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On Basketball, Bernardo Carpio, Witchcraft, and London: Tall Story by Candy Gourlay

By Myra GB May 24, 2012 6 Comments

I knew when I heard about this book that I have to get a copy for myself. I bought this while I was visiting the Philippines July of last year and it was only fairly recently that I had the chance to read this wonderful novel in time for our Festival of Asian Literature and [...]

The Castle On Hester Street by Linda Heller

By Fats Suela May 23, 2012 4 Comments

For my initial contribution to our bimonthly theme, Festival of Asian Literature and the Immigrant Experience, I share with you Linda Heller’s award-winning picture book called The Castle On Hester Street. While the book is far away from Asian literature, it does talk about the immigrant experience. The Castle On Hester Street won the Sydney [...]

Nonfiction Monday: The House that Baba Built by Ed Young

By Myra GB May 21, 2012 6 Comments

I have a special affinity with picture book biographies – as I think can be gleaned from most of our Nonfiction Monday posts. And I would be totally remiss if I do not include in our list this breathtakingly-illustrated picture book of the one and only Ed Young: The House that Baba Built. Our lovely [...]

A Woman’s Life: A few thoughts on Lost and Found

By Iphigene May 19, 2012 Leave a comment

Over the years, I have acquired a liking for non-fiction, specifically Filipino non-fiction.  Every trip to the bookstore includes a long, patient investigation of the Filipiniana section seeking a few surprises and some dose of Filipino non-fiction. I’m not sure how it began, maybe I started to acquire the taste via Bob Ong’s humorous essays [...]

Nonfiction Monday: Drawing from Memory by Allen Say

By Myra GB May 14, 2012 11 Comments

Since we have joined Nonfiction Monday last year, I’ve been seeing quite a number of reviews devoted to Allen Say’s Drawing from Memory and being a fan of award-winning Allen Say, I knew I just had to find this in our library so that I could own it through my review. It was difficult for [...]