Award-winning author Arundhati Roy to face trial under anti-terror law
The sanction to try Roy under a stringent anti-terror law is for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event in New Delhi in 2010.
Visiting floating library adds Khmer books for local readers
This addition aims to make reading more accessible and enjoyable for Cambodian visitors, enriching their literary experience with books in their native language.
Ancient Jawi poem revived, captivates a new audience
Reaching a new audience with an archival book is always a good thing. Syair Jaran Tamasa, an ancient poem, exemplifies this. It is a book release by Fixi, known for its fiction in…
Long Live Print: Physical books thrive in the digital age
When the pandemic forced physical bookstores to close, other distribution channels stepped up to fill the vacuum and bring printed books closer to their readers.
‘Cambodia’s Hidden Scars’ final book highlights healing after atrocities
The series provides an in-depth analysis of the idea that human rights violations, armed conflict, and war cause psychological and psychiatric outcomes, using the Kingdom’s…
Birth of a Braille book
With more than 17 million visually impaired individuals in China, Braille books serve as a crucial pathway for the community to receive education, acquire skills and understand…
German-Vietnamese writer releases new children’s book
The book, entitled "Hip Hop and the Master Singer," is the third work in Isabelle Müller's series about a little flea called Hip Hop.
‘Systemic Silencing’: A look back at Indonesian survivors of enforced prostitution
Written by Katharine E. McGregor, the book focuses on a subset of lower-class women from the countryside, mostly in Java, who played a significant role during the period of…
Beyond Nilkhet: Dhaka’s second-hand book markets
Dhaka is home to book markets where your desire to buy books meets affordability—if you know how to strike a deal.
Saadat Hasan died, but Manto lives on
As we celebrate his birth anniversary every year on 11 May, we remember the writer who inked society as it was, on paper, in all its humanity and inhumanity.