In Filipino folklore, there are creatures that are reviled as often as they are revered. Among them, you have some big baddies like the manananggal (a winged shapeshifter that can detach its upper torso from its lower body and feeds on unborn babies), the mangkukulam (a witch for hire should you need to place a… Read More Get Cozy with the Supernatural: FLY BY NIGHT AND OTHER STORIES
“Why is it that we all share a single vision, but no one knows how to get there?”“How can we know? We do not even have an idea who we are.” Vin dela Serna Lopez’s historical novel 1762 seems bowed down by the weight of its author’s baroque prose. Throughout the entire novel, this reader… Read More 1762 by Vin dela Serna Lopez : When the Philippines Almost Became British
The annual World Book Day event organized by Instituto Cervantes de Manila is back! After 2023’s venue at Intramuros, this year it returns to the more familiar Ayala Triangle Gardens. From 9:30 AM to 11:00 PM, local publishers will be selling books with a special discount price of 20%. If you buy a book, you… Read More Día del Libro 2024
More than a hundred events will take place between April 25 (Thursday) and 28 (Sunday), 2024, at the World Trade Center in Pasay City! From cosplays to book signings by local authors, to storytelling and arts and crafts workshops, there’s fun to be had by all members of the family, regardless of age. It’s a… Read More Bookish Happenings at the 2nd Philippine Book Festival
Now that THE PREYING BIRDS (Mga Ibong Mandaragit) by Amado V. Hernandez has been translated into English by Danton Remoto for Penguin Random House SEA in 2022, this reader finally got the chance to read a book I’ve been hearing about for so long, by an author recognized as a National Artist for Literature. What… Read More The Preying Birds (Mga Ibong Mandaragit) is a Prayer Across Generations
The most prestigious literary award in the country is accepting entries again, after two years. They are accepting entries until May 31, 2024. Open to Filipino authors of all ages, writers may turn in entries written in English (8 categories) or Filipino (9 categories), with short stories in Cebuano, Hiligaynon, and Ilokano. There is also… Read More The 72nd Palanca Awards are now accepting entries until May 31, 2024
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