Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc.
Books and Publications
Review: Lysley Tenorio’s Monstress
Via the Rumpus: Lysley Tenorio’s linked short story collection, Monstress, organically ties together stories of the misfits and outcasts of both the Philippines and Southern California. The eight stories that comprise Monstress, the very-good-verging-on-excellent debut collection from San Francisco’s Lysley Tenorio, aren’t connected in the usual ways readers have been trained to expect. There are … Continue reading
Publication: Beyond the Nation Diasporic Filipino Literature and Queer Reading, by Martin Joseph Ponce
New from NYU Press: Beyond the Nation Diasporic Filipino Literature and Queer Reading Martin Joseph Ponce 298 pages February, 2012 ISBN: 9780814768068 Beyond the Nation charts an expansive history of Filipino literature in the U.S., forged within the dual contexts of imperialism and migration, from the early twentieth century into the twenty-first. Martin Joseph Ponce theorizes … Continue reading
Announcement from POETS ON THE GREAT RECESSION
“To bring the poem into the world is to bring the world into the poem.” We are pleased to share the inauguration of POETS ON THE GREAT RECESSION athttp://poetsonrecession.blogspot.com . The project features poets presenting the many varied face(t)s of their Great Recession experience, and how such has affected (or not) their poetry. We are looking for … Continue reading
Melissa Sipin: On TAYO Literary Magazine
[Today, we have a guest post from Melissa Sipin, Creative Director of TAYO Literary Magazine, whose third issue just debuted this past weekend.] It is a little difficult to trace the origins of TAYO Literary Magazine because its birth was gradual. To answer why this publication and why is it needed, I must first address its creation. In the beginning, … Continue reading
Small Press Distribution: CELEBRATE FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH! 40% OFF SELECT TITLES!
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American Book Awards from the Before Columbus Foundation
Congratulations to Sasha Pimentel Chacón, author of Insides She Swallowed(West End Press), and Karen Tei Yamashita, author of I Hotel (Coffee House Books), whose books have both been awarded the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. The American Book Awards, established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation, recognize outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum … Continue reading
Historic New Book on Carlos Villa from Meritage Press
MERITAGE PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT September 3, 2011 CARLOS VILLA AND THE INTEGRITY OF SPACES Editor: Theodore S. Gonzalves Release Date: Fall 2011 ISBN No.: 978-0-615-52120-6 Price: $40.00 For More Information: MeritagePress@aol.com, http://www.meritagepress.com, http://integrityofspaces.info Meritage Press (San Francisco & St. Helena) is delighted to announce the release of CARLOS VILLA AND THE INTEGRITY OF SPACES, edited by … Continue reading
Review: Barbara Jane Reyes, DIWATA
From Rattle: Poetry for the 21st Century: Barbara Jane Reyes is busy (re-)creating a culture. In Diwata, she dreamweaves what is and isn’t remembered through prose and line broken poems. Her third collection explores metamorphosis amid two cultures and tongues. [...] Reyes is a storyteller. Her motifs are intricately woven and the arc is unmistakable. Half … Continue reading
Review: R. Zamora Linmark’s LECHE
From the Neworld Review: Leche is a book about contradiction: the title, the country it takes place in, and the quest Vince finds himself on without even realizing it. The word leche in Spanish means “milk,” while in the Philippines, it is a curse word, “shit”. Leche both provides nourishment and is filth. Throughout the book, Linmark strategically … Continue reading
International Examiner: APIA Literature that Influenced Me
APIA Literature that Influenced Me See responses from: Nhien Nguyen, drug rehab case manager and former Editor in Chief of the IE Harvey Dong, co-owner of Eastwind Books in Berkeley, Calif., one of the few bookstores in the country devoted to carrying a comprehensive stock of books on Asian Americans and Asia. Shawn Wong, author … Continue reading
