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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 / As Seen On
    Apr 26, 2023

    Pay attention: Local genre novelists are finally recognized



    Kirkus Reviews / All Things Books
    Apr 25, 2023

    Happy Stories, Mostly



    English PEN / All Things Books
    Apr 18, 2023

    English PEN announces shortlist for PEN Presents



    Publishers Weekly / All Things Books
    Apr 06, 2023

    Happy Stories, Mostly



    Indonesia at Melbourne / What Media Says
    Mar 30, 2023

    Talking Indonesia: literature in translation



    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Mar 28, 2023

    #35 Burung-Burung Manyar



    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Mar 24, 2023

    Man Tiger, A New Perspective on Language and Flow



    VIVA / What Media Says
    Mar 20, 2023

    Indonesian Poet Sapardi Djoko Damono Appears on Google Doodle Today



    Publishers Weekly / All Things Books
    Mar 17, 2023

    The Indonesian Table



    Washington Post / All Things Books
    Mar 16, 2023

    5 new mystery novels worth staying up late to finish



    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Mar 15, 2023

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



    New York Times / All Things Books
    Mar 07, 2023

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



    Lifestyle Asia / All Things Books
    Mar 06, 2023

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



    PEN America / All Things Books
    Mar 03, 2023

    Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Winners



    Book Riot / All Things Books
    Mar 03, 2023

    2023 PEN American Literary Award Winners



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Feb 27, 2023

    Jesse Q. Sutanto returns with cozy murder mystery



    WAtoday / All Things Books
    Feb 24, 2023

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



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Feb 23, 2023

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



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Feb 22, 2023

    Understanding the impact of Pramoedya’s ‘Buru Quartet’



    Cordite Poetry Review / Translations
    Feb 15, 2023

    3 Ni Made Purnama Sari English Translations by Norman Erikson Pasaribu



    Kitaab / Writing
    Feb 12, 2023

    A Dog-headed Man



    Hindustan Times / What Media Says
    Feb 10, 2023

    Tiffany Tsao: “Indonesian literature is less well known”



    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Feb 08, 2023

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



    Sydney Review of Books / All Things Books
    Feb 07, 2023

    When We Became the People from Bloomington



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Jan 20, 2023

    Teater Koma cofounder N. Riantiarno dies



    PEN America / All Things Books
    Jan 20, 2023

    Announcing The 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists



    Interpreter / All Things Books
    Jan 20, 2023

    How an Australian freed an unfinished nation’s history



    Asymptote / Translations
    Jan 19, 2023

    Floccinaucinihilipilificatius



    Nikkei Asia / All Things Books
    Jan 18, 2023

    Author highlights Asian slavery at Cape of Good Hope



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Jan 18, 2023

    ‘Book of Beasts’ exhibit explores Goenawan Mohamad’s joy of the unexpected



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jan 10, 2023

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



    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Dec 25, 2022

    Happy Stories, Mostly Kinda Review



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Dec 12, 2022

    Literary figure Remy Sylado dies at age 77



    Dutch Crossing / Papers
    Nov 24, 2022

    Translation, Memory, and Ongoing Coloniality: Reading Gentayangan for a More Worldly Dutch Studies



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Nov 23, 2022

    Book Review: ‘Tjong’



    PEN America / What Media Says
    Nov 10, 2022

    The PEN Ten: An Interview with Cynthia Dewi Oka

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