As promised, here are the books I bought and received on December 1, 2012, when our book club, Pinoy Reads Pinoy Books, fortunately bumped into F. Sionil José and had our very first Christmas Party and exchange gifts as recounted … Continue reading
Today’s post on The Weekly Awesome Book Finds is way overdue since I had bought these books as November came to a close (which was a good two weeks ago). But me being me, missed blogging dates are never an … Continue reading
Sure thing, book finds for the second to the last week of October isn’t much, but wait until you’ve seen for about how much I got them! October 23, 2012 — Cubao-Araneta Center Bones of Contention: The Bonifacio Lectures by Ambeth Ocampo – … Continue reading
Book purchases, book gifts, and book recommendations are the factors that make a reader’s life, the fuel that propels his passion. As an exercise to record and present the bookish awesomeness of each week of every month I’m now posting … Continue reading
All right, you got me. I know a simple Hello isn’t enough to do the job to welcome you back in this dark alley on account of my long absence, Gentle Readers. So allow me if I ask your good … Continue reading
Yes, it’s official! I’m jumping the George R. R. Martin bandwagon! Since HBO aired the first season of the TV series Game of Thrones to wide acclaim, people have just been raving mad about how good it was — and … Continue reading
Like all book lovers, I’m one of the many who trooped down South in SMX at SM Mall of Asia to witness the event us of the literary kind has been looking forward to since the cog of 2011 started … Continue reading
As you may well know the crazy book sale season was over and done with a week ago, and I had some really nice purchases from bookstore branches here and there. Yet the book buying spree seems to haven’t stopped … Continue reading
Though the first and second week of March had been hectic — swamped with work related errands as usual — I think an overdue book-hunting is in order, just to de-stress and splurge on — a bit. Following are some … Continue reading
Yesterday’s trip at Booksale once again proved successful as I found a copy of Pete Hautman’s Godless for only 115php, and YES I freaked out the first time I saw it! I would like to thanks my Goodreads friend Jofer … Continue reading
Lady luck seems to have left my side whenever I do book hunts these past few days, I said to a good friend via chat yesterday, and every trip to Booksale during the previous weeks yields nada. Seeing the same … Continue reading
I’m always on the look out to do something new this year. Then sometime this week while browsing Facebook, I happen to stumble upon this request on my home page inviting me on to an event called Snape Day. Seeing … Continue reading
Before I sign off for the Christmas holidays — and get that much needed vacation to conquer Mt. TBR — I wouldn’t dare let the year come to an end without blogging about some of the books that I got … Continue reading
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most exceptional series I will never forget for as long as I live. My love affair with this book started during high school when I first saw the … Continue reading
Dark Chest of Wonders 