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A show for people who love to read and talk about books. Connect with us social media: - facebook.com/groups/809039425847952 - twitter.com/booklabanph - instagram.com/booklabanph

Booklaban


    • Aug 17, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


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    Episode 4 - Romance writing with Mina Esguerra: When in doubt, read it aloud

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 20:52


    Hosts Gege Sugue and Shani Tan continue their conversation with romance author Mina V. Esguerra. In this episode, Mina talks about creating a community of authors with Romance Class - with over a hundred books published - and building diversity in Filipino romance books. Don't forget to listen to part one! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Episode 5 - Theater and arts critic Orly Agawin: From book thief to Robin Hood

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 22:57


    Orly Agawin trains corporate clients by day and reviews theater and art exhibitions for The Jellicle Blog by night. In this episode, he talks to hosts Gege Sugue and Shani Tan about what he has done for his immense love for reading... including "borrowing" a couple of library books.

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    Episode 4 - Romance writing with Mina Esguerra: When in doubt, read it aloud

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 20:51


    Hosts Gege Sugue and Shani Tan continue their conversation with romance author Mina V. Esguerra. In this episode, Mina talks about creating a community of authors with Romance Class - with over a hundred books published - and building diversity in Filipino romance books. Don't forget to listen to part one!

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    Episode 3 - Mina Esguerra writes romance for, and about, today's Filipina

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 21:06


    Contemporary romance writer Mina V. Esguerra has published 24 books since 2009 about the love lives Filipinas lead. Yes, they're working women, and yes, they're sexually active long before saying "I do". What got her into writing and how does she do it in a distinctly Filipino way? Join her in part one of her conversation with hosts Gege Sugue and Shani Tan.

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    Episode 2 - From prayer books to Xerex: Bebang Siy, the reader

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 18:26


    How did you get into reading? As a child, "It's Raining Mens" author Bebang Siy flipped through prayer books she couldn't understand, devoured her elder cousin's tabloids (particularly the sex advice column!), and went through her dad's stash of thriller paperbacks. Join her, and hosts Gege Sugue and Shani Tan, as she talks about the books that made her the reader and writer she is today.

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    Episode 1 - Bebang Siy's mom was horrified when she read about herself in "It's a Mens World"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 15:51


    If you write about your dysfunctional family for all the world to see, you mom will prooobably have a few words to say. In the case of "It's a Mens World" author Bebang Siy, those words were, "P.I. mo." Join her, and hosts Gege Sugue and Shani Tan, in the first episode of Booklaban. This is a show for people who love reading books and talking about them.

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