BOOKLOVE: June 2013

Posted by bennardfajardo on July 12, 2013 · 5 Comments 

This month’s edition of BookLove is a little bit late since it’s already the middle of July. Still, I want to chronicle my book hoarding in this little corner of cyberspace that I occupy. June is the month when, quite by incident, I bought a stack of books written by Nobel winners and National Book … Continue reading →

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Essential Reading: July 2013

Posted by bennardfajardo on July 2, 2013 · 7 Comments 

The reading slump continues this June with me reading only three books for the month (one I finished in July but we’ll let it slide won’t we?) which is as follows: Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro (5/5) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon (5/5) Self-Help by Lorrie Moore (4/5) Even though … Continue reading →

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Hooliganism: 2013’s Best Reads So Far

Posted by bennardfajardo on July 1, 2013 · 8 Comments 

I have been going into a blogging rut lately because of various disturbances in my life (rewatching sitcoms, for example) that I felt that I should at least post a short feature to hopefully restart my article production especially reviews and whatnot. Yes, baby steps first. Anyway, I just remembered that we are already halfway … Continue reading →

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