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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.


    Dave Poems / What Media Says
    Aug 28, 2017

    Sandra Alland, Khairani Barokka and Daniel Sluman, eds., – Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back



    Asian Correspondent / As Seen On
    Aug 25, 2017

    Ubud Writers Festival to showcase Indonesian literature in October



    Asymptote / As Seen On
    Aug 25, 2017

    Weekly Dispatches from the Frontlines of World Literature – August 25, 2017



    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Aug 25, 2017

    Jakarta event highlights Palestinian poems



    AU Review / All Things Books
    Aug 24, 2017

    Five Books You Need To Read This Month: August



    Jakarta Globe / As Seen On
    Aug 24, 2017

    Indonesia International Book Fair to Hit Jakarta This September



    Diplomat / All Things Books
    Aug 23, 2017

    ‘Relax, It’s Just Religion,’ Says Indonesian Author



    Diplomat / Youtube
    Aug 22, 2017

    ‘Relax, It’s Just Religion,’ Says Indonesian Author to Foster Tolerance



    IDWRITERS / As Seen On
    Aug 21, 2017

    Bumi Langit [R]evolusi: Bringing back local superheroes



    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Aug 20, 2017

    Indonesia International Book Fair to return in September



    Financial Times / All Things Books
    Aug 18, 2017

    Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan — street fighter



    IDWRITERS / Youtube
    Aug 18, 2017

    Indonesian Literature Collection in National Library of Australia



    Los Angeles Review of Books / All Things Books
    Aug 16, 2017

    Impotent Rage: Eka Kurniawan’s “Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash”



    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Aug 14, 2017

    Joko Pinurbo’s New Poetry Book Highlights Creative Process, Religious Issues



    VICE / All Things Books
    Aug 14, 2017

    ‘I’m a Third-Culture Kid, So I’m Always Nowhere’



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Aug 14, 2017

    ‘Indonesia 1998’: A satirical illustration of the country’s past



    Magdalene / All Things Books
    Aug 10, 2017

    Blogger Releases New Memoir on Adulting



    Asian Correspondent / As Seen On
    Aug 07, 2017

    Asean Literary Festival celebrates art, free speech and 50 years of regional cooperation



    Margins / Writing
    Aug 07, 2017

    Money for your English



    Sideways Times / What Media Says
    Aug 06, 2017

    Disabled artists are out here: A conversation with Okka



    IDWRITERS / Translations
    Aug 05, 2017

    Man of the Fields



    Gazette / All Things Books
    Aug 05, 2017

    The children’s books you should show your kids this summer



    Saturday Paper / All Things Books
    Aug 05, 2017

    Eka Kurniawan: Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash



    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Aug 03, 2017

    ‘Non-Spesifik’: Anya Rompas’ New Book Delves Into Poet’s Volatile Mind



    Goethe Institut – Magazine / Writing
    Aug 01, 2017

    Mobile Libraries in the Furthest Corners of Indonesia



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Jul 31, 2017

    Oka Rusmini: Documenting lives of Balinese women



    Personal Blog / Translations
    Jul 30, 2017

    Nalar’s Mask



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Jul 24, 2017

    Lily Yulianti Farid: For the love of writing



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jul 22, 2017

    Adults key to children’s interpretation of tolerance



    Magdalene / All Things Books
    Jul 21, 2017

    New Anthology Asks People to Lighten Up About Religion



    Publishing Perspectives / As Seen On
    Jul 20, 2017

    Rights Interest Rising: Indonesian Publishers on International Trade



    SCMP / All Things Books
    Jul 19, 2017

    Eka Kurniawan’s brutal novel on Indonesian masculinity is not for the faint-hearted



    IDWRITERS / Translations
    Jul 18, 2017

    Visiting a Haunted House



    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Jul 18, 2017

    The Book of Forbidden Feelings by Lala Bohang



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Jul 17, 2017

    Agustinus Wibowo: Making peace with identities



    The Economist / All Things Books
    Jul 13, 2017

    Riding high: The secrets of Indonesia’s finest novelist

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