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NBDB Book Club and Asia Pacific College students read Dean Francis Alfar's Salamanca

The NBDB Book Club will be joining World Literature students of Asia Pacific College as they discuss Dean Francis Alfar's fantasy novel Salamanca, Grand Prize winner of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature.

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Matt Evans visits magical and adventure-filled worlds through books

Former Pinoy Big Brother teen housemate Matt Evans is the latest addition to the roster of stars supporting National Book Development Board’s (NBDB) Get Caught Reading campaign.

Evans, who joined the ranks of Ramon Zamora and Janno Gibbs when he played the role of the legendary komiks and movie hero Pedro Penduko in the small screen, admits that the worlds he explores whenever he picks up a book takes him to realms as magical and surreal as the worlds of his on-screen alter ego Pedro. His curiosity of the paranormal and the unknown as a teenager has led him to the pages of horror books like True Philippine Ghost Stories. Just like most active boys his age, Matt also easily gets hooked on adventure-filled stories, from the heart-stopping suspense of Harry Potter’s Quidditch game to the adventures and triumphs of Captain America.

Nikki Gil shares the rewards she gets out of books and reading

Another self-confessed celebrity bibliophile joins the National Book Development Board’s (NBDB) Get Caught Reading campaign. TV host/actress/singer Nikki Gil shares her passion for books and reading and the many rewards she gets from being a bookworm, hoping that young Filipinos like her would be encouraged to develop such devotion for reading as well.

Nikki, an English Literature major at the Ateneo de Manila University, grew up in a family where the zeal for reading is inculcated at a young age. ”We were trained to love books at home. Every summer, when kids would be out playing, my mom would be out buying books for us and every summer we have to come up with a book report to make sure that we really read the book. It worked to our advantage because my sister and I grew up loving books.”