Some JBC friends gathered up in Bali on a Halloween night and discussed stories and things that they considered as scary.Av Jakarta Book Club

Four travel writers shared their experiences as solo travelers. Heather Ellis, Agustinus Wibowo, Richard Loseby, and Jamie James talked to Tom Edmunds. This was the last session of UWRF in Ubud, October 30, 2016.http://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/program/open-road-open-book/Av Jakarta Book Club

"The Home and the World", written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1915. He was the first Asian to ever win the Nobel Prize of Literature. This book was translated from Bengali to English by his nephew, Surendranath Tagore. It is available on Project Gutenberg site.Av Jakarta Book Club

This is "Penyair" (The Poet) written by Wiji Thukul, in his book "Nyanyian Akar Rumput". He is an Indonesian poet born in 1963, whose work is political, often critical of the Indonesian government and the social conditions of the country. He has been missing since 1998. Jakarta Book Club is honoring his memories this May by reviewing his collection…

Puedo Escribir Los Versos Ma?s Tristes Esta Noche (Pablo Neruda)Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.Escribir, por ejemplo : 'La noche está estrellada,y tiritan, azules, los astros, a lo lejos'.El viento de la noche gira en el cielo y canta.Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.Yo la quise, y a veces ella también me quiso.En …

Saddest Poem(Translated from "Puedo Escribir Los Versos Ma?s Tristes Esta Noche" by Pablo Neruda)I can write the saddest poem of all tonight.Write, for instance: "The night is full of stars,and the stars, blue, shiver in the distance."The night wind whirls in the sky and sings.I can write the saddest poem of all tonight.I loved her, and sometimes s…

Shirley from Jakarta Book Club reading one of Pablo Neruda's poems from his collection of romantic poems, "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair", first published in 1924 when Neruda was 19. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.Av Jakarta Book Club

On April 1, 2016, three Jakarta Book Club friends were interviewed by V Radio 106.6 FM Jakarta, Indonesia. The recording contains the on air and off air chat during the one-hour radio show.Av Jakarta Book Club