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Drive Books, Not Cars Back To Benefit Kids in Indonesia
Drive Books, Not Cars has collected over 39,000 English language novels and Indonesian-language children’s books for charity in the last three years. (Photos courtesy of DBNC) In about three years, the...
View ArticleDriving Books in Aid of Children’s Literacy
One of the most awaited book drives in Jakarta returned for its fourth year last Sunday during Car Free Day in the fX Sudirman Mall VIP parking lot, with about 3,000 English-language novels for sale....
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Author Laksmi Pamuntjak Recounts Culinary Spice of Life
Prolific author Laksmi Pamuntjak introduces her new book at Pacific Place. (JG Photo/Tunggul Wirajuda) The Aksara bookstore at Jakarta’s Pacific Place mall was decked out for a celebration of...
View ArticlePrinceton University Gifted $300m Book Collection
New York. Princeton University has been gifted an astonishing trove of rare books valued at nearly $300 million that includes the first six printed editions of the Bible and the original printing of...
View ArticleSmall Publishers Flourish in Spain’s Crisis
Barcelona. Specializing in forgotten literary gems and little-known writers, small independent publishers are flourishing in Spain while the big houses are forced to merge to survive. In one of the...
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Reggae Legend Blondy Swaps Beats for Books in Ivory Coast
Abidjan. His voice is warm, his reading poised. Adored by reggae fans everywhere, Ivorian superstar Alpha Blondy has now become a storyteller on his own radio station. Born Seydou Kone, the...
View ArticleBook Talk: A Painting Inspires Eyre’s ‘Viper Wine’
London. Hermione Eyre’s “Viper Wine” begins in 1632 with Lady Venetia Digby, a famous court beauty — the A-list celebrity of her day. But Lady Venetia is at a dangerous age and her looks are failing....
View ArticleEager Fans Snap Up Copies of New ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Novel
New York. Fans of British author E.L. James’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” erotic trilogy clamored on Thursday to get the first copies of her new book “Grey,” a version of the first novel told through the...
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Back to the Future With 21st Century Soldiers of Fortune
‘The Modern Mercenary’ by Ian McFate discusses the rise of private military contractors in modern times. (Photo courtesy of Oxford University Press) London. It’s now clear, Sean McFate says in his new...
View ArticleFirst Peek at New Harper Lee Novel Shows Scout as Grown, Liberated Woman
The first chapter of Harper Lee’s eagerly-awaited second novel “Go Set a Watchman” was released on Friday, showing her beloved “To Kill a Mockingbird” character Scout Finch as a sexually-liberated...
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