Komunitas Salihara, a cultural center based in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, is set to host the Literature and Ideas Festival, or LIFEs, on Oct. 7-28, it said in a statement on Tuesday (19/09). The festival evolved out of the Salihara Literary Biennale, which started in 2011. Whereas the biennale … [Read more...]

Indonesia will be participating in the Frankfurt Book Fair from October 19-23, 2016 in Germany. At the world's largest and oldest book fair, Indonesia will display 300 books selected by a team of independent curators. Indonesia's participation is fully supported by the Ministry of Education and … [Read more...]

Yesterday I attended the annual AALITRA Symposium here in Melbourne at the Boyd Library in Southbank, and had a most interesting time.  The event was very well attended and arriving just shortly before it started, I was lucky to get a seat.  I think some people must have come without booking in … [Read more...]

Indonesia International Book Fair (IIBF) is set to return on Sept. 6-10 at the Assembly Hall of the Jakarta Convention Center. Initiated by Indonesian Publishers Association (IKAPI), the event is targeting to feature 20 participating countries. "Currently 15 countries have confirmed to … [Read more...]

A solidarity event dubbed "Doa untuk Palestina" (Prayer for Palestine) was held on Thursday at Graha Bhakti Budaya in Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) in Central Jakarta. Initiated by Muslim cleric Mustofa Bisri, affectionately called Gus Mus, the event featured readings of Palestinian poems by … [Read more...]