Bakdi Soemanto Encourages Cultural Literacy
“At that time, very early in the morning on 11th October 2014….. I received a text from a friend of...
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Art Appreciation: Meet Bruce Carpenter
Author and co-author of more than 20 books and numerous articles on Indonesian art, culture and history, Bruce W. Carpenter...
Vivienne Kruger: Balinese Food
Vivienne Kruger first visited Bali on a week-long overland trip from Jakarta in 1993. For five years, starting in 1999,...
Through Darkness to Light: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2013
The Ubud Readers and Writers Festival opened for the tenth year on October 11th with an all female gamelan orchestra....
Meet Judy Chapman
Meet Judy Chapman. The Author of ?My Singapore Lover?, a contemporary love story in which Singapore is the main character....
Paul Spencer Sochaczewski: Redheads
Paul Spencer Sochaczewski was born in 1947 in Brooklyn and grew up in suburban New Jersey. His earliest memory is...
Crazy Little Heaven: An Indonesian Journey
With his fellow Tasmanian wife and their two young children, Mark Heyward arrived in East Kalimantan in 1992 to teach...
Shaping Women’ Roles through Literature: Helvy Tiana Rosa
Helvy Tiana Rosa has produced 50 written works including short stories, plays and poetry, in addition to her role as...
Meet Bill Dalton
Bill has spent much of his life travelling and writing. His saga took flight in 1971 as he embarked on...
Andrew Whitmarsh
Meet Andrew Whitmarsh. The adventurous travel writer and author of the newly released walking tour guide, Jakarta: 25 Excursions in...
Dan Boylan
Meet Dan Boylan. Writer, filmmaker and creator of Call to Poetry. Dan, can we start with a little background information?...
Jeremy Allan
Hi Jeremy Allan! The Canadian writer who lives in a bungalow in the village of Penting Sari, Jogja. Canada is...