Novel Portraits: Behind The Lens #9 – Joséphine of Word Revel
Novel Portraits is a weekend feature where I showcase book photography! Photography is my second most favourite hobby next to reading! A love child of the two dearest things to me- book photography is awesome and thus demands a segment on the blog. To read more about the feature, check out the introductory post for Novel Portraits. It’s […]
Book Haul #26: This Is Not A Birthday Haul
Meet Sir Teddy, guardian of the books. LOL. You guys know I celebrated my birthday earlier this week and you might have expected a birthday book haul. But no, this isn’t my birthday haul and there probably isn’t going to be one. I think I’ve exhausted my book shopping quota for the month especially after […]
Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang
Falling Into Place has got to be one of the most outstanding YA debut novels I’ve read this year. Three reasons why you really ought to read this book: The writing is stunning, the characters are realistically complex and the story is earnest, courageous and also important. “Gravity is our playmate, momentum is our friend. […]
Making The Most of Nineteen + A Birthday Giveaway
It’s September 23rd and I’m another year older. I’ve already eaten cake and blown a candle, which kind of makes the whole occasion more official. I’ve decided to take a rest day today so I’m home, reading a good book, eating more cake and perhaps reflecting on how being nineteen will turn out for me. […]
Calling All YA Authors: Join The Next Big YA Book Event!
Are you a writer looking to get traditionally published? If your answer to that question is a big HELL YES, then you better listen closely. Or you know, read attentively about what I’m going to share in this blog post. Hipso Media Publishing has opened their doors to unsolicited manuscripts in search of- you guessed […]
The 35th Manila International Book Fair + MIBF Book Haul
It’s MIBF week, hooray! The Manila International Book Fair is the greatest annual book fair in the Philippines and it’s on its 35th year already. It opened last September 17, 2014 and ends tomorrow. Like last year’s MIBF, I decided to attend the book fair on its first day again and I shopped ’till I dropped! […]
