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Whizzpopping worlds collide at Roald Dahl Museum

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 04:02 PM

A museum in the same village of Great Missenden where author Roald Dahl lived, reopens to the public on Saturday following an extensive renovation triggered by a flash flood. Read more »

Northern Irish writer Anna Burns wins Booker Prize

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 04:35 PM

Author Anna Burns on Tuesday became the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain's renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel "Milkman." Read more »

From Baudelaire to White: 10 books to inspire the carefree traveler

Lora Lumba and Ces Rodriguez
Updated as of Oct 06 11:54 PM

10 books that will add reason to your aimless strolls on foreign land—and teach you the art of taking it all in Read more »

Mga Pinoy, mahilig sa libro pero kulang sa budget: survey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 02:11 AM

Malaking balakid para sa mga Pinoy na mahilig magbasa ng libro ang tumataas nitong presyo. Read more »

Filipinos interested in books but have little budget: survey

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 01:45 AM

College student Jash Cruz is among the many millennials still smitten with young adult books. Read more »

The modern man’s guide to life

Paolo Vergara
Posted at Oct 02 06:10 PM

The Tao Te Ching, hailing from the same philosophical tradition as The Art of War, has timeless insights to offer on leadership and strategy Read more »

Books still VAT exempt under tax reform package, says Finance official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 04:13 PM

Books will remain exempt from the value added tax (VAT) under the second package of tax reforms being pushed by the government, an official of the Department of Finance said.  Read more »

Presyo ng libro, posibleng magmahal dahil sa TRABAHO bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:18 AM

Pati mga libro, posibleng maging mas mahal, hindi lang dahil sa palitan ng piso sa dolyar, kundi pati na rin sa ikinakasang TRAIN 2 o Trabaho Bill. Read more »

13 things to do this weekend: September 14-16

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 06:07 PM

Here are some of the events, shows, and activities you can check out this weekend. Read more »

Manila International Book Fair 2018, nagsimula na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 02:05 AM

Nagbukas kanina ang Manila International Book Fair sa Pasay. Read more »

Books for really less

Erik De Castro, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 12 10:14 PM

A vendor eats a meal near a pile of second-hand books for sale along a sidewalk at the University Belt in Manila n Wednesday. Read more »

Five novels you can't have not read

Metro Him Archives
Updated as of Sep 16 08:42 AM

Considering a dive into the Filipino novel? It's about time. Here, the essential five.  Read more »

This thick new Taschen title is what you might call "library porn"

Carmela Fernando
Updated as of Sep 12 10:59 PM

This may primarily sound like one of a book lover’s wildest dreams, but whether you’re a bibliophile, armchair traveler, art lover, architecture fan, or photography aficionado, the Italian lensman Massimo Listri’s new book is a visual feast that you’ll love. Read more »

This gloriously illustrated book will take you back to a childhood dream

Alo Lantin
Updated as of Sep 12 11:05 PM

The idea of living up in trees like Tarzan thrilled the young adventurer in us. Tree Houses, Fairy Castles in the Air, proves some people never outgrew the dream. Read more »

The recommendation: horror titles based on real life

Carmela Fernando
Updated as of Sep 12 11:15 PM

Horror stories are like porn—no matter how grotesque, terrifying or tasteless, you can’t take your eyes away from the screen or the page.  Read more »

Higit P25-M halaga ng sirang libro, iniimbestigahan ng DepEd

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 03:37 AM

Iniimbestigahan na ng DepEd ang higit P25 milyong halaga ng librong hindi napakinabangan dahil nasira sa baha. Read more »

DepEd to look into COA report on P25.2M worth of damaged textbooks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 01:49 AM

The Department of Education (DepEd) said Monday it will look into the report of the Commission on Audit (COA) over P25.2 million worth of damaged textbooks due to insufficient warehousing facilities.   Read more »

Failon Ngayon: Mali-maling Libro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 10:06 AM

Maling mga spelling at mga maling impormasyon, ilan lamang ito sa mga napapansin sa libro ng mga estudyante ngayon sa elementarya at high school.Bakit nga ba nalalathala ang mga librong it? Dumadaan ba muna ito sa Department of Education? Sino ba ang dapat magsuri ng mga librong ito?  Read more »

Nobel-winning writer V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 04:15 PM

British author V.S. Naipaul, a famously outspoken Nobel laureate who wrote on the traumas of post-colonial change, has died at the age of 85. Read more »

Toni, Alex release book about sisterhood

Dianne Mariano
Posted at Jul 30 09:35 PM

Celebrity siblings Toni and Alex Gonzaga have teamed up to release “Sissums,” a book that deals with sisterhood, which they both consider a passion project. Read more »