The Philippine Literary Festival runs tomorrow through 30 August.
They seem to be using the 'big' foreign names -- Matthew Quick and Meg Wolitzer -- as ... loss leaders ? but most of the other participants are local. Interesting to see especially the local phenomena -- iamkitin ! iDangs ! marielicious ! KwentoNiJhingness ("I write. I rant. I am a potato." her weblog promises) ! blue_maiden ! Yam-Yam28 ! Art Sta. Ana ! And why haven't I seen any of their books ?
They seem to be using the 'big' foreign names -- Matthew Quick and Meg Wolitzer -- as ... loss leaders ? but most of the other participants are local. Interesting to see especially the local phenomena -- iamkitin ! iDangs ! marielicious ! KwentoNiJhingness ("I write. I rant. I am a potato." her weblog promises) ! blue_maiden ! Yam-Yam28 ! Art Sta. Ana ! And why haven't I seen any of their books ?