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Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, from the bestselling author of The Virgin Suicides. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Jam 88.3FM: Shelve-It – the book lover’s haven on radio hosted by DJ Lana will feature and review this book on November 13, Thursday at 8:00pm.

Copies of the book will be given away at the end of the show, courtesy of Avalon.ph. Tune in!

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The Runes of the Earth by Stephen Donaldson- The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.

Jam 88.3FM: Shelve-It – the book lover’s haven on radio hosted by DJ Lana will feature and review this book on Thursday, October 23 8:00pm.

Copies of the books will be given away at the end of the show, courtesy of Avalon.ph.  Tune in!

Coming October 22, up to December 2008.

Poetry books will be raffled off courtesy of Avalon.ph.

Here are the event details from Joel Toledo’s blog:

below are the featured readers for the 36th installment of the Happy Mondays Poetry Nights @ mag:net cafe Katipunan this coming September 29th:

the event kicks of at 7pm with music from the tandem of Waps San Diego and Khavn Dela Cruz.

reading starts promptly at 7:30pm followed by the open mic. for those interested in reading, we will leave a sign up sheet with Rogel, the bar tender of mag:net cafe. please feel free to sign up and read your work.

Start: Aug 29, ’08 10:00am
End: Aug 31, ’08 9:00pm
Location: SM Megamall Megatrade Hall 3, Mandaluyong City

Entrance Fee: PhP100.00, PhP80.00 (Student Discount), Buy 4 get 1 (Group Discount).

Avalon.ph will participate as an exhibitor, primarily of Moleskine Notebooks and Arts, Poetry & Music related books.

Now on its 4th year, the BACKDOOR VENTURES ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL takes it a notch higher yet again to deliver exactly what its growing and diversifying audience looks forward to – a grander lineup of performances, more exceptional artworks, and an extensive array of workshops & symposia catering to art enthusiasts of all ages. Guests can expect an even more enjoyable trade fair experience with the splendid listing of concessionaires and participating institutions.

List of Participants: Museo Pambata, NCCA, MET Museum, Bose, Pulp, JB Music, Adobo Magazine, PSICOM, Mangaholix, Playground, Shirley Halili Cruz, Filigrenasia, Mini-Me, Musik Lokal, Glass House Graphics, Science of Sounds, Dakila PHils. Project Ganymede, Romancing Venus and many others.

List of Activities: Makiling Center for the Arts (Denise Santos Huang), Miko Pepito (Spoken Word), Art/Short Film Showing (Khavn dela Cruz), Arts & Crafts Workshop (Museo Pambata), Laser Light Show (Argon Animation), Comics & Illustration Talk (Glass House Graphics), Romancing Venus (Poetry/Spoken Word), Michael Alba Drum Clinic, Cosplay, Art Workshop (Saturday Group), Fine Art Photography (Talk/Seminar by Wawi Navarroza), Teatro Flamenco, Halili-Cruz Ballet and many others.

List of Performers: The Dawn, The Chongkeys, FMD, Quadro, DJ Impulse, Mayonnaise, Bembol Rockers, Decay Transit, Scarlet Tears, Julianne, Project Fusion, Coffeebreak Island, Joey Pepe Smith & Wally Gonzalez, Sinosikat, Cosmic Love, Bahaghari, The Late Isabel and many others.

Schedule and Performers subject to change without prior notice.

For more information please check out: http://backdoorvent.multiply.com/