Category: News
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#AReaderEveryDay for Lakbay-Kuwentuhan
This year, #AReaderEveryDay would like to help Lakbay-Kuwentuhan, a storytelling and book-giving caravan. Led by Rey Bufi of The Storytelling Project, they travel to bring the gift of reading to children in the hope of reaching those that need them most. Help us reach our goals: This is a Paypal checkout. For those who want…
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Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards 2022: Public nominations are now open!
The Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards (FRCA) is returning this year! Previously held from 2012 to 2015, FRCA “gives the readers a voice in the Philippine book industry” by encouraging the public to nominate and vote for their favorite locally published work. Now with the Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP), this year’s FRCA will…
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Introducing ‘Game to Read:’ Your guide to reading and talking about books
The Game to Read (GTR) card pack is your ultimate guide to reading and talking about books! With 50 prompts, GTR aims to help you tackle your TBR piles, complete your book challenges, and fill out your reading journal. You can use it by yourself, with friends, or for your book clubs and other social…
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Bookbed turns 11! (plus 11 giveaways!)
Thank you for 11 years of keeping us company in our support for books and dreams. In celebration, please look forward to the following: Eleven (11) winners will receive our special Bookbed box. Here’s how to join (pick to do one or both!): Also, make sure you’re registered as member of the community by signing…
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Bookbed in 2020 (10 Years of Bookbed)
This 2020 has been a lot, and all we want to say is thank you. Thank you for allowing Bookbed to be part of your reading experiences and creative processes, not just this year but since the beginning in 2010. We hope to continue providing spaces for readers and creators alike, especially for indie and…
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#AReaderEveryDay Cotabato: Bookends
by Bam Baraguir A couple of months ago, I asked for your help regarding a small reading nook I wanted to put up here in my hometown in Cotabato City, and while it has taken a while to prepare the space, I’m now happy to present to you…. *drumrolls*… Bookends! My cousins and I cleared…
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#AReaderEveryDay Cotabato: “There are no bookshops here”
by Bam Baraguir Earlier this year, I asked a friend to find me a copy of Alcott’s Little Women. I received a package not soon after and was elated upon seeing my friend’s name on the return address. However, the excitement gave way to instant anxiety when I saw that he sent me a freshly…
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Bookbed turns 10 this month, and we’re celebrating with #AReaderEveryDay, #BookbedFictory, and #BookbedMeets
Bookbed is indeed turning 10 (!) this July and we’re celebrating with another year of the #AReaderEveryDay book drive, #BookbedFictory, and #BookbedMeets. Help us help others (and one another!) by participating in our activities this month. Info below! #AReaderEveryDay Cotabato We are accepting books for children and young adult for a community beneficiary in Cotabato…
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#BookbedMeets: #AReaderEveryDay Sorsogon
Last August 17, we bonded over children’s books we loved, calligraphy, life lessons (!), and raised donations for ARED Sorsogon. Thanks to all who joined us! We’re still accepting fiction for ages 4 to 12 until August 25. To donate books and/or sponsor, contact us here. For photos and other updates, check out our Instagram: Thank…
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#AReaderEveryDay Sorsogon: Meet Project ARAL, Pilar Reading Center
We’re running ARED for the fourth year, and our beneficiaries are Project ARAL of Calongay Elementary School and the Pilar Reading Center in Pilar, Sorsogon. They are in need of books for their storytelling and reading programs for kids aged four to 12. Get to know a bit of them below! Project ARAL (Adopt Reading…
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