#mibf2022

[lykademigod]

"It was books that made me feel that perhaps i was not completely alone." -- Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince #ShadowhunterSunday 😇 Went to the #MIBF2022 yesterday with 2 of my bookish besties 🥰💖 It's my first time meeting @clauiiixbooks & @_katnissevergreen 🥳🤗 We went to Ikea, Fullybooked MOA and BTS In the Soop pop-up store as well 😆 It was so much fun yet exhausting 😆😅 Can't wait to meet @nessietwihard02 & @lhezcafereads 💖✨️ #shadowhunters #cassandraclare #tid #theinfernaldevices #bibliophile #bookstagramfeature #book #bookphotography #bookish #bookworm #books https://www.instagram.com/p/Cio6BGbrndn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[persephoneshellhounds]

My new book, Persephone, Descending is now out for pre-orders in 8Letters. It also will be available during the Manila International Book Fair 2022 for those who are from the Philippines. 🖤

Promotion and marketing has been tough because it feels like yanking myself out of my skin after desperately burrowing my way in. I have come to see my poetry as something much more intimate — something you whisper weakly during a brief moment of vulnerability, something hidden under your pillows to keep away from the light and from prying eyes.

I am posting this, not even to celebrate, but to allow myself to be seen by those who are meant to find me and this book. The ones who see this may not be a lot, but it should be that way. It is something I take comfort in.

Persephone, Descending is not written about the underworld or about the hellhounds or about strange, dark, beautiful men. It is about the subtle nodding of flowers beneath a girl's feet as she walks. It is about a herd of fawns sitting together, away from her view. It is about the quiet taunting of pomegranate seeds. It is about the disquieting normalcy that has settled on the leaves right after her descent.

If this is something that calls to you and you are from the Philippines, you may buy a copy from 8Letters or send me a message here!

Always, Fray ♡

PS: The book cover features Rio Duhaylongsod photographed by my good friend Rhoch Kadusale. The mockup was created by Chao.

PPS: I can't receive tips in Tumblr but they are always appreciated in case you enjoy my writing! You can send them to my paypal here.

[eijereichero]

It's been a few months since I bought this second masterpiece of @chimeracupkeyk 🫡 About to turn the leaves!📖 #MIBF2022 #OrphanPrice #MustRead #BookPH #FilipinoWriters (at MIBF 2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkN5JsdP54_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cazedmunds]

Catching up on my reading hauls from the recent @manilabookfair. Moving on to the 2nd issue of #Dreamwalker from @secondskincomicsllc. My kind of read! 🇵🇭📖❤️ #SecondSkinComics #MikeySutton #NoelLayonFlores #ManilaInternationalBookFair #MIBF #MIBF2022 #CJEdmunds #UrbanFantasyPH #Author #Reader #Writer #AuthorsOfInstagram #ReadersOfInstagram #WritersOfInstagram #FilipinoComics #Filipino #PinoyPride https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjx-gRsJ7R7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[joriben]

My full hauls last week from MIBF2022

As you can see it isn't my usual choices. Lately I've been starting to indulge on non-graphic literature and been enjoying it so much. My cart still consists of some known graphic titles and creators I love. Budjette Tan and Kajo Balidisino's Trese: Book of Murders which is a compilation of Trese Vol. 1 - 3 on hardcover has been on my target this past few years. Then there's Arnold Arre 's Halina Filipina and Tepai Pascual 's Duty Ka Ba Komiks . The non-graphic half of my haul consists of Eliza Victoria 's Wounded Little Gods and Yvette Tan 's Waking the Dead and Seek Ye Wh*re. Ricky Lee's Scriptwriting Workbook on the other hand I got from a different source. After the event, I dropped by Cultural Center of the Philippines Gift shop by ARCHIVO 1984 to pickup the last copy of it before it disappears.

Attending MIBF this year for the first time just caught me off guard. The last event I attended is probably more than 3 years ago and it left me a little complacent that I didn't prepare for the worst. At least next year I already know what I should and shouldn't do so I can have a pleasant experience and not be too much stressed after.

I'm still happy nonetheless. I have new books to read. Still a win. Hope everyone enjoyed MIBF this year.

[goliwaliw]

Amended #mibf #mibf2022 book haul. Less crowded, had time to look at more booths, return at those I had to cut my time to let others. #smxconventioncenter #smmallofasia #pasay #goliwaliwph #2022gac09 https://www.instagram.com/p/CipMRN_OT0x7CBbVjZ-SHIKC0XBC14qZAW0jAU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[urbantransitioner]

Thanks @beeblyph for the power bank. Power your book collection by downloading the app #MIBF2022 #BeeblyPH (at SMX Convention Center Manila) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiolVslrv9z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[boughtwithaprice]

Manila International Book Fair is finally vaaaaackk after COVID-19 invasion ✨ #nationalteachersmonth #mibf #mibf2022 #manilainternationalbookfair2022 #manilainternationalbookfair (at SMX Convention Center Manila) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cii-q9kP4YC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cazedmunds]

Catching up on my reading hauls from the recent @manilabookfair. First issue of #Dreamwalker from @secondskincomicsllc. My kind of read! 🇵🇭📖❤️ #SecondSkinComics #MikeySutton #NoelLayonFlores #ManilaInternationalBookFair #MIBF #MIBF2022 #CJEdmunds #UrbanFantasyPH #Author #Reader #Writer #AuthorsOfInstagram #ReadersOfInstagram #WritersOfInstagram #FilipinoComics #Filipino #PinoyPride https://www.instagram.com/p/CjwkLdGpXbd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[joriben]

Solb na solb na ako sa delubyong pinagdaanan ko sa Manila International Book Fair 2022. Kajo Baldisimo signing my copy of Book of Murders.

[goliwaliw]

My #mibf #mibf2022 haul. Going back for a short while later. May mga pabili. Na sana meron pa. Coz i saw kids lapping them up yesterday. https://www.instagram.com/p/CiokcalpepkMPIQhDIi0U2kuOA5a_EuEN-SIVU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[joriben]

Sidetrip: After the grueling experience in MIBF2022. I visited Cultural Center of the Philippines' official gift/souvenir shop by ARCHIVO 1984 to pick up a book I ordered. I can't believe I never took the chance to at least check this place out when I'm here watching a show. It is film and theater enthusiast's wonderland.