Manila International Book Fair happens every year on the month of September. Ever since I learned about this event back in 2013 (I think), I have always wanted to come to the event and be drowned by tons of books. The said event happened from September 14-18, and this year, I was there, though it was only the last day of 5 days still I was able to attend the fair. Another special thing about this event was having my latest self-published book, Chasing an Elusive Dream, available at the fair (Yay!). It was only 7 copies and I was glad they were sold out. I knew some who bought a copy or two through social media, thank you, thank you! ^ - ^
#AllTheFeels was held also on the last day of the event (another reason why I chose the 18th to attend the fair). Live readings happened and swooned all the readers and writers who filled in the entire room. Gio Gahol as always never failed to deliver kilig. Hehe. Migs, Gab and Gracielle were awesome.
Also the announcement of winners in Precious Pages Movie Making Contest was held at the stage event. Congrats to all!
Wait! There's more! Another event to look forward to this coming October is the #FeelsFest, which is set to swoon all of the humans with feelings.
And as planned, I will launch a new book, Once Summer Days, hopefully. ^o^
Aren't you excited? Well, I am nervous, really nervous! (sigh, hehe)
The First Time They Met
Ana Valenzuela
Blurb
What’s making Mayumi anxious on her best friend’s birthday party?
Is it her long time best friend Marie? Marie is now in college, and Mayumi starts to doubt their friendship as Marie meets new people and gets closer to them.
Or is it this basketball player named Micah? A guy she recently met and is making every girl fall for him---Mayumi included.
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The First Time They Met is a feel-good story perfect for young adults. It talks about the issues of teenagers. A story about friendship (best friends to be precise), young love, dates, family, and stuff... Mayumi, the main character, is a young girl in high school who is experiencing a struggle with her best friend Marie (called Mars by her college friends); and Micah, the love interest, is a college student and also happens to be a basketball star player in their university, and that's hot. Stuck with the idea of being too young or too old, they explore each other's issues in life through a conversation that has led them to something, something more Mayumi has never expected. It's a must-read, especially for high school students. Taking things one step at a time. ^-^
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About the Author
Ana Valenzuela graduated with a degree in AB
Literature from UST. She is currently taking up her masters major in
Development Communication at UPOU.
She works as a content writer for an online
retail company and does freelance work on the side.
Precious Pelikula
Project Brief
In April 2016, Precious Pages
Corp., the publisher of Precious Hearts Romances, called on amateur filmmakers
nationwide to participate in this momentous project. A total of 40 applicants,
from students to film enthusiasts sent in their portfolio in the hopes of being
able to enter the competition.
Ten applicants were shortlisted.
They chose from a selection of PHR titles on which they formulated a film
concept as out-of-the-box as they could while still maintaining the romantic
personality that Precious Hearts Romances has embodied. From their pitches,
five applicants and a “wild card” were granted a much-coveted spot. They each
were given P15,000 to produce their respective films by August 12, 2016.
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Marco Mata of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila -
Fallin’ For You by Heide Colette
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Ian Abaya
of Asian Pacific Film Institute - Her
Own Brand of Hero by Sofia
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Paolo Pascual of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng
Maynila - Angel Bautista’s Dreams Café 4:
Dream Master
[Can't find it on Youtube, sorry...]
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Miguel Potestades of Collosus Films - Mga Apo Ni Rustica: The Girl in His Arms
by Rose Tan
[Can't find it on Youtube, sorry...]
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Richmond Cadsawan of Far Eastern University - Me, Myself and Peregrine by Jamie Black
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Carl Ruiz of De La Salle College of St. Benilde
- Kensi’s Unconventional Love.
[Can't find it on Youtube, sorry...]
On September 3, 2016, 2pm, their
films will be screened and then uploaded online as the readers are called to
vote for their favorite.
The top three films will be awarded at the Manila International Book Fair on September 18, 2016.
Winners
will also receive the following cash prizes:
· 1st place - P100,000.00
· 2nd place - P50,000.00
· 3rd place - P25,000.00.
· 1st place - P100,000.00
· 2nd place - P50,000.00
· 3rd place - P25,000.00.
Loved the version on paper? Now it’s time to see it for reel. Watch it with us!
Mechanics for the Passes
Complimentary passes will be distributed in Precious Pages
outlets at SM Manila, SM North Edsa, and SM Mall of Asia. Readers only need to
buy any 3 of the 6 books included in the competition from August 19 to August
31, 2016, and they will automatically receive one (1) complimentary pass for
the screening.
Takedown Trilogy
Blog Tour
August 15-21
August 15-21
About the Takedown Trilogy
Follow
the trail of one extraordinary woman with a special set of skills and a past
both mysterious and painful in the
Takedown Trilogy: a romantic suspense tale of thrilling twists and a whole lot of steam.
Watch the
action as it jets from a lush tropical island in the midst of a tempest,
springtime in Amsterdam, a sticky Barcelona sojourn to a final assault in a
posh London neighborhood. Meet the cast of characters: a Frenchman bent on payback.
The aristocrat with a score to settle. A distant father and demanding boss. The
cop who needs her. And the equally mysterious, equally skilled man drawn to her
against both their better judgments.
First time in paperback. For the first time in print, all three books of
the romantic suspense Takedown series will be published in one paperback! The
books are:
To order your own copy, email thebiancamori@gmail.com. The price is Php350.
Read them anywhere. The Takedown books have been previously
exclusively available on Amazon only. Starting August 21, they will be released
in various ebook formats and platforms, including Apple, Barnes & Noble and
Kobo. Go to Smashwords.com for In Too Deep, Peyton Riley, and Scorched Earth in your preferred ebook format!
Win a signed copy of the paperback. One reader and one blogger participating in the
Takedown Trilogy blog tour will get the chance to win a signed copy of the
Takedown Trilogy paperback! Open to Philippine residents only; shipping fee
shouldered by the author.
International participants picked for the raffle
will win the Takedown Bundle in their preferred format.
Praise for the Takedown Trilogy
"If In Too Deep was summer fling, sexy trysts, and gorgeous island, Peyton Riley is full on bad-assery." - Jay E. Tria, author of Songs of our Break Up and Blossom Among Flowers
"Action, intrigue, gorgeous European settings
and a redhead? Count. Me. In." - Carla de Guzman, author of Cities and Marry Me, Charlotte B!
"The third and longest book in Bianca Mori's
Takedown series, Scorched Earth also happens to be the best...A must-read for
fans of romantic suspense." - Liana Smith Bautista, blogger, Will Read For Feels
About the Author
Bianca Mori is the author of "One Night at
the Palace Hotel" and "Tame The Kitten." She is interested in
exploring power in romance and enjoys reading about demimondaines, pin-up girls
and Jazz Age personalities and hopes to reinterpret these in her stories. She
lives with her family and a hyperactive pug. Sign up for Bianca Mori's
newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/3BfSb, follow Bianca on Twitter
(@thebiancamori), add her on Facebook and on GoodReads.
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