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on May 8, 2012 in: News, Maurice Sendak, wild rumpus
… for children’s book author, illustrator and luminary Maurice Sendak, who passed away today. MAURICE SENDAK (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) “And an ocean tumbled by with a private boat for Max and he sailed off through night and da...
on Apr 27, 2012 in: Miscellany, bookish toys, harry potter, Harry Potter collection, harry potter marionette, harry potter marionette prague, harry potter odll, harry potter toys, Hracky u Zlateho Iva, Hracky u Zlateho Iva Prague, Hracky u Zlateho Iva toy store, Hracky u Zlateho Iva toy store Prague, marionette, prague, prague czech republic, prague marionette, toys
My sister’s work sent her to Europe for a couple of months, and she sent home a whole bunch of stuff afterwards — you should see our fridge, which now contains packages of Leonidas chocolates, Cadbury creme eggs, fruit pudding, and...
on Apr 14, 2012 in: Miscellany, bookmarks, James Hilton, Lost Horizon, Lost Horizon James Hilton, Shangri-La Hotel
Holed up at the Shang with the family for my brother’s birthday — I just wanted to show you what they leave on the bedspread: bookmarks! After dinner we returned to the room and found the covers neatly turned up, and the pretty bookmarks...
on Apr 9, 2012 in: Book Events, book-making workshop, FHL, Filipinas Heritage Library, Filipinas Heritage Library workshop schedule, summer workshops, writing workshop
Summer’s always a great time to learn something new, and maybe even discover a new passion. For those who want to try their hand at writing this summer, the Filipinas Heritage Library (Makati Avenue, Ayala Triangle, Makati City) is offering a h...
on Mar 27, 2012 in: Author Feature, Book Events, Before I Fall, Before I Fall film adaptation, Before I Fall movie, Delirium, Delirium trilogy film adaptation, Delirium trilogy movie, Kei Acedera, Lauren Oliver, Lauren Oliver Before I Fall, Lauren Oliver Delirium, Lauren Oliver favorite books, Lauren Oliver in Manila, Lauren Oliver interview, Lauren Oliver Kei Acedera, Lauren Oliver Liesl and Po, Lauren Oliver Manila tour, Lauren Oliver National Book Store, Lauren Oliver on dystopian literature, Lauren Oliver Pandemonium, Lauren Oliver Philippine tour, Lauren Oliver Powerbooks, Liesl and Po, M.C. Escher, Pandemonium, Requiem Lauren Oliver
It was a damp and dreary afternoon last Sunday, but not for me, and certainly not for the droves of fans who trooped to Powerbooks Greenbelt to get their books signed by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver. I had set off to finish four of...
on Mar 27, 2012 in: Book Events, advocacy, call for entries, child safety, Gawad Panitikang Pangkalusugan, health, health storybooks, literature, Mu Sigma Phi, safety, storybook writing competition, storybook writing contest, storybooks, writing contest
Mu Sigma Phi, the first medical sorority in the Philippines and Asia, is calling for entries for the Gawad Panitikang Pangkalusugan, a multi-awarded nationwide storybook writing competition with health as its main theme. The competition ̶...
on Mar 25, 2012 in: Film Adaptations, 74th Hunger Games, 75th Hunger Games, Bearderson McBeard, Capitol, Cato, Cinna, coal mining, District Twelve, dystopia, Effie Trinket, Gale, Gale Hawthorne, Haymitch, Haymitch Abernathy, Hunger Games, Hunger Games character posters, Hunger Games movie, Hunger Games movie trailer, jennifer lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, national book store, Panem, panem et circenses, Peeta Mellark, Prim Everdeen, Primrose Everdeen, Rue, scholastic, Seneca Crane, Suzanne Collins, the Hob, The Hunger Games, the Seam, tributes, Woody Harrelson, YA, young adult
All weekend, people have been asking me how I found the Hunger Games movie so I decided a blog post was in order for the occasion. I think I’ve been half-excited, half-scared ever since the movie was announced, the way I am whenever a favorite...
