Indonesians who hoard books but don’t always read them
Some people have a habit of picking up books they will never read. It hasn’t stopped them from piling up their collection
Korean book exhibition opens in Tokyo
The exhibition shows 78 Korean books to share with Japan, some depicting current social issues Koreans are faced with.
Seoul’s new digital library hopes to make learning interactive
An effort is underway to bring the books, especially old texts, closer to readers using latest technologies.
Publishers in China take to livestreaming to sell books
One livestreaming session at a publisher lasts about three hours, covering the 103 books.
‘Hunting for Muhammad’: Feby Indirani seeks to transcend political polarization
Indonesian author Feby Indirani has distinguished herself as an author who is capable of presenting the lives of Indonesian Muslims through an intimate and sympathetic eye.
Cyber adventure meets The Arabian Nights in Alif The Unseen
The book starts conventionally with the eponymous protagonist, a hacker extraordinaire whose handle is Alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Labor activist-turned-poet chronicles travels in new book, exhibition
The exhibition of photos, poems written from conflict regions show writer Park No-hae’s love for humanity
Jhumpa Lahiri, writing only in Italian, translates herself back into English
Lahiri, the London-born American daughter of Indian immigrants, is finally returning to English - but aslant - with Whereabouts, her translation of her first Italian novel Dove Mi…
Online version of Chinese encyclopedic dictionary launched
An official online version of the Cihai, a large-scale dictionary and encyclopedia of the Chinese language, has been released.