The Playful Genius draws us into the life of the extraordinary scholar, Father Horacio de la Costa, SJ.

It takes us into his adolescent journey of self-discovery, when he decided to become a priest. This sets him on the path to becoming a brilliant history teacher and writer, and in his spare time, even a builder of model ships. Nostalgic scenes of his times come to life in ink illustrations as well as a timeline with photos shared by the Archives of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus and the Ateneo University Archives.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Flor Marie “Neni” Sta. Romana Cruz is chair of the National Book Development Board (NBDB). She is a children’s book reviewer, freelance journalist, and teacher. She is a regular contributor on education and literacy to the op-ed section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and a trustee of Teach for the Philippines. She is the director of Where the Write Things Are, a writing center for writers of all ages.

Sta. Romana-Cruz graduated from St. Scholastica’s College as Cum Laude and holds a master’s degree in English Literature from the Ateneo de Manila University. Before her role as chair of the NBDB, Sta. Romana-Cruz presided the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) and was a board member of the “Sa Aklat Sisikat” Foundation, an organization which promotes book reading and lifelong learning.

Among her famous works are Why the Piña has a Hundred Eyes and Other Classic Philippine Folk Tales About Fruits (Tahanan Books, 1993) which won the 1993 National Book Award for Children’s Literature; a biography of Gabriela Silang which received a National Book Award citation for excellence in 1992; You Know You’re Filipino If…: A Primer (Tahanan Books, 1997) and Don’t Take a Bath on a Friday: Philippine Superstitions and Folk Beliefs (Ilaw ng Tahanan Publishing, 1996) among others.

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Raymund Isaac is one of the country’s famous fashion photographers. He has been commissioned by local and foreign brands for their advertising campaigns. He has a long list of works for fashion magazines including foreign titles like Glamour & Beauty and Elle.

With his more than 35 years in the industry of photography, and his dazzling artistry, consistent excellence in and ardent dedication to his craft, Raymund Isaac will not be tagged the country’s first “Celebrity Photographer” for nothing. Another reason for the moniker is his working with a wide array of local and international stars—Paris Hilton and Tom Cruise from Hollywood, and Judy Ann Santos, Sharon Cuneta and Vilma Santos in the local showbiz scene—to name a few.

With a Communication Arts degree from the De La Salle University, Raymund started out as an assistant photographer for Nap Jamir II, also a director and cinematographer; and Neal Oshima, an award-winning commercial, editorial, and fine art photographer. Raymund has received awards locally and abroad—he was the Overall International Winner for the Glamour and Beauty category of American Photo Magazine in 2002. He has produced books, music videos, advertising campaigns, and images that have been hallmarks in the advertising and photography fields.

Presently, Raymund is president and resident photographer of his very own Portfolio Photography and Studio, Inc. Aside from the profession he is best known for, Raymund is also an art director, production designer, image-marketing consultant, photography teacher, writer and contributor to two major daily newspapers, creative director for major clients, and activist for various charitable causes.

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• The Good Photographer

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Mommy Republic: Understanding Filipino Millennial Moms is a first-of-its-kind book written to help the industry better understand and serve a new generation of millennial moms in the Philippines. Based on proprietary quantitative research and countless in-depth interviews, authors Edie Acedera and Kate Yu introduce you to the fascinating psyche of millennial moms of today: a very inspiring and inspired generation of moms who are looking for more meaningful and targeted connections and brand experiences.

The work captures data from their large-scale generational study and creative questions designed to go beyond the obvious and the stereotypical. The work reveals insights on how to better enlist millennial parents as co-creators of brands and products and create a truly authentic brand experience that inspires trial and loyalty. An indispensable read on profiling, peppered with real human stories and surprising revelations to thought-provoking questions, this book helps marketers wishing to unlock the Philippine market by better serving the powerful new generation of millennial moms.

About the Authors

Edie Acedera

Edie Acedera is one of the founders of Mommy Republic, an online marketplace to help mom-business owners meet quality-conscious mom buyers.

Acedera spent almost sixteen years of her career life in the fields of Marketing and Consumer and Market Insight. After graduating from the University of the Philippines College of Business, she spent two years at Procter and Gamble Philippines and three years in Unilever BestFoods Philippines. Later on, she decided to specialize in the field of Consumer Insight by spending a year in Millward Brown Philippines, a Research Agency focused on Advertising Testing and Brand Tracking.

However, she found her way back to Unilever. During her stint in Consumer and Market Insight, she had been given the opportunity to understand people living in different parts of the world. Working in the Regional Team for Foods and some Personal Care categories, she got the chance to observe and study consumers in the very diverse Asian region covering countries such as China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

In addition to her experience in marketing, Acedera had been a part-time Lecturer for several years at the UP College of Business Administration, teaching Marketing and Advertising subjects.

Kate Yu

Kate is Edie’s co-founder at Mommy Republic. Like Acedera, Yu also worked for Procter and Gamble (P&G) and Unilever as a marketer. After graduating from the UP College of Business, she worked in local, regional, and global marketing roles, ranging from laundry to beauty to luxury color cosmetics.

Acedera and Yu’s first brand, Mommy Republic (www.mommyrepublic.com), was launched when they decided to take the leap and leave their careers to explore alternatives outside of the corporate world. Their shared brand’s purpose is to help “mompreneurs” scale their online businesses and provide time-strapped mom buyers access to unique, award-winning products.

Aside from Mommy Republic, Yu is also the founder of My Joyful Jumble (www.myjoyfuljumble.com), a brand created to bring joy and empathy into parenting journey. It provides entertainment and celebrates the joys of parenting without the pressure to project perfection.

Mommy Republic, published by Anvil Publishing, is now available at all National Book Store and Power Books branches nationwide.

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Bake Magic Together by The Maya Kitchen features 40 baking recipes the whole family will enjoy doing together. It is Maya Kitchen’s latest offering through Anvil Publishing.

This baking cookbook guides parents in how to include their kids in baking, helping kids develop not only their baking and cooking talents, but also enhance their basic yet important arithmetic, vocabulary, as well as social skills.

It is also filled with easy to follow recipes, guidelines, and tips to make baking a magical experience for the whole family to enjoy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The Maya Kitchen Culinary Arts Center started out as the Maya Bakeshop in 1964, in the Flour Mill in Mandaluyong. At a time when baking was not yet as flourishing as it is now, Maya spearheaded the baking classes they would be known for with a team of experts. These classes aim to equip its students with everything they need to know in running their very own bakeshops: recipes, baking techniques, design, ingredient sourcing, supply management, and financing. These classes were held not only in Metro Manila but also in other provinces such as Baguio, Laguna, Pampanga, Pangasinan, and Tarlac. From these baking classes graduated the owners of some of the most popular bakeshops to date—Goldilocks Bakeshop, Hizon’s Cakes and Pastries, Rolling Pin Bakeshop, and Joni’s Bakeshop, among others.

Through the televised cooking competition, The Great Maya Cookfest (1976-1990), then hosted by Philippine culinary icon Nora Daza, Maya had introduced to the Philippine culinary scene Chef Jessie Sincioco, president and CEO of JCS Gastronomie, Inc., the company behind the successful Chef Jessie Restaurants line, and official chef for Pope Francis’s Apostolic Visit to the Philippines in January 2015. Chef Jessie bagged the grand prize for the contest’s Baking Category in 1983.

It was in the 1980s that the Maya Bakeshop transferred to its current place in Arnaiz Avenue, Makati City, and became The Maya Kitchen as it is widely known today.

Not only does Maya Kitchen train future bakers, cooks, and restaurateurs face-to-face, they also reach out to a wider audience through their cookbooks, culinary references, as well as coffee table books. Maya has already had 36 books (and counting) under their belt, three of them winners of the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Award: Food Service and Catering Management (Anvil, 2004), The Maya Kitchen Journal for Cooks and Foodies (Anvil, 2012), and 30-Minute Express Cooking (Anvil, 2013).

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Victorette Joy Campilan, or otherwise known as VJ Campilan, is the author of All My Lonely Islands (Anvil Publishing, 2017), which won the Grand Prize for the English Novel at the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards in 2015.

VJ took up BA Communication Research in the University of the Philippines – Diliman, graduating magna cum laude. Eventually, she decided to pursue writing and took up her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at De La Salle University – Manila.

A financial writer by day and novelist by night, she had been an avid book reader since childhood and it was through her reading adventures that she first entertained the idea of writing stories herself. She grew up reading CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, and Arthur Conan Doyle, all of whom she considers as her greatest literary influences.

All My Lonely Islands is her first novel which tells about a young woman’s physical and emotional journey and struggles as an expatriate Filipino kid growing up in different countries. It is inspired by her teenage years spent living in Dhaka, Bangladesh with her parents who worked for an international NGO. Her adventures with her parents involved living in two countries and three provinces, going to 10 different schools, and learning to speak five languages. Her debut novel was her MFA thesis before she decided to submit it to the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards in 2015, where it won the Grand Prize for the English Novel.

Before her major breakthrough, she was first published in UP Diliman’s literary journal, Likhaan, for her short story, Real Dhaka in 2013.

VJ currently resides in Cavite where she is writing her second novel, an alternative history/science fiction re-imagining of an affluent Philippines on the cusp of deterioration.

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With an overly zealous mother as her guide, 19-year-old Sam has never had problems navigating through Christian suburbia before. But, all that changes when she befriends and becomes intrigued with Clara, her widowed neighbor and the village’s social outcast. When their friendship grows into the “unnatural”, Sam is forced to examine her upbringing and come to terms with who she really is.

About the Author

Brigitte Bautista

Brigitte Bautista has been writing stories since she was eight years old.

In high school, she was the Editor-in-Chief of the school paper at St. Paul College in Parañaque. She also represented the school in several writing competitions. Her writing journey took a backseat when she pursued an Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree in University of the Philippines – Diliman, but she quickly got back into it after college.

After countless first drafts—and a ridiculous, what-was-I-thinking Palanca submission—Brigitte chanced upon Anvil Publishing’s #SparkNA workshop online.  She penned her first novel, Don’t Tell My Mother during the 6-week course.

Brigitte is a huge sports freak. Moreover, when she is not chained to a desk writing software code, she writes lesbian fiction and poetry.

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Ayun, O! is a series of five newly written children’s books by Bong Oris—Ayun, O! Pasukan Na!, Ayun, O! Bakasyon Na!, Ayun, O! Handaan!, Ayun, O! Laro Tayo!, and Ayun, O! Sorpresa!.

These children’s books feature some Filipino words which have their corresponding translations to local dialects. Among these local dialects are Cebuano, Ilocano, Bikol, Kapampangan, Hiligaynon, and Chavacano.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Glenda Callanta Oris, also known as “Bong,” is the former president of Kuwentista ng mga Tsikiting (KUTING) and is a current professor of Humanities at Ateneo de Manila University. She has written several children’s books since 2011.

Ms. Bong obtained her degree BS Computer Science at Ateneo de Manila University. Eventually, she took up her Master’s degree MA Philosophy at the same school. She is presently taking her Doctorate degree Ph.D. Philippine Studies at the University of the Philippines – Diliman.

Among her famous works are Whuush! (Adarna House, 2011) and Ang Madyik ni Paolo/Paolo’s Magic (Lampara Books, 2013). Her short story Ang Madyik ni Paolo won Second Prize in the 2001 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature.  She also penned a number of creative nonfiction pieces and poems that appeared in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies. Aside from reading, writing, and translating children’s literature, she also enjoys working with museums and promoting heritage conservation.

Her Ayun, O! series is now available for purchase in all National Book Store branches nationwide and on Amazon and Kobo as e-books.

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• Ayun O! Pasukan Na!

• Ayun, O! Bakasyon Na!

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• Ayun, O! Bakasyon Na!

• Ayun, O! Handaan!

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• Ayun, O! Handaan!

• Ayun, O! Laro Tayo!

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• Ayun, O! Laro Tayo!

• Ayun, O! Sorpresa!

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• Ayun, O! Sorpresa!

Roel Landingin has been covering Philippine business and economy for more than 20 years. He is currently the editor-in-chief of Forbes Philippines magazine, the local edition of the well-known US business publication. He was formerly the Manila correspondent of The Financial Times and senior fellow of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), a nonprofit media organization based in Manila. He has also served as business editor of The Manila Times newspaper and bureau chief of Bloomberg News in the Philippines.

In 2003, he wrote Ramon V. del Rosario: The Making of an Entrepreneur, a biography of one of the Philippines’ industrial pioneers. De La Salle University republished this book in 2011. In 2010, Roel edited Seven Deadly Deals: Can Aquino Fix Arroyo’s Costly and Messy Projects? that inquired into some of the most problematic infrastructure projects under the term of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Roel has won top honors twice in the Jaime V. Ongpin investigative journalism awards—in 2008, for his reports on the mismanagement of foreign aid in the Philippines, and in 2009, for his story on how corruption doomed a flagship airport project of the government.

As a senior reporter for two national newspapers in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he covered the banking, finance, and energy sectors. His work earned him the Outstanding Economic Journalist and Banking and Finance Reporter awards from the Economic Journalists Association in 1994.

Roel has an AB Philosophy degree from the University of the Philippines and an MBA (major in finance) from the Graduate School of Business of De La Salle University. Born in 1959, he is married to fellow journalist Maria Lourdes C. Mangahas.

Public Choice: The Life of Armand V. Fabella in Government and Education, published by Anvil in 2016, is his third book.

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The Playful Genius draws us into the life of the extraordinary scholar, Father Horacio de la Costa, SJ.

It takes us into his adolescent journey of self-discovery, when he decided to become a priest. This sets him on the path to becoming a brilliant history teacher and writer, and in his spare time, even a builder of model ships. Nostalgic scenes of his times come to life in ink illustrations as well as a timeline with photos shared by the Archives of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus and the Ateneo University Archives.

About the Author

Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz

Flor Marie “Neni” Sta. Romana-Cruz is chair of the National Book Development Board (NBDB). She is a children’s book reviewer, freelance journalist, and teacher. She is a regular contributor on education and literacy to the op-ed section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and a trustee of Teach for the Philippines. She is the director of Where the Write Things Are, a writing center for writers of all ages.

Sta. Romana-Cruz graduated from St. Scholastica’s College as Cum Laude and holds a master’s degree in English Literature from the Ateneo de Manila University. Before her role as chair of the NBDB, Sta. Romana-Cruz presided the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) and was a board member of the “Sa Aklat Sisikat” Foundation, an organization which promotes book reading and lifelong learning.

Among her famous works are Why the Piña has a Hundred Eyes and Other Classic Philippine Folk Tales About Fruits (Tahanan Books, 1993) which won the 1993 National Book Award for Children’s Literature; a biography of Gabriela Silang which received a National Book Award citation for excellence in 1992; You Know You’re Filipino If…: A Primer (Tahanan Books, 1997) and Don’t Take a Bath on a Friday: Philippine Superstitions and Folk Beliefs (Ilaw ng Tahanan Publishing, 1996) among others.

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#iReadAnvil Save P100 on Nick Joaquin’s 100th Birthday Celebration!

NICK JOAQUIN CENTENNIAL SALE

1. Each buyer is entitled to a P100 saving for each bundle.
2. Discounts will be give to cash, credit card and gift certificates purchases.
3. E-purse points, courtesy card, and other discount coupons are not valid in this promo.
4. Promo runs on May 4, 2017 until May 31, 2017 only in all National Book Store, NBS Express, and Powerbooks Store Branches.

In Gotita de Dragon and other Stories—a collection of five short stories for both young and old—National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin uses his whimsy and his sense of the gothic to re-imagine Philippine folktales.

The said collection features five short stories namely “Lechonito the Holy Innocent,” “The Mystery Sleeper of Balite Drive,” “The Traveling Salesman and the Split Woman,” “Balikbayan,” and “Gotita de Dragon” which were previously published in Joaquinesquerie: Myth a la Mod (Cacho Hermanos, 1983).

The perfect Nick Joaquin starter for young adult readers, this book is graced with illustrations by distinguished children’s book illustrator Beth Parrocha-Doctolero (Habulan/The Chase).

Gotita de Dragon and other Stories was first launched by Anvil Publishing and the Joaquin family on April 29, 2014, Nick’s 10^th death anniversary, and on May 4, 2014, on celebration of his 97^th birthday.

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Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín, popularly known as Nick Joaquin, was a Filipino poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, historian, journalist, and the National Artist of the Philippines for Literature. He was born on May 4, 1917. After Jose Rizal and Claro M. Recto, he is considered the third most important Filipino writer.

Nick started as a proofreader at the Philippines Free Press. Later, he was promoted to contributing editor and essayist, and started writing under his equally famous pen name Quijano de Manila (Manila Old-Timer). However, it was in 1934 when he started writing short stories, poems, and essays. His experiment with fiction was noticed and hailed by Jose García Villa. Most of his works were published in Philippine magazines although some of them were published in foreign journals and magazines.

Some of Nick’s major works are Culture and History (2004); Reportage on Lovers: A Medley of Factual Romances, Happy or Tragical, Most of Which Made News (2009); Reportage on the Marcoses (2013); and Gotita de Dragon and other Stories (2014), all published by Anvil Publishing, Inc.

Nick passed away on April 29, 2004, five days short of turning 87.

This month is his birthday centenary.

To honor the premier Filipino writer, Anvil Publishing, Inc. launched its newest promo Nick Joaquin Centennial Sale. You can find more information by clicking here.

Reportage on Politics is a compilation of Nick’s previously published articles in dailies about the goings-on in Philippine politics from 1961 to 1970 written under the pen name Quijano de Manila.

Whether you dig politics or not, you’ll find this political album entertaining because it’s chockfull of narrative, profiles, real-life dramas, observations of our society, studies of our culture. And what a nostalgia trip, too, for many of today’s readers.

Remember when ancient Amang Rodriguez dyed his locks black? Remember those naughty jokes on Roger de la Rosa’s “untimely withdrawal”? Remember the Macapagal-Marcos battle of biographies? Remember the party conventions when B-girls shared the limelight with NP and LP, and political life indeed was a cabaret, old chum?

In this book, the bad old days live again. Here’s a wealth of detail for the biographer, a wealth of material for the historian. And for the common reader, a wealth of good old dirty fun.

Reportage on the Marcoses by Quijano de Manila

Mommy Republic: Understanding Filipino Millennial Moms is a first-of-its-kind book written to help the industry better understand and serve a new generation of millennial moms in the Philippines. Based on proprietary quantitative research and countless in-depth interviews, authors Edie Acedera and Kate Yu introduce you to the fascinating psyche of millennial moms of today: a very inspiring and inspired generation of moms who are looking for more meaningful and targeted connections and brand experiences.

The work captures data from their large-scale generational study and creative questions designed to go beyond the obvious and the stereotypical. The work reveals insights on how to better enlist millennial parents as co-creators of brands and products and create a truly authentic brand experience that inspires trial and loyalty. An indispensable read on profiling, peppered with real human stories and surprising revelations to thought-provoking questions, this book helps marketers wishing to unlock the Philippine market by better serving the powerful new generation of millennial moms.

About the Authors

Edie Acedera

Edie Acedera is one of the founders of Mommy Republic, an online marketplace to help mom-business owners meet quality-conscious mom buyers.

Acedera spent almost sixteen years of her career life in the fields of Marketing and Consumer and Market Insight. After graduating from the University of the Philippines College of Business, she spent two years at Procter and Gamble Philippines and three years in Unilever BestFoods Philippines. Later on, she decided to specialize in the field of Consumer Insight by spending a year in Millward Brown Philippines, a Research Agency focused on Advertising Testing and Brand Tracking.

However, she found her way back to Unilever. During her stint in Consumer and Market Insight, she had been given the opportunity to understand people living in different parts of the world. Working in the Regional Team for Foods and some Personal Care categories, she got the chance to observe and study consumers in the very diverse Asian region covering countries such as China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

In addition to her experience in marketing, Acedera had been a part-time Lecturer for several years at the UP College of Business Administration, teaching Marketing and Advertising subjects.

Kate Yu

Kate is Edie’s co-founder at Mommy Republic. Like Acedera, Yu also worked for Procter and Gamble (P&G) and Unilever as a marketer. After graduating from the UP College of Business, she worked in local, regional, and global marketing roles, ranging from laundry to beauty to luxury color cosmetics.

Acedera and Yu’s first brand, Mommy Republic (www.mommyrepublic.com), was launched when they decided to take the leap and leave their careers to explore alternatives outside of the corporate world. Their shared brand’s purpose is to help “mompreneurs” scale their online businesses and provide time-strapped mom buyers access to unique, award-winning products.

Aside from Mommy Republic, Yu is also the founder of My Joyful Jumble (www.myjoyfuljumble.com), a brand created to bring joy and empathy into parenting journey. It provides entertainment and celebrates the joys of parenting without the pressure to project perfection.

Mommy Republic, published by Anvil Publishing, is now available at all National Book Store and Power Books branches nationwide.

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• Mommy Republic: Understanding Filipino Millennial Moms

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Christmas is the perfect time to share, not only love, but love for food as well. This year, we’ve got quite a prestigious lineup, as most of our recently released cookbooks have been nominated or have won either at the National Book Awards or Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. We’re sure all moms and dads, chefs and foodies, will enjoy cooking and discovering new recipes in these books.

Modern Philippine Confections by Chef Gene Gonzalez

Looking for the perfect pasalubong? This cookbook will help you whip up your favorite confections on your own!Modern Philippine Confections features recipes to timeless, well-loved sweets from marshmallows, macarons, to truffles and more.  It is a must-have cookbook for chefs, professional or aspiring, and sweet-toothed foodies, too. It has also recently won the Innovative Category of the Gourmand World Cookbook Award in the Philippines, and will compete with other countries to claim the international title.”…a unique venture into a long neglected area of the nation’s cuisine…of a dedicated chef who not only looks to bring the unique tropical Filipino flavors to the world but who also yearns to reinterpret the national tradition of confections itself.” — Bobby Chinn, TV Host, Chef, and RestaurateurAvailable for only P195 at National Book Store branches and at anvilpublishing.com. Order here now: http://bit.ly/2iAiLwW

Feast with Me by Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi

Savor the flavors of Europe and Asia’s sides of the world with Feast With Me, the first-ever (cook)book by writer, TV host, entrepreneur and chef Stephanie Zubiri Crespi. Start your day with a relaxing Parisian breakfast; indulge in flavorful Moroccan and Filipino lunch, take a quick Mediterranean merienda and munch on Spanish tapas; and bask in the company of family and friends with bucolic Italian dishes and exotic Vietnamese and Indian meals for dinner. Feast With Me is nothing short of a sumptuous feast for the senses.”Elegant, anecdotal, and deeply personal, Stephanie’s words are as sumptuous as the subjects. Yet for all is romance and luxury, Feast with Me is a practical guide to good, memorable, delightful eating. An epicurean guide to the soul!” — AA Patawaran, Lifestyle Editor, Manila Bulletin

Feast with Me is a perfect gift for the foodie and for those who would like to travel and taste the world. It is a finalist at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards under the Entertaining Category in the Philippines, and will compete with other countries for the International prize.

Available for only P895 at National Book Store branches and at anvilpublishing.com. Order here now: http://bit.ly/2BruIKI

Philippine Food, Cooking and Dining Dictionary by Edgie Polistico

From ampapagot (Cebuano for triggerfish) to ligaya (bread with red filling from Bicol) to ukuh ukuh (a Tausug dish resembling a sea urchin risotto), this dictionary gathers more than 8,000 terms relating to food ingredients, dishes, cooking styles, preparation techniques, and utensils, among others. For anyone who cooks or simply loves Filipino food, this book is a vital reference and an excellent cookbook supplement.”It takes someone with curiosity and discipline to compile the many ingredients, cooking terms, and dishes encountered as one eats the country. Edgie Polistico has done just that in his Philippine Food, Cooking, and Dining Dictionary. The many languages and dialects complicate the process where names are different region to region or a term doesn’t mean the same as one goes from place to place.” — Micky Fenix Makabenta, columnist, editor, and author of Country CookingThe Philippine Food, Cooking and Dining Dictionary recently won the Best Food Book Award. It is available for only P795 at National Book Store branches and online at anvilpublishing.com. Order here: http://bit.ly/2ASCQ5Q

French Kusina by Xavier Btesh

Forget everything you’ve heard about the complicated French cuisine and step inside the French Kusina,where Chef Xavier Btesh’s delicious French and Mediterranean recipes are foolproof and easy for anyone to whip up. Learn the classic recipes of French homestyle cooking from salads and starters that will add a Frenchy twist to your meals and merienda offerings, to soups that are rich in flavor and open to a sprinkling of your favorite local ingredients. Btesh’s stew recipes will give you a taste of how varied French cuisine really is, and his meat and chicken dishes will add some oomph to your usual menu.Take our amazing local seafood and surprise your family and friends with a French-style preparation, and serve everything up with a few side dishes and sauces that will add a world of taste and even a little sexiness to your table. But beyond the wonderful flavors, one of the biggest draws of the French Kusina is how Btesh’s dishes are so uncomplicated. Each recipe’s ingredients are measured for one, so that all you have to do is multiply everything by the number of guests you are having over—which is absolutely perfect considering the fact that at its heart, French cooking is about coming together and sharing a family-style meal. It’s relaxed, simple, and open to your own personal touch.French Kusina is a Gourmand World Cookbook Award finalist under the Mediterranean category. It is available for only P595 National Book Store and online at anvilpublishing.com. Order here: http://bit.ly/2oCUhWw

Breads, Cakes, Pastries, and More by Efren Bunquin

Breads, Cakes, Pastries, and More features baking recipes originally culled by cereal chemist and food technologist Efren G. Bunquin in his book The Golden Treasury of Baking and Candymaking. Kitchen-tested by the Center for Asian Culinary Studies and with annotations and recommendations from Chef Gene Gonzalez, recipes in this book include popular local breads such as Pan de Sal, Mamon Especial, and Ensaimada; Chinese snacks such as Hopia,
Bitso-Bitso, and Pilipit; European breads such as Pizza Italiana, Danish Croissant, and L’ Gateau Sans Rival; and many more.Breads, Cakes, Pastries, and More is a finalist at the Gourmand World Cookbook Award finalist under the Bread Category. It is available for only P525 at National Book Store and online at anvilpublishing.com. Order here: http://bit.ly/2Bsf8yC

Coconut Kitchen: Appetizers and Main Dishes by Maria Regina Tolentino Newport

From meat to shell, Coconut Kitchen brings you many ways to make appetizers and main dishes absolutely healthy and delicious! Each recipe has been personally selected, tested and retested by the author with you, the reader and home cook, in mind. This cookbook also features coconut-based recipes from the following well-known personalities in the culinary world: Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan, Norma Chikiamco, Pia Lim-Castillo, Elizabeth Ann Quirino, Ige Ramos, Beth Romualdez and Editha C. Singian.”Seldom can you find a powerhouse coconut cookbook with a wide range of tempting dishes plus authoritative information on health issues.” — Beth C. Singian

Coconut Kitchen is currently a Gourmand World Cookbook Award Finalist under the Single Subject Category. It is available for only P395 at National Book Store branches and online at anvilpublishing.com. Order here: http://bit.ly/2yT8JwX

Bake Magic Together: 40 Recipes for the Whole Family to Make by Maya Kitchen

Bake Magic Together by The Maya Kitchen features 40 baking recipes the whole family will enjoy doing together. This baking cookbook also guides parents in how to include their kids in baking, helping kids develop not only their baking and cooking talents, but also enhance their basic yet important arithmetic, vocabulary, as well as social skills.Bake Magic Together is a finalist for the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards under the Family category and Pastry category. It is available for only P295 at National Book Store and online at anvilpublishing.com. Order here: http://bit.ly/2yRE9QC

Via Mare: 40 Years by Glenda Barretto 

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Robert Magnuson, award-winning children’s book author and illustrator, launches his latest books, the Duck and Croc series. The book launch was held on December 3, 2017, Sunday, 3 PM, at the National Book Store Glorietta 1, Makati City.

Robert told the kids a story about Duck and Croc meet Collector Alligator, and a little background on his own experience at collecting toys and comics. There were lots of fun games such as The Magnificent Duck Race, Collector Alligator: The Longest Line, and of course, an old school game of Bring Me! There were also lots of freebies from Monde Nissin, coloring activities from Dong-A, yummy popcorn and cotton candy that the kids enjoyed.

The series is about the characters Duck and Croc, who are the best of friends although they are vastly different from each other. They play together, race against each other, and go on difficult as well as fun adventures. Join this unlikely pair of friends as they come upon marvelous discoveries and learn lessons from the challenges along the way.

As this mischievous pair go through their many adventures, young readers are invited to journey together with them. With its short rhyming lines and adorably colorful illustrations, this picture book series delivers simple but striking messages for its young readers.

The series currently includes three books, namely: Duck and Croc’s Magnificent Race, Duck and Croc Meet Collector Alligator, Little Duck and Little Croc Fowl Friday Feast.

Robert Magnuson is a Philippine-based writer and illustrator of children’s literature. He has won awards for his work, including the National Children’s Book Award for The Great Duck and Crocodile Race (now entitled Duck and Croc’s Magnificent Race) as one of the Best Reads Of 2012. His comic strip, Shirley’s Pets, ran for seven years in the Junior Inquirer. He has produced comics for both the local independent market as well as for periodicals such as KidZone.

The Duck and Croc series is available for P250 each at National Book Store and Powerbooks Store branches and online at anvilpublishing.com

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Whether you’ve just begun to realize that you haven’t been reading enough books, or you’ve continuously set a reading goal year after year only to realize at the end that you’ve completely forgotten them, these 8 tips will help you kickstart that reading resolution!

1. Start a Reading ChallengeIt helps to have a goal in mind. Set how many books you want to read for the year, and then, decide how many you’ll read for each month. For example, 24 books means you’ll have to read at least two books a month.Write a list of books that you want to read and set a reminder every day when it’s time to read the book. There are websites, like Goodreads, that help track reading challenges too.
2. Set a Dedicated Reading Time
   Consistency is key. Spend at least 30 minutes to one hour a day reading a book. It can be before you sleep, or during your lunch break. Just make sure to set a reminder on your phone, and make sure to follow it!
3.  Always Carry a Book with You
   Whenever you go out, make sure you have at least a book with you. Trust me, you’re going to need it in emergency situations, like when you’re stuck in traffic or when you’re waiting for a friend who’s taking forever. Alternately, you can also buy an e-book so you can have it on your phone or kindle!
4. Limit your Time on Social Media
   Time passes by quickly when we’re endlessly scrolling on our newsfeeds, watching Facebook videos and sharing memes, before we realize that hours have already gone by. Imagine if you’ve used these hours for reading instead, you’ve probably finished a chapter or two!
5. Explore New Genres
   Have you always been a romance reader or have you always been a fan of crime books? Get out of your comfort zone and expand your horizons by exploring other genres! There are plenty of great books that you might be missing out by sticking to only one genre. You’ll never know, you might even meet your next favorite book.Some brave picks would be Shakira Sison and Ian Casocot’s Don’t Tell Anyone and Ambeth Ocampo’s Looking Back 13: Guns of the Katipunan
6. Listen to Audiobooks
   Listening to audiobooks is not “cheating.” If you’re working 8 hours a day, it gives you time to rest your eyes while finishing your favorite book. You can also listen to audiobooks while commuting, exercising, or doing chores. It’s the best of both worlds, really!
7. Write about the Books You’ve Read
   To reflect more on the books you’ve read, you can also write or blog about them. Aside from creating a deeper understanding of each book, this will also help you develop your writing skills and critical thinking skills.
8. Join a Book Club or Start One with Your Friends
   Some of the pros of joining a book club is you get to discover more books, discuss the books you’ve read, and be more motivated in reading. Alternately, you can also get in touch with some bookworm friends of yours to exchange book recommendations and spark a literary discussion.

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You don’t have a date on Valentine’s Day.

You start thinking whether the “The One” will come. You start having existential crisis at the earliest of the month. You think that no one loves you. You start spending your weekends sleeping. You ruminate. You cry . . . .

These might be the case for singles out there since Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. But whether someone’s taking you out on a date or not on the 14th, these Anvil books about contemporary love and romances can be your companions for when you want to sit curled up on the sofa, eat chocolates, and feel the romantic love—or lack thereof—this month.

Sounds like Summer by Six de los Reyes

Ahhh… young love. It’s always fun to think of escaping from the dire reality that we’re facing. For Lux Castelo, spending the entire weekend with Micah Jacinto, a boy she’s been trying to stay away from, leads her to rediscover the lost pieces of herself.

But all weekends come to an end and Lux needs to return to the dreaded reality she’s running away from. But does being brave enough to leave summer behind mean being brave enough to ask Micah to stay?

Sounds Like Summer is available for only P199 at National Book Store, Powerbooks Store, and online at anvilpublishing.com.

Love in the Rice Fields and Other Short Stories translated by Soledad S. Reyes

Retold in English by Ms. Soledad S. Reyes, Macario Pineda’s Love in the Rice Fields and Other Short Stories offer readers a series of scenes in which various characters come alive in their respective journeys through life’s various stages—the idyllic innocence of youth, the pleasure and agony of young love, the disillusionment of old age, and the experience of death. Each story slowly leads its characters to an epiphany, for example, of the unconditional nature of a mother’s love, of war and its evils, of death and what possibly transpires after.

Love in the Rice Fields is available for only P295 at National Book Store, Powerbooks Store, and online at anvilpublishing.com.

Don’t Tell Anyone: Literary Smut stories by Shakira Andrea Sison and Ian Rosales Casocot

Much has been said and done about LGBT awareness—fostering pride and respect for all LGBT communities—in the Philippines. Despite all these, gay and lesbian sex issues still remain taboo.
In Don’t Tell Anyone: Literary Smut, Ian Rosales Casocot and Shakira Andrea Sison counter the veto with their shameless yet eloquent accounts of Filipino gay and lesbian loving.

Don’t Tell Anyone: Literary Smut is available for only P395 at National Book Store, Powerbooks Store, and online at anvilpublishing.com.

Midnights in Bali by Carla de Guzman

Perfect for hopeless romantic travelers, Midnights in Bali is about Ava Bonifacio, a girl who’s got everything planned out until, one day, her boyfriend broke up with her. Desperate, she buys a ticket to Bali, where she meets Scott McLeod, a rude and grumpy Scottish traveler who thinks there’s a lot more to Ava than meets the eye.

Midnights in Bali is available for only P199 at National Book Store, Powerbooks Store, and online at anvilpublishing.com.

Reportage on Lovers by Nick Joaquin (AKA Quijano de Manila)

Classic Oriental love, modern cosmopolitan love, tragic cold-war love: these are among the portraits of lovers collected in this album of true love stories written by National Artist Nick Joaquin, based on popular news reports in the 1960s.

Reportage on Lovers by Nick Joaquin is available for only P250 at National Book Store, Powerbooks Store, and anvilpublishing.com

Serenade by Claire Du

For those who thought that they have found the “one,” but turned out to be the one that got away. Like our protagonist Elise Rodriguez, who found out that his perfect boyfriend isn’t so perfect after all, the breakup eventually led her into finding the one who will stay.

Serenade is available for only P199 at National Book Store, Powerbooks Store, and anvilpublishing.com

Bucket List to Love by C.P. Santi

Falling in love in Tokyo—that idea seems dreamy enough to read this book. The protagonist, Aya Contreras is thrilled to be studying in the land of sakura and sushi. Tokyo is a fascinating city to live in—vending machines,cosplayers, karaoke boxes, and bright, colorful conbinis on every corner. And the architectural design program she’s in is everything she dreamed it to be. The only problem? Her tutor, the talented and hot, Ryohei Mori doesn’t seem to like her.

Bucket List to Love is available for only P225 at National Book Store, Powerbooks Store, and anvilpublishing.com

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