T ime is one of the grand themes of literature and art. A new comics anthology, Delay, brings together 11 pieces of graphic fiction in the short form from various Southeast Asian artists including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and connects the concept of time to such … [Read more...]
HanseYes24 Cultural Foundation publishes the original novel behind the hit Netflix title, ‘Cigarette Girl’
February 10, 2026 by
The HanseYes24 Cultural Foundation (Chair Baek Su-mi) has translated∙published the Indonesian full-length novel ‘Cigarette Girl (Cigarette Girl original title: Gacis Kretek)’ as the seventh work in the Southeast Asian Literature Series. The novel ‘Cigarette Girl’ is the source material for a … [Read more...]
“Borneo: The History of an Enigma” by Olivier Hein
February 8, 2026 by
A book that attempts to tell the story of one of the world’s largest and most complex islands across vast spans of time—from deep geological history to the urgent pressures of the present—Olivier Hein’s Borneo: The History of an Enigma announces its ambition from the first pages. Such scale is … [Read more...]
13 Non-Fiction Books People Can’t Recommend Enough
January 25, 2026 by
Recently, u/Dry_Luck_9228 asked r/suggestmeabook, "What's the most interesting non-fiction book you've read?" So we thought we'd share some of the suggestions with you. — "It goes into how the CIA, after WWII did everything in its power to stop the rise of communism/leftism, including … [Read more...]
Strange Distances
January 24, 2026 by
The Wallace Line is a faunal boundary line in the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Drawn in the mid-nineteenth century by the English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, it cuts through the Indian Ocean between Bali and Lombok, upwards into the Makassar Strait between Borneo and Celebes, and … [Read more...]
