Reading something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue
While I’m busy unpacking, sorting hundreds of trip photos, wading through dozens of emails, slathering Bengay over my ill-abused muscles (from five days of endless walking and an unexpected foot race to catch our flight home!), and reconditioning my mind away from vacation mode (!), here’s some news from National Book Store:
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By the time you read this, I’ll probably be waiting to board my flight to Hong Kong.
As you can see, I’m all packed already. Aside from my the Hong Kong guidebook in my handcarry, I’ve severely limited myself to Newton (my Nook) and one other book. It’s so hard to transition into the fact that I already have an e-reader, because I’m so used to traveling with a small stack of books, regardless of the fact that I’m sure to buy another stack to take back home (erm, yes, on my last trip out of the country, I shelled out $100 for excess baggage, which were purely books — loot from the Popular book fair and Bras Basah Complex!)!
Because of the exponentially growing fan base of Geronimo Stilton in the Philippines, National Book Store and Scholastic (Geronimo Stilton publisher) have teamed up for an exciting event. Geronimo Stilton, the beloved book character of the bestselling series, is having a fan convention on May 14 (Saturday), 1 pm to 5 pm (registration starts at 11 am) at the Glorietta 5 Atrium!
I’m back from a wonderful weekend at the beach, and back with great news — I’ve drawn the winner to my pop-up giveaway!
Surprise, surprise!
Because I loved this pop-up book so much, I got an extra copy to give away here!
