OCTOBER 27, 2022

Tag: National Reading Month

Luistro: Books give wings to imagination

The story of a seed that wanted to fly turned out to be the perfect story to read to young patients at Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC) in Quezon City on Friday.

The many beautiful ways to tell a story

There are a lot of ways to tell stories—as many as narratives of history and tales of the imagination allow. “Performatura,” a literary and performance art festival that is part of the celebration of National Reading Month, explored different techniques and tools of bringing stories to life.

UK envoy topbills read-along festival

The young listeners giggled everytime British Ambassador Asif Ahmad did his ant voice when he read Angelita Aragon’s “Ang Magkaibigan,” a story of friendship between an ant and a dove. “Whenever you read to children, it’s always very honest,” the ambassador said.

Read-Along finalists: Then there were 5

Five young storytellers emerged as finalists in this year’s Inquirer Read-Along Festival Storytelling Competition after the semifinal round held Saturday at the Inquirer office in Makati.

PH publishing industry urged to be globally competitive

With dwindling interest in books and barely a tenth of the population reading for leisure, the National Book Development Board (NBDB) is lining up three days of activities next week it hopes will spark interest in reading and spur the local publishing industry to become globally competitive in light of the upcoming economic integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.