Attention, bookworms! This is not a drill. National Bookstore is holding a book sale you shouldn't miss, where you can buy 10 books for P100. Here are all the important details you need to know: When and where This promo is only available at the NBS Outlet store, Gen. Roxas St., Araneta City...
The Manila Bulletin and columnist Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo are launching the new opinion podcast, Night Owl, in Spotify. It will be available in at least 20 streaming platforms. This is the first podcast for Manila Bulletin, one of the Philippines’ oldest national broadsheet at 124 years....
Based on the data of the National Library of the Philippines, the country has 1,650 affiliated public libraries. With an estimated population of 114,000,000, there's only one library for every 69,000 Filipinos. Sheeren Sy is a Singaporean architect, a mother of two wonderful children, and the woman...
This month, let’s explore the latest in crime fiction from all over the globe, and then do some historical sleuthing, and get engrossed in new sci-fi - one with a great premise. Gaslight by Femi Kayode Set in Lagos, Nigeria, this is the second crime fiction work of Kayode, and it...
The book that details the Build Build Build program of former President Rodrigo Duterte is now available in Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, and Bikolano, according to its author, former Build Build Build Committee Chairperson Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo. Titled "Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual," the book...
DAVAO CITY – The book “Dili Pwede Mogawas ug Uban mga Sugilanon” (Can’t Go Out and Other Stories) by Elizabeth Joy Serrano-Quijano, an author with a Blaan-Ibaloy heritage from Davao del Sur, was named Best Book of Short Fiction in Binisaya in the 41st National Book Awards recently. The...
ILOILO CITY – The “Flavors of Iloilo” cookbook by chef Rafael “Tibong” Javier Jardeleza Jr. emerged as the Best Book on Food in the 41st National Book Awards. THE Flavors of Iloilo cookbook and its author Rafael 'Tibong' Javier Jardeleza Jr. (Tara Yap) Flavors of Iloilo won over two...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte officially launched a children’s book, “Isang Kaibigan (A Friend),” which she wrote, based on her personal experience about being a “true friend.” Vice President Sara Duterte reads her "Isang Kaibigan" book to Grade 3 and 4 students of...
Attention bookworms! This is not a drill: National Book Store (NBS) has officially opened its "Reads Christmas Book Fair" at Quantum Skyview, Gateway Mall 2 in Cubao, Quezon City. Dubbed as the NBS’ biggest book sale of the year, this is surely a must-visit shopping activity this weekend. With...
ILOILO CITY – The world’s biggest book sale is coming to this city for the first time. Big Bad Wolf will hold a book sale at SM City Iloilo from October 13 to 22. ANDREW Yap, co-founder and managing editor of Big Bad Wolf book sale. Big Bad Wolf will hold a nine-day book sale in Iloilo...
Gimo Jr. and the Aswang Clan In a world of digital distractions, stories of scary mythical creatures and cryptids from Filipino folklore are slowly fading into obscurity. The question arises: Are these stories too scary for young children, or can they be presented in a new light while preserving...
Racism and violence as institutionalized entertainment, interplanetary suspense, and a life/love story in pixels are the topics of three of the novels reviewed today. Additionally, we have books that explore the worlds of British magicians, Glasgow petty crime, and FBI profilers. Chain-Gang All...
