On a Sunday afternoon three weeks after I arrived in Bangalore, I found myself sitting in a tea house, feeling that, for the first time since I landed in India, I did not want to order masala chai. The tea house was the one in… Read More
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Frere Lampier yang Menyalakan Lampu di Malam Hari
Sudah lewat tengah malam saat George Whitman berjalan tertatih di ruang tengah toko bukunya. Malam itu ia sulit tidur. George — yang rambut putihnya tergerai awut-awutan — berjingkat-jingkat di antara belasan anak muda yang tidur bergelimpangan, beberapa di antara mereka penulis petualang, yang lain pejalan… Read More
At the Onsen
If I was already blushing like a sakura when I untied my yukata, I am sure my face was as red as a freshly sliced tuna sashimi when I turned around and faced the breasts of a stranger. They were round with a narrow valley between them… Read More
The Mad Ones: Seumpama Books
We first met Seumpama Books at the 2015 Christmas Bazaar at 1/15 Coffee and thought they were completely mad. They have to be, why else would someone start a book studio in Jakarta when the space for books in bookstores across the city is shrinking,… Read More