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What I’ve learned: Maesy Angelina, indie bookshop POST cofounder
Books 3 years ago

What I’ve learned: Maesy Angelina, indie bookshop POST cofounder

Whether it is shrugging off labels or simply staying true to why she started POST—an independent bookshop and publisher in Pasar Santa, South Jakarta—, Maesy Angelina looks back on what she’s learned with a fondness and maturity we should all strive to adopt.
Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare
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Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

The irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers.
Bestseller or dark horse for 2022 Nobel Literature Prize?
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Bestseller or dark horse for 2022 Nobel Literature Prize?

The Swedish Academy will on Thursday announce the 2022 winner of the often-criticised Nobel Literature Prize, with the award committee known for its penchant for spotlighting lesser-known writers over bestselling authors.
Jakarta Art Book Fair 2022 aims to provoke thoughts
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Jakarta Art Book Fair 2022 aims to provoke thoughts

Print is not dead: the 2022 Jakarta Art Book Fair organizers talk about their reslate from 2020 and the elements that constitute an art book.
'The state of being lonely': South Korean horror writer shortlisted for Booker
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'The state of being lonely': South Korean horror writer shortlisted for Booker

A head pops out of the toilet, a woman gets pregnant from birth control pills -- South Korean Booker Prize nominee Bora Chung's short stories are full of horror, inspired by her own life.
In Iraq's Mosul, library rises from ashes of IS reign
Books 4 years ago

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In Iraq's Mosul, library rises from ashes of IS reign

The storied library of Iraq's Mosul University boasted a million titles before Islamic State group jihadists rampaged through it.
Online bookstores open physical branches amid pandemic sales boom
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Online bookstores open physical branches amid pandemic sales boom

During the pandemic, online bookshops have helped people feel connected to the outside world. 
US school board bans Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus'
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US school board bans Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus'

A school board in Tennessee has added to a surge in book bans by conservatives with an order to remove the award-winning 1986 graphic novel on the Holocaust, Maus, from local student libraries.
Isabel Allende: In Chile, the 'old fogeys' need to go
Art & Culture 4 years ago

Isabel Allende: In Chile, the 'old fogeys' need to go

A new generation has taken power in Chile, and Allende, perhaps the most popular Spanish-language writer on the planet, is welcoming the dawning political era with open arms. 
Indonesia's Peter Pan: Ziggy Z delivers dark subjects with a child's eye
Lifestyle 4 years ago

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Indonesia's Peter Pan: Ziggy Z delivers dark subjects with a child's eye

Award-winning author Ziggy Zezsyazeoviennazabrizkie has published another book that looks relatively harmless at a glance yet is deceptively angsty and dark.
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