.

Elizabeth Gilbert chatted to "The Jakarta Post" on her life, happiness and white privilege.

Whether venturing into a new medium or tackling contentious issues in their writings to enrich and stimulate their minds, these writers and artists are always eager to explore the unknown.  

The English version of Nayla by Djenar Maesa Ayu and a silent comic, Gugug! by Mohammad “Emte” Taufiq, were launched at the 2018 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) in Ubud, Bali, on Thursday.

The festival also got political with several discussions taking on serious tones, raising issues from human rights to religion.  

Sapardi is the third writer to be honored with the award after the late Sitor Situmorang and NH Dini.  

Kim Scott reflects modestly on his journey — from teaching in remote communities in Australia to becoming, perhaps, the country’s most critically acclaimed novelist.

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's latest effort has split U.S. critics upon its release this month in English translation, with some praising the novel's breadth and surrealism while others write it off as an unfocused "disappointment."

Author Anna Burns on Tuesday became the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain's renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel "Milkman".

Stephen Hawking's final work, which tackles issues from the existence of God to the potential for time travel, was launched on Monday.

As the publishing world recovers from the Frankfurt book fair, here's a look at some of the most memorable and unexpected moments from the annual book lovers' extravaganza.

Thirty years after her iconic debut novel, Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga is back with a final look at her heroine's harrowing journey through the Mugabe years, hoping to spark debate about violence against women in her country.

The upcoming Ubud Writers and Readers Festival will enter its 15th edition this year, bringing more than 150 speakers from 25 countries to Bali.

Publisher Gramedia’s first Readers Fest promotes reading in one of the least literate countries in the world.