{"id":27904,"date":"2020-01-23T14:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T06:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=27904"},"modified":"2020-01-24T10:55:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T02:55:34","slug":"get-hooked-by-jessica-zafra-in-fully-booked-on-january-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2020\/01\/23\/get-hooked-by-jessica-zafra-in-fully-booked-on-january-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Hooked by Jessica Zafra in Fully Booked on January 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listen and\u00a0learn as fiction writer\u00a0Jessica Zafra talks about Reading For Sanity Maintenance: How To Read More Books In 2020<\/strong>\u00a0this January 26,<\/strong>\u00a0at Fully Booked, Taguig City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This talk was arranged with the purpose of blocking some chaos in a “world full of noise and distractions” through reading more books. It will be lead by Jessica Zafra<\/strong>, a fiction writer, columnist, editor as well as publisher, and a former television and radio show host.<\/p>\n

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Known for her sharp and witty writing style, her most popular books are Twisted <\/em><\/strong>series\u2014<\/i>a\u00a0collection of the essays she wrote back when she was a columnist for Manila Standard\u00a0Today newspaper (formerly\u00a0<\/strong>Today<\/em>), and editor and publisher of Flip magazine.<\/p>\n

The said series was published in 1995 by Anvil and is now out of print. In spite of that, the fiction writer has reclaimed her publishing rights and will publish The Greatest Hits of Twisted<\/em><\/strong> on its 25th anniversary.<\/p>\n

\"\"Twisted by Jessica Zafra<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Zafra’s essays have also appeared in The New Yorker, Newsweek, and the Hong Kong Standard. Aside from huge exposures, she also\u00a0won Palanca Awards for fiction, the National Book Award for an essay. She was also a fellow of the Yale-China Institute.<\/p>\n

Her first novel was finished in 2016 and will be published this year. At present,\u00a0she is working on her second novel.<\/p>\n

Apart from a sure-insightful talk, Zafra will also have a book signing for the book titled\u00a0The Collected Stories of Jessica Zafra<\/em><\/strong>, which was published in 2019\u00a0under the Literature category and can be availed for only Php 345<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Cover of The Collected Stories of Jessica Zafra<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If you are a fiction story lover\u00a0or simply a book lover, join the forum that will be hosted by Ateneo De Manila University Press. With free admission<\/strong>, the forum will happen from 4\u00a0p.m.\u00a0to 7\u00a0p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more details, check out the event page via Facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Details<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What: <\/strong>READING FOR SANITY MAINTENANCE with Jessica Zafra: How to Read More Books
\nWhere:<\/strong>\u00a0Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street, Taguig City
\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0January 26, 2020, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
\nAdmission:<\/strong>\u00a0Free admission, registration will start at 4\u00a0p.m.
\n<\/a>Facebook:\u00a0<\/strong>facebook.com\/fullybooked<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sources: Official Facebook page of Fully Booked<\/a>\u00a0and Goodreads<\/a><\/span><\/em>
\nImages grabbed from Fully Booked’s official Facebook<\/a> page and Ateneo De Manila University Press<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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