“Even God can be felt in the heat of the sun or the bliss of the ocean. But what happens to your crypto when the circuits or blockchains are broken? What happens when the power goes out?” Sci-fi books are scarily prophetic. From the modern physics-defying vehicles and gadgets we take for granted, to the… Read More “God’s Ashes” is Sci-Fi with a Call to Action
Don’t you sometimes worry about what passes for YA nowadays? From toxic relationships to obscene violence (yes I’m glaring at you, ACOTAR, and let’s not even touch the steamy scenes), to books embracing woke-ness and every rage-filled controversy for the sake of being “edgy,” one can understand the controversy when discussing healthy book diets for… Read More For The Win is a rare drop of a YA book both computer gamers and their parents will love
Smart readers like to think we’re not shallow enough to judge books by their covers but admit it, we all do. We can’t help it! It’s the same way we have first impressions about people based on outfit / makeup / facial expressions. My first thought based on Claire Betita De Guzman’s eye-catching cover was… Read More Sudden Superstar is NOT a romance… and that’s a good thing
We all write in our everyday lives. We just write different things. Whether it’s enigmatic Facebook posts set to public but targeting one person in particular, a teacher’s lesson plans, a corporate girlie’s outlines for client pitches, or marketing strategies, there’s something almost magical about the transferring of abstract thought onto a blank page, whether… Read More How to Write: A Workshop by Penguin SEA Pinay Authors
It’s always a thrill when an author signs a copy of her book, leaving an imprint of ink that will outlive her. It’s never just a signature; it’s a magical piece of an immortal soul. When Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta signed my copy, she wrote: “Hope you enjoy this glimpse into our history.” When seen against the… Read More When A Poet Writes Prose: A review of ASSEMBLING ALICE
One never forgets one’s first. Especially when one is eighteen and one meets the fair maiden, already engaged to another. Thus began the story of the first love of our national hero, Jose Rizal, and his doomed yet serious affair of the heart with Segunda Katigbak. She later married Manuel Luz, and died in 1943.… Read More Where First Love Lived : Casa de Segunda and Rizal
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
In a nation rich with artists and artistry (the pantheon of National Artists that students study number eighty-six as of today), we have lost one of our best. There are many of us who claimed, within his lifetime, that Floy Quintos (director, playwright, and above all, a wonderful human being) is/ was well deserving of… Read More An Artist for the Nation : Floy Quintos
“The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.” Debatable to some, for sure. But I am inclined to agree with Samuel Johnson, and with Susan Sontag. Especially after having read The Three-Cornered Sun. The Philippine War of Independence is usually summed up as a racial conflict that the Filipino Katipuneros waged against Spanish… Read More Exploding Galaxies’ “The Three-Cornered Sun” by Linda Ty-Casper : A Contrapuntal Composition
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