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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.


    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



    Words Without Borders / What Media Says
    Nov 09, 2022

    “Curiosity and Excitement”: An Interview with Khairani Barokka



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Nov 08, 2022

    What I’ve learned: Maesy Angelina, indie bookshop POST cofounder



    Baffler / Translations
    Oct 17, 2022

    Letters and Fists, Notes of an Indonesian writer



    IDWRITERS / Story
    Oct 14, 2022

    Being a Nyai: a Fairy Tale or a Curse?



    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Oct 08, 2022

    Kita Pergi Hari Ini Kinda Review



    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Oct 07, 2022

    ‘Well, That Was Unexpected’: A novel filled with charm, wit and growing pains



    Indonesia Expat / As Seen On
    Oct 07, 2022

    Uniting Humanity through Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2022



    BPL Library / Youtube
    Oct 02, 2022

    Celebrating Budi Darma



    Penguin UK Articles / As Seen On
    Sep 30, 2022

    2022 Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize



    Tempo English / What Media Says
    Sep 27, 2022

    Acclaimed Writer Goenawan Mohamad to Receive Japan Foundation Awards



    Southeast Asia Globe / As Seen On
    Sep 12, 2022

    Young readers find sense of community as Indonesia’s literary scene expands



    Conversation / As Seen On
    Aug 31, 2022

    How crime fiction went global, embracing themes from decolonisation to climate change

    Berani

    CBC / All Things Books
    Aug 23, 2022

    Michelle Kadarusman’s middle-grade novel Berani is an inspiring introduction to environmental activism



    Buah Zine / All Things Books
    Aug 18, 2022

    List: More books by writers of Indonesian heritage



    Antara / What Media Says
    Aug 12, 2022

    Jokowi bestows honorary medals as part of Independence Day celebration



    Guardian / All Things Books
    Aug 03, 2022

    Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash review – masterful send up of 80s action flicks



    Omong-Omong Media / As Seen On
    Jul 31, 2022

    God is Not Dead, Poetry Save Him



    UWRF News / Press Release
    Jul 26, 2022

    First Highlight Speaker Release



    Straits Times / All Things Books
    Jul 23, 2022

    Singapore Shelf: ‘Ear prostitutes’, secrets in Clarissa Goenawan’s Watersong

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