The National Arts Council Singapore announces the presentation of Pulp III: A Short Biography of the Banished Book at the Singapore Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia THE VANISHING Film still, 16th century edition of Petrarch's work, censored in...
Prima Donnas The family drama that charmed Kapuso viewers into the heartwarming story of Donna Marie, Donna Belle, and Donna Lyn is back and bigger than before in ‘Prima Donnas Book 2.’ The all-star cast excitedly returns to reprise their roles and once again step into the lives of the...
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND: The four novels today are great, truly original reads One of the novels is the latest from Anthony Doerr, who authored “All the Light We Cannot See,” while Graeme Burnet was previously Booker shortlisted for “His Bloody Project.” A Japanese cat-novel about...
The first-ever e-book on international space cooperation and the Philippine space law and affairs has been launched, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) announced. (Philippine Space Agency Facebook page) The e-book titled, “The Compendium of Lectures and Speeches Delivered during the...
If You Could Read My Mind: Today, we have novels that excel in worldbuilding—whether it be the past, or a sci-fi near-future—and two that bring us humor while operating within the genre of crime fiction. Works of worldbuilding ‘The Lincoln Highway’ by Amor Towles A new novel by Amor Towles...
Former Build, Build, Build committee chair Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo’s book takes the reader across 29,264 kilometers of roads and 5,950 bridges throughout the Philippines ROAD WORK AHEAD Cover of the Night Owl Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo’s Night Owl is a detailed look at where the Philippines is...
With books for as low as P30, too! It took quite some time for our Big Bad Wolf book orders to get to us last June, and they heard our plea. The World's Biggest Book Sale now has a flagship store in LazMall by Lazada, which means we'll get our books faster—just in time for holiday gift...
Photo from Philippine Space Agency Those who are interested in space might want to check out the virtual e-book launch of the lectures and speeches delivered during the International Space Cooperation and Philippines webinar. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), in partnership with the Department...
The National Book Development Board launches 52 indigenous and remote reading spaces all over the Philippines When you were young, how many books have you read that were penned by Filipino authors? In your school or local library, apart from the Filipiniana sections, did you see more locally...
Biography of former DBP chairman launched DEVELOPMENT BOOK At the book launching at the end of October were, from left, Butch Dalisay, Luis Juan L. Virata, and DBP president and chief executive officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa. State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) recently hosted the...
Everything in life is just for a while, according to science fiction cult hero Philip K. Dick WHAT DREAMS MAY COME A renewed interest on humanities, socials, culture, and the past, pave way for a promising future (illustration by Atey Ghailan) In 2017, the first ever robot, Sophia, was granted...
“Escape from Mogadishu,” starring Jo In-sung and Kim Yoon-seok, won Best Picture and Best Director at the 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards held on Nov. 26 at the KBS Hall in Seoul. During the ceremony, “Escape from Mogadishu” won six awards: Best Picture, Best Director for Ryu Seung-wan, Best...
