Celebrity authors and diverse titles draw readers to Ateneo booth at MIBF
Stories, scholarship, and encounters with authors drew readers to Ateneo de Manila University’s booth at the 2026 Manila International Book Fair, where diverse…
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Anne Carson’s Nobel literature prize ‘a proud moment for Canada’
The 76-year-old’s works feature ‘wit, imagination, and a style entirely her own.’
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Canada's Anne Carson wins Nobel literature prize
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Pinoy author Caris Avendaño Cruz heads to Singapore Writers Festival
Singapore Writers Festival 2026 returns from 13 to 22 November with more than 200 programs and 300 writers, featuring Filipino author Caris Avendaño Cruz,…
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INDIAN KIDS LEARN BAYBAYIN
Indian children wrote their names in Baybayin, a Filipino script with distant roots believed to reach back to ancient India.
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National Artist Resil Mojares, pillar of Visayan letters, dies at 83
National Artist for Literature Resil B. Mojares died at 83, leaving a lasting legacy in Philippine history, literature, cultural studies and Visayan…
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Reigniting pages
How educators and publishers plan to hook young readers on local literature
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KOREAN BOOK PHENOM IN MANILA
Korean author Kim Ho-yeon brings The Second Chance Convenience Store closer to Filipino readers through a five-day literary program featuring talks, book…
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Young voices from Filipino diaspora share their lives across Spain
Instituto Cervantes de Manila presents Mosai-KO: Quince relatos del barrio de El Raval on 19 August, showcasing stories by 14 young Filipino writers from…
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Making the pages pulsate: Aesop Queer Library unfolds in Taguig
The global initiative transformed the boutique into a pop-up library where visitors could take home free books by Filipino queer authors.
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Three faces, one story
Tony Perez’s portrayal of Cubao reveals a layered urban landscape of vibrant commerce, hidden vice, and fading postwar dreams, reflecting the district’s…
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Divining Cubao through Tony Perez’s works
A literary walking tour retraces the Cubao immortalized by Tony Perez, revealing how the celebrated writer transformed its coliseum, market, motels and…
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9 books to read this Independence Day
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ACROSS SHELVES AND BORDERS: Lathalaya opens at SM Book Nook
The SM Book Nook at SM North EDSA launches “Lathalaya: An International Open Library,” a month-long National Literature Month initiative led by the National…
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In the forest of PBF 2026, stories found their readers
The fourth Philippine Book Festival drew nearly 39,000 readers who wandered through a vibrant literary landscape — meeting authors, uncovering new voices, and…
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Philippine Book Festival 2026 highlights Filipino literature
‘Books serve as vital bridges connecting our learners to new knowledge and to their identity.’
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