Top Reading Apps to Download NowIndonesia ExpatFebruary 16, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 16, 2021062 Reading 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, 20200930 Stu 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, 202002566 Kenneth 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, 201804036 Indonesia Etc. Elizabeth Pisani 2014 Easily the best book about Indonesia in recent years. Elizabeth Pisani, an American who...
1001 Books for Indonesian ChildrenChristabel SasaboneNovember 8, 2017 by Christabel SasaboneNovember 8, 201701035 Since 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 PertiwiKerry B. CollisonSeptember 12, 2017September 14, 2017 by Kerry B. CollisonSeptember 12, 2017September 14, 201701278 It 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 StrangenessIrfan KortschakDecember 19, 2016December 19, 2016 by Irfan KortschakDecember 19, 2016December 19, 20160797 Jamie 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 Gozon AdorOctober 21, 2016October 21, 2016 by Nadya Joy Gozon AdorOctober 21, 2016October 21, 20160536 Police raided a number of Sumatra schools early this month and confiscated “pornographic textbooks” that supposedly contained vulgar content....
Writing the Indonesian ExperienceMark HeywardJuly 26, 2016July 27, 2016 by Mark HeywardJuly 26, 2016July 27, 201601313 When 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, 20160757 On 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, 201711051 For 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, 20170978 Inspirational adults striving to make a difference in their communities are out there. Inspirational teenagers, however, are not as easy...
Balinese Literature: A Moveable FeastBill DaltonFebruary 11, 2014August 11, 2017 by Bill DaltonFebruary 11, 2014August 11, 201702070 In understanding Balinese literature, we must start with a religion and mythology founded in India over 3,500 years ago. The...
Tamara Fielding: Wayang PuppeteerBill DaltonDecember 2, 2013August 16, 2017 by Bill DaltonDecember 2, 2013August 16, 20170744 Tamara 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, 201701129 For 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, 20170626 Ivan 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 BooksBill DaltonJune 18, 2013August 16, 2017 by Bill DaltonJune 18, 2013August 16, 20170817 With the islandwide celebration of Dewi Saraswati on August 10th, it’s only appropriate to offer a paean to Bali’s bountiful...