Positively Filipino - A Gift Guide: Books by Filipino Authors

By Claire Mercado-Obias

From Positively Filipino.com: “Look up #filtheshelves on social media and an array of books will flood the screen. A riff on “fill the shelves” and "Filipino authors,” it acknowledges that publishers in North America have finally taken notice of our stories. Readers can now relate to characters who look like them, while Filipino authors are fulfilling a dream. Likewise, it is a call to action for book lovers to fill the shelves of bookstores and libraries, so these stories are told and read.

This holiday season, why not give these books as gifts to Filipinos and non-Filipinos so we all may #filtheshelves?”

Read the article and see the full list here: https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/a-gift-guide-books-by-filipino-authors