How far would you go to win the hand of the woman you love? In the case of Lupito, the protagonist in Canvas’ latest children’s book, Si Lupito at ang Baryo Sirkero (Lupito and the Circus Village), he walks on burning coals, captures a wild horse, and crosses a tightrope to prove himself worthy of a beautiful woman with unusual talents and who comes from a family of circus performers.

Written by Rowald Almazar, Si Lupito at ang Baryo Sirkero is based on an artwork by Jose Santos III and was the winning entry in the 3rd Romeo Forbes Children’s Storywriting Competition organized by Canvas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of Philippine art, culture, and the environment.

Children of the diaspora they are: This historical photo is part of the recently released book Filipinos in the East Bay.

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During the years I was a manuscript editor and needed to be updated about grammar and style, two books that never left my desk were the fifteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style and Patricia O’ Connor’s Woe Is I.

At the time, we didn’t know of any good grammar reference books by a Philippine publishing house, so you can just imagine how excited I am to be hearing about National Book Award-winning author Jose A. Carillo’s The 10 Most Annoying English Grammar Errors (softcover, P120).

Carillo, who writes under a pen name, won the National Book Award for linguistics from the Manila Critics Circle in 2005 for his first English-usage book, English Plain and Simple: No-Nonsense Ways to Learn Today’s Global Language. A columnist with the Manila Times, Carillo has won nine major industry awards in the Philippines for his work as company editor and public affairs executive.

A Continuing Narrative on Philippine Theater: The Story of PETA took more than 10 years to put together and is a collective biography of the institute’s lifework from 1967 to 2007.

The 740-plus-page book highlights the company’s …

Si Lupito at ang Baryo Sirkero is the latest children’s book title from nonprofit organization Canvas, which is dedicated to the promotion of Philippine art, culture,and the environment.

Written by Rowald Almazar, Si Lupito at ang Baryo Sirkero is based on an …

Real-life sweethearts Ryan Agoncillo and Judy Ann Santos recently unveiled Ploning: The Making, a coffee-table book featuring black-and-white photographs of Agoncillo, at M Café, Ayala Museum.

With foreword by Tony Mabesa and main text by film director Dante Nico Garcia, the book is a perfect companion to the graded-A film Ploning, which premiered at SM Cinemas and will be shown in more theaters this week, including those at Robinson’s Galleria/Ermita/Metro East, Ever Gotesco, and Sta. Lucia malls, plus various provincial theaters.