Our Bookshop Ancestors
“Great booksellers are a bit mad.” — Robert McCrum From a Guardian article shared by Babeth Lolarga (whose book, Catholic and Emancipated, is available in Mt Cloud Bookshop). Given the milieu in which we learned to love books, we take this statement to be a compliment of the highest order. Great madness — (more…)
Ibaloy Dictionary and Grammar
This grand volume has been in the making for almost fifty years. It began when Lee Ballard, his wife, and his two-month old baby arrived in Kabayan in 1961 to learn the language under the auspices of the Summer Institute of Linguistics. He worked closely with his main collaborators, Chimcas Ameda (more…)
Declaration of Independence #002
This being a series of posts on what we think it means to be a local, independent bookshop. We’re the kind of bookshop where you stand at the counter waiting and you have to clear your throat because the staff have their noses buried in a book each. Sorry about this, folks! But like we’ve said time and again: We don’t just sell books — we love them! Thank you for putting up with our quirks.
A String of Pearls
Paz Policarpio Mendez
It’s Women’s Month! For a look into the life of a remarkable woman born and raised a hundred years ago and who paved a path for women in politics, we recommend the memoirs of a Filipina suffragist: A String of Pearls by Paz Policarpio Mendez, published by The Women’s Media Circle Foundation (1998). Here are [...]
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What's Next in Mt Cloud?
This summer! An evening with CNN Hero Robin Lim. A hot, hot, hot poetry slam. Mother’s Day for solo moms with Happy Even After author, Anna Santos. Creative writing workshop for kids. Story-telling and craft-making sessions for kids. Watch this blog for updates!
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