UST Publishing House to unveil Cirilo Bautista book, 17 others at Grand Book Launch

The University of Santo Tomas Publishing House (USTPH), will hold a collective launch of its 18 titles on May 9, 2018, at the Tanghalang Teresita Quirino of the Benavides Bldg., UST, Manila. The titles include works of National Artist for Literature Cirilo F. Bautista, renowned writers Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, Edgar Samar, among others.  

The poetry titles to be launched are: Auguries by Jaime An Lim; Hush Harbor by Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta; In Many Ways by National Artist for Literature Cirilo F. Bautista; Maskara’t Pambata: Malatulambuhay by Edgar C. Samar; Paglusong by Radney Ranario; Sa Mga Pansamantala by Vijae Alquisola; and Sustaining the Archipelago, edited by Rina Garcia Chua.

The literary prose titles include Retrieving the Past / Recuperating the Voice (Criticism) by Soledad S. Reyes; Mercy, Love & Holiness (Theology) by Fr. Fausto Gomez, OP; The Thing with Feathers: My Book of Memories (Memoir) by Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo; Kissing Through a Handkerchief and Other Travel Tales (Travel Essays) by Alice Sun-Cua; Breaking Ground: Cebuano Women’s Writing (Translation/Anthology) by Hope Sabanpan-Yu; Coral Cove and Other Stories (Short Fiction) by Angelo R. Lacuesta; and The Newspaper Widow (Novel) by Cecilia Manguerra-Brainard.

The 2017 USTPH roster also includes the book adaptations of the plays: Anagnorisis by Em Mendez; Bienvenida de Soltera by Liza C. Magtoto; and Maxie by Nick Pichay.

Registration starts at 1:00 PM. For inquiries, please call 406-1611 loc. 8252 or email publishing.house@ust.edu.ph. You may also visit @USTPublishingHouse on Facebook and Instagram.