Reading something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue
(Wherein resistance is futile) I thought I was over my book hoarding phase. I mean, I did a major purge of my bookshelves last year and my hallway library was finally beginning to look like it could hold all my books, and then, bam! I met the Big Bad Wolf. I’ve heard of legends, of … Continue reading “Well played, Big Bad Wolf”
Fandoms unite this weekend at Fandom Fest at the Manila International Book Fair, bringing together the Philippines’ largest fandoms: 501st Legion, Catscratch Club, FightSaber, Hogwarts Philippines, Justice PH, Portkey Events, Rebel Legion, The Mythology Class by Arnold Arre, The Philippine Tolkien Society, and Westeros Philippines.
I was going to say I finished all my shopping yesterday, but since the doors opened today, I’ve already added an entire bag to this. Anyway, here’s my loot thus far — so much for not shopping!
The Manila International Book Fair, the country’s biggest and longest running book fair, is just one month away, from Sept. 14-18 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.
In celebration of the 33rd National Children’s Book Day, I received a review copy of the second edition of “Bumasa at Lumaya 2: A Sourcebook on Children’s Literature in the Philippines,” edited by Ani Rosa Almario, Neni Sta. Romana Cruz, and Ramon C. Sunico. I encountered the first “Bumasa at Lumaya” (1994) book in college … Continue reading “Review: Bumasa at Lumaya 2”
