State-owned publisher Balai Pustaka has announced several of its projects, such as redesigning products from recording studio Lokananta and publishing the Education and Culture Ministry's research.

Some 300 Indonesian books caught the attention of visitors to the London Book Fair held from April 10-12.

The rule of the game is simple: when somebody gives you the book, you have to concentrate and focus, then open a page at random, read the question on that page out loud and give your answer. When you’re done, pass the book to whomever you want.

Racism is a very delicate topic of discussion. 

In Strangers Next Door?, 29 writers, mostly Australian academics, attempt to explore a weird link based on geography and little else.

Keluar dari Ekstremisme was written as an alternative to books and research publications that focus only on radicalization, and examines why people choose the path of violence and how worshippers turn into extremists.  

In celebrating the 80th birthday of senior journalist Aristides Katoppo, an anthology was launched on Monday at the National Library in Central Jakarta. 

Through the platform of comics, many messages and visions in Indonesia have been spread.

Indonesian literature, young adult fiction, Islamic content and children's books were reportedly in high demand by foreign publishers during the London Book Fair 2018, which took place at the Olympia exhibition building in London from Tuesday to Thursday.

Independent publishers dominated the shortlist for Britain's Man Booker International Prize, celebrating translated works of fiction spanning the globe.

Danarto, who was best known for his collection of short stories called Godlob, received a number of awards during his lifetime.

Scholastic has released the black-and-white covers of the Harry Potter books, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

While most stories involving crime and murder are whodunnits and "whydunnits", Dolan goes beyond the classic thriller in This is How It Ends.

  Madeline Miller’s newest book Circe tells the stories about the women often forgotten in epic tales.

Andreza Putri was thrilled to receive a free sketched portrait during a charity event on Saturday afternoon at a cafe in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.   

In collaboration with the National Library of Indonesia, the Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) and the National Book Committee, Gramedia will hold the 2018 Gramedia Writers and Readers Forum.

With gaining confidence in locally produced creative content, the Indonesian government is setting its sights on expanding its market by pushing for an increase in book rights sales on the international stage.

The Man Booker International Prize has reversed a move to change a Taiwanese author's nationality to "Taiwan, China", after the literary award was criticized for bowing to pressure from Beijing.

How far would you go for the person you love, even with obstacles like religion, time and politics? 

A modern twist of Greek story Antigone, Home Fire in its heart is a family tragedy. In fewer than 300 pages, Shamsie provokes readers to re-examine views on terrorism, returning jihadist fighters, minorities and identity.

A Taiwanese author whose novel is nominated for the renowned Man Booker International Prize said he will protest to the awards organizer for changing his nationality to "Taiwan, China".

Literary translator and professor Kim Wook-dong asserted in his recently published article that the English version of the novel “The Vegetarian” has a significant number of mistranslations.

Returning for the third time, the 280-hour nonstop Big Bad Wolf book sale is aiming to attract at least 750,000 visitors this year.

Bagaimana Tuhan Menciptakan Cahaya (How God Created Light), is a collection of short stories inspired by popular Middle Eastern folktale collection One Thousand and One Nights. 

Christiaan Snouck Hurgronye (1857-1936) was Holland’s most famous Orientalist and an expert on Islam. His rich writings are preserved in Leiden and much has been written about him and his works. 

Understandably, the complexity of the stories and varying source materials make it hard to follow all the gods in Norse mythology. This is where Neil Gaiman comes in.

Aroma Karsa, which is Dee’s 12th novel, tells a story of a young man named Jati Wesi who has an extraordinary sense of smell.

Celebrity makeup artist Bennu Sorumba’s new biography, titled Sleeping Beauty: The Story of Bennu Sorumba, is hard evidence that the profession proves to be a promising one — though not without sacrifice.

The Big Bad Wolf (BBW) book sale will return for a third time this year at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in BSD, Tangerang, for 12 days from March 29 to April 9. Having offered English and Indonesian books since the beginning, this year they will include Mandarin books as well.

Riza Marlon - a photographer with a keen interest in the wilderness - launched his third book titled Wallace’s Living Legacy, at the auditorium of the National Library on Wednesday.