Tag: Books, Culture, Interviews, Lifestyle, Melissa Lin, Writers, Writing
Bernice Chauly: ‘Growing up with Ghosts’
By: Melissa Lin Bernice Chauly is a writer, photographer, poet, lecturer and film-maker. Having been active in the Kuala Lumpur arts scene for almost two decades,...
Filipino Books for the Lazy Reader
By: Jesse Pizarro Boga It's never too late to make reading a habit. If you have short-attention span like me, consider the following Filipino titles that turned me...
Indonesian Travel Writer & Photographer Agustinus Wibowo: ‘Traveling is about Losing your Ego’
By: Yvette Benningshof Passing borderlines is almost a daily routine for Agustinus Wibowo. The travel writer and photographer from Indonesia picked up his backpack at...
In Between Singapore’s Big Chains and Big Brands: An Interview with Deyana Goh of GOHD Books
Running an independent small business is a lot of work. It's also annoying in a place like Singapore, where people are so obsessed with brands and big chains. Small...
Jihad with Sambal; Step Vaessen calling.
By: Peter van Riel An evening with journalist Step Vaessen on Dutch television has generated good selling figures of her new and first book called Jihad met Sambal. A...
Pramoedya Ananta Toer – a committment to struggle
By: Ed Caffin Pramoedya Ananta Toer was one of Indonesia’s greatest authors and an influential political figure. When he died in on April 30 in 2006 at the age of 86,...
