12 Days of Bookbed Recs: ‘Delta of Venus’ by Anaïs Nin

December 29, 2018January 29, 2019 Categories: Recommended ReadsTags: #12daysofbookbedrecs · allana luta · anais nin · book recommendations · delta of venus · fictionLeave a comment

by Allana Luta Aside from my graphic-novel rec here, there’s Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin, a collection of 15 erotic short stories. This is for when I want to read an actual book but only have the energy to do so in short periods of time. The topic isn’t exactly holiday-themed but the short story format helps when you’re exhausted from interacting with nosy relatives (or the whole stuffing-one’s-self bit) and just want to take a break—or break a sweat. Just kidding. Happy holidays, everyone! ☁️ We’re recommending books for 12 days this holiday season! Share your fave holiday reads…

12 Days of Bookbed Recs: ‘Saga’ written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples

December 27, 2018January 29, 2019 Categories: Recommended ReadsTags: #12daysofbookbedrecs · allana luta · book recommendations · brian k vaughan · fiction · fiona staples · graphic novels · illustrated novels · saga1 Comment

by Allana Luta When you’ve been on an unintentional book-reading hiatus for as long as I have, getting back into the habit can be difficult. A novel that I could have finished in a single sitting now seems like an absolute chore. So for this holiday season, to get my groove back, I’m restarting out easy. Saga, written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Fiona Staples, is a comic book series about star-crossed lovers struggling to keep their family together in the midst of an ongoing war between their races. Each chapter ends in a cliffhanger that forces you…

12 Days of Bookbed Recs: ‘A Song of Fire and Ice’, ‘Outlander’

December 15, 2018January 29, 2019 Categories: Recommended ReadsTags: #12daysofbookbedrecs · a song of fire and ice series · agnes manalo · book recommendations · diana gabaldon · fiction · george rr martin · outlander seriesLeave a comment

by Agnes Manalo At Christmas, I have time off from school, and enough time to immerse myself in a new fictional world. One year, I decided to binge-read the entire A Song of Fire and Ice series, after watching the first season. I also binge-read the entire Outlander series, after watching the TV pilot. Something about the period setting seems to fit with Christmas season and all the traditions we’ve kept alive or invented. This year, I might go on a nonfiction binge with No Time to Spare by Ursula K. Le Guin and The Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson. ☁️…

12 Days of Bookbed Recs: F. Sionil Jose, Alexander Dumas and Oscar Wilde

December 6, 2018January 29, 2019 Categories: Recommended ReadsTags: #12daysofbookbedrecs · alexander dumas · book recommendations · count of monte cristo · dean francis alfar · dorian gray · f sionil jose · fiction · filipino authors · filipino creators · filipino literature · glory moralidad · jose rizal · neil gaiman · oscar wildeLeave a comment

by Glory Moralidad I love these books because they’re a compilation of awesome Filipino stories and essays. My annual holiday reads (December 20 to January 7) consist primarily of Filipino literature from well-known authors like F. Sionil Jose (Feet of Juan Bacnang), Dean Francis Alfar and more. After each day, I end up my reading with that of Jose Rizal’s toast to Luna and Hidalgo. Always. If I get to rest and read foreign books, I always read Alexander Dumas’s Count of Monte Cristo, Oscar Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Gray and anything by Neil Gaiman. And I end every foreign reads with…

#BookbedFictory 015: ‘Artifacts from the Parent’

November 8, 2018January 28, 2019 Categories: Fictory · StoriesTags: #bookbedfictory · artifacts from the parent · fiction · filipino authors · filipino creators · filipino literature · joel donato jacob · story submissions2 Comments

by Joel Donato Jacob Prompt: The cure for a new deadly epidemic is almost scarier than the disease. Arvin C. Diesmos, Mae L. Diesmos and Rafe M. Brown Abstract The Philippine amphibian fauna introduced species of frogs: Bufo marinus (Linnaeus), Raba catasbeiana (Shaw), Hoplobatrachis chinensis (Osbeck), Rana erythraea (Sclegel), and Kaloula pulchra (Gray). Bufo marinus was introduced in the Philippines in the 1930s purportedly to control the explosive population of crop insects. The species in now found in numerous islands across the country through subsequent introductions both accidental and deliberate in nature… … This paper reviews the status and distribution…

#BookbedFictory 014: ‘The House with the Sliding Door’

November 5, 2018January 28, 2019 Categories: Fictory · StoriesTags: #bookbedfictory · bj medina · fiction · filipino authors · filipino creators · filipino literature · story submissions · the house with the sliding doorLeave a comment

by BJ Medina Prompt: He locked the doors and shuttered the windows; it came in through the roof. The following story was inspired by the events that happened to a family that relocated to a house somewhere in the province of Cavite. As of this writing, the house in Cavite is still standing. Day 0 They packed their belongings into separate boxes which were carried over to a large truck. After a decade of staying in the busy world of the metropolis, the mother decided to move her family to a house for rent in Cavite, far from the noisy…

#BookbedFictory 013: ‘131313’

November 3, 2018January 28, 2019 Categories: Fictory · StoriesTags: #bookbedfictory · 131313 · fiction · filipino authors · filipino creators · filipino literature · story submissions · winter aragon2 Comments

ni Winter Aragon Prompt: You receive an email at midnight of a picture of you asleep on your bed… from right outside your window. You live on the 13th floor of a newly built condominium. Sa mundong ating kinagagalawan may mga misteryong nais natin alamin pero may ibang mas nanainisin na lang manatiling isang katanungan. Walang sagot. Walang pagkakakilanlan. ~Unang Araw~ “Sigurado ka na ba sa desisyon mo na ‘yan, Danita?” “Oo naman, Kuya Danny,” walang kabig kong sagot bago sumalampak sa pinakamalambot na kamang nahigaan ko. “Ay, naku, Danita, maghunus-dili ka nga!” narinig kong wika ni Ate Hanna, ang asawa…

#BookbedFictory 012: ‘Panginoon ng Mga Uwak’

November 1, 2018January 28, 2019 Categories: Fictory · StoriesTags: #bookbedfictory · darwin medallada · fiction · filipino authors · filipino creators · filipino literature · panginoon ng mga uwak · story submissions1 Comment

ni Darwin Medallada Prompt: A desperate farmer just wants to be able to feed his family through the dry season. El Niño Ako ang dahilan kaya namatay si Tatay. ‘Yon ang palagi kong naiisip sa tuwing binabalikan ang isang alaala ng gabi noong 1984. Bitak-bitak na ang mga palayan sa Anislag. Katulad ng lupang ilang taon nang ginagawa noon para maging lansangan. Tuyo na ang dalawang balon na hinukay namin ni Tatay no’ng nakaraang taon. Unti-unti na ring natutuyo ang mga sapa at irigasyon na nagsusuplay ng tubig sa mga sakahan. Ilang kilometro pa ang layo ng bukal na pinagkukunan ng…

Bookbed reviews: ‘Beyond Light and Darkness: A Kathbute Anthology’

October 8, 2018January 29, 2019 Categories: ReviewsTags: alarachan IDA · beyond light and darkness a kathbute anthology · book reviews · fiction · filipino authors · filipino creators · filipino literature · h. bentham · irina jean · johanna lee · kb meniado · nigel libranages · raine rillera · RK Sanchez · trix luna · yelle felicenny2 Comments

by KB Meniado THE STORY The 11 stories in this anthology showcase the interpretations of the Kathbute writers to the theme of light and darkness in the genres of Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Mystery. The Watch Repairman’s Son – H. Bentham Can I Stay? – Nigel Libranages Potion Lunacy – Irina Jean Etienne and Amelie – Johanna Lee The Man in Between – Trix Luna The Time Banker – Raine Rillera The Trial of the Tainted – Trix Luna Word Wisp – AlaraChan IDA Allegro – RK Sanchez Thirty-Seven – Yelle Felicenny Darker Than Night – AlaraChan IDA Read…

12 Readers Share Their Favorite Books from Childhood

July 24, 2018January 28, 2019 Categories: FeaturesTags: agnes manalo · alice's adventures in wonderland · anastasia krupnik · barbara park · bj medina · charles dickens · children's books · danj valderueda · edith hamilton · fiction · francine pascal · glorypearl dy · goosebumps series · haroun and the sea of stories · harry potter · jesh juson · jk rowling · joy celine asto · katie kazoo switcheroo · kb meniado · kidlit · kitty lidasan · kristel mae cavero · l. frank baum · lewis caroll · lois lowry · mary imbong · mr. fantastic fox · mythology · nancy krulik · oliver twist · r.l. stine · reev robledo · roald dahl · salman rushdie · skinnybones · sweet valley series · the wizard of oz · tricia gervacio2 Comments

by KB Meniado We all remember our first loves. Here are 12 more readers and the books they adored as a kid! (Related: “8 Books from My Childhood You’ve Also Probably Read and Loved“) “Skinnybones by Barbara Park—witty, underdog story, hilarious; The Three Investigators by Robert Arthur—something like the Hardy Boys, but smarter; and Many Moons by James Thurber—whimsical children’s fantasy. Funny too.” —Reev Robledo “Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie and Superfudge by Judy Blume!” —Glorypearl Dy “The Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine and the Sweet Valley series by Francine Pascal when I was in grade school. Soon after, I…

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