The University of Santo Tomas (UST) and University of the Philippines (UP) mourned the passing of National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera. Bienvenido Lumbera Lumbera passed away on Sept. 28. He was 89. UST expressed grief over the loss of alumnus Lumbera. He earned his Bachelor of...
Filipino poet and National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera has passed away. He was 89. Bienvenido Lumbera (Screenshot from TVUP) Lumbera's daughter Tala confirmed the news in a Facebook post, saying her dad passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 28. He was also a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay...
Author I.S.A. Crisostomo-Lopez releases follow-up stories to her novel '58 Minutes in Driftland' After the success of her debut novel “58 Minutes in Driftland,” author Iris Crisostomo-Lopez launches two new books, completing her first trilogy. I.S.A. Crisostomo-Lopez, author of '58 Minutes in...
Never too young to publish a book There are some who think that storytelling and writing stories are simple tasks. Then there are those who subscribe to the belief that every person has one good novel in them. But the truth is, having that good novel inside you and actually writing it are two very...
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...
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...
Memoir writing batch 2 with Dr. Oscar Penaranda “Our capacity to move forward as developing beings rests on a healthy relationship with the past,” wrote Patricia Hempl. Studies have established a co-relation between writing about experiences, particularly stressful ones, and improved health....
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...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines continues to extend a helping hand ORMOC CITY - CCP BOOK DONATION Like many of the public schools in the country, the teachers and staff of Ormoc City High School have been dealing with the immense challenges brought by the ongoing pandemic, particularly the...
A new way for Pinoy storytellers to be heard Wattpad and Kumu recently announced a first-of-its-kind partnership. Facilitated by marketing agency Culture Group, this innovative and cutting-edge union will enable Wattpad to put its stories out on a larger platform through Kumu, either as a live...
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...
A peek at how the literary community copes with the repercussions of the pandemic The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY), celebrates the National Children’s Book Day (NCBD). In accordance, the NCBD commemorates the...
