AWB (Award-Winning-Books) 2012

Crime, Curse Workers, and a White Cat: Remember to Remember

By Iphigene June 2, 2012 1 Comment

For someone who’s ‘review forte’ isn’t YA, I seem to be reviewing a lot of it lately. Okay, it’s not really A LOT, but it’s quite a number for someone who finds comfort in General Fiction (Adult Fiction) and Non-fiction. My foray into Holly Black’s Curse Worker Series was quite impulsive on my part. Myra [...]

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 [...]

Book Prizes for the Award-Winning-Books Reading Challenge for July-December

By Myra GB May 17, 2012 2 Comments

We are very happy that the Award-Winning-Books Reading Challenge that we are hosting this year has really taken off. Currently, we have 46 participants who have joined the challenge. Our database (which Iphigene takes pains in updating regularly) has an average of 36-38 book reviews per month from participants coming from all over (check out our April [...]