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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.


    Sydney Review of Books / All Things Books
    Mar 18, 2016

    In Suspicion of Beauty: On Eka Kurniawan



    Jakarta Globe / What Media Says
    Mar 10, 2016

    Author Eka Kurniawan in the Running for Man Booker International Prize



    VICE / What Media Says
    Mar 05, 2016

    The Activist Shining a Light on the Women Prisoners of the Indonesian Massacres



    Inside Indonesia / All Things Books
    Mar 01, 2016

    Review: Man Tiger strikes!



    Magdalene / All Things Books
    Feb 29, 2016

    From Now On We’ll Be Free: Book Explores Freedom, Love and Identity



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Feb 27, 2016

    Dewi Lestari bids farewell to ‘Supernova’



    InterSastra / Translations
    Feb 22, 2016

    Life in Technicolor



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Feb 22, 2016

    Guess what?: Dewi happy, sad about final novel



    Alinea TV / Youtube
    Feb 17, 2016

    “Di Hadapan Rahasia” Book-Launch Concert



    New Yorker / As Seen On
    Feb 16, 2016

    How Staying Small Helps New Directions Publish Great Books



    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Feb 15, 2016

    Gramedia Reprints Stories by Seno Gumira Ajidarma in New Book



    InterSastra / Translations
    Feb 14, 2016

    A Great Day for Mrs. Wagu



    IDWRITERS / Translations
    Feb 07, 2016

    Ah Xiang’s Last Day



    Times Literary Supplement / All Things Books
    Feb 03, 2016

    That foreign substance (The original title was: Indonesia’s lost history)



    Jakarta Post / Writing
    Jan 30, 2016

    I hated gays, and they weren’t real — back then



    Margins / All Things Books
    Jan 29, 2016

    History Through Invention: Iksaka Banu’s “Farewell to Hindia”



    Electric Literature / What Media Says
    Jan 28, 2016

    Eka Kurniawan on Indonesia and Magical Realism



    Indonesia at Melbourne / What Media Says
    Jan 28, 2016

    Talking Indonesia: promoting Indonesian culture through literature



    VersoBooks Blog / What Media Says
    Jan 26, 2016

    A round-up of the critical response to Eka Kurniawan and his writing



    Publishing Perspectives / As Seen On
    Jan 26, 2016

    Dalang Publishing: Introducing Indonesian Historical Fiction to the U.S.



    Jakarta Globe / As Seen On
    Jan 26, 2016

    Writers in Spotlight at ‘Kenduri Kata’ Gathering



    Huffington Post / All Things Books
    Jan 26, 2016

    10 Other Magical Books ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Should Read



    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Jan 25, 2016

    Spoken word young Jakartans embrace a new poetry



    IDWRITERS / Translations
    Jan 24, 2016

    All for a Son



    The Economist / What Media Says
    Jan 23, 2016

    Burning bright



    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Jan 17, 2016

    New Year brings new opera, rhapsodies from Ananda



    IDWRITERS / Translations
    Jan 16, 2016

    The Embrace of the Rengas Tree



    ANZ LitLovers / All Things Books
    Jan 13, 2016

    From Now On Everything Will Be Different, by Eliza Vitri Handayani



    Fortune Indonesia – Blog / All Things Books
    Jan 06, 2016

    Rajawali Bercerita: “I Want to Tell a Story Too”



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jan 04, 2016

    Monsoon tiger and other Stories: From woman for women



    IDWRITERS / Translations
    Jan 01, 2016

    Dimples



    Inside Indonesia / Writing
    Jan 01, 2016

    After ’98: Censorship, compromises and resistance



    Inside Indonesia / All Things Books
    Jan 01, 2016

    A post-colonial subversive



    Mercury News / What Media Says
    Dec 29, 2015

    Oakland children’s author pens books with a socially conscious heart



    Jakarta Globe / What Media Says
    Dec 21, 2015

    A Minute With: Rain Chudori on Being a Female Writer



    Jakarta Globe / All Things Books
    Dec 21, 2015

    Rain Chudori Explores Love and Loneliness in New Book

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