If You Could Read My Mind: Four riveting novels feature in today's #IYCRMM. The f irst one is written in 18th century style but with a knowing wink at the reader of today. The next three are crime-fiction-related but differ from each other in scope and style. Of riddles and mysterious murders 'The...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has formally welcomed two new executives in the department and its attached agencies. (Photo from DepEd) During the virtual oath-taking ceremonies, DepEd formally designated Dr. Malcolm S. Garma as the Assistant Secretary for the National Academy of Sports (NAS)...
Filipino professor of history and Marie Curie fellow, Stephanie Marie Coo, is recipient of the 2021 International Best Book Prize Award in Humanities, English Language Edition NEGRENSE TO NEGRENSE Philippine Ambassador Celia Anna M. Feria receives Professor Stephanie Coo’s book,...
If You Could Read My Mind : The four novels today deal with social conduct and mores with a light touch, even when the subject matter is the extinction of the species via murder, male mid-life crisis, suicide, and AI. To the authors’ credit, these four are wonderfully rendered comedies. Two...
With all the negative effects of climate change in different parts of the world such as sea levels rising, flooding, droughts, wildfire, strong natural disasters, among others, the future of our children is definitely at risk. Without a doubt, climate change threatens the young generation’s life,...
The Philippines' biggest and longest-running book fair is going online anew on Sept. 30. (Photo from MIBF) Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) 2021 will be held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. Due to coronavirus-related restrictions, MIBF launched its first-ever digital edition in 2020. Pre-pandemic,...
If You Could Read My Mind: Two novels today, ‘The Echo Chamber’ and ‘Little Siberia,’ are humorous and playful. ‘The Sweetness of Water’ is a dramatic depiction of post-Civil War and ‘The Plot’ is about literary fraud and the consequences paid. ‘The Echo Chamber’ and ‘Little...
Just in time for Bar review season Dean Nilo Divina With 30 years of law expertise on his belt, Nilo Divina founded and established DivinaLaw. Apart from his law practice, he has been a prolific professor of law in some of the most prestigious universities in the country, including the University...
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND: An interesting meditation on physical loss and impermanence, and three varying versions of the American Dream, imbibing the Past, the Present, and the Future. These are the four novels reviewed here. Mistakes? 'An Inventory of Losses' by Judith Schalansky Here is a very...
Reading for pleasure AUTHOR'S PICK Multi-awarded American novelist Jeffrey Eugenides I’ve been reading constantly since I don’t remember when. Sometimes, I would read up to five books at the same time, reading one chapter here, another chapter just before I slept, yet another chapter just...
Bringing the love of reading wherever they go Jacqueline Ng and Andrew Yap Driven by passion, Andrew Yap and Jacqueline Ng first launched the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale in 2009. It started as a warehouse sale in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where they provide an exciting array of excess books from...
And Gen Z gets more new ways to share their voice Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, and Kumu, a leading live streaming platform in the Philippines, have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership. Facilitated by marketing agency Culture Group, this...
