“Ilokano writers can create a sustainable, modern, and authentic literary landscape that honors their cultural heritage”
WE HAVE been watching Ilokano writers, particularly those from...
"By translating vernacular texts into English, these distinctive expressions of culture can move beyond regional, and often colonial, boundaries"
IN LESS than 11 months, the...
"The jubilee will be a moment to recognize the profound influence GMM has had on shaping social consciousness"
FROM up close, we see diverse literary...
'Philippine regional literatures make a vast drapery woven from differently distinct cultural threads"
WE HAVE often been part of discussions on whether there is a...
“We doff our hat to GUMIL Metro Manila for its determined efforts to preserve the Ilokano literature”
Next week, on Dec. 8, Ilokano writers residing...
“Are you here to receive an award?”
Medical practitioner and children’s book author Dr. Luis Gatmaitan asked as we exchanged greetings at the Carlos Palanca...
Lost revenue from illegal online viewing of Japanese manga and other publications worldwide was estimated at around 8.5 trillion yen ($55 billion) a year,...
Frankfurt, Germany—Escalating attempts to remove works featuring themes such as LGBTQ lifestyles and race relations from US bookshelves are facing growing resistance from publishers and...
Stockholm, Sweden—The Nobel Prize in Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author, whose works explore...
“We would like to see how precisely these areas will effectively be implemented beyond the dried signatures”
WE OWN this buoyant feeling following the signed...
Big Bad Wolf Books, known for its large-scale book fairs, continues to expand its reach in the Philippines, aiming to make literature more accessible...
Tokyo, Japan—Publicity-shy Japanese author Haruki Murakami told his alma mater Tuesday that he was far from being a model scholar, as he collected an honorary...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will commemorate the centennial of National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose with a two-day series of...
