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Category: Book Reviews

Last Call for Tenorio’s Monstress at the SF Philippine Consulate: Wednesday 28 November

Please join PAWA as we present Lysley Tenorio, author of the critically acclaimed Monstress. Writer and educator Rashaan Alexis Meneses will moderate. When: … More

Filipino American, Filipino Literature, Lysley Tenorio, Philippine Consulate

Waking from colonial dreams and post-colonial nightmares

Your Salonniere is excited and honored to be presenting at the 18th Annual Conference of ACTC: Association for Core Texts … More

Chinua Achebe, Critical Theory, Culture, Essays, Ethnic Politics, Joseph Conrad, Novels, Post-colonial, Post-post-colonial, Reading

GoodReads Review of J.D. Salinger’s “Franny & Zooey”

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger My rating: 4 of 5 stars By Your Salonniere Oddly enough these caustic and … More

Ann Radcliffe, Buddhism, Character, Fiction, Hinduism, J.D. Salinger, Mysteries of Udolfo, Narratives, Novels, Pop Culture, Reading, Religion

GoodReads Review on Edwidge Danticat’s “Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work”

Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work by Edwidge Danticat By Your Salonniere My rating: 4 of 5 stars Architecture … More

Culture, Edwidge Danticat, Haiti, Political Writing, Writer's Life

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Saturday, May 27, 2:30-4:30pm @ Sentro Filipino Come Celebrate the Book Launch for Beverly Parayno’s new story collection “WildFlowers” (PAWA Press)
Two Events @ AWP2023!
Counting down for #AWP23 @ Seattle!
The Filipino International Book Festival is Back at the San Francisco Main Public Library, October 15-16, 2022, and I’ll be there!
Save the Date! October 15-16, Filipino American International Book Fest @ San Francisco Main Public Library
New work included in Lit Hub series “Teaching Through a Pandemic”
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