Category: Recommended Reads
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Bookbed recommends: ‘Feels Like Home’ by Angel C. Aquino #romanceclassFlicker (plus an interview!)
by KB Meniado Moved to a bigger, more exciting place to chase your dreams? Had a plan, a list and all that, but things went a bit south? Picked up yourself after stumbling, propped by some of the best people you’ll meet in your life? If your answer to any or all of those questions…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘Slow Down, World’ by Tai Snaith
by KB Meniado Call me corny, but I get that lukso-ng-dugo feeling whenever I see a book in the wild that later on ends up being one of my favorite reads of all time. Now, I didn’t feel that the first time I saw Slow Down, World by Tai Snaith on the Children’s Lit section…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Brönte
by Ella Mae Masamayor I’ve always dreamed of reading Jane Eyre. It sounds exactly like the sort of story I would enjoy—a coming-of-age tale of a girl with a tragic origin story who manages to find her way in life. It’s one of those classics that we always hear about but never actually read. And…
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12 Books on Philippine Independence to Read Anytime
by BM Question of Heroes by Nick Joaquin An acceptable holocaust: Life and death of a boy-general by Teodoro M. Kalaw Mabini and the Philippine Revolution by Cesar Adib Majul The Propaganda Movement 1880-1995 by John N. Schumacher, S.J. The Other Philippine History Textbook: Precolonial Philippines to the Philippine Revolution by Christine L. Diaz 101…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘Why Emotions Matter’ by Tristen Collins and Jonathan Collins with Melissa Binder
by Rhoshniyan Sudario Emotions are interesting and complicated but when we try to understand and use them to act productively, they can make life even more beautiful. They play such an important role in our lives from making decisions to connecting with others, and trying to suppress or ignore them will just make our lives…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up’ by Marie Kondo
by Rhoshniyan Sudario I have always loved cleaning our house, I don’t know why but when I was young I was so curious about how to fold clothes, wash the dishes, and do chores. But no matter how many times I organized our stuff, our house still seemed to be filled with so many things.…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho
by Rhoshniyan Sudario Chasing dreams. Believing in destiny. Listening to your heart. All these in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This book is filled with wisdom, magic, and lessons about life such as embracing the present, never giving up, and letting go of the fear of failure. Many of us think our dreams can be found in…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down’ by Haemin Sunim
by Rhoshniyan Sudario The world always seems to be so busy, whether it’s online or in the real world. Nowadays, we rarely see someone slow down. In this book written by Haemin Sunim, a Zen Buddhist monk born in South Korea, it is said that how we see the world is based on our state…
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30 Books on Martial Law History for the Filipino
by BM Waltzing with a Dictator by Raymond Bonner Some Are Smarter Than Others by Ricardo L. Manapat Impossible Dream: The Marcoses, the Aquinos, and the Unfinished Revolution by Sandra Burton Conference on the Legacies of the Marcos Dictatorship The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos by Primitivo Mijares (read/download for free here) How…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘How to Ride a Train to Ulaanbaatar and Other Essays’ by Josephine V. Roque
by KB Meniado Anybody who has ever traveled or lived abroad, whether on a decent budget or otherwise, knows doing so isn’t always fun. More than the excitement and joy brought about by exploring and immersing in new cultures, the anxiety and confusion in the day-to-day can be the dominating experience for many. Think about…
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