Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad," his celebrated novel about an escaped slave that combined liberating imagination and brutal reality, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

Indonesia is a historian’s motherlode — a vein of dazzling riches.

A chain of Dutch stores has apologized after inadvertently selling children's coloring books featuring an image of Adolf Hitler.

Family sagas from China and Kentucky and a sci-fi story of female empowerment are among six finalists for the international Women's Prize for Fiction.

Interior designer Agam Riadi launched his first book, Treasuring The Past, Embracing The Future, at a restaurant in South Jakarta on Mar. 29.

Andari said she found it very strange to not see a single international version of the Indonesian folktales that she loves so much.

Beneath Moammar’s reputation is a man who is hopelessly romantic when it comes to his taste in literature.

Bali is indeed arguably one of the most photographed places in the world. Rice fields, mountains, rites, processions, people — all aspects of Bali have been time and again photographed.

Sapardi Djoko Darmono has become one of the country’s productive writers, inundating the local literary scene with his great poems from year to year since the late 1960s.

An author whose book was the basis for the Oscar-nominated movie "Hidden Figures" has won an award for writing literature that promotes diversity and confronts racism.

Walt Disney Indonesia announced a book-donation program for children in Eastern Indonesia on Tuesday.

A long-term observer of Southeast Asian affairs casts a critical eye at the 10 years in office of Indonesia’s sixth president.

Ivana Trump, the first wife of President Donald Trump, is writing a memoir that will focus on the couple's three children.

American novelist George R.R. Martin is best known for creating the epic fantasy world “A Song of Ice and Fire,” from which HBO’s critically acclaimed “Game of Thrones” was adapted. However, he is also known as a classic procrastinator.

Best-selling author Rick Yancey is ready to make new waves.

The publishing of the upcoming books by Barack and Michelle Obama will be a global event.

BW Purba Negara, known as BW or Purba, is a director who is well known for his short films, such as Say Hello to Yellow, Cheng Cheng Po and many more.

A book opens up a new discussion on the myriad of problems faced by refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia.

Fashion blogger-slash-entrepreneur Diana Rikasari and illustrator Dinda Puspitasari officially launched their third book on Thursday.

“Like Water for Chocolate,” a 1989 heart-wrenching novel by Mexican author Laura Esquivel, is in the works to become a TV series.

Archaeologist Mitu M. Prie’s latest book, Pancaran Limasan (The Brilliance of Limasan), pays homage to artisans of the country’s glorious past.

Upcoming books by Barack Obama and Michelle Obama will be released through an imprint they know well: Crown.

Novelist Ahmad Fuadi agrees with the adage that great writers are those who read more than write. 

The former president and first lady have signed with Penguin Random House, the publisher announced Tuesday.

Marketing and entrepreneurship expert Rhenald Kasali’s new book, Disruption, may be something that sets real entrepreneurs and wannabes apart.

If you are an aspiring marketer just like I was and want to succeed as a marketing professional, here is a list of notable books that taught me a trick or two and could do so for you:

Indonesian Potterheads may look forward to expanding their collection as a locally designed cover of the Harry Potter novels is slated for release in March.

Fans of Haruki Murakami have rushed to Japanese bookstores to get his latest work with an esoteric title.

Tom Hanks is putting his love of vintage typewriters to good use — his collection of short stories will be published in October.

Viet Thanh Nguyen's new book, "The Refugees," is both timely, given the current debate about refugees in America, and timeless in its exploration of universal human struggles.