New Temptations

22 February 2012

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


3 May 2011

Longhouse Days

New in the Cloud! Longhouse Days by Jainal Amambing is a beautifully illustrated book which describes in simple words a childhood spent in a Rungus longhouse, in Sabah, Borneo.


4 February 2011

If I Write this Poem, Will You Make it Fly

We are currently in love with this charming book of poetry by Simeon Dumdum. Each poem is about a Philippine bird and is written in a different form of verse.