The dictionary may define an au pair as a young person, typically a woman, who lives with a host family abroad in exchange for childcare and household help. But for author Angelie Morris, the role has always meant far more than a practical arrangement—it was a divine appointment, a journey…
Growing up is rarely defined by a single milestone or life-changing moment. More often, it is shaped by the small decisions we make every day. In her newly released book, When Kiddo Met Miss Independent, Kiddo chronicles the quiet yet transformative journey of growing up, finding home, and embracing the…
Healing takes many forms, but it often begins with heartbreak, rejection, and the ache of unspoken emotions. Diaries of the Departed by MJ Orongan offers an emotional journey through prose and poetry, tracing the path from first encounters and longing to heartbreak, healing, faith, and personal transformation. MJ Orongan began…
How far would you go for love? Where does admiration end and obsession begin? In All For Love, Laura Nakpil explores these unsettling questions through a haunting story of devotion, desire, and the moral boundaries people are willing to cross in pursuit of what they want most. All For Love…
Surviving is only the beginning of relearning how to live. Why Read Me? by Franz Sioson is a memoir that weaves together personal stories, reflections, and moments of uncertainty into a moving narrative of survival, identity, and vulnerability. Educator and writer Franz Sioson brings his signature wit and candor to…
Are we searching for love in the wrong places? Joanna Villamor’s Home Is Here takes the readers on a journey of realization where love truly resides. Anchored on themes of family, friendship, and belonging, Joanna deconstructs long-established grand notions of love. Through lines and verses, the collection reveals that love…
Language is a reflection of its people; it’s an identity— spoken and expressed. Despite the Philippines being home to more than 180 languages and dialects, many remained uninvestigated, posing a crucial risk of their disappearance. This issue is what Dr. Reluya-Laput is addressing in her book, “An Investigation of Boholano…
To survive in silence or to risk everything for truth— this is the question that Lucius Arrow explores in his newly published book, The Boy Who Didn’t Cry, Wolf. Nash Magat, the protagonist first introduced in Silence the Prier, is plagued by guilt over his father’s death. Believing that keeping…
