Besides the elaboration on the thesis of kindness, Humankind also explores how our cynical view of humanity might be detrimental to society and how we can improve the system with this new realism approach.

Four original drawings by the creator of Asterix the Gaul sold Tuesday for nearly 400,000 euros to benefit Paris hospitals.

These books explore practical ways young children can avoid infection and transmission, and provide strategies parents can use to help children cope with anxiety. Some books feature adult role models, but the majority feature children as heroes.

US writer Joyce Carol Oates, so often a bridesmaid for the Nobel literature prize, won France's richest books prize Monday.

Former US president Bill Clinton will publish another crime novel, co-author James Patterson said Thursday, this time centered on the kidnapping of an American first daughter.

Stuck at home with the kids? Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch and Cate Blanchett may be able to help.

Celebrated British author Neil Gaiman's classic graphic novel series The Sandman will be receiving a star-studded audio adaptation on July 15 through the Audible platform.

The Indonesian book industry is among the worst hit by the pandemic, and the lack of incentives as well as support from the government may further drag down the already low literacy rate.

Neighborhood bookstores in France survived the television and later the advent of online shopping. Then came the coronavirus lockdown.

Indonesian-born Singaporean author Michelle Tanmizi shares her dystopian visions and experiences living in a lockdown during the pandemic.

Japan's ruthless animated hitman has become the latest victim of the coronavirus, as the nation's longest-running manga comic announced it would take its first hiatus in its 52-year history as social restrictions to contain the virus have made it difficult to produce the hand-drawn series.

Spotify and author JK Rowling on Tuesday announced the release of free weekly recordings narrated by celebrities of the first book in the wildly popular "Harry Potter" series.

American author Colson Whitehead's novel The Nickel Boys, which chronicles the horrors of a reform school in Florida, has made him the fourth person ever to win the Pulitzer prize for fiction twice.

Author Stephenie Meyer thrilled fans of her best-selling "Twilight" novels on Monday by announcing she will release a prequel that explores the characters' love story from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen.

Woody Allen's controversial autobiography "Apropos of Nothing" will finally be published in French in June after the first US edition was pulled and then pulped.

Filipino novelist Gina Apostol’s English-language novel is accessible and relevant to readers in Indonesia.

They are all richly textured, powerful, nuanced books that are immediately arresting but also reward repeated re-reading.

Women bore much of the burden of the Vietnam War but their voices have long been absent from the trove of literature on the topic, says acclaimed author Nguyen Phan Que Mai. 

Danish-Palestinian bad-boy poet Yahya Hassan, who stormed on to Denmark's literary scene in 2013 and quickly became a household name, has died aged just 24.

Maj Sjowall, one half of a Swedish crime-writing couple credited with inventing "Nordic Noir", has died aged 84, her publisher said on Wednesday.

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, publishing company PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama (GPU) has launched a program that allows readers to access selected e-books for free.

Per Olov Enquist, one of Sweden's most acclaimed authors who wrote "The Visit of the Royal Physician," has died aged 85, his family told Swedish media on Sunday.

Iksaka Banu and Kurnia Effendi’s new novel, Pangeran Dari Timur (The Prince from the East) chronicles the tragic yet vibrant life of Indonesia’s legendary painter, Raden Saleh.  

Though much of the world may be off-limits now, we can still use our imaginations to travel to far-flung places through the power of a beautifully crafted sentence and a biting sense of humor, thanks to these travel books.

World Book Day 2020 – Indonesia Online Festival will be streamed on Zoom and YouTube until May 2. 

As adults, we can turn to parasocial relationships with fictional characters to feel less lonely and boost our mood when we’re feeling low.

Here are several books by Indonesian authors that have been translated into English, for those who wish to enrich their reading palette.

After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary about the coronavirus tragedy unfolding in her hometown.

The City We Became is a promising start to a modern myth on an urban, contemporary being that dominates our lives and skylines.

A good detective story, whether it takes place within an English country house or travels across international borders, reminds readers of this fundamental truth.