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    World Kid Lit / Jun 12, 2023
    by Johanna McCalmont

    June Reviews

    In this article: The Adventures of Na Willa




    CNN Philippines / Jun 06, 2023
    by Don Jaucian

    Why Eka Kurniawan’s translated short stories in Filipino are essential reading

    In this article: Mga Himutok sa Palikuran




    Book Riot / Jun 06, 2023
    by Erica Ezeifedi

    The Best New Book Releases Out June 6, 2023

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    Electric Literature / May 24, 2023
    by Michelle Hart

    The Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books for Summer 2023

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    State Library of NSW / May 22, 2023
    Editor

    Winners announced for the 2023 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    NOW!Jakarta / May 19, 2023
    by Edward Speirs

    Petty Pandean-Elliott Sets The Indonesian Table

    In this article: The Indonesian Table




    Forbes / May 11, 2023
    by Goldie Chan

    20 Must-Read Asian American Authored Books For AAPI Month

    In this article: Fire Is Not a Country




    Asia Media / May 08, 2023
    by Gaby Rusli

    Always Almost, Never Quite

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    Bustle / May 03, 2023
    by Arianna Rebolini

    22 Beach Reads To Bring On Vacation This Summer

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    DAWN / Apr 30, 2023
    by Aamer Hussein

    Column: This Earth of Mankind

    In this article: This Earth of Mankind




    Publishers Weekly / Apr 28, 2023
    by Nathalie op de Beeck

    Independent Spirit: LGBTQ Voices in Publishing

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    Book Riot / Apr 27, 2023
    by Pierce Alquist

    10 of The Best New Books in Translation Out Spring 2023

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    Kirkus Reviews / Apr 25, 2023
    Editor

    Happy Stories, Mostly

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    English PEN / Apr 18, 2023
    Editor

    English PEN announces shortlist for PEN Presents

    In this article: Kita Pergi Hari Ini




    Publishers Weekly / Apr 06, 2023
    Editor

    Happy Stories, Mostly

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    Personal Blog / Mar 28, 2023
    by Lina Kariim

    #35 Burung-Burung Manyar

    In this article: Burung-Burung Manyar




    Personal Blog / Mar 24, 2023
    by Kayla Abigail Pitna

    Man Tiger, A New Perspective on Language and Flow

    In this article: Man Tiger




    Publishers Weekly / Mar 17, 2023
    Editor

    The Indonesian Table

    In this article: The Indonesian Table




    Washington Post / Mar 16, 2023
    by Karen MacPherson

    5 new mystery novels worth staying up late to finish

    In this article: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers




    Personal Blog / Mar 15, 2023
    by Fanda Classiclit

    Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk (The Dancer) by Ahmad Tohari: An Indonesian Classic

    In this article: Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk




    New York Times / Mar 07, 2023
    by Stephanie Burt

    From Newcomers and Veterans, Four New Poetry Books Worth Your Time

    In this article: Brother Poem




    Lifestyle Asia / Mar 06, 2023
    by Sushmita Mahanta

    International Women’s Day: ‘Color Purple’ and other books to read about women by women

    In this article: Habit of a Foreign Sky




    PEN America / Mar 03, 2023
    Editor

    Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Winners

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    Book Riot / Mar 03, 2023
    by Pierce Alquist

    2023 PEN American Literary Award Winners

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    Jakarta Post / Feb 27, 2023
    by Katrin Figge

    Jesse Q. Sutanto returns with cozy murder mystery

    In this article: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers




    WAtoday / Feb 24, 2023
    by Chris Barrett

    How a political prisoner’s novels gave Indonesia a sense of history

    In this article: Indonesia Out of Exile




    Jakarta Post / Feb 23, 2023
    by Yohana Belinda

    ‘Mountains More Ancient’ sheds light on Indonesian slavery in South Africa

    In this article: Mountains More Ancient




    Jakarta Post / Feb 22, 2023
    by Tunggul Wirajuda

    Understanding the impact of Pramoedya’s ‘Buru Quartet’

    In this article: Indonesia Out of Exile




    Personal Blog / Feb 08, 2023
    by Kristine Harper

    Here are (Five of) the Books that Made My Heart Sing in 2022

    In this article: Apple and Knife Happy Stories, Mostly




    Sydney Review of Books / Feb 07, 2023
    by Tiffany Tsao

    When We Became the People from Bloomington

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    PEN America / Jan 20, 2023
    Editor

    Announcing The 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists

    In this article: People from Bloomington




    Interpreter / Jan 20, 2023
    by Duncan Graham

    How an Australian freed an unfinished nation’s history

    In this article: Indonesia Out of Exile




    Nikkei Asia / Jan 18, 2023
    by Shane Bunnag

    Author highlights Asian slavery at Cape of Good Hope

    In this article: Mountains More Ancient




    Jakarta Post / Jan 10, 2023
    Editor

    Award-winning author Norman Erikson Pasaribu discusses ‘Happy Stories, Mostly’

    In this article: Cerita-cerita Bahagia, Hampir Seluruhnya Happy Stories, Mostly




    Personal Blog / Dec 25, 2022
    by Sita

    Happy Stories, Mostly Kinda Review

    In this article: Happy Stories, Mostly




    Jakarta Post / Nov 23, 2022
    by David Rawson

    Book Review: ‘Tjong’

    In this article: Tjong


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