Uniting Humanity Through Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2022Indonesia ExpatOctober 7, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 7, 20220451The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) will once again welcome over 200 speakers from 19 countries consisting of writers,...
Meet David Nesbit, an Author Depicting Tales of Indonesia’s WonderfulIndonesia ExpatDecember 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 2, 2021December 2, 20210713Author David Nesbit was drawn to return to Indonesia. Upon his settlement and new life, he met wonderful characters who...
Top Reading Apps to Download NowIndonesia ExpatFebruary 16, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 16, 2021July 9, 20210713Reading can be a form of escapism into a fictional world, or it can teach readers certain topics useful in...
Bamboozled – New Book by Stu LloydIndonesia ExpatApril 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 24, 2020April 24, 202001568Stu Lloyd has dropped his latest book, a massive collection of colourful stories contributed to by expats from Pakistan to...
Get Smart or Die LyingKenneth YeungMarch 30, 2020April 1, 2020 by Kenneth YeungMarch 30, 2020April 1, 202003092Kenneth Yeung pompously pontificates on education in a time of viral uncertainty. As a pretentious 16-year-old, one of my favourite...
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books on IndonesiaKenneth YeungNovember 21, 2018November 21, 2018 by Kenneth YeungNovember 21, 2018November 21, 201806069Indonesia Etc. Elizabeth Pisani 2014 Easily the best book about Indonesia in recent years. Elizabeth Pisani, an American who...
1001 Books for Indonesian ChildrenIndonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2017November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2017November 10, 202101650Since 2002, 1001buku Foundation has been campaigning to provide equal access to books for Indonesian children. While technology and Internet...
Rockefeller and the Demise of Ibu PertiwiIndonesia ExpatSeptember 12, 2017November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 12, 2017November 10, 202102088It was towards the end of my tour at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta when, in 1969, West Papua became...
Jamie James and The Glamour of StrangenessKunang HelmiDecember 19, 2016December 19, 2016 by Kunang HelmiDecember 19, 2016December 19, 201601343Jamie James’ book “The Glamour of Strangeness” is a global survey of exotes, artists and writers who “roam the world...
Police Confiscate “Pornographic” Textbooks in West SumatraNadya Joy AdorOctober 21, 2016October 21, 2016 by Nadya Joy AdorOctober 21, 2016October 21, 20160977Police raided a number of Sumatra schools early this month and confiscated “pornographic textbooks” that supposedly contained vulgar content....
Writing the Indonesian ExperienceRosie MilneJuly 26, 2016July 27, 2016 by Rosie MilneJuly 26, 2016July 27, 201601869When I first arrived in the early ‘90s, it was close to impossible to find any English language books about...
Indonesia Bans ‘Left-Wing’ BooksIndonesia ExpatMay 20, 2016May 20, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatMay 20, 2016May 20, 201601298On Tuesday, Indonesia celebrated National Book Day. But the event was disturbed by reports of book raids and confiscations by the country’s...
John H. McGlynn – The Lontar FoundationTerry CollinsApril 8, 2014August 23, 2017 by Terry CollinsApril 8, 2014August 23, 201712159For much of the world, Indonesia is an exotic country next to Bali, and Java is where coffee comes from....
Inspiration Comes in all Shapes and Sizes: The Madura Library ProjectAngela JelitaApril 8, 2014August 23, 2017 by Angela JelitaApril 8, 2014August 23, 201701669Inspirational adults striving to make a difference in their communities are out there. Inspirational teenagers, however, are not as easy...
Balinese Literature: A Moveable FeastQraved TeamFebruary 11, 2014August 11, 2017 by Qraved TeamFebruary 11, 2014August 11, 201702624In understanding Balinese literature, we must start with a religion and mythology founded in India over 3,500 years ago. The...
Tamara Fielding: Wayang PuppeteerQraved TeamDecember 2, 2013August 16, 2017 by Qraved TeamDecember 2, 2013August 16, 201701596Tamara Fielding was born in 1934 in Cimahi, West Java, in the Dutch East Indies to a Dutch father and...
Faces of Jakarta: Citra, the National Library LibrarianHush PetersenOctober 7, 2013August 16, 2017 by Hush PetersenOctober 7, 2013August 16, 201701362For the last six years, Citra, who boards a train and a bajaj every day, wakes up well before the...
Indonesia Face To FaceTerry CollinsAugust 26, 2013August 16, 2017 by Terry CollinsAugust 26, 2013August 16, 20170964Ivan Southall (1921-2008) was an Australian writer best known for young-adult fiction, but he also wrote seven books for adults,...
Hari Saraswati: In Praise of BooksQraved TeamJune 18, 2013August 16, 2017 by Qraved TeamJune 18, 2013August 16, 201701374With the islandwide celebration of Dewi Saraswati on August 10th, it’s only appropriate to offer a paean to Bali’s bountiful...