If you follow the news, you might have a skewed perspective of modern cities. They are painted as places under constant threat of all manner of social ills, polluted to the core and filled with malevolent psychopaths hell-bent on causing chaos.

When Bob Dylan took to the stage at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, folk music was changed forever. To understand why his performance was such a big deal and so controversial, one must delve deep into the historical and cultural context of music at the time.

Josh Davis’s Two Awesome Hours shows us how we can create conditions for two hours of effective mental performance.

Can you believe it’s been ten years since Freakonomics first hit the bookstands? This enfant terrible of economic insight quickly blazed a trail for a slew of similarly eye-opening titles that dared to challenge and confront age-old social woes with a frighteningly refreshing academic perspective.

Recent research by health institutions also conveys a similar message: eating habits are related to people’s lifestyle and are important for our health. This fact has awakened people regarding the importance of eating healthily.  

German-Canadian writer, Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now is no overnight success. It’s been around for the best part of 20 years. 

Welcome to Jakarta. You may have heard about it, but you won’t really know what you’re up against until you get here.

Distilling a lifestyle choice into a snappy one-liner has long been the curse of self-help book writers. From the outside looking in, selling an idea or philosophy promising to “change your life” is no easy feat. Perhaps this is why the titles of such books are so long and meandering; and all too often, misleading.

Every day we use the internet. Updating Snapchat, posting pictures on Facebook, googling life’s difficult (or very easy) questions, searching for recipes, researching the answers to your homework, watching a Korean drama on YouTube, checking maps to get to your destination…the list goes on.

The rights for 23 Indonesian books were sold to foreign publishers during the International Book Fair held at Jakarta Convention Center in Central Jakarta from Sept. 28 to 30.

The books that gave us "Game of Thrones" are getting an enhancement for the digital age.

Dan Brown's next thriller is set to come out next fall.

Ralph Lauren, one of the giants of modern American fashion, is working on his autobiography.

Young adult (YA) books often get side-eyed by readers that consider them “not serious”.

Reading is a must for fashion blogger-turned-entrepreneur Diana Rikasari. “Reading motivates us. Sometimes when we don’t read, we drown in our own thoughts,” she told The Jakarta Post at the launch of the Asian Luxury Index in Senopati, Jakarta, Thursday.

The Rise of the Robots is a book that discusses the problem of unemployment. In contrast to common sense, which suggests that technology will improve productivity, the advance of automatic technology has started to grind a number of jobs, while manual technology is truly helpful in handling difficult tasks for humans. Yet, computerized machinery has started to replace human labor completely.

As the latest (and final) installment from the franchise, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a major commercial success. So, what to expect from the script-book?

Since selfies with the Merah Putih flag are too mainstream, we recommend you read a book to celebrate Indonesia’s Independence Day. Added bonus: You can act all smart and nationalist at the same time. And hey, you might learn a thing or two about the country too.

After learning a lot from an online course by Barbara Oakley called "Learning How to Learn" I decided to read her book  A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even if You Flunked Algebra). This subtitle doesn’t do justice to the scope of the book. Oakley talks about learning strategies in general, and only occasionally about math and science specifically. As such the book is really for anyone who wants to find the best strategies for learning.

Those curious about renowned journalist and award-winning author Linda Christanty's favorite books can check out this list.

Here are some books with realistic portrayals of women; some defy the usual notion we have about women in society.

Bandung-based industrial rock band Koil is slated to release a comic book entitled Koil: Dragonian Warriors at Pop Con Asia 2016 in Jakarta in August.

Suicide might be considered by some to be a taboo topic in literature. Yet surprisingly, teenage suicide sits alongside dystopic future societies, kingdoms and dragons, and romance-comedies as one of the young adult genre’s popular themes.

How do you explain technology and its presence in human life? Okky Madasari does it well in her latest novel, Kerumunan Terakhir (The Last Crowd).

The Literary Hub website, lithub.com, has launched a new book review aggregator. Book Marks is differentiating itself from similar services that use star-rating systems and user-generated reviews by bringing in professional critics.  

The joy of reading books for our children may not last long, as pretty soon they’ll be old enough to read the books all by themselves. To help you get fun quality time with your little ones, here are our six favorite children's books of all time.

In an era of e-books and the internet, Singapore has introduced a retro-style innovation: book vending machines. Independent bookstore BooksActually is encouraging people to shop for books without even visiting a bookstore by launching two book vending machines on Friday. 

Coloring books certainly offer a unique way to relieve stress amid our day-to-day activities. The constant movement of coloring a certain pattern and choosing the colors for an object can be therapeutic and increase concentration. Here are our recommendations for five beautiful coloring books you should add to your collection.

To celebrate National Book Day, which falls on May 17, here’s our picks of Indonesian books (also available in English) that you should add to your reading list—if you haven't already. 

This year is an exciting year for all the bookworms and movie lovers out there as plenty of successful books that have been adapted for the silver screen will be released