Authors鈥� book signings were once again the highlight of the 国产吃瓜黑料一区二区Publishing House鈥檚 annual participation at the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), held from September 11 to 15 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.
Book enthusiasts fell in line for National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Ricardo 鈥淩icky鈥� Lee on September 12, while National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario was joined by 国产吃瓜黑料一区二区Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies (CCWLS) Director Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo on September 13.
CCWLS Resident Fellows Joel M. Toledo, author of Planet Nine and Paul Alcoseba Castillo, author of Kondenado, also held book signings during the fair, along with Thomasian alumni Michael M. Coroza, author of Dili鈥檛 Dilim & Mga Lagot na Liwanag, and Louie Jon A. Sanchez, author of Abangan. Novelist and translator Danton Remoto also signed copies of KalapatingLeon, his translation of Eileen Tabios鈥� Dovelion, on September 14.
Debut authors who also sat down for autographs were among the bestsellers at the fair, since their books were made available for the first time during the five-day book event. They are lawyer Rolando A. Bernales, general surgeon Alyza Taguilaso, and journalist Ivan Emil Labayne. Also in the lineup for book signing was Gem Devaras Ma帽osa, whose book Under the Aratiles Tree, launched last year, was a bestseller as well. On the sidelines of MIBF was the Manila leg of the Asian Rights Fair (ARF), where USTPH Director Benedict Parfan participated in networking events with delegates from India, Turkey, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand. It was held from September 12-13 on the second floor of the SMX Convention Center, taking advantage of the convergence of publishing industry professionals at the venue. The delegates presented updates on their practices and the state of publishing in their respective markets. ARF-Manila was organized by the Book Development Association of the Philippines where Parfan serves as a member of the Board of Trustees, in collaboration with the National Book Development
