September 2011
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Book Club Panel - Tata Francisco and Ex Libris
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Book Club Panel - Jason Vega and The Filipino...
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Book Club Panel - Gege Sugue and FFP
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ReaderCon Keynote Speech by Carljoe Javier
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Feedback about the ReaderCon
Hello, all!
We’d like to thank everyone who came to and helped with the ReaderCon! It was a fun event for us organizers, and we hope it was fun for all of you, too.
But to give us a better perspective of what you think about the ReaderCon and how you think we can improve, we invite you to give us your evaluation or feedback about the event. Tell us what you liked and what you think we can do to...
Important Announcements about the ReaderCon
Hello, all. It’s a couple of days before the Con, and we’re all excited! Anyway, just a few announcements for everyone’s benefit:
Registration for the ReaderCon is P50. Yup, that’s all you need to pay.
Entrance is on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. We can only accommodate 70 people in the venue, unfortunately. Do come early so you can be sure of a slot.
Snacks will be...
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Social Media and Bookishness
Can you believe that the 1st Filipino Readers Conference is just four days away? Apologies for the cliche, but it really feels like it was just yesterday when I received the information about this. :) I can’t believe that it’s almost, finally here!
This week, Chris and Celina posted about being a book-lover outside of NCR and tips on bargain book hunting. Today we’ll veer a...
ReaderCon Filipino Friday: Week 5
Well, this is it. The last Filipino Friday leading up to the ReaderCon, which is a mere 5 days away. Thank you to everyone who’s been participating in this meme. We’ve gotten to know all of you a little better and learned a few more things about Filipino readers.
If you’ve come late to the game, you can still pipe in with your thoughts about the topics for each week....
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The Thrill of Secondhand Bookhunting
Only six more days until the ReaderCon! Have you all marked your calendars already? If you need more details on this event, please check out the pages linked in the sidebar.
Yesterday, Chris shared her experiences and some book buying tips for those who are outside the National Capital Region. She briefly mentioned secondhand bookstores, which is what we will be talking about today.
The...
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Notes from a Non-NCR Book Lover
The ReaderCon is just a week away! Are you excited? We hope you are! If you want to know more about the event, feel free to browse through the website’s pages, linked in the sidebar.
Let’s now welcome Filipino book blogger Chris of Ficsation with a post about her experiences as a book lover outside of the National Capital Region.
Notes from a Non-NCR Book Lover by Chris Mariano
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ReaderCon Filipino Friday: Week 4
12 days to the ReaderCon, and we hope everyone’s looking forward to attending! By the middle of next week, we’ll be announcing the mechanics for the online raffles. However, today, we’re up for another Filipino Friday post!
We hope you’ve taken the chance to go around and have a look at the participants’ blogs. Even if you just lurked, at least you read and got...