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Gene Del Carmen’s second book ‘Manny Pacquiao Effect’ is out now
By Maricar CP Hampton Fresh from the successful launch of his first book, “The Pork Bun Heist and Other Stories,” short story writer Gene Del Carmen has published yet another inspiring collection entitled, “The Manny Pacquiao Effect and Other Stories.” “It was not hard to come up with nine fictional stories and one true story […]
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American comic book artist creates FilAm superheroine ‘Rocketgirl’
By Wendell Gaa A comic book series featuring a Filipina American character is something we surely don’t hear of every day, but that is precisely what readers will encounter upon opening the pages to a comic book series called “Rocketgirl.” This series is the birthchild of Manila-based American artist Fred Corder, a proud native of […]
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In autobiography, Eileen Tabios traces ‘intimate scars’ of Philippine history
By M. Earl Smith The genre of autobiography is, astonishingly, one that has not seen a large variance of style. Before fiction and even poetry, we found a need to tell tales of ourselves, through both oral and recorded history. Even the biographical poems (in the Western tradition) that exist are normally not done by […]
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Bittersweet tales in Marivir Montebon’s book on human trafficking
By Pol Tiongson For every enslaved or trafficked immigrant that Marivir Montebon has painstakingly given a permanent voice in her book, “In the Belly of the Beast,” there are probably a hundred equally tragic secrets taken to the graves. Immigrants’ laments are at times only talked about behind closed doors or even denied by the […]
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Inadequately Asian
By Tricia J. Capistrano Although we’re full Filipino, when I was growing up in Manila, my family was often invited by a Chinese Filipino family for a celebratory lauriat. My grandfather worked for Mr. Yao Shiong Shio, a successful Chinese Filipino businessman. And during Mr. and Mrs. Yao’s birthdays, they generously invited my grandparents, my […]
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Light and darkness as depicted in Jim Pascual Agustin’s ‘Wings of Smoke’
By Marius Carlos, Jr. The most striking aspect of Jim Pascual Agustin’s new book of poetry, “Wings of Smoke,” is its natural flair for vivid contrasts, with each line retaining its power as each poem rears and strikes repeatedly, until the final set of images are unleashed. stretching the fabric stretching the fabric is a […]
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How WWII hero Josefina Guerrero struggled with deportation
By Cristina DC Pastor She was known by several names not because she had to hide behind several layers of identity as a spy. Her life just spun that way. She was born Josefina Veluya in Lucban, Quezon in 1917, got married at age 16 and became Josefina Guerrero. As a spy for the U.S. […]
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Sari-Sari Storybooks publisher Christina Newhard creates books using Philippine regional languages
By Cristina DC Pastor Melo, a shy boy from a tiny village in Batanes, goes fishing with his uncle. A flying fish pulls him to a magical city at the bottom of the ocean. There, the sea creatures are always busy and have no time to talk to him. Suddenly, there is a loud explosion. […]
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Latest juvenile fiction from author Heidy Ramos
Bridgeport, N.Y. author Heidy Ramos announces the nationwide release of her new children’s book, “Whale Whale Go Away,” where she brings kids along on an adventure that teaches them about kindness and friendship. “Whale Whale Go Away” is a story of two cousins whose adventure on the beach turns into a rescue. They are both […]