Dear Friends of Philippine Expressions Bookshop, As you know, our Bookshop has organized a No Host Dinner for author Miguel Syjuco tonight, May 4 and four seats are still available. Our reservations close at 2pm. Venue will be given to those who will RSVP. It will be at a downtown LA restaurant. 7:30pm-9:00pm.
Tomorrow, May 5th, Miguel will be at the LA Public Library. In both events, Miguel will be signing his much-acclaimed book,Ilustrado: A Novel. See more details below. And on May 6, Miguel will be at the Bay Area. Please see details below. We hope you will support the public appearances of the author and put the Philippines in the literary map. Please pass this information to your friends and relatives who maybe in the area. Mabuhay at maraming salamat ! Linda P. S. We are also in Face Book and if you want to be a "Friend", we will be delighted ! --- Philippine Expressions Bookshop had just finished their Authors Series # 3 on Friday, April 30. To close their events for Spring 2010, they have organized a small No Host Dinner for Filipino author Miguel Syjuco on Tuesday, May 4. This will allow guests to know him better over food and wine. The venue will be given once you send an RSVP. He will be appearing at the LA Public Library the next day, May 5 at 7:00pm and we encourage everyone to attend the library event as well. Miguel Syjuco was the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize winner for his debut novel, Ilustrado (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2010). He also won the Palanca Award for the unpublished manuscript of Ilustrado. Born and raised in Manila, he currently lives in Montreal. Miguel Syjuco will be at the Los Angeles Public Library Reading "ALOUD" program with Cecilia Manguerra Brainard as the moderator. To make reservations, visit www.lfla.org (Library Foundation of Los Angeles). It is free. If you will be unable to attend, we accept orders for a signed copy of Ilustrado. Just email <[email protected]> for more details. Or come to the dinner and he will sign the book for you. ________________________________ From: "Daneman, Kathy" <[email protected]> To: Linda Nietes <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 11:40:13 AM Subject: RE: Dinner tonight Excellent. Yes he has two events in the Bay Area on Thursday, May 6: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM M IS FOR MYSTERY 86 E. Third Ave. San Mateo, CA 94401 Contact: Ed Kaufman 650-401-8077 [email protected] 6:00 PM BOOK PASSAGE San FranciscoFerry Building 1 Ferry Building, #42 San Francisco, CA 94111 Paula Foley, 415.835.1020 Contact: Karen West (415) 927-0960 x 238 [email protected] www.bookpassage.com Kathy Daneman Publicity Manager Farrar, Straus & Giroux 18 W. 18th Street New York, NY 10011 [email protected] 212.206.5325 | 212-633-9385 (fax) www.fsgbooks.com **Follow us on Twitter at FSG_Books.** ________________________________ --- Philippine Expressions Bookshop The Mail Order Bookshop dedicated to Filipino Americans in search of their roots. 2114 Trudie Drive , Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275-2006, USA Tel/e.Fax (310) 514-9139 www.philippineexpressionsbookshop.com [email protected] ---- "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. We have blazed the trail in promoting Philippine books in America . 2010 marks our 26th year of service to the Filipino American community. Mabuhay. ---- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians?hl=en.
