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Agosto 2012Sabado, ika-18 ng Agosto, 2012 (titiyakin pa)
Harapang Pagtalakay sa obrang ng ating dakilang bayani
Dr. Jose Rizal's
Noli Me Tangere
Para sa Temang: Lokal na Aklat
Moderator: Ayban Gabriyel (Kasapi mula pa noong Hulyo 2011)
Venue: Intramuros (titiyakin pa)
OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS!
Pagkatapos ng F2F, pipiliin ng mga nagsidalo ang aklat para sa Disyembre 2012. Tema: Pambata (Children's)
Ang Mga Nominadong Aklat:
1) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ni Roald Dahl
2) The Giving Tree ni Shel Silverstein
3) The Graveyard Book ni Neil Gaiman
Moderator: Kwesi (member since June 2010)
Si Kwesi ay ang isa sa pinakabatang kasapi ng ating pangkat. Siya ay 18 taong gulang pa lamang.
September 2012Saturday, September 22, 2012 (to be confirmed)
Face-to-Face Discussion of
Truman Capote's
IN COLD BLOOD
Theme: Non-Fiction (Biography/Memoirs)
Moderator: Ella (Member since February 2012)
Venue: to be announced
OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS!
After the F2F, we will choose the January 2013 Book. Theme: Sci-Fi
Nominated Books are:
1) Unwind by Neal Shustermann
2) Dune by Frank Herbert
3) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Moderator: Rollie (member since April 2009)
October 2012Saturday, October 20, 2012 (to be confirmed)
Face-to-Face Discussion of
Jane Austen's most famous novel:
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Note: Subject to confirmation by all members in a poll that will be opened soon!
Theme: Women
Moderator: D.C. (Member since February 2011)
Venue: to be announced
OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS!
After the F2F, we will choose the April 2013 Book. Theme: Fantasy
Nominated Books are:
1) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
2) Dracula by Bram Stoker
3) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
CONFIRMED BY CHARLES (6/25)
Moderator: Charles Tan, Online Marketing Specialist of FlipReads, Inc.
February 2013Theme: Filipino Novels in English
Moderator: Veronica
Nominated Books:
1) Smaller And Smaller Circles: A Novel by F. H. Batacan
2) Tall Story by Candy Gourlay
3) Naermyth by Karen Francisco
March 2013Theme: YA
Moderator: Beejay (member since January 2012)
Nominated Books
1) The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
2) The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak
3) A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
April 2013Theme: Fantasy
Moderator: Charles Tan, Online Marketing Specialist of Flipreads, Inc.
Nominated Books
1) Dracula by Bram Stoker
2) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
3) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
May 2013Theme: Banned Books
Moderator: Kristel
Nominated Books
1) Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
2) Lord of the Flies by William Golding
3) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
June 2013Theme: Guy Lit
Moderator: Tricia
Nominated Books:
1. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
2. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
3. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
July 2013Theme: Combo (Buy 1 Take 1)
We will read two short books by the same author!
Moderator: Po
1st Pair:
ABNKKBSNPLAKo?! and MACARTHUR ni Bob Ong
2nd Pair:
The Notebook and A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
3rd Pair:
A Little Princess and Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Books mentioned in this topic
ABNKKBSNPLAKo?! (other topics)Macarthur (other topics)
A Little Princess (other topics)
The Secret Garden (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Manix Abrera (other topics)Mina V. Esguerra (other topics)
Saturday, July 28, 2012 5:30-11:00 p.m.
Venue: Uncle Cheffy Oven Baked
Address: 2nd Floor Wynsum Building, Ruby Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Attire: Semi-Formal/Formal (British look preferably)
Face-to-Face (F2F) Book Discussion of
Kazuo Ishiguro's
The Remains of the Day
Theme: Award-Winning Books
Moderator: Angus (member since January 2011)
Angus is one of the four GR-TFG moderators.
DUE TO LIMITED SEATS, THIS F2F IS BY INVITATION ONLY!!! -- For first-time attendees, send me a PM and we'll see what we can do.
The following authors have accepted our invitation:
Manix Abrera author of "The Golden Ratio" (Book 8 of the Kikomachine Komix)
... and let's all welcome back our very own:
Mina V. Esguerra author of "That Kind of Guy"
You will have the opportunity to talk to them, have your books signed and your pictures taken with them. Please buy and read their books prior to the event so we can have meaningful group discussions. Don't forget to bring them for book signing.
Schedule of Activities:
5:30 - Socials
6:00 - Welcome and Invocation (Tina)
6:15 - Dinner
6:45 - Meet Manix Abrera: Intro by a group member (Cary); Q&A, book signing and group photo
7:15 - Meet Mina V. Esguerra: Introduction by a group member (tbd); Q&A, book signing, group photo
7:45 - Break
8:00 - F2F7: "The Remains of the Day" (Angus)
10:00 - Poll of the F2F Eleven (Monique). We will allow anyone for 2-min campaign speech per book.
10:30 - Announcements re F2F8 "Noli Me Tangere" (Ayban)
10:45 - Thank You Message (K.D.)
Happy Birthday also to Joyzi and Milo
11:00 - End
Emcees: Jzhun and Ella
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If you want to participate on the on-line discussion of the book, click here.
Nominated books for F2F Eleven in November 2012:
Theme: Horror
1) The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
2) Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
3) The Shining by Stephen King
Moderator: Atty. Monique (member since January 2010)