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Calling all busy moms!
Take time of your busy work schedules to bond with other women mand learn new and practical time-saving tips. Anvil Publishing, Inc. and Powerbooks in cooperation with Moulinex and Selecta will bring you a Moms & Kids Summer Treat on May 10, 2008, 3 - 5 pm, at Powerbooks Megamall A. The event will include a Basic Cartooning Workshop and Storytelling and Games for the kids, plus an Everyday Adobo Cooking Demo and Home Spa Demo for the parents! Enjoy a unique afternoon with your children in this pre-Mother's Day activity! For inquiries, please contact Joyce Bersales at 747-1622.
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Philippine books win international award
Two books from Anvil Publishing, Inc., namely THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S KITCHEN and A LA CARTE: FOOD AND FICTION recently bagged top honors in the recently conducted Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2007 held at the 2008 London International Book Fair.
The Governor-General’s Kitchen: Philippine Culinary Vignettes and Period Recipes (1521-1935) by award winning Philippine culture writer Felice Prudente Sta. Maria won second place in the Best Culinary History Books category, topping 22 other countries competing for this award. The best-selling book offers a rich collection of vignettes about the Philippines’ culinary tradition, and discusses the evolution of food and food-ways throughout the different periods of Philippine history. The book, designed by award winning book designer Guillermo Ramos, also received the 2006 National Book Award for Food and Best Design categories.
A La Carte: Food and Fiction edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard and Marily Ysip Orosa took third place for the Food Literature Award, with 22 countries also competing in this category. The book is a collection of 25 stories which reveals the Filipino affinity for food. Noted writers such as Jose Dalisay Jr., Dean Francis Alfar, Ian Rosales Casocot, Carlos Cortés, Erma M. Cuizon, Nadine Sarreal and Alfred Yuson contributed their works to the collection. Each chapter is introduced by a recipe; and each story shows how food shapes and is shaped by the complexity of everyday relationships.
Both titles are currently exhibited at the London Book Fair and will be at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October. They will also be listed in the Gourmand Yearbook 2008, together with the other finalists. The Governor-General’s Kitchen and A La Carte are available in National Book Store and Powerbooks branches nationwide. view
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Moms and Kids Summer Treat at Bestsellers Galleria
Calling all busy moms! Take time off from your busy work schedules to bond with other women and learn new and practical time-saving tips. Anvil Publishing, Inc. and National Book Store in cooperation with the Maya Kitchen Culinary Arts Center bring you a Moms & Kids Summer Treat on April 18, 2008, from 3 to 5 pm, at Bestsellers Galleria, 4th floor of Robinson's Galleria at the Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City. The event includes a Basic Cartooning Workshop by artist Andrew Villar, Storytelling and Games by the Alitaptap Storytellers, plus a Home Spa Demo by Melissa Pizaña-Cruz and a Snacks and Baon Cooking Demo by the Maya Kitchen! Buyers of any of the featured titles will also enjoy a 10% discount and a free snack pack. Enjoy a unique afternoon with your children in this pre-Mother's Day activity! For inquiries, please call Anvil Marketing at 747-1622.
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SDK Book Launch Set
Anvil Publishing, Inc. in cooperation with the UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) and School for Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) will launch SDK, Militant but Groovy: Stories of Samahang Demokratiko ng Kabataan, compiled and edited by Soliman M. Santos Jr. and Paz Verdades M. Santos, at the University of the Philippines Diliman this March. The launch is part of the activities celebrating the UP Centennial year.
The book is a collection of personal accounts by a spectrum of ex-DKs from different SDK generations and political persuasions. The book is not a definite history of SDK, but its narrative will “help secure the place of the [group] in [Philippine] history”. The group, through its members Vivencio Jose, Sixto Carlos, Jr., Ninotchka Rosca, Luis Teodoro, Jr., Behn Cervantes and Gary Olivar, played a prominent role in Philippine student activism, particularly during Martial Law and the First Quarter Storm. The SDK, the book notes, “was considered to be successful in winning over writers, intellectuals and elements from the wealthier classes… This greater acceptability to the bourgeoisie led to the joke that SDK meant ‘Samahang Double Knit’... All told, the SDK had an image of being more cerebral and having a better grasp of memory.”
In essence, SDK, Militant but Groovy is a compelling narrative of a generation and the turbulent times they confronted. In his now classic essay “The Tide of History," SDK stalwart Vivencio Jose describes what he calls a narrative of liberation thus, “It was patently clear that the unchanging official historical narrative was no longer feasible, they had to create their own narrative. With high hopes thatpraxis would disclose its discourse, they embarked on a journey of discovery and struggle. They did not look back even when the violent pull and push of reality tore the last shred of their innocence. The journey changed their lives forever. They thus created their part of the narrative of human liberation.”
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Read Asia: Cultures and Cuisines of our Neighbors
In a recent gathering of economic and cultural ministers from the ASEAN region, it was acknowledged that it is important to realize our affinity with nearby cultures and set up a network that will permit us to trade histories, our arts and knowledge with one another and gain strength from each other. Cultural workers and business leaders have long recognized the need to familiarize ourselves and become familiar with our neighbors. As we deepen our appreciation of one another, we can together struggle for recognition on a global scale.
In pursuit of this vision, National Book Store and Anvil Publishing, Inc. proudly launch READ ASIA this March in 29 NBS branches all over Metro Manila. The campaign aims to popularize fiction and non-fiction books by Asian authors to the general readership thereby paving the way for acceptance of literatures from and about our ASEAN neighbors.
The campaign is spearheaded by National Book Store and Anvil Publishing, and supported by its partners The Maya Kitchen, Claude 9, Philippine Graphic, Kikkoman and Café Ysabel. For a minimum purchase of P300, buyers of any of the featured books in the campaign will get a chance to win exciting prizes, such as gift certificates, cooking lessons, and products from participating partners. The promo will run from March 26 to April 30, 2008.
Featured titles include Going East by Chef Gene Gonzalez, Easy Japanese Cooking for Filipinos and Secret of Japanese Cooking by the Maya Kitchen, Food Tour by renowned food critic Claude Tayag, Great Men and Women of Asia series by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation., Between East and West by Marie Annette “Tonette” Martel, and The Community of Asia: Concept of Reality. Also included in the list are three titles from Singapore, namely The Lies that Build a Marriage by Suchen Christine Lim, Sold for Silver by Janet Lim and Invisible Trade by Gerrie Lim.
Participating NBS braches include Alabang Town Center, Bestsellers Podium, Bestsellers Ortigas, Cash and Carry, Cyber One Mall, Filinvest, Glorietta, Grand Central, Greenbelt, Greenhills-Missouri, Harrison Plaza, Katipunan, Quezon Ave., Robinsons Ermita, Robinsons Metro East, Robinsons Ortigas, Rockwell Power Plant Mall, Shangri-La Plaza, Shopwise-Bicutan, SM Bicutan, SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, SM North Edsa, SM Southmall, SM Sucat, Superbranch-Cubao, Taft and Trinoma.
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