Celebrate National Literature Month with Ateneo University Press!

April is National Literature Month. Mark your calendars! It's sure to be jam-packed with stimulating and thoughtful conversations and amazing book deals you won't want to miss as Ateneo University Press releases its full list of activities for the month. 

SALE: 4.4 on Shopee & Lazada

4-8 April, 2024 (Thursday - Monday) | Shopee & Lazada 

What to expect: To kick off National Literature Month, our literary titles will be on sale for up to 20% off exclusively on our Shopee and Lazada stores! Be sure to load up your TBRs with the Ateneo Press this 4.4.

BOOK LAUNCH: My Lola's Love Letters by Ines Bautista-Yao

Monday, 15 April, 2024  |  Ateneo Library of Women's Writings, Old Rizal Library  |  3:00 - 5:00 PM (Private Launch Event) | 4:30 - 5:00 PM (Open Book Signing)

What to expect: Our newest YA release is launching this April with an event at ALiWW! As part of the program we will have a dramatic reading of excerpts from the book, and Q&A with the author. Books will be available for 15% off right outside ALiWW for anyone to purchase. At 4:30 pm, doors will be opened for walk-ins to participate in the book signing.

About the Book: College junior Natividad “Nat” Torres feels like her life isn’t going anywhere. The ex who still takes her breath away keeps breaking her heart and the high school she teaches in reassigns her because she isn’t living up to her potential (or so they say). But one day, when clearing out her lola’s dusty basement, Nat chances upon letters from her lola’s sister, the one she was named after. The one she has always been fascinated by. The one she has never met. These letters were written when Lola Natividad was in her twenties in the 1950s, when the world was completely different from the world young Nat now lives in. In these letters, Nat not only finds the painfully romantic story of her lola’s past, but the courage to become the strong, courageous woman she used to doubt exists inside her. Alongside her family, friends, and a very cute boy named Luis, Nat learns that the best place to find herself is with family—thanks to her lola’s love letters.

DíA DEL LIBRO

20 April, 2024 (Saturday) | Ayala Triangle, Makati | 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

What to expect: Ateneo University Press will once again be participating in Instituto Cervantes Manila's Día Del Libro, a day to celebrate books and readers of all kinds. Come spend at day at the park at the Ayala Triangle, and find booths selling food, drinks and of course books. Enjoy various live events and performances on the mainstage throughout the day. Drop the Ateneo University Press booth and cop selected bestselling and literary titles for 20% off for one day only! All titles on display will be on discount. Each purchase of a book will come with a fresh rose in celebration of World Book Day.

BOOK LAUNCH: Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós, translated by Wystan de la Peña

20 April, 2024 (Saturday) | Día Del Libro Mainstage, Ayala Triangle | 4:00 - 5:00 PM

What to expect: Join us on the mainstage of Día Del Libro as we launch a brand new Filipino translation work - Doña Perfecta, produced with a translation grant from Instituto Cervantes Manila. Enjoy a dramatic reading of excerpts in both the original Spanish, and the translated Filipino, with an author Q&A and book signing at the Ateneo Press booth.

About the Book: Lumabas noong 1876, ang Doña Perfecta ang pinakakilalang nobela ni Benito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920), ang pinakaprolipikong nobelistang Espanyol noong siglo 19. Sa obrang ito, nagtatagisan ang modernidad at konserbatismo. Dito rin unang ipinakita ni Pérez Galdós ang anti-klerikalismong gagamiting bala ng kaniyang mga kritiko upang apat na ulit na harangin ang nominasyon niya sa Premio Nobel sa Literatura. Hindi iilan na nakabása ng nobela sa Pilipinas ang nakapansin sa pagkakahawig sa mga kuwento ng Doña Perfecta sa Noli Me Tángere, isang dahilan upang basahin at pag-aralan ang nobela at ang posibleng impluwensiya nito kay Jose Rizal. Mabibigyang-linaw din ng nobela na ang anti- klerikalismo ng mga ilustradong Pilipino noong panahon ng Propaganda ay suliraning panlipunan di lamang sa Pilipinas kundi sa Espanya rin.

PHILIPPINE BOOK FESTIVAL

25-28 April, 2024 (Thursday - Sunday) | World Trade Center, Manila | 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

What to expect:  We’re thrilled to announce that the Ateneo University Press will be participating in the Philippine Book Festival (PBF), the country’s largest traveling book fair. Visit the Ateneo Press booth to avail of exclusive discounts, bundles and merchandise! Stay tuned for announcements on book signings, and author meet & greet opportunities.

Register for #PBF2024 today: https://bit.ly/_PBF2024Registration (Registration is FREE!)

These events and more await you this April! Stay tuned for more details and updates as the month goes on.