Posts Tagged ‘readercon’
Oh look, it’s the return of Filipino Friday! The 2012 Filipino Readercon is coming up, and I’m delighted to join bloggers devoting time to talk about books by Filipinos and other lit topics near and dear to readers’ hearts. And […]
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I wish I had thought of this prior to the ReaderCon, but anyway, better late than never. I hope, in the interest of learning more about the impact of word of mouth and book bloggers on book sales, you (visitor […]
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In 2001, I co-founded the online email group for Philippine fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (PinoySlayer). It was an active fan group for years, and even though the show has ended, the core group still gets together for other […]
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The 1st Filipino ReaderCon is coming up! My reading has not been a social activity lately. It was, back in high school, when I would actively promote (push) books to friends. In college, I told the entire story of Carl […]
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“Reading” to me means mostly novels and novellas, and these are the Filipino authors/novelists I’ve read since 2004 (when I started my book list). Arlene J. Chai F. Sionil Jose Abi Aquino Tweet Sering Carla M. Pacis Tara FT Sering […]
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This week’s Filipino Friday post is about the pros and cons of being a reader in the Philippines. When it comes to book buying I’m a bargain hunter, and I like that I can get cheap books here. This of […]
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When I was a kid, my mom used to read me stories from Children Everywhere, volume 3 of the Childcraft series. This was probably the first book I read, when I actually could read for myself. We might have given […]
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