Words are magic and music by their own, but when you combine words plus the instantaneous visceral impact of a well-drawn comic … the result can be earth-shaking (as anyone who has turned THAT PAGE of the Watchmen graphic novel remembers!). It’s even more impactful when the stories and the artists are our very own!… Read More It’s Philippine International Comics Festival (PICOF) weekend!
Last seen in Cebu at the beginning of the month, Malaysian mobile book fair Big Bad Wolf (fondly called BBW for short) is now in Manila, in a new location! Parqal is a new shopping mall in Aseana City, Tambo, Parañaque. On the 3rd floor, more than 2 million books from BBW can be found… Read More The Big Bad Wolf is here and we’re all literary and willing Red Riding Hoods
Mark your calendars, because this Saturday is Komiket Manila in Ayala Malls Manila Bay, plus Free Comic Book Day in Fully Booked branches in Luzon and Metro Manila! Originally launched in 2002 on the first Saturday of May, Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is a global event embraced by Fully Booked. It has been an… Read More May 18: A Big Day for Local Graphic Novel/Comic Book Lovers
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
The Doulos Hope, a ship full of books for sale, has docked in Manila Port Area. The ship, operated by GBA Ships, is known for its Christian and children’s books sold to international readers all over the world. Coming from Bangkok, Thailand, The Doulos Hope has four stops in its Philippine tour. Manila is its… Read More The Floating Bookstore has docked in Manila!
Four Filipina authors published by Penguin Random House SEA held a panel discussion in Fully Booked on a cloudy Saturday afternoon. Booklover Kate Heceta-Arellano moderated the hour-long discussion, asking questions of the four distinguished guests before the second hour of book signing and picture-taking. This reader arrived early, with two books in tow, eagerly awaiting… Read More Fully Booked’s Panel Discussion: Four Filipinas Embodying Feminine Awesomeness in Literature
(Photo credit : Philippine Book Festival Facebook page) There’s now more than one book fair to watch out for, bookworms! The first Philippine Book Festival was held last year in two venues: Manila (June 2023) and Davao (August 2023). Organized by the National Book Development Board (NBDB), it brought together purely local talents and publishers… Read More The 2nd Philippine Book Festival comes to the World Trade Center Manila in April 2024
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