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    Discover the vibrant world of Indonesian writers through the latest updates curated from global media outlets, thoughtfully indexed to bring you regular and engaging coverage, ensuring you stay connected to the pulse of the literary scene. Explore with us as we delve into the rich narratives and captivating stories of Indonesian writers, presented with the utmost professionalism.


    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Mar 26, 2018

    Dee Lestari and her most challenging novel yet



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Mar 24, 2018

    Intan’s books signed by UK publisher



    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Mar 23, 2018

    ‘Fierce and Unconventional’ Intan Paramaditha Signs UK, Commonwealth Book Deals



    Personal Blog / What Media Says
    Mar 22, 2018

    First Collection Interview – Khairani Barokka



    Bookseller / All Things Books
    Mar 21, 2018

    Indonesian writer’s ‘fierce and unconventional’ fiction to Harvill



    InterSastra / Youtube
    Mar 18, 2018

    Eliza Vitri Handayani reads “The Fugitive” by Wiji Thukul



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Mar 18, 2018

    Sapardi Djoko Damono’s ‘Hujan Bulan Juni’ third novel launched



    Jakarta Globe / What Media Says
    Mar 15, 2018

    S. Rukiah Kertapati, Forgotten Woman Writer of the Indonesian Revolution



    Daily Review / As Seen On
    Mar 08, 2018

    The 2018 Stella Prize Shortlist of Six Announced



    Johannesburg Review of Books / Writing
    Mar 05, 2018

    Two new poems by Mikael Johani



    Saturday Paper / All Things Books
    Mar 03, 2018

    Intan Paramaditha Apple and Knife



    Jakarta Globe / As Seen On
    Mar 01, 2018

    Outstanding Indonesian Women



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Feb 28, 2018

    ‘My Pain, My Country’: A detailed account of a rape victim



    Readings – Blog / All Things Books
    Feb 26, 2018

    Apple and Knife by Intan Paramaditha



    Buah Zine / What Media Says
    Feb 22, 2018

    Interview: Dena



    Asialink / As Seen On
    Feb 22, 2018

    Creative Exchanges Announced



    InterSastra / Youtube
    Feb 15, 2018

    Gratiagusti Chananya Rompas reads “This City is Yours” by Wiji Thukul



    Inside Indonesia / What Media Says
    Feb 13, 2018

    Crossing the finish line



    PopMatters / All Things Books
    Feb 13, 2018

    Eliza Vitri Handayani on Her Novel of Freedom Set in a Repressed Society



    Jakarta Post / Translations
    Feb 12, 2018

    Sway of the swing



    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Feb 12, 2018

    Tale of the Bidadari by Stephani Soejono



    Journal of International Women’s Studies / Papers
    Feb 12, 2018

    Feminist Voice in the Works of Indonesian Early Woman Writers: Reading Novels and Short Stories by Suwarsih Djojopuspito



    Australian / All Things Books
    Feb 10, 2018

    Jakarta author seeks a lighter side of Islam



    Mekong Review / All Things Books
    Feb 09, 2018

    Disobedient women



    IDWRITERS / Youtube
    Feb 07, 2018

    Festival Literasi Tangsel 2017 – Day 1



    IDWRITERS / Youtube
    Feb 07, 2018

    Festival Literasi Tangsel 2017 – Day 2



    Book Riot / All Things Books
    Feb 05, 2018

    Riot RoundUp: The Best Books We Read in January



    Deutsche Welle / As Seen On
    Jan 26, 2018

    LiBeratur Prize puts non-European female writers in the spotlight



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jan 22, 2018

    Feby Indirani: Writing religious parodies



    Larashati / All Things Books
    Jan 20, 2018

    Sit Back and Relax with Bukan Perawan Maria



    Paris Review / All Things Books
    Jan 19, 2018

    Staff Picks: Vengeance, Evil, and Grace



    SBS / What Media Says
    Jan 19, 2018

    Navigating sex, politics and #metoo in Indonesian literature



    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Jan 14, 2018

    Finding home in the ‘Imaginary City’ by Rain Chudori



    Australian / All Things Books
    Jan 13, 2018

    Eka Kurniawan’s Vengeance Is Mine is limp venture into violence



    Politiikasta / What Media Says
    Jan 10, 2018

    Building a Boat in Paradise – Feminist Literature that Resists Forgetting



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jan 08, 2018

    Leila S. Chudori’s evolving journey

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