What is Filipino Book Bloggers?

The Filipino Book Bloggers is an informal organization of reading enthusiasts who consistently leverage social media in order to reach a worldwide audience. Though some Filipinos had been book blogging as early as 2005, the number of Filipinos starting book blogs has increased in recent years. It started out as just an online directory but has evolved to something more – from just a directory to online discussions to meet-ups.

The first meet-up of the Filipino Book Bloggers was on September 25, 2010. It was a fun and casual meeting, though the seeds of grand plans were already placed on the agenda. And it was one of those seeds that grew into the first ever Filipino Reader Conference.

How to Join?
(Instructions are also found in the sidebar)
Book bloggers are encouraged to join as long as they’re Filipino. It doesn’t matter what genre they blog about or in what part of the world they live in as long as they’re book bloggers.

What is a book blog? A book blog is a niche blog that has posts that revolve around books. Usual blog topics include book reviews, publishing news, discussion posts about reading, author interviews and posts about events and conferences that cater to readers.

Who puts up book blogs? Anyone can put up a book blog! Anyone. Most blogs are hosted by free sites such as WordPress, Blogger, or Tumblr. Any reader or book lover can sign up on these sites and start posting about the books that he or she has read.

To be listed, send an email to filipinobookbloggers(at)gmail(dot)com with the following details: Blog Name, Blog URL, Location, Brief Description, Favorite Authors and tags for what genre your blog caters to. Also send an image if you want it to be included in the post dedicated to you.

The 2nd Filipino ReaderCon: United We Read

Hello book bloggers! Hope to see you this Saturday for the 2nd Filipino ReaderCon!

United We Read: The 2nd Filipino ReaderCon
August 18, 2012, 8:00am to 6:00pm
Filipinas Heritage Library

United We Read: The 2nd Filipino ReaderCon will be on August 18, 2012 (Saturday), 8:00am to 6:00pm at the Filipinas Heritage Library. Registration fee is Php150, and you can pre-register for the event here. This event is held in partnership with Filipinas Heritage Library (FHL) and National Book Development Board (NBDB), and sponsored by Scholastic, Lampara Books, McDonald’s, Flipreads, Anvil Publishing, Hachette Philippines, Amici Philippines, OMF Literature and Adarna House.

The First Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards

Hello Filipino Book Bloggers! How’s everyone doing?

Just a quick, quick post to share a major announcement! Presenting the first Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards— an award chosen by us readers to honor our favorite Philippine published books!

The Filipino Readers Choice Awards seeks to engage the Filipino reading public in honoring their favorite Philippine-published titles. An initiative of the Filipino Book Bloggers Group, the Filipino RCA was established to develop awareness and appreciation of Philippine literature; recognize the reader’s role in creating the meaning and experience of a literary work; and give the readers a voice in the Philippine book industry.

Nomination period is up until July 22, 2012, and you can nominate any Philippine published book from January 2010 to December 2011 at the online nomination form. Categories include:

• Children’s picture book
• Chick lit
• Novel in English
• Novel in Filipino
• Comics / Graphic novels
• Short story anthology
• Essay anthology
• Poetry

Updates on the nominees and the awards will be posted at the Filipino ReaderCon 2012 website, so be sure to check back there every week to see how your nominated book is doing. The winners will be awarded on the 2nd Filipino ReaderCon: United We Read, which will happen on August 18, 2012 at the Filipinas Heritage Library.

This time, we get to decide. Feel free to post this information on your blogs, and do nominate your favorite Filipino books!

Beyond Imagination

Blog Name: Beyond Imagination

Bloger URL: http://untothehorizon.wordpress.com/

Location: Antipolo City

Brief Description: Beyong Imagination (BI), is a blog that targets to review wide variety of genres like YA, Sci-Fi, Dystopia, and Fantasy. I’m currently experimenting on trying out other genres like Mystery, Thriller, War, Suspense, etc,. I also review movie adaptations and maybe soon i’ll organizing my own giveaways. I can be an expert in recommending books on YA, Sci-Fi, and Dystopia — try me. Lol I just started book blogging a couple of months ago.. so i’m in the process of developing, my future projects are like creating memes, hold on Discussions, having Polls, and monthly book Debate. I love having marathons, and challenges. So, Let’s talk!

Favorite Authors: Maggie Stiefvater, Ally Condie, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Becca Fitzpatrick, Lauren Oliver, Rick Riordan, Stephen Chbosky, Jodi Picoult, J.K Rowling, Nicolas Sparks, James Dashner, Julie Kagawa, Lauren Kate, Harper Lee, Patrick Ness, James Patterson, Veronica Roth, Samantha Sotto, Trenton Lee Stewart, and Markus Zusak

Bookworm Chronicle

Blog Name: Bookworm Chronicle

Blog URL: http://bookwormchronicle.wordpress.com/

Description: I’ve read quite a number of books in the past, but it is only now that I decided to finally create a blog about them. Bookworm Chronicle is my attempt to organize my thoughts and reflections towards every book I’ve read.

Favorite Authors: John Green, Haruki Murakami, Bob Ong

Craziness Is A Warm Gun

Blog Name: Craziness is a Warm Gun

Blog Url: http://johnlevimasuli.wordpress.com/

Location: Baguio City

Brief Description: Hello, I’m Levi.My blog is mostly about books and music. Some occasional rants and cheesy stuff. I like zombies.

Favorite Authors: John Steinbeck, Yukio Mishima, Hermann Heese, Jose Garcia Villa, Emman Lacaba, Karl Marx (hehe), and a whole bunch of others. I read fiction, but I also review poetry. Also some ramblings with theory and other sorts of schlock.

Code Name: Blue

Blog Name: Code Name: Blue

Blog URL: http://www.thecodenameblue.wordpress.com

Location: Pasig City, Metro Manila

Brief Description: This is a review blog of sorts, reviewing mainly books but includes reviews of other forms of media like film, TV, plays/musicals, and music. I am perpetually curious and interested in reading anything and create diversity in choice of books. With this blog, I hope to help on encouraging others to read and give recommendations for them as well. I also want to support Filipino authors by starting to read and review their work.

I am a college student currently on her “age of enlightenment”, discovering and learning new things every day.

Favorite Authors: J.K. Rowling, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Erin Morgenstern, Ray Bradbury, C.S. Lewis, etc.

Mr. Book Wonder

Blog Name: Mr. Book Wonder

Blog URL: http://mrbookwonder.tumblr.com

Location: Cebu, Philippines

Brief Description: Meet Mr. Book Wonder. He is the online pseudonym of Von. He is an eccentric good-looking young man who enjoys the company of books. He mostly reads Young Adult fiction books and Middle-grade fiction books. He also reads a bit of Adult fiction books. Inspired by other book bloggers as well, he started this blog when he noticed his books kept piling up and up every time he purchases books from his favorite bookstore. Currently, he resides in the Philippines while trying to overcome his compulsive book buying. He is hoping, someday, to have a career in writing or in publishing.

Favorite Authors: J. K. Rowling, Rick Riordan, Suzanne Collins, Veronica Roth, Cassandra Clare, Melissa Dela Cruz