Jessica Zafra's Blog, page 61

You need to listen to the cast recording of Hamilton now.

WHAT A COMFORT it is after an intense and contentious election to hear a musical that makes you want to give standing ovations to the idea of nationhood. The hairs on my arms rose, there were icy sparks down my backbone, and an irresistible force propelled me out of my seat to applaud this work. […]

The nerd therapist is in.

To recover from a very intense month I am going to my lovely dermatologist Dr Amon to get my warts zapped. Afterwards I will look like a chocolate chip cookie so I’m taking myself out of human society and declaring quarantine in my library. My wonderful, cluttered, neglected but deeply comforting library. Where would I […]

I know nothing about what the voters want, but I know Game of Thrones.

So Hodor, everyone! Hodor! This convoluted parallel universe, we understand. In episode 3, Bran has a vision of the Tower of Joy. Meaning we may be close to uncovering someone’s mysterious parentage. The Tower of Joy scenes are filmed at the Castillo de Zafra in Guadalajara. My keep. Stray observations: Jon Snow is lying on […]

Daydreaming, a new song from Radiohead, video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Thom, get a haircut. Their new album A Moon-Shaped Pool dropped yesterday. Critics call it A Haunting, Stunning Triumph.

Because we love our publisher, Karina Bolasco

The usual suspects, from left: Ambeth Ocampo (Rizal Without The Overcoat, Looking Back), Karina, Nestor Pagulayan, Tina Cuyugan (Forbidden Fruit), RayVi Sunico, Ige Ramos (who’s designed many of our books), me (Twisted). Karina Bolasco, publisher, dear friend, and keeper of the flame of literature, retired last month after 35 years with Anvil Publishing and National […]

Speaking of the Starks, we ran into one at the supermarket

Tony Stark. His name is Iñigo and he’s five.

Make a digital presentation explaining Game of Thrones and win a limited edition Thrones Moleskine

I couldn’t wait for the notebooks to arrive in stores so when reader haciendera said they were available at Changi Airport, I asked a friend to get them for me. My friend does not watch GoT (He has other qualities so we’ll let him live). Help me explain it to him. Send me a presentation […]

The Game of Thrones limited edition Moleskines are coming.

To introduce the line, they recreated the show’s opening credits. How they made it using 750 photos and 7,600 paper cutouts. The result Night gathers, and now my watch (at the bookstore) begins.

Not a spoiler

Can I just say AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA And then: Told you.

Captain America: Civil War and our turbulent election season

Captain America: Civil War is set in a time very much like ours, when friends and family are torn apart by opposing views, when everyone thinks she’s doing what’s best for her country and everyone is prepared to fight for his beliefs. These are scary times. We are fearful because are uncertain. We are fed […]