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METRO MANILA


CALOOCAN


Ever Gotesco Grand Central
Second Floor, Ever Gotesco Grand Central, Rizal Ave. Extension, Caloocan City
Telephone: 363-5455
Fax : 366-2917
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:30 pm
Email Address: nbsgrandcentral@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Victory Mall
Ground Floor, G 10 Old Victory, Rizal Avenue, Monumento, Caloocan City
Telephone: 332-1206, 332-1207
Fax : 332-1208
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:30 pm
Email Address: nbsvictory@nationalbookstore.com.ph

PureGold, Zabarte
Puregold Price Club Building corner Zabarte Road, Barangay Camarin, Caloocan City
Telephone: 355-2527, 355-2564
Fax : 355-2523
Store hours: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbszabarte@nationalbookstore.com.ph


LAS PINAS


SM Southmall Upper Ground Floor, SM Southmall, Alabang-Zapote National Road, Almanza, Las Piñas City
Telephone: 806-8093, 806-3403
Fax : 806-3441
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmsouthmall@nationalbookstore.com.ph


MAKATI


Greenbelt
Ground Floor, Greenbelt I, Ayala Commercial Center, Makati City
Telephone: 812-3950 to 51
Fax : 893-3953
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Sunday to Thursday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday and Saturday
Email Address: nbsgreenbelt@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Cash & Carry Mall
Between South Super Highway & Filmore Street, near corner Sen. Puyat Avenue, Makati City
Telephone: 889-5037, 844-6112
Fax : 843-3861
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbscashncarry@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Powerplant Mall, Rockwell
Space #202 G, R2 Lifestyles Powerplant Mall, Amapola cor. Estrella St., Makati City
Telephone: 897-4346, 899-7916
Fax : 897-4562
Store hours: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday to Thursday; 11:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Saturday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sunday
Email Address: nbsrockwell@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Petron (Bel-aire)
Petron Square Bel-Aire, Sen. Gil Puyat corner Makati Ave., Makati City
Telephone: 897-6744 to 45
Fax : 897-6749
Store hours: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday to Friday; 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Saturday and Sunday
Email Address: nbspetron@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Glorietta 5
Glorietta 5, Ayala Commercial Center, Makati City
Telephone: 757-0525 to 26
Fax : 757-0527
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sunday to Thursday; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday and Satuday

Market! Market! Extension
Space RR-2GF Market! Market! Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
Telephone: 728-5114
Store hours: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm


MALABON


Malabon Citisquare
Ground Floor, Malabon Citisquare Annex, C4 Rd., cor. Dagat-Dagatan Ave., Longos, Malabon City
Telephone: 287-2864, 288-8754
Fax : 288-6089
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsmalabon@nationalbookstore.com.ph


MANDALUYONG


Bestsellers. The Podium
Second Floor, The Podium, 12th ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City
Telephone: 637-1277, 637-1289, 637-4469
Fax : 637-3887
Store hours: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm Monday to Thursday; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday to Sunday
Email Address: nbsbestsellers@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Robinsons Forum, Pioneer
Level 1, Robinsons Place Pioneer, #30 EDSA corner Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong City
Telephone: 687-4421, 687-7986
Fax : 687-3038
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbspioneer@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Shangri-La Plaza Mall
Level 1, Shangri-La Mall, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City
Telephone: 633-4434 ot 36
Fax : 633-4432
Store hours: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday to Thursday; 11:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday to Saturday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sunday
Email Address: nbsshangrila@nationalbookstore.com.ph

EDSA Central Square
Ground Floor, EDSA Central Square, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City
Telephone: 631-5414, 631-6003
Fax : 632-9364
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsshaw@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM Megamall
Ground Floor, SM Megamall Building A, Doña Julia Vargas Avenue, Mandaluyong City
Telephone: 636-7025, 636-7028
Fax : 634-8186
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sunday to Thursday: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday and Saturday
Email Address: nbssmmegamall@nationalbookstore.com.ph


MARIKINA


SM City Marikina
Ground Floor, SM City Marikina, Marcos Highway, Barangay Calumpang, Marikina City
Telephone: 477-1863 to 64
Fax : 477-1865
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmmarikina@nationalbookstore.com.ph


MUNTINLUPA


Alabang Town Center
Ground floor, Casa Filipina Arcade, New Alabang Commercial Center, Muntinlupa City
Telephone: 850 5182
Fax : 842-4106
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday to Friday; 10:00 am to 9:30 pm Saturday and Sunday
Email Address: nbsalabang@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Filinvest
Level 1, Festival Supermall, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Telephone: 850-3578, 850-3581
Fax : 850-3580
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbsfilinvest@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Metropolis Star, Alabang
Ground Level, Metropolis Star Alabang, South Superhighway, Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Telephone: 809-9437, 842-6620
Fax : 842-9229
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsmetropolis@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Muntinlupa
Ground Floor, SM Supercenter Muntinlupa, National Road, Barangay Tunasan, Muntinlupa City
Telephone: 659-1536, 659-1538
Fax : 659-1537
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmmuntinlupa@nationalbookstore.com.ph


PARANAQUE


SM Bicutan
Upper Ground Floor, SM City Bicutan, Doña Soledad Avenue, corner West Service Road, Bicutan, Parañaque City
Telephone: 776-0194
Fax : 776-0428
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmbicutan@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Sucat
Ground Floor, SM City Sucat, Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Barangay San Dionisio, New Sucat Road, Parañaque City
Telephone: 829-7712, 825-1356
Fax : 825-0139
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmsucat@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Sucat-Jaka
Jaka Plaza Building, Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Sucat, Parañaque City
Telephone: 829-4901
Fax : 829-2696
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbssucat@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Shopwise Sucat
Ground Floor, Shopwise Bldg., Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Sucat, Paranaque City
Telephone: 826-1300, 826-5614
Fax : 826-3841
Store hours: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Email Address: nbsshopwisesucat@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Puregold Sucat
Ground Floor, Puregold Bldg., Dr. A. Santos Ave., Sucat, Parañaque City
Telephone: 829-4901 to 02
Fax : 829-0085
Store hours: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm


PASAY


Metropoint
Ground Floor, Metropoint Mall, EDSA cor. Taft Ave. and Zamora Street, Pasay City
Telephone: 833-9145
Fax : 833-7843
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Saturday & Sunday
Email Address: nbsmetropoint@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM Mall of Asia
Ground Floor, J.W. Diokno Boulevard, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City
Telephone: 556-0529, 556-0531
Fax : 556-0527
Store hours: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmmallofasia@nationalbookstore.com.ph

NAIA Terminal 3 Northwing
Domestic Departure Area, NAIA Terminal 3, Pasay City

NAIA Terminal 3 Southwing
International Departure Area, NAIA Terminal 3, Pasay City


PASIG


C. Raymundo
Ground Floor, Danny Floro Building, C. Raymundo Avenue, Caniogan, Pasig City
Telephone: 640-1698, 640-0902
Fax : 640-5179
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbscraymundo@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Ever Rosario
Level 1, Ever Gotesco Ortigas Complex, Ortigas Ave. Extension, Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Pasig City
Telephone: 656-6716, 656-6714
Fax : 656-6719
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:30 pm
Email Address: nbsrosario@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Robinsons Metro East
Upper Ground Floor, Robinsons Metro East, Marcos Highway, Barangay Dela Paz Santolan, Pasig City
Telephone: 682-4989, 682-7107
Fax : 682-4033
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbsmetroeast@nationalbookstore.com.ph


QUEZON CITY


Ali Mall
Upper Ground Floor, Ali Mall ll, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City
Telephone: 911-1585, 911-1425
Fax : 421-6149
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sunday to Thursday; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday and Satuday
Email Address: nbsalimall@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Eastwood Cybermall
Unit 604, Eastwood Cybermall, Eastwood City Cyberpark, Bagumbayan, Quezon City
Telephone: 687-6158
Fax : 687-6610
Store hours: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbscyberone@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Katipunan
#297 Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Telephone: 920-1066 to 68
Fax : 426-6508
Store hours: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbskatipunan@nationalbookstore.com.ph

New Farmers Plaza
Upper Ground Floor, New Farmers Plaza, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City
Telephone: 421-1229, 421-1226
Fax : 421-1227
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbsfarmers@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Northridge Plaza
#12 Congressional Ave., Barangay Bahay Toro, Project 8, Quezon City
Telephone: 426-7247, 426-7249
Fax : 426-7242
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbsnorthridge@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Quezon Avenue
Corner Scout Borromeo, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Telephone: 373-3454, 373-0852
Fax : 373-3570
Store hours: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Services: Previously Owned Books
Email Address: nbsquezonavenue@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Robinsons Place Novaliches
Level 1, Robinsons Place Novaliches, 1199 Quirino Highway corner Maligaya Road, Brgy. Pasong Putik, Novaliches, Quezon City
Telephone: 935-4649
Fax : 935-4652
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbsnovaliches@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Robinsons Galleria, Ortigas
Levels 1 and 2, Robinsons Galleria, Ortigas Ave. cor. EDSA, Quezon City
Telephone: 632-0554, 632-0555
Fax : 632-0556
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sunday to Thursday; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday and Saturday
Email Address: nbsortigas@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Fairview
Upper Ground Floor, SM City Fairview, Quirino Highway corner Regalado Avenue, Quezon City
Telephone: 418-4953, 417-5463
Fax : 417-5535
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmfairview@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City North EDSA
Upper Ground Floor, SM City, North Avenue corner EDSA, Pag-asa, Quezon City
Telephone: 920-9388 to 90
Fax : 927-1209
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sunday to Thursday; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday and Saturday
Email Address: nbssmnorthedsa@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM Centerpoint, Sta. Mesa
Second Floor, SM Centerpoint, Aurora Boulevard corner Araneta Avenue, Doña Imelda, Quezon City
Telephone: 716-1122, 715-0581
Fax : 716-0722
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmstamesa@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Superbranch Cubao
Genral Roxas Street, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City
Telephone: 912-7135, 911-2261 to 68
Fax : 911-2291
Store hours: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbscubao@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Trinoma
Level M1, Trinoma EDSA corner North Avenue, Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City.
Telephone: 901-5750 to 52
Fax : 901-5759
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sunday to Thursday; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Friday and Saturday
Email Address: nbstrinoma@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Bestsellers, Robinsons Galleria Ortigas
Level 4, Main Mall Robinsons Galleria, EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City
Telephone: 638-2046
Fax : 638-2043
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbsrobbestsellers@nationalbookstore.com.ph

UP-Ayalaland Technohub, U.P. North
Second Floor, UP-Ayaland Technohub, Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Telephone: 738-4182, 738-4184
Fax : 738-4183
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsupnorth@nationalbookstore.com.ph

NBS Bestsellers SM City North Edsa
136 Second Floor, New Annex Bldg., 252-254 SM City, North Ave., cor. Edsa, Brgy., Sto. Cristo, Quezon City
Store hours:
Email Address:

E. Rodriguez
Spaces 2, 3 & 5, Ground floor, The Capital Towers, E. Rodriguez Ave., Quezon City
Telephone: 722-0026
Fax : 722-0025
Store hours: 9:30 am to 8:30 pm

Eton Corinthian Cyperpod
G/F 42 & 54 Ortigas Ave., cor EDSA, Quezon City
Telephone: 470-7486; 470-7489


SAN JUAN


Greenhills Annapolis
#53 A Velason's Building, Annapolis Street, Greenhills, San Juan City
Telephone: 725-1166
Fax : 726-6461
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsgreenhills@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Greenhills Missourri
#12 Missourri Street, North East Greenhills, San Juan City
Telephone: 726-4746
Fax : 722-2647
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsghmissouri@nationalbookstore.com.ph


TAGUIG


Market! Market!
Ground Floor, Market! Market!, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
Telephone: 886-6611, 886-6613
Fax : 886-6614
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbsmarketmarket@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Bestsellers St. Luke's
Rizal Drive corner 5th Ave. & 32nd Ave., Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Telephone: 556-9575


VALENZUELA


SM City Valenzuela
Ground Floor, SM Supercenter Valenzuela, MacArthur Highway, Barangay Karuhatan, Valenzuela City
Telephone: 291-2901, 291-1786, 291-0947
Fax : 291-0867
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmvalenzuela@nationalbookstore.com.ph


LUZON

BAGUIO


Abanao Baguio
Ground Floor, Abanao Square, Abanao cor. Sandueta Streets, Baguio City
Telephone: (074) 448-0466, (074) 448-0463
Fax : (074) 448-0467
Store hours: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsbaguio@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Baguio
Upper Ground Floor, SM City Baguio, Upper Session Road, Luneta Hill, Baguio City
Telephone: (074) 619-7723, (074) 619-7731
Fax : (074) 619-7728
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmbaguio@nationalbookstore.com.ph


BATANGAS


Batangas Bay City
Ground Floor, Bay City Mall, D. Silang corner P. Burgos Streets, Batangas City
Telephone: (043) 723-2243, (043) 723-2389
Fax : (043) 723-1310
Store hours: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsbatangas@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Robinsons Place Lipa
Level 1, Robinsons Place Lipa, Mataas na Lupa, Lipa City, Batangas
Telephone: (043) 757-3544 to 45
Fax : (043) 757-3546
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbslipa@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Batangas
Ground Floor, SM City Batangas, Pastor Village, Barangay Pallocan West, Batangas City
Telephone: (043) 783-2485, (043) 783-2487
Fax : (043) 783-2484
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmbatangas@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Lipa
Second Floor, SM City Lipa, Ayala Highway, Lipa City, Batangas
Telephone: (043) 784-0237
Fax : (043) 784-0273
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmlipa@nationalbookstore.com.ph


BULACAN


Baliuag
Ground Floor, Aliw Complex, Dr. Gonzales Avenue, Poblacion Baliuag, Bulacan
Telephone: (044) 766-2617, (044) 766-2564
Fax : (044) 766-3063
Store hours: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Mon
Email Address: nbsbaliuag@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Marilao
Upper Ground Floor, SM City Marilao, Km. 21 Barangay Ibayo, MacArthur Highway, Marilao, Bulacan
Telephone: (044) 933-2032 to 34
Fax : (044) 933-2035
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmmarilao@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Baliuag
Ground Floor, SM City Baliuag, Barangay Pagala, Baliuag, Bulacan
Telephone: (044) 761-0739, (044) 761-0740, (044) 761-0741
Fax : (044) 761-0738
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm

Waltermart Sta. Maria
Ground Floor, Waltermart Center cor. Pass Road, Brgy. Sta. Clara, Sta. Maria, Bulacan
Telephone: (044) 641-3682, (044) 641-1400
Fax : (044) 641-4479
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm


CABANATUAN


N.E. Pacific Mall
Ground Floor, N.E. Pacific Mall, Km. 1111, Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
Telephone: (044) 940-1160
Fax : (044) 940-8163
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbscabanatuan@nationalbookstore.com.ph


CAVITE


Robinsons Place, Imus
Ground Floor, Robinsons Place Imus, Bo. Tanzang Luma, Aguinaldo Highway, Imus, Cavite City
Telephone: (046) 875-4391 to 92
Fax : (046) 875-4395
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday to Friday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Saturday and Sunday
Email Address: nbsimus@nationalbookstore.com.ph


SM City Bacoor
Upper Ground Floor, SM City Bacoor, Aguinaldo Highway, Bacoor, Cavite City
Telephone: (046) 970-5481, (046) 970-5031
Fax : (046) 970-5033
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmbacoor@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Dasmariñas
Upper Ground Floor, SM City Dasmariñas, Governor's Drive, Barangay Sampaloc IV, Palapala, Dasmariñas, Cavite City
Telephone: (046) 432-3066, (046) 432-3058
Fax : (046) 432-3064
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmdasmarinas@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Molino
Ground Floor, SM Supercenter Molino, Barangay Molino IV, Molino Road, Bacoor, Cavite City
Telephone: (046) 474-3142 to 43
Fax : (046) 474-3144
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmmolino@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Rosario
Gen. Trias Drive, Brgy. Tejero, Rosario, Cavite
Telephone: (046) 489-1846


ILOCOS SUR


Vigan
Plaza Maestro Complex, Burgos Street, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
Telephone: (077) 632-0812
Fax : (077) 632-0814
Store hours: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsvigan@nationalbookstore.com.ph


LAGUNA


Pavilion Mall
Ground Floor, Pavilion Mall Building B, Km. 35, San Antonio, Biñan, Laguna
Telephone: 520-8212
Fax : 520-8210
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbspavilion@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Sta. Rosa
Ground Floor, SM City Sta. Rosa, Barangay Tagapo, Sta. Rosa, Laguna
Telephone: (02) 901-1961, (049) 534-3196
Fax : (02) 901-5536
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmstarosa@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Paseo de Sta. Rosa
Paseo 1, Paseo de Sta. Rosa, Greenfield City, Sta. Rosa, Laguna
Telephone: (049) 544-0661, (049) 544-0665
Fax : (049) 544-0667
Store hours: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbspaseodestarosa@nationalbookstore.com.ph

ABC Nuvali
144 Lakeside Evozone, Nuvali Sta. Rosa, Tagaytay Road, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna


LEGAZPI


Pacific Mall
N.E. G/F Pacific Mall, Landco Business Park, Imperial St., Circumferential Rd., Capantawan, Legazpi City, Albay
Telephone: (052) 480-1100
Fax : (052) 480-1098
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday to Friday; 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Satuday and Sunday


LUCENA


SM City Lucena
Ground Floor, SM City Lucena, Maharlika Highway, corner Dalahican Road, Barangay Ibabang Dupay, Lucena City, Quezon
Telephone: (042) 710-8458
Fax : (042) 710-8454
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmlucena@nationalbookstore.com.ph


NAGA


SM City Naga
Second Floor, SM City Naga, Central Business District 2, Brgy. Triangulo, Naga City, Camarines Sur
Telephone: (054) 871-0052
Fax : (054) 871-0055
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmnaga@nationalbookstore.com.ph


NUEVA ECIJA


Gapan
Ground Floor, Waltermart Center, Maharlika Highway, Barangay Bayanihan, Gapan City, Nueva Ecija
Telephone: (044) 486-7675
Fax : (044) 486-7674
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 Monday to Friday; 10:00 am to 8:30 pm Saturday, 9:00 am to 8:30 pm Sunday
Email Address: nbsgapan@nationalbookstore.com.ph


OLONGAPO


Olongapo City Commercial Mall
Ground Floor, Olongapo City Commercial Mall, Lot 21, Magsaysay Drive, New Asinan, Olongapo City
Telephone: (047) 223-7344
Fax : (047) 223-1939
Store hours: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
Email Address: nbsolongapo@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Subic
Building 1154, Palm Street, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City
Telephone: (047) 252-3608, (047) 252-3610
Fax : (047) 252-3609
Store hours: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Email Address: nbssubic@nationalbookstore.com.ph


PAMPANGA


Nepo Mall
Ground Floor, Nepo Mall, Doña Teresa Avenue, Barangay Sto. Rosario, Angeles City, Pampanga
Telephone: (045) 625-9759
Fax : (045) 625-9765
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsnepomall@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Clark
Ground floor, SM Clark, M. Roxas Street, CSEZ Angeles City, Pampanga
Telephone: (045) 499-0064
Fax : (045) 499-0069
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmclark@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Pampanga
Ground Floor, SM City Pampanga, Mexico, San Fernando City, Pampanga
Telephone: (045) 963-5687
Fax : (045) 963-5684
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmpampanga@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Marquee Mall
G/f Marquee Mall, Francisco G. Nepomuceno Ave., Pulung Maragul, Angeles City, Pampanga
Telephone: (045) 304-0635, (045) 304-0637, (045) 304-0647
Fax : (045) 304-0129
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm


DAGUPAN


The City Mall
Ground Floor, CSI The City Mall, Lucao District, Dagupan City, Pangasinan
Telephone: (075) 522-9255
Fax : (075) 522-7772
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday to Friday; 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Saturday and Sunday
Email Address: nbscsidagupan@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Rosales
Ground Floor, SM City Rosales, MacArthur Highway, Carmen East, Pangasinan
Telephone: (075) 653-0240 to 41
Fax: (075) 653-0239
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmrosales@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Urdaneta
Ground Floor, CB Mall, MacArthur Highway, Nancayasan, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
Telephone: (075) 656-2793, (075) 656-2883
Fax : (075) 656-2978
Store hours: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Email Address: nbsurdaneta@nationalbookstore.com.ph


RIZAL


Antipolo
# 6 Circumferential Road corner M.L. Quezon, Antipolo City
Telephone: 696-7001
Fax : 696-7003
Store hours: 9:30 am to 8:30 pm
Email Address: nbsantipolo@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Q-Plaza
Ground Floor, Space 22, Q-Plaza Commercial Complex, corner Marcos Highway, Felix Avenue, Cainta, Rizal
Telephone: 682-7715
Fax : 645-1211
Store hours: 9:30 am to 8:30 pm
Email Address: nbsqplaza@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Robinsons Place Cainta
Ground Floor, Robinsons Place Cainta, Cainta Junction, Ortigas Avenue Extension, Barangay Sto. Domingo, Cainta, Rizal
Telephone: 655-3833, 655-9583
Fax : 655-9915
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbscainta@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Sta. Lucia East
Ground Floor, Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Phase III, Marcos Highway, Felix Avenue, Cainta, Rizal
Telephone: 645-8884, 646-3868
Fax : 646-4322
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbsstalucia@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Taytay
Ground Floor, SM City Taytay, Barangay Dolores, Manila East Road, Taytay, Rizal
Telephone: 661-1962
Fax : 661-1959
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmtaytay@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Montalban
MTC Rodriguez Highway cor. Reyes St., Brgy. San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal
Telephone: 213-1262
Fax : 213-1260
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm


TUGUEGARAO


Brickstone Mall
Upper Ground Floor, Brickstone Mall, Km. 482, Maharlika Highway, Pengue Ruyu, Tuguegarao City
Telephone: (078) 844-9522
Fax : (078) 844-8664
Store hours: 9:30 am to 7:30 pm Monday to Friday; 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Saturday and Sunday
Email Address: nbstuguegarao@nationalbookstore.com.ph
 

VISAYAS AND MINDANAO

BACOLOD


Gaisano Bacolod
Ground Floor, Gaisano City Mall, Araneta Street, Singcang, Bacolod City
Telephone: (034) 433-9536, (034) 433-9537
Fax : (034) 433-9548
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:30 pm Monday to Thursday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday to Sunday
Email Address: nbsbacolod@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Robinsons Place Bacolod
Ground Floor, Robinsons Place Bacolod, Lacson Street, Mandalagan, Bacolod City
Telephone: (034) 441-0135
Fax : (034) 441-0131
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbsrobbacolod@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Bacolod
Ground Floor, South Wing, SM City Bacolod, Barangay 62, Poblacion Reclamation Area, Bacolod City
Telephone: (034) 468-0079, (034) 468-0103
Fax : (034) 468-0100
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmbacolod@nationalbookstore.com.ph


BOHOL


Island City Mall
Upper Ground Level, Island City Mall, Dampas District, Tagbilaran City, Bohol
Telephone: (038) 501-7922, (038) 501-7925
Fax : (038) 501-7921
Store hours: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbsbohol@nationalbookstore.com.ph


CEBU


Ayala Cebu
Second Level, Ayala Center Cebu, Archibishop Reyes Avenue, Cebu City
Telephone: (032) 231-4006, (032) 231-4090
Fax : (032) 231-3858
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbsayalacebu@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Mango Cebu
Ground Floor, Mango Plaza, Gen. Maxilom Ave. cor. J. Osmeña Street, Cebu City
Telephone: (032) 255-4832, (032) 255-4644
Fax : (032) 254-7334
Store hours: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday to Saturday; 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Sunday
Email Address: nbsmangoplaza@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Cebu
Upper Ground Floor, SM City Cebu, North Reclamation Area, Cebu City
Telephone: (032) 231-5496, (032) 231-5498
Fax : (032) 231-5497
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmcebu@nationalbookstore.com.ph


DUMAGUETE CITY

Robinsons Dumaguete
Robinson's Place,
Calindagan, Dumaguete City.
Telephone: (035) 421-175354


ILOILO


Robinsons Place Iloilo
Level 1, Robinsons Place Iloilo, Ledesma corner Quezon Streets, Iloilo City
Telephone: (033) 336-7281 to 82
Fax: (033) 336-7284
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday to Friday; 9:00 am to 8:00 am Saturday and Sunday
Email Address: nbsiloilo@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Iloilo
Upper Ground Floor, SM City Iloilo, Benigno Aquino Avenue, Jaro West Diversion Road, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Telephone: (033) 320-8096, (033) 320-8136
Fax : (033) 320-8167
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmiloilo@nationalbookstore.com.ph


LEYTE


Robinsons Place Tacloban
Ground Floor, Robinson's Place Tacloban, National Highway, Tabuan, Marasbaras, Tacloban City, Leyte
Telephone: (053) 523-4880
Fax : (053) 523-5880
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Sunday to Thursday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday and Satuday


CAGAYAN DE ORO


CDO-Borja
J.R. Borja corner Daumar Streets, Cagayan de Oro City
Telephone: (088) 857-2308-09
Fax : (088) 857-2311
Store hours: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Email Address: nbscagayandeoro@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Limketkai
Ground Floor, North Concourse, Limketkai Mall, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City
Telephone: (088) 856-2219
Fax : (088) 856-1248
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, Sunday to Thursday: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, Friday and Saturday
Email Address: nbslimketkai@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City CDO
Ground Floor, SM City Cagayan de Oro, Masterson's Avenue, corner Gran Via Street, Cagayan de Oro
Telephone: (088) 859-1172
Fax : (088) 859-1170
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmcagayan@nationalbookstore.com.ph


DAVAO


Gaisano Davao
Ground Floor, Gaisano Mall of Davao, J.P. Laurel St., Bajada, Davao City
Telephone: (082) 226-4350 to 51
Fax : (082) 226-4353
Store hours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday to Thursday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday to Sunday
Email Address: nbsdavao@nationalbookstore.com.ph

SM City Davao
Ground Floor, SM City Davao, Quimpo Boulevard, corner Tulip Drive, Ecoland, Davao City
Telephone: (082) 297-8410
Fax : (082) 297-3913
Store hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Email Address: nbssmdavao@nationalbookstore.com.ph


GENERAL SANTOS CITY


Gaisano Mall
Upper Ground Floor, Gaisano Mall, J. Catolico St., Lagao, General Santos City
Telephone: (083) 553-9368
Fax : (083) 553-9367
Store hours: 9:30 am to 7:00 pm
Email Address: nbsgensantos@nationalbookstore.com.ph

Robinsons Place Gensan
Level 1, Robinsons Place Gensan, J. Catolico St., Lagao, General Santos City
Telephone: (083) 554-2280 to 81

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Katipunan Avenyue
Ground Floor, Reggie Center
327 Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Q.C. (across Ateneo Gate 3)
Store Hours: Sunday-Thursday & Public Holidays, 9:00 am-11:00pm, Friday-Saturday, 9:00 am-12:00midnight
Tel. No.: (632)990 2346

Powerplant Mall, Rockwell
Level R3, Shop 330, The Powerplant Mall, 25 Lopez Dr., Rockwell Center 1211 Makati City,
Store Hours: Sunday-Thursday & Public Holidays, 10:00 am-10:30 pm, Friday-Saturday, 10:00 am-11:30 pm
Tel. No.: (632)8980283 and 8980968
Email: fb_rockwell@fullybookedonline.com

Promenade, Greenhills Shoppng Center
Unit R5, Promenade, Greenhills Shopping Center, 1502 San Juan, Metro Manila
Store Hours: Sunday-Thursday and Public Holidays, 10am-10pm
Friday-Saturday, 10am-12mn
Tel. No.: (632)724-4057 and (632) 724-3011
Email: fb_promenade@fullybookedonline.com

Gateway Mall, Araneta Center. Cubao
Level 2, Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City
Store Hours: Sunday-Thursday and Public Holidays, 10am-9pm; Friday-Saturday, 10am-10pm
Tel. No.: (632)913-4543
Email: fb_gateway@fullybookedonline.com

SM Mall of Asia
G/F South Wing, SM Mall of Asia, Bay Boulevard, Pasay City
Store Hours: Sunday-Thursday and Public Holidays, 10am-10pm; Friday-Saturday, 10am-12mn
Tel. No.: (632)556-0264
Email: fb_moa@fullybookedonline.com

SM City North EDSA
Level 3 The Block, SM City North EDSA, Quezon City
Tel No.: (632) 4420107
Fax No.: (632) 4420132
Store Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 10am-9pm; Friday-Saturday, 10am-10pm
Email: fb_smnorth@fullybookedonline.com

Bonifacio High Street
Bldg 6, 902 Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, 1634 Taguig City
Tel. No.: (632)858-7000 / 858-7036 / 858-7037 / 858-7038
Email: fb_fort@fullybookedonline.com

EDSA Shangri-la Hotel
Ground Floor West Facade, 1 Garden Way, Ortigas Center
Store Hours: Fridays- Saturdays 10:00am- 11:00pm; Sundays- Thursdays 10:00am- 9:00pm
Tel. No.: (632)-632-0837 / 631-9840
Email: fb_shangrila@fullybookedonline.com

Trinoma
Lobby Level Trinoma, EDSA cor. North Ave, Quezon City
Email: fb_trinoma@fullybookedonline.com

Greenbelt 5, Makati
Space B1-12, Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati City
Tel. No.: (632)-729-9985 / 729-9982

Eastwood Mall, Libis
Unit A 412, 4/F Eastwood Mall, Eastwood City, Libis
Tel. No.: (632)-709-1961

Marquee Mall, Angeles
Stall # 1143-1144, Level 1 Marquee Hall
Francisco G. Nepo Avenue
Angeles City, Pampanga
(045) 304-0881

SM City Clark, Pampanga
Stall # 1112 - 1113, SM City Clark, MA Roxas Highway, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga
(045) 499-0362

Ayala Center, Cebu
Level 2, The terraces, Ayala Center Cebu, Cebu Business Park
Tel. No.: (032) 417-1007, (032) 417-1400
Email: fb_cebu@fullybookedonline.com

Abreeza Davao
Space 1054, G/F Abreeza Mall
.P. Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City
Tel. No.: (082) 3210307

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Alabang Town Center
G/F Cortes De Las Palmas, Alabang Town Center, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa
Store hours: Monday to Friday 11:00am - 10:00pm; Saturday 10:00am - 11:00pm; Sunday 10:00am - 10:00pm
Tel: 850-5662 to 63
Fax: 850-5035

Robinsons Place, Ermita
Level 4 Manila Midtown, Robinson's Place, Ermita, Manila
Store hours: Monday to Thursday 10:00am - 9:00pm; Friday & Saturday 10:00am - 10:00pm; Sunday 10:00am - 9:00pm
Tel: 567-1931 or 33

Festival SuperMall, Filinvest
Filinvest Corporate City, Muntinlupa
Store hours: Monday to Sunday 10:00am - 9:00pm
Tel: 850-8221

Powerbooks Glorietta 3
2/F Glorietta 3,Ayala Center, Makati City
Store hours: Sunday to Thursday 10:00am - 9:00pm; Friday to Saturday 10:00am - 10:00pm
Tel: 752-7067
Fax: 752-7075

Greenbelt 4, Ayala Center
2nd Level, Greenbelt 4 Bldg., Ayala Center, Makati City
Monday to Sunday 10:00am - 10:00pm
Tel: 757-6428 to 29
Fax: 728-8167

SM Mall of Asia
SM Central Business Park, Bay City Pasay City
Store hours: Monday to Sunday 10:00am - 10:00pm
Tel: 556-0244 to 45

SM Megamall
G/F Building B, SM Megamall, Ortigas Complex, Pasig City
Store hours: Sunday to Thursday 10:00am - 9:00pm; Friday to Saturday 10:00am - 10:00pm
Tel: 635-2898 to 99
Fax: 638-7723

Shangri-la Plaza Mall
Level 6, Shangri-la Plaza Edsa cor. Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City
Store hours: Monday to Thursday 11:00am - 9:00pm; Friday 11:00am - 10:00pm; Saturday 10:00am - 10:00pm; Sunday 10:00am - 9:00pm
Tel: 638-0025
Fax: 638-0024

TriNoma
Level M3, Trinoma EDSA cor. North Ave., Quezon City
Store hours: Monday to Thursday 10:00am - 9:00pm; Friday to Sunday 10:00am - 10:00pm
Tel: 943-1581 - 82

SM City Cebu
2/F The Northwing, SM City North Reclamation Area, Mabolo, Cebu City
Monday to Sunday 10:00am - 9:00pm
Tel: (032) 238-9561 to 62

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Valenzuela City


BOOKSALE SM Valenzuela
McArthur Highway
Brgy. Karuhatan, Valenzuela


Las Piñas City


BOOKSALE SM Southmall
Alabang-Zapote Road
Tel. 800-36-31

BOOKSALE M-STAR Mall
GF M-Star Mall, Phil-Am Life Village,
Pamplona, Las Piñas City


Makati City


BOOKSALE Makati Cinema Square
Upper Ground Floor
Makati Cinema Square
Pasong Tamo Street
Tel. 844-4081 loc.133

BOOKSALE Gold Crest (Glorietta 2)
Lower Ground Floor
Gold Crest Building
Glorietta 2
West Drive cor. Park Ave. Drive
Ayala Center
Tel. 813-6338

BOOKSALE Cityland
LGF, Unit # 04 Cityland Condominium 10 Tower 2,
H. V. dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City


City of Mandaluyong


BOOKSALE Star Mall
Ground Floor Star Mall
(formerly Manuela)
EDSA Corner Shaw Blvd.

BOOKSALE EDSA Cinema
Ground Flr, EDSA Central Cinema
Shaw Boulevard.
Tel. 632-94-07

BOOKSALE Cherry Foodarama
Cherry Foodarama
Shaw Boulevard

BOOKSALE SM Megamall
Lower Ground Floor, Mega A,
SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
Tel. 633-1752


City of Manila


BOOKSALE Robinson's Place
Manila
Robinson's Place Manila
Ermita
Tel. 536-78-59

BOOKSALE SM Manila
Unit 008, Lower Ground Floor
SM City Manila
Concepcion St. Cor. San Marcelino & Arroceros
Ermita, Manila
Tel. 404-0777

BOOKSALE SM Lazaro
Felix Huertas cor A. H. Lacson Sts.,
Sta. Cruz, Manila

BOOKSALE Pedro Gil
Pedro Gil cor Leon Guinto St.,
Paco, Manila

BOOKSALE Isetann Recto Food Court
Basement - Isetann Food Court
Isetann Extension
(Near Handaan Grande)
Cinerama Complex, Quiapo

BOOKSALE Isetann Recto 4th Floor
Isetann Extension
Cinerama Complex, Quiapo

BOOKSALE Harrison Plaza
Rustan's Supermarket,
Ground Floor, Harrison Plaza, Malate

BOOKSALE Times Plaza
Stall No. G2-C
Ground Floor, Times Plaza Arcade
U. N. Avenue cor. Gen. Luna Street
and T.M. Kalaw Street, Ermita, Manila


Muntinlupa City


BOOKSALE Alabang Town Center
Food Choices, Second Level
Alabang Town Center

BOOKSALE Metropolis Star
Basement Level near Food Court
South Superhighway, Alabang

BOOKSALE Festival Mall 1
GF Festival Supermall near Foodcourt
Alabang, Muntinupa City

BOOKSALE Festival Mall 2
Space #K101 - 1st Level Festival Supermall
Alabang, Muntinupa City
Tel. 807-5630


Parañaque City


BOOKSALE Tropical Hut
President Corner Aguirre Ave.
BF Homes Phase I


Quezon City


BOOKSALE Ali Mall
2nd Floor Near Cinema Lobby,
Araneta Center, Cubao

BOOKSALE Shopwise
Space 68, Fiesta Carnival Arcade,
Araneta Center, Cubao
Tel. 911-1731

BOOKSALE Farmer's Plaza
Space No. LGF-9, Lower Ground Floor,
New Farmer's Plaza, Araneta Center,
EDSA, Cubao, Quezon City

BOOKSALE Waltermart QC
222 Pacific Center
E. Rodriguez Street

BOOKSALE Robinson's Place
Novaliches
Robinson's Place-Novaliches
Level 1 Big R Lobby Space No.307
Quirino Highway, Novaliches
Tel. 930-6795

BOOKSALE SM Centerpoint
Araneta cor. Ramon Magsaysay
Quezon City

BOOKSALE SM North Edsa
SP 28, 2nd Floor SM North Edsa,
E.Delos Santos Ave.,
Bagong Pag-asa D1, QC.
Tel. 456-8695

BOOKSALE SM City Annex
North Avenue, Bagong Pag-asa D1

BOOKSALE SM Fairview
Stall 13, Lower Ground
Quirino Highway cor Regalado Ave.
Bgy. Greater Lagro D2
Tel. 418-9814


City of Pasig


BOOKSALE Robinson's Metro East
Level 1 (L1 - 158)
Marcos Highway, Pasig City
Tel. 682-9379


City of San Juan


BOOKSALE Shoppesville
Ground Floor, Level A
Shoppesville Arcade
Greenhills
Tel. 724-9049


Provincial Branches


BOOKSALE Waltermart Calamba
Ground Floor, Waltermart Center
Real Street, Bgy Real
Calamba, Laguna

BOOKSALE Waltermart Sta Rosa
Upper Ground Floor,
Waltermart Center
Balibago Road, Bgy Balibago
Sta Rosa, Laguna

BOOKSALE Robinson's Place Sta.Rosa
L2 Old National Highway,
Tagapo, Sta Rosa, Laguna
Tel. (049) 837-8265

BOOKSALE Waltermart Dasmariñas
Aguinaldo Hi-way, Bgy Burol Main
Dasmariñas Cavite

BOOKSALE SM Bacoor
Outlet F-2 SM City-Bacoor
Tirona Corner Aguinaldo Highway
Bacoor, Cavite
Tel. (046)970-52-83

BOOKSALE SM City Dasma
LGF. SM City Dasmariñas, Bo. Pala-Pala,
Dasmariñas, Cavite

BOOKSALE SM City Baguio
3rd Level, SM Baguio,
Session Road, Baguio City

BOOKSALE Robinson's Imus
L1 Under the Escalator
Robinson's Place Imus
Imus, Cavite
Tel. (046) 852-1972

BOOKSALE SM Batangas
Space # 220 2nd floor, SM City Batangas,
Brgy. Pallocan West, Batangas City

BOOKSALE WALTERMART Plaridel
GF, Waltermart, Cagayan Valley Rd.,
Plaridel, Bulacan

BOOKSALE SM City Marilao
2nd floor SM City Marilao,
MacArthur Highway, Marilao Bulacan

BOOKSALE SM City Lucena
LGF, SM City Lucena,
Lucena Pagbilao Road,
Lucena City

BOOKSALE Nepo Mall Dagupan
3rd Floor 315, Nepo Mall Dagupan,
Arellano St., Dagupan City, Pangasinan

BOOKSALE Santiago City
One Malvar Building
National Highway, Malvar Santiago City
Isabella

BOOKSALE Nepo Mall Angeles
Unit 120A Ground Floor, Nepo Mall,
Doña Teresa Ave. cor St. Joseph Street,
Angeles City, Pampanga

BOOKSALE Robinson's StarMills
Level 1 L01-227 Robinson's Starmills Pampanga,
Olongapo-Gapan Road, City of San Fernando,
Pampanga

BOOKSALE SM City Clark
GF SM City Clark,
Roxas St., Clark Special Zone
Angeles, Pampanga

BOOKSALE SM Sta. Rosa
Brgy. Tagapo, Sta. Rosa
Laguna

BOOKSALE Metro Town Tarlac
McArthur Highway,
Sto. Cristo, Tarlac

BOOKSALE Pacific Mall Lucena

BOOKSALE Pacific Mall Legazpi

BOOKSALE Robinson’s Cagayan de Oro

BOOKSALE SM Cagayan de Oro

BOOKSALE Nagaland E-Mall

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Look what arrived from The Book Depository today!  It's not an iPad -- it's my copy of the graphic biography Steve Jobs: Genius by Design which I had been waiting for since I wrote about it last March.

Published by my favorite graphic novel publisher Campfire Graphic Novels, Steve Jobs: Genius by Design is a beautifully drawn graphic biography that I was able to finish reading in 1.5 hours tops!  

I was thinking, why would I want to read Isaac Walterson's 700-page biography when I could get the entire story in a more entertaining 100-page format here!

The book starts with an introduction of the major characters and people in Steve's life, and all the important milestones in his life are included and told in very colorful illustrations. 

Forced out of the company he created, his indomitable vision allowed him to change the world of computers, movies, music and telecommunications. Prepare to be inspired, by a man who dared to think different...  

Here's the video about this enjoyable graphic biography

I purchased my copy at The Book Depository here.  It can also be purchased from the publisher Campfire at their website here.  Enjoy!
 

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According to my personal book catalog Book Collector,  I was able to read 39 books in 2012. Not bad considering that I gave birth to my first baby and I'm also working full time! :-D    

The best for me was Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.  It was the most riveting especially since it's a true story.  The thickest was Stephen King's The Stand at 1,400 pages (the thickest book I've read in my life so far,) while the thinnest was George Orwell's Animal Farm at 79 pages.   The worst for me was Cassandra Clare's City of Ashes.  (Sorry to those who are crazy about this series but I didn't bother to read the next book after that.)   The most surprising was Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera.  It had sooo much more to it than the musical/film.     The most enjoyable ones,  as always, are Alexander McCall Smiths' The Charming Quirks of Others and The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party.   I also enjoyed Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol.


In terms of genre they are as follows:

21% - Classics
21% - Fiction / Literary Fiction
21% - Mysteries and Thrillers
18% - Young Adult
13% - Children's
 8% - Biographies and Memoirs

Books I read in 2012.  Some were borrowed so this photo's not complete :-) Some of the missing books are Inkheart, Animal Farm, and Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol.

Books I read in 2012.  Some of them were borrowed so they're not all in this photo! :-)

It also says that I purchased a total of 35 books in that year from the following book stores as follows:
31% were from Fully Booked,
23% from The Book Depository
21% from National Book Store and sister companies (Powerbooks, Bestsellers, A Different Bookstore)
20% from random sources (2nd hand stores, friends, etc.)
5% from Amazon!


I didn't realize how much I was getting from The Book Depository until I actually counted it!   I love that they ship worldwide for FREE, except I only wish they could ship faster.  The average is about 3-6 weeks from the time I make the order, but could take as long as 8 weeks.  But hey, it's still faster than a balikbayan box if I order from Amazon!  LOL.



So there you have it, my book stats for 2012 :-D  All in all I would consider it one of my best reading years!  Here's to more great reading years ahead!

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

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"Reading is definitely not for passing the time. One actually wishes that one had more of it"

If you like to think of yourself a reader, then you will love reading about this most uncommon reader, Her Majesty the Queen of England herself.  Written with a lot of wit and notable charm, The Uncommon Reader is a testament to the wonders of reading.  By using the queen as the subject of his book, Alan Bennett was able to discuss profound and interesting insights into why we read - and don't read - as Her Majesty embarks on this remarkable journey.

The book, a short novella of only 120 pages, has a simple enough plot. It starts when the queen discovers a travelling library parked outside the Buckingham Palace.  Not wanting to waste her trip she borrows a book by Ivy Compton Burnett which turns out to be too dry for her. Unfazed she returns for another one and settles for Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love which she thoroughly enjoyed. Then one book leads to another and she was addicted to reading.

Together with Norman, a bibliophile working as a kitchen helper at the palace whom she met at the moving library, she embarks on a journey of literary discovery. From Nancy Mitford to Marcel Proust, from popular fiction to ethnic literature, the Queen takes her reading to a serious level, and discovers not just the joys of reading but also herself.

If you are a reader then you know the many challenges of reading. The never-ending list of books to be read can be daunting, but the queen discovered her new passion for books at a late time so she devoured book after book as fast as she could to make up for it.   When asked why she suddenly started reading, she simply answers that she has always been able to read, only she was reading more.  When her staff started to get irritated with her new found 'pass time' thinking that to read was to withdraw and to exclude herself, she simply replies that reading is definitely not for passing the time. It is about opening yourself to other lives and other worlds. On the contrary one actually wishes that one had more time to read. And because everyone else can read, then it shouldn't exclude. 

Alan Bennett

If people read tabloids, magazines and newspapers instead of books would you consider that as reading? With wit and charm Bennett discusses issues like this about reading today, including literature, the difference between briefing and reading,and cites many authors including EM Forster, Dylan Thomas, Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen and Alice Munro to name a few. Even if what people read are not books it's still reading to me, except Mr. Bennett doesn't seem to think so.  Thus, the queen is proud to be setting a good example by being seen reading a book in public, even fishing in her handbag for her book and letting them catch a glimpse of what she is currently reading.

But what I found particularly loved about The Uncommon Reader was how it was able to capture in one book that reading is a journey. It matures and develops as one takes it further. In the beginning the queen read popular fiction and copied passages that struck her. Later she would write down her comments and thoughts on them, her own literary criticism so to speak.  Eventually she could read more 'difficult' books with ease and delight, up to the point when she realized that she didn't want to be simply a reader. Reading, though highly enjoyable, was not doing.

Aside from chronicling the queen's reading journey and challenges and talking about the issues on current reading habits, the book is not without its light moments, such as when her security connives with her footman to hide the book she was reading after she leaves it in the coach.   Though there are occasions  when i couldn't read Bennett's long sentences without stumbling, i found his writing to be charming, funny and witty overall.

The book concludes when the Queen's reading journey takes her to the point when she realizes that when she is writing she was doing, and she had always been a doer.  Because, according to her, you don't put your life into books. You find it there.

When It's Gone, It's Gone: The Book Depository's 100 Books in 25 hours

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Yesterday I had the uncanny experience of witnessing some 10,000 books (100 titles in 100 copies each) get sold out in a matter of seconds.  The Book Depository, an online bookseller that ships free worldwide, was behind this one-of-a-kind book sale where in a book would be offered at a huge discount (even up to 100% off) every 15 minutes for 25 hours, selling a total of 100 titles in 100 copies each.

 

 

I thought I was early when I logged in at 8:05 on Thursday night. I was very wrong because the first offer, a signed hardback copy of Salman Rushdie's Luka and the Fire of Life offered at 100% OFF (can you believe it?) was already sold out!  Fans who were logged in to The Book Depository's Facebook page commented that it sold out in 15 seconds flat!

Offer #1: Signed Copy at 100% off! Sold out 15 seconds!

I couldn't believe it so I took screenshots just to show how fast these offers go. Here was an offer for Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus (which I have never heard of.)   This book was offer #96 already but just to give you an idea, I took this screenshot as the 15 minute interval started.  Pay close attention to the number of copies...

After a few seconds....

So in less than 2 minutes....

If there was going to be another signed copy I didn't want to miss it! So I browsed the net while waiting for the next offer without realizing that the 15 minutes had already passed and the next offer had sold out again!  Oh no, this needed a bit of a strategy, so I set my iPhone to alarm every 15 minutes like this: 

This strategy worked for me and I managed to bag a hardback copy of The Original Frankenstein for only $8.49 (I couldn't remember the original price.)

The Original Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

It wasn't signed but I learned that I was already lucky considering several people were having difficulty getting anything even if they clicked on the checkout button as soon as a new offer was up. Everyone was doing the same thing so the site would jam especially for those without broadband. By the time they refreshed their browsers the item was already sold out, much to the disappointment of some fans who gave up out of frustration after trying several times.

The type of books offered were a wide variety, from fiction books to non fiction books. The Book Depository promised to publish a complete list of the offers here here but at the time of this writing the list was still empty.  While some titles were noteworthy, such as this complete set of Jane Austen's novels,  Penguin Great Ideas titles, and Lego mixed media sets,    

Jane Austen's Complete Novels

Penguin Great Ideas Series

From $25 to $10

  
...some were downright hilarious, including  

Why Are Orangutans Orange?

The Mammoth Book of Gorgeous Guys

but they sold out anyway!  This shows how people will buy anything with a huge ##% OFF and a countdown next to it even if they will probably never use it!   It's a great strategy for Book Depository to dispose of slow-moving titles.  A friend who is a fellow book blogger is one of these people, but she said she was going to use it for her blog give-away!  OK then, she's excused! :-) 

Offer #100 was Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Linger, Forever Trilogy, and just like the last 99 books, I saw it get devoured like this:

One..

...Two...

...Three!

In all this frenzy panic buying was not uncommon. Several fans commented on Facebook that they got something they didn't really want because they clicked on the check-out button without thinking just to get the deal.   The Book Depository allows cancellation of such orders, but since these would not be re-offered it resulted to some strong objections from other buyers would have wanted to buy a copy of the title.    

I didn't try to purchase another one after Frankenstein, but some fans got 3-4 books.   Throughout the entire sale The Book Depository was present on Facebook, actively replying to customers' technical problems or cancelling impulse orders.  After the 100th title they deserved a bit of a lie down!  Kudos to their staff!     

All in all I enjoyed this sale, if not for the great bargains, for its novelty and the feeling of being connected to a worldwide audience of book lovers all participating in the same activity.  I can't wait for the next one!

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44 Scotland Street

March 8, 2013, 8:23 pm

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You probably know by now how much I love Alexander McCall Smith's books, particularly his series The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency and The Sunday Philosophy Club. So while waiting for the next installment of both series I decided to try his other one--44 Scotland Street.

The book is about the varied characters who live on 44 Scotland Street.  There's Pat, a 20-year-old who leaves her parents and lives independently for the first time; Bruce, a self-absorbed Greek god-look alike; Domenica, an eccentric elderly lady; and Bertie, a gifted child whose mother Irene pushes him to learn the saxophone and to speak Italian--all at the tender age of five.

When I started the first book I began to think I was in for a disappointment.  What I thought would be a another light yet insightful read turned out to be a bit heavier than I expected. Unlike The No. 1 and Sunday series where the leading characters were true and good-hearted, this one was filled with characters with a lot of issues, such as Bruce, Irene and Lizzie. Matthew, though, has a kind heart and has the potential to be a strong and principled character but he's not there yet. Patseems to be a well-grounded person but needs to build her maturity and strength of character some more.  Then there's Domenica and Angus Lordie. Domenica reminds me very much of Isabelle Dalhousie. To me she is like a sneak preview of how Isabelle's character is going to be. 

The book though is not just a sampler of Edinburgh city life, but also an delightful collection of human insights.  McCall smith touches on universal issues such as the growing insecurity of men, the effect of overly pushy mothers on their childrenespecially on young boys, and the idealism of the youth.   Here are some of my favorite quotes from the book:

"Men were a mess these days - virtually all of them. Women had destabilised them, made them uncertain about themselves; undermined their confidence. And then, when the men fell to pieces, the women tried to put them together again. But it was too late. The damage had been done."

"The young rarely believe that they will not be able to get what they want, because there is always an open future. I may not be beautiful today, but I shall be beautiful tomorrow. I many not have much money today, but that will all change. Not so."

“Daughters could survive a powerful mother, but boys found it almost impossible. Such boys were often severely damaged and spent the rest of their lives running away from their mothers, or from anybody who remotely reminded them of their mothers; either that, or they became their mothers, in a desperate, misguided act of psychological self defence.”

The last thing that sad people want to be reminded about is the greater sadness of others  and I agree. As if a precursor to Isabel Dalhousie, it touches on some moral issues. And just like The Sunday Philosophy Club, there's a lot of discussion aboutScottish art and music.  There is also talk about Scottish politics but which I'm not able to relate much to, unfortunately. 

But unlike the other two series this one had several nice illustrations and I rather appreciated them being there. 

Alexander McCall Smith 44 Scotland Street 2005 Hardcover Polygon Edition Illustrations © Iain McIntosh 2005

 

The plot is simple enough and revolves around the petty desires and troubles of these Scottish citizens, the highlight of which was a wild-goose-chase after a lost painting,then ends with a rather satisfying discovery. My favorite character is Bertie, and, having a son myself, I'm eager to find outif Bertie will someday be able to enjoy his childhood. As I turned the last page I was pleasantly surprised to find myself wishing for more from 44 Scotland Street.But then I should've known that you can't expect anything less from Mr. McCall Smith!

 

Evil Water by Inger Wolf

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Inger Wolf

From Danish crime writer Inger Wolf comes a new crime series that is well-poised to compete side-by-side with the some of the best English crime novels in the international scene! Evil Water is the 5th book in her crime series starring Deputy Superintendent Daniel Trokic, and the first book to be released in English in ebook format. 

Synopsis: Two unrelated women who look uncannily alike disappear without a trace, and the same autumn a farmer on the outskirts of Århus finds them murdered in suitcases under a heap of stone. The skin of one woman is filled with the letter Y and the other has a rare flower in her hair. Inspector Daniel Trokic is leading the case which goes in several directions: to a tribal population in Africa, religious insanity and a horrifying meeting with leeches. When a third woman disappears, Trokic is under pressure to find out what the killer wants to say with his macabre scenery and rituals and later discovers that they are inexplicably linked to the case of a woman who killed herself twenty years ago....

Evil Water has all the elements of a gripping crime story, starting with two mysterious women who are found dead and buried in a ritualistic grave.  Fans of forensics will be delighted with the various evidence discovered and examined in this page-turner, including mysterious bite marks on the victims, strange flowers, and missing bones.  It felt like watching an episode of CSI:Arhus as I saw geographic profiling being used in action to catch this killer as well as other modern tools such as computer forensics.

Inger Wolf included little vignettes which shifted the story away from the investigation into the mind of the killer as he did his dirty work.  I loved these because it was the core of this frightening mystery and defined the danger and challenge that Detective Trokic and his team were up against.   Trokic reminds me of James Patterson's Alex Cross, and the killer vignettes reminded me of those found in Jeffrey Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme novels. It didn't bother me that the book was translated into English from the original Danish because it was so well-written it didn't feel like a translation at all to me.  Casual and spontaneous, the English read rather smoothly. 

I also loved the way Wolf subtly embeds little clues in the narrative about the killer's identity which you dismiss as trivial detail as read along. Everytime a clue would lead to a new person you always thought "it must be him", only to find out later on that he's not and the case develops further.  Her masterful plot filled with unexpected twists and surprising turns keeps you guessing until the very end.   As I reached the end of this macabre page-turner I found myself wanting for more from Detective Trokic and his team.
For more information about Inger Wolf, visit her website here.

Espresso Tales (44 Scotland Street Series #2)

April 20, 2013, 5:43 am

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The second installment to Alexander McCall Smith's series 44 Scotland Street,Espresso Tales, was so deliciously satisfying! Mr. McCall Smith says in the introduction that this installment ties up many of the loose ends left in the first book. First of all, narcissistic Bruce, after losing his job as a surveyor, decides to plunge into the wine trade without any prior knowledge and gets what he deserves. Our hopes of him finally seeing himself for what he really is may just become a possibility. Then easy-going and kindhearted Matthew who failed at every business endeavor his millionaire dad set up for him suddenly starts making a profit at his art gallery.  When his father finds a new girlfriend Matthew thinks she's only after his money and the two have a heart to heart talk.

Then of course, our beloved Bertie, our favorite 6-year-old prodigy, finally gets a chance at playing in a rugby game for real but decides it's not for him. Desperately unhappy under his mother's iron grip, Bertie's father Stuart finally decides to intervene.  Bertie now has a chance to enjoy his boyhood-with train rides, bowling games and all.  But the highlight of it all was Pat...attending a shocking nudist party! I've never heard of this kind of party before and it was kind of eye-opening for me!

Delightfully charming, witty, and entertaining, 44 Scotland Street was a blast.  I wonder what could be in store for us in the 3rd installment!  

Q&A with Mayet Ligad Yuhico, Filipino author of novel Fourteen Days

May 29, 2013, 3:46 am

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I met Mayet Ligad Yuhico at the 2011 Manila International Literary Festival. It was then when I learned about her novel Fourteen Days. I'm not particularly a fan of romance novels so I didn't give much thought to it until one day when I came across a copy and decided to give it a try.    Now I'm happy to say that I enjoyed it very much!   

Instead of writing the usual book review, I decided to try a different approach - a Q&A.  As a Filipino I'm always happy to find more pinoys reading and writing books.  So I would like to talk about Mayet and her novel with the hope that more people would learn about it and read it too. 

Mayet Ligad Yuhico

Mayet is the author of two published works including Fourteen Days, her first full-length novel.  She is also a visual artist who has trained with painters and world-renowned artists.

According to the novel's website, Fourteen Days is the story of world-famous actress Auberon Wallace whose mother dies and leaves a will asking her to read hundreds of unopened letters from her former husband Luke Scoprire.  The letters compel her to explore events that have happened years ago, events she had never acknowledged till now.  With the will containing a condition that the letters would be burned fourteen days from her mother’s burial, Auberon is forced to confront the past, no matter how painful it is.     

A novel on love, loss and redemption, Fourteen Days is a 120,000 word contemporary, romantic novel divided into fourteen chapters: each chapter a day in the life of Auberon as she embarks on an extraordinary journey wrestling with her Mother’s wishes to confront the past against her own need to create a future between two men who has shaped her life into what it is now.


Q&A With Mayet Ligad Yuhico:

1. As a Filipino writer, what made you decide to set your first novel in America, and have have main characters who were Americans (i.e. instead of Filipinos?)

Some authors process the plot and characters in their head, as in the case of Pulitzer winner Edward P. Jones who wrote the plot of “The Known World” in his head for ten years. His novel was cited by Time as one of the best novels of the decade (2000-2009).

In my case, it is when I write that characters and plots reveal themselves to me. As in the process of creation, the work takes a life of its own. Sometimes, even if I wanted a certain course of action to happen, the characters have a say in what happens. So I’m just a medium for all these creative plots happening in an alternate universe. Of course, the writer provides a framework, and has the final say in the end product.

(And so, this is what I’ve always told fledgling artists who dream of finishing a novel,  or any work of art. The best way to create is just to flex that creative muscle every single day. Just do it!)

In the case of “Fourteen Days”, I did not deliberately set out to situate my novel in America, nor create characters that were Americans. The fact that Auberon’s early childhood was spent in the Philippines technically makes her a Filipina since she knows the language, and is familiar with the culture of the Filipinos, as evidenced by her love of Philippine soul food – merienda fare like turon and ginataan!

I just wanted to write a novel that I wanted to read, and I’ve always been drawn to characters facing impossible situations. I wanted to see how two people with the most fortunate of circumstances face these herculean challenges in their life.

What’s more herculean than a billionaire and a top Hollywood actress, who both seemed to live charmed lives, but had a past that continues to haunt them till present day?

The perfect backdrop for these two characters is New York, where Luke’s corporate office was based. Auberon was a painter before she became an actress, and I’d imagined she would have loved to roam around the museums all day to draw inspiration, or to while away her time when she’s free. If a painter had the means to choose any location in the world as a home address, New York would make sense because the major museums are all accessible by walking. This is the reason why I decided to let Auberon live in 5th Avenue, which is spitting distance from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

2. Tell us about Ava's character. She is a famous movie star and her story brings the reader into the world of filmmaking, including on location shoots, make-up, costumes, the works. What/who was your inspiration behind her character? Did you have to research about the lives of famous actresses?

I worked in PETA (Philippine Educational Theatre Association) while I was in college and post-college. It was one of the most defining periods in my life as I was exposed to artists who eventually became pillars of filmmaking in the country – LinoBrocka, Joel Lamangan and SoxyTopacio comes to mind.

The creative process was so intense under these demanding taskmasters that I felt like I completed a graduate degree in theatre when I was exposed to these mentors. I also saw how difficult being an actor was, since one used body, mind and soul, to make a character come to life.

The role and function of an actor remains the same whether it is in the theatre, movies or television, all accoutermentschange - the make-up, costumes, the set conditions depend on which medium is used.

My inspiration for the young Auberon as an artist is a composite of all the visual artists I have known and met here and abroad. I’ve attended some workshops at the Scottsdale Artists School, and based many of the scenes in the novel on the school and its environs.

My inspiration for Auberon as a film star is a composite of all the major actresses in Hollywood who are under the constant glare of the paparazzis. There is not one interview I’ve read of actresses who really enjoy the glare of the spotlight. After the initial rush of fame, most of the actresses feel objectivized, like moving targets in a shooting gallery.

3.What about the character of Luke Scoprire? Was his character inspired by anyone in particular?

Can I answer that posthumously?

This is quite funny, but my inspiration for the young Luke is the opposite of my husband.  Not young Luke’s possessive qualities, but the reverse.

I met my husband when we were teenagers, and all the time that I was working in theatre, going home early in the morning after a particularly hectic night of rehearsals, my then boyfriend never complained, nor asked me to give up my love for the theatre. I just felt that it was extraordinary discipline on his part not to stifle me in my growth as an artist. Even at that young age, he was very unselfish and let me live my life the way I wanted to.

I was wondering what I would do, if like Auberon, the opposite situation presented itself. I guess she would have bolted from the relationship the very second she’d realized how stifling this relationship is.

Luke Scoprire was a very brash, possessive individual in his youth, and I based his character on the tech moguls who earned their first billion in their 20’s – Apple’s Steve Jobs, Facebook’s Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey come to mind. It takes a lot of ego to believe in an idea, and shepherd it till it becomes a reality, and usually these young moguls had the same characteristics as the young, brash Scoprire.

What is interesting is how Luke Scoprire changed when he saw how devastating his actions were to a free spirit like Auberon. And there, Luke’s metamorphosis happened as the novel progressed.

4.Fourteen days is a love story that is also mixed with a bit of mystery surrounding Ava's accident and her relationship with her former husband Luke Scoprire whom she remembers nothing of. What gave you the idea of the letters which she has to read in 14 days?

I was inspired by my friend Evelyn Talamayan’s heart-wrenching story of surviving an operation to remove a big tumor in her brain. After she regained consciousness, her memory was gone. At the time of the operation, she was married with two small kids. Evelyn had no memory of them when she woke up. She also couldn’t read or write simple sentences. In short, all cognitive processes were wiped out.

But when her husband approached her, and introduced himself as her spouse, she responded to him and believed him. Although all cognitive processes were gone, the memories of the heart could not entirely be erased. It was Evelyn’s husband who taught her how to read and write again, and in two years, she was back at her job.  Evelyn eventually emigrated to Canada, and the last time I met her around eight years ago, she was finishing her PhD studies.

In Ava’s case, when Luke introduced himself as her husband after the accident, she reacted violently and did not believe him. So I thought, what would Luke do after this devastating accident? I would think that Luke would be in need of an activity while Auberon was in a coma. Writing letters to her would be logical, since he had been writing to her ever since they met.

In the end, it was the letters which Auberon’s mother retrieved from the trash can that meshed the whole story to its completion.

5.What was the role of the Romney paintings in the story? (I have my theories but I would like to hear it from you :) )

I saw the Romney painting at the Frick museum, and as I’ve written in the novel, the very feelings Auberon felt, were also experienced by me.

It was painted three hundred fifty years ago, but I felt like Emma Hart was alive in the flesh. It was like a literal thunderbolt hitting me. I was flabbergasted. It was an out of body feeling, and as a painter myself, I knew that Romney, the person who put oil on linen, who painted her for a period of time was so in love with her, that the emotions he had when doing the painting could still be felt by the viewer at present time.

And so I used the Romney painting to serve as an emotional bridge between Luke and Auberon’s past and present.

6.You are a visual artist, but you are also a writer with two published works including Fourteen Days. Would you consider yourself as an artist first and a writer second, or the other way around? Why?

"The Blue Gift" by Mayet Ligad Yuhico

I enjoy being a writer and a visual artist since it uses both sides of the brain.

As a writer, I feel that I use the left brain more, since I use logic, analytical thinking to process the very complicated rules of the English language.

In painting, I use colors that do not even have a formal name, or create imagery which could not be explained by words, completely opposite of the left brain functions.

I just consider myself an artist, period. The tools change, whether it’s pen or a brush. I am just happy using all my talents to exhaustion. I would love to live to a hundred, since I still have so many books to write, and paintings to put on canvas.

If my works of art give pleasure to other people, my happiness is inestimable. 

Lincoln Rhyme Series by Jeffery Deaver

September 8, 2013, 7:24 am

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Image taken by Wanda.  My Lincoln Rhyme Series Collection!

After three long years, I finally got my hands on the latest installment in the Lincoln Rhyme Series, The Kill Room, and reading it was like coming home. This series is one of my most loved crime novels in the world.   I discovered Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme Series when I first read The Empty Chair and since then I was hooked.  To me Jeffery Deaver is the king of forensics crime fiction.  Beginning with The Bone Collector, which was adapted into film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, Jeffery Deaver has been writing about bloodspatter patterns and friction ridge prints. 

Multi-awarded bestselling author Jeffery Deaver

Multi-awarded Jeffery Deaver uses the fact that in reading a book you don't SEE the characters or the events so you IMAGINE or ASSUME them to be something, so he takes this into advantage, makes a twist out of them and takes you by surprise.   Each book takes you from the beginning to the end of a gripping story that is never what it seems.

Here is more information from the The Lincoln Rhyme Series: (From http://www.jefferydeaver.com)
Lincoln Rhyme, ex-head of NYPD forensics, was the nation's foremost criminalist, the man who could work a crime scene and come away with a perfect profile of the killer, frozen in time. Now, Lincoln is frozen in place — permanently. An accident on the job left him a quadriplegic who can move just one finger, a great mind strapped to his bed, mulish and sarcastic, hiding from a life he no longer wants to live.
The Bone Collector (1997)
The Coffin Dancer (1998)
The Empty Chair (2000)
The Stone Monkey (2002)
The Vanished Man (2003)
The Twelfth Card (2005)
The Cold Moon (2006)
The Broken Window (2008)
The Burning Wire (2010)
XO (2012) — small appearance
The Kill Room (2013)

And here is a trailer of the film The Bone Collector (1999), starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington.  Enjoy!

10 Tips to Make the Most out of the 34th Manila International Book Fair Without Burning a Hole in your Wallet

September 13, 2013, 11:24 am

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If you're a book lover like me I know you have a tendency to splurge on books! But you also can't resist going to the book fair this year, so here are a few tips on how you can maximize and economize at the same time!

1.  Get free passes

National Book Store, Fully Booked, and several other book stores and publishers are giving away free entrance passes like these to the book fair!  Visit their stores and get your hands on one of them to save on the P20 entrance fee!  Yes it may just be P20 but better to let that go into your transpo, snacks or book budget instead!  
 

Thank you to Read Philippines for my free passes!

 

Fully Booked's passes admit two persons per pass and serve as a bookmark too.

2.  Know the exhibitors and activities

Do your homework prior to your visit so you can plan your trip accordingly.  Get as much information as you can about who's going to be there and what's happening.  
 

The Floor Plan. Click to enlarge and save hi-res file. Courtesy of MIBF

Click here for the list of exhibitors 

Click here for the overall schedule of activities

Also interesting to noteis National's schedule of activities which include several book signings with local and international authors alike. Looking forward to those this Sunday!

Courtesy of National Book Store's FB Page. Click to enlarge or save high resolution file.

3.  Meet authors and have your books signed
 
It's not everyday that you meet authors, and it's free! (other than the cost of the book itself, of course.)  Purchase is not strictly required for most signings so if you're really tight on the budget, you can even bring your previously purchased books to the fair and have them signed by your favorite authors there. I'm not sure what the value of signed books are but I think they're definitely worth more than unsigned ones! 

Thank you to Ms Bebang Siy for the sweet message on my copy of her newly launched book Marne Marino and for striking this pose for me as I took her photo. (at Vibal booth)

Stanley Chi, author of the hilarious book Men are from QC, Women are from Alabang, was very accommodating.  Thank you for signing my copy!

Thank you to Miss Denny a.k.a. HaveYouSeenThisGirl for signing my copy!

4.  Buy books by local authors

Don't be like my former self who didn't even bother to cast locally published books a glance.  After a friend's recommendation, I was amazed to discover the quality and variety of local books, not to mention the fact that they are soooooo affordable!  The Precious Pages booth is the place to grab some of these great finds, especially the Visprint area which carries some noteworthy titles.  

The Precious Pages booth is a pleasant surprise this year, boasting a generous space with great local titles.

Visprint at Precious Pages Booth

Visprint titles include Bob Ong's books, Manix Abrera's Kiko Machine Komix....

...Budjette Tan's Trese at only P140-P175 each...

...and Naermyth by Karen Francisco, our recent book of the month at Read Philippines.

 5.  Go with your book lover friends and pool your purchases to get freebies

What's a fair without the company of friends?   Get your reading buddies to go with you so you can pool your purchases and get freebies with minimum purchase requirements.   The minimum might seem too high at first but pooling your purchases will make it easier to reach!

  

There's even a raffle that you can join at Fully Booked!  

Each P500 purchase entitles you to a raffle ticket.

There goes my rattle ticket! Crossing my fingers for that iPad....

6.  Get free refreshments

If all that shopping has made you hungry, skip the trip to Starbucks and grab a cup of FREE coffee at the Goodwill Bookstore booth instead!  You save P150 and there's even a sofa where you can crash on!

Served steaming hot, my free coffee at the Goodwill Bookstore booth was not bad at all!

7.  Let your kids join in the games and activities 
I didn't bring my son with me but I'm sure he would've enjoyed the various games and activities.  Several booths had toys and games that kids could enjoy for free, plus interactive storytelling sessions.  Check the schedule of activities for more details.  Here's a photo of Alex the Lion of Madagascar taking photos with fans!

8.  Grab great deals

This is it!  What we came to the book fair for!  The point of all that saving was so that we could spend more money on books!  Yehey!  

Photos courtesy of National Book Store and Fully Booked FB pages.

9.  Learn in the various seminars and forums

The exhibit area is just the tip of the iceberg!  Check out the schedule of activities for a wide range of learning sessions held at the function rooms including "How to Write your own Book" by Isagani Cruz on Saturday at 6 pm, The Filipino Reader Conference at 5:30pm, and storytelling sessions on Sunday. 

10.  Have fun!

The best part of all!  Not so hard to do when you're surrounded with books!


So far this is the list I came up with. If you want to add some more, by all means please write them in the comments below!  Thanks for reading and enjoy at the fair!

Read Philippines Book Club Meet up at the 34th Manila International Book Fair

September 16, 2013, 2:23 am

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Rainy sunday afternoon at the 34th Manila International Book Fair

It was a rainy Sunday afternoon when my stunning reading buddies and I went for some fantastic book shopping at the 34th Manila International Book Fair!  Being the book nuts that we were, we didn't let the weather keep us from grabbing some great deals!  Thanks to one of our members Ms Ivy and to National Book Store, our entrance was free!

All set and excited, from left to right Read Philippines members Wanda, Jem, Milly, and Bluebartleby

We joined the crowd of book nuts...whoops, be careful there, don't get squished!

Ooh la la!  Easy on the shopping there!

 

There was of course National and Fully Booked, but the spacious Precious Pages booth was a pleasant surprise!

We met some great people, including the very friendly Ms. Beverly Wico Siy, author of It's A Mens World, our April Book of the Month discussion at Read Philippines which we thoroughly enjoyed!   Ms Bebang was very accommodating. Even though she was all dressed up she took the time to mingle with her readers and chat with us!   Thank you Ms Bebang, hope all authors are like you!

From left to right:  Read Philippines members Milly, Jem, Wanda, Bluebartleby and author Beverly Siy

We also met and had a signing with Kajo Baldisimo, illustrator behind the celebrated series Trese.  

Jem with Kajo Baldisimo, illustrator of Trese

After going round and round, we paused to survey our loot:

We paused to survey our loot!  This was just some of it.  Milly and Bluebartleby's were not included in the photo because...they were still shopping! hehehe

All that shopping made us tired so the best part was the refreshments afterwards.  Thank you to my Read Philippines buddies!  I had a great time! Looking forward to our next meet up!  To those who were not able to make it,  we missed you and we empathize with you!  Till the next meet up!

My iced caramel macchiatto was delightfully refreshing!

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November 14, 2013, 6:31 pm

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2013 in Review: My Reading Stats

January 15, 2014, 1:40 am

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2013 is the year of Philippine Literature in my reading life.  According to the stats in my book catalog, I read a total of 35 books in 2013, out of which a significant percentage were Philippine Literature.   On top of this, the best book I read was It's a Men's World by Bebang Siy.   My best discovery was the Trese series by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo.  I was so engrossed that I finished the series in one night! 

Room by Emma Donoghue (not local) also struck me as a memorable and gripping read.Then finally, the most pleasantly enjoyable ones, as always, are Alexander McCall Smith's installments in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Isabel Dalhousie series and 44 Scotland Street series They are like tea and biscuits on a lazy afternoon.  :)

Books I read in 2013

Here is a quick snapshot of what I had read:

• Philippine Literature - 34%
• Fiction -34%
• Classics - 14%
• Mysteries and Thrillers - 12%
• Biographies and Memoirs - 6%

My books read (35) is 4 books down from 2012 when I read 39 books. But I'm still happy to have been able to even read 35 books because 2013 was a really busy year for me. I was nursing our new baby and my work was in full swing - I was working from 9 am to 8 pm Mondays to Fridays.  It was a miracle I still found time to read at all. :)

When it comes to my acquisitions, I got a total of 40 new books this year as follows:

• Philippine Literature - 35%
• Fiction - 33%
• Classics - 15%
• Mysteries and Thrillers - 10%
• Biographies and Memoirs - 5%
• Children's - 2%

In terms of the format of these acquisitions:

• pBooks - 85%
• eBooks - 15%

Obviously I still die to hold a physical book in my hands and bask in the glorious scent of freshly printed paper :)  !

About 20% were free (given as gifts or as reviewer copies), and the rest were purchased by me from the following stores:

• The Book Depository - 50%
• Fully Booked - 15%
• National Book Store - 12%
• Amazon - 3%
• Others - 20%

As you can see, I'm a nut for The Book Depository just like last year,  especially for books by Alexander McCall Smith!

So that's about it, my reading stats for 2013.  What's yours?

The book Mitch Albom signs on TV was mine!

February 24, 2014, 4:59 am

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Tuesdays with Morrie is one of my favorite books, so when I heard Mitch Albom was coming to Manila I didn't pass up the opportunity to have him sign my book.  

Watch the book that Mitch signs at 29 seconds....

...it was mine! 

I have my friend Anime to thank for making this happen.  I had commitments that day so she gladly purchased a copy for me and had it signed!  Thank you Anime! 

Launch of the 5th Philippine International Literary Festival and Book Industry Summit

November 7, 2014, 3:12 am

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From left to right:  Graciela Cayton, NBDB Exec Dir; Paolo Chikiamco, Filipino Readercon; Alvin Buenaventura, PHILCOLS Exec Dir, Neni Sta. Romana Cruz, NBDB Chairperson; Nida Ramirez, Visprint; Patrick Joson, Yabang Pinoy; Camille Dela Rosa, NBDB Location: Uno Morato Bookstore

I was invited by the National Book Development Board to attended the launch of the 5th Philippine International Literary Festival and Book Industry Summit (PILFBIS) the other day at Uno Morato Bookstore.   To be held on 12-14 November 2014, this year's Lit Fest will have the theme "The Pressing Issue: Sustainable Business amid ASEAN Integration" and will be held at the Bayanihan Center in Pasig.   The difference this year vs previous years and that of National Bookstore two weeks ago is that this one promises to be wider in scope by looking at the entire book industry, not just authers and publishers but readersr as well!  Hooray!

The aim is to ready the local book publishing industry in time for the integration of ASEAN countries into a single market.    “It is important that all stakeholders in the publishing industry develop and maintain their competitive advantage, especially when they face open regional trade,” says Neni Sta. Romana Cruz, NBDB Chairperson. The event will pull together everyone in the publishing industry, from the authors and editors, printers and publishers, to teachers and librarians, and booksellers and book industry groups.

NBDB has always envisioned a globally competitive book publishing industry for the Philippines. This festival promotes locally published books and talent, and provides a venue for deeper engagement among stakeholders. The convention consists of lectures, panel discussions, paper presentations, conversations among writers, artists, readers, and publishing industry stakeholders, an all-Filipino book fair, exhibits, and performances.

PILFBIS will tackle many facets of book publishing, including issues that stakeholders currently face: best practices, alternative publishing models, a writer’s career, rights management, and readership, among others. It will also engage leading local and foreign industry practitioners to share their experiences and insights. Among them are Eric Huang, Development Director at Made in Me, an award-winning digital agency in London specializing in children’s entertainment and brand development; Linda Tan Lingard, managing parter of Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency in Malaysia; Robin Hemley, writer of “A Field Guide for Immersion Writing: Memoir, Journalism, and Travel” and Director of the Writing Program at Yale-NUS College in Singapore; and Noelle de Jesus, Filipino writer and editor based in Singapore.

Previous festivals have drawn a gamut of heavyweights from the literary scene: International novelists Junot Diaz (“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”), Edward P. Jones (“The Known World”), Vikas Swarup (“Q&A/Slumdog Millionaire”), Chris Abani (“Virgin of Flames”), Andy Mulligan (“Trash”); Filipino writers Gemino Abad, Resil Mojares, Alfred Yuson, Jose “Butch” Dalisay, Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo; Editors Ravi Mirchandani of Atlantic Books-UK and Rachel Kahan of G.P. Putnam & Sons-New York, ; Literary Agents Mita Kapur, Jayapriya Vasudevan, and Priya

Doraswamy of Jacaranda Press-India; and other luminaries such as David Parker, Chairman of the Board of the Man Asian Literary Prize, and National Artists Virgilio Almario, Bienvenido Lumbera, and F. Sionil Jose. These dignitaries are among the many speakers who conduct more than thirty literary workshops that span the numerous issues within literature and the publishing industry.

The 5th Philippine International Literary Festival and Book Industry Summit is organized by the National Book Development Board in partnership with Yabang Pinoy, Aklatan, and Filipino ReaderCon.

About National Book Development Board:

The National Book Development Board is the government agency mandated to develop and support the Philippine book publishing industry. Its major areas of concern include enhancing the competitiveness of the book industry, developing and supporting the creative sector, strengthening the NBD, enhancing textbook quality procurement, and enhancing local and international markets for Philippine books. It provides grants, capacity-building and other technical services, market development activities, administers books awards, and other fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to benefit its stakeholders.

About the Partners:

Yabang Pinoy is a Filipino pride movement that aims to be the catalyst for nationalism and the pursuit of Filipino excellence. Since 2005, the organization has been organizing projects that promote a deep sense of nationalism and nation-building. Visit www.yabangpinoy.com for more information.

Aklatan, spearheaded by Visprint, is the first All-Filipino Book Fair, which also features multiple book launches and book-related seminars. Visprint, Inc. is a Pasay-based publishing house best known for Bob Ong’s books, Manix Abrera’s comic strip compilations, and the award-winning Trese series. For more information about Aklatan: The All-Filipino Book Festival, please tweet Visprint’s own Pol (@visprintpub) or email Kyra (bestbookproposal@visprint.net).

The Filipino ReaderCon is a conference founded by readers—readers who blog, readers who write, readers who teach—for the purpose of celebrating reading culture, and providing support for the growing community of Filipino reader. Initiated in 2011 and now an annual event, the Filipino Reader Con has the following objectives: provide support, instruction, and social time for book club members and book bloggers; celebrate readers and reading in the Philippines; promote a closer connection between readers and writers and/or publishers; acknowledge beloved Filipino books through the Readers’ Choice Book Awards. For more information on the Filipino ReaderCon, please visit (http://filipinoreadercon.wordpress.com/), (https://www.facebook.com/FilReaderCon), and the official Twitter account: @pinoyreadercon.  

6 Reasons to Attend the 5th Philippine International Literary Festival and Book Summit

November 9, 2014, 4:00 am

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If you love to read but don't always come to literary festivals such as this one, these 6 reasons will make you change your mind and break from your shell!  

1. Enjoy great discounts on books!    

Aklatan, the all-Filipino book fair, will have ALL their titles on sale (up to 30% off) for everyone at the festival. Need I say more?  Just seeing those %off signs is enough to make the book lover in you drop whatever it is you're doing and rush to the nearest book store.  Imagine if you have tons of great titles all put together in one place!   So better ready your wallets for some major finds!


2. Meet authors and get your books signed

Nothing gives me a kick more than meeting my favorite authors and having my books signed!  The festival will be teaming with authors and even illustrators so make sure to bring your favorite books with you to the venue! 


3. Discover great new titles and widen your reading scope. 

My love affair for reading began with certain genres. But as my reading life grew I discovered more great titles and genres that I could ever finish in my lifetime.   Events like these helped me a lot in discovering new books that I would not have learned on my own.   Enjoy poetry reading sessions and sit through the best books to be awarded at the Filipino Reader's Choice Awards on the 3rd day.   So come the lit fest and find your next favorite book here!


4. Meet fellow book lovers!

As the only avid reader in my family, I've always felt alone with no one to talk to about books.   At the lit fest, you're bound to meet like-minded individuals in every corner just waiting to tell the first person they meet about the latest book they've read. I discovered new titles from fellow readers who like the same books as I do.   Ask them what they think of books you haven't read and in turn, recommend to them your favorite titles.  They'll love you for it!

5.  Learn how books are written and published.  

This is great especially good for aspiring writers. You'll also learn the issues behind the book industry in the country and how readers can help.  But whether you're a budding author or just an avid reader, this will definitely interest you and make you appreciate even more the book read in your hand and the writers behind them.
 
6. Enjoy a whole day devoted for readers!  

This is probably the biggest reason for attending the Lit Fest this year.   Versus previous years and that of National Book Store a few weeks ago, this year's Lit Fest promises to have a wider scope and looks at the entire book industry as whole, not just authors and publishers but also the readers as well.  The 3rd day is the Filipino Reader Conference packed with sessions that are guaranteed to help you discover the power or readers. 



The 5th Philippine International Literary Festival and Book Industry Summit (PILF-BIS) on November 12 to 14, 2014 at the Bayanihan Center, Pioneer Street, Pasig City. 

You may register through NBDB at 929-3887 or email pilfbis2014@nbdb.gov.ph. 

 

Fees: 150/day or 400 for 3 days

Discount: 20% for group registration of more than 10; senior citizens

Free admission: students and teachers, upon presentation of ID 
 
For more information, visit http://nbdb.gov.ph