Posted by bennardfajardo on August 26, 2014 · 4 Comments
How does one start a post like BOOKLOVE when you’ve done it a dozen times? It’s quite hard to begin writing these posts but one must just trudge through it, I suppose. I’ve been hoarding books from New Directions Publishing lately because (1) they publish interesting books and (2) it is quite hard to get … Continue reading →
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Posted by bennardfajardo on January 13, 2014 · 6 Comments
December is always a fun month since it’s Christmas and all. Plus, I don’t know why but the atmosphere is just perfect for bookish shenanigans. For this month, I have two separate piles of book acquisitions. One contains books that I bought myself and the other contains books that were given to me as presents, … Continue reading →
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