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Spooky Mo’s Second Act
How cool is it that over a decade after it was first published, people are still reading Spooky Mo? http://www.collegenews.com/…/interviewing_marivi_soliven_sp…Filed under: Blog
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Plant a Library…Grow a Reader
Grow a generation of readers by planting libraries in book-starved towns! Please click on the link and consider donating to the Traveling Stories project....
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From Novel to Social Advocacy
The book tour has morphed into a mission to help survivors of domestic violence, and I’m happy to run with that sequel....
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The Ripple Effect Continues
And now the mission to advocate for survivors of domestic violence has turned into a campaign… http://globalnation.inquirer.net/…/fil-ams-novel-sparks-dri…Filed under: Blog
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Chief Flower Girl Grows Up
In 1998, Robert Alejandro and I birthed a book for children: Chief Flower Girl. Seventeen years later, we present her gorgeous older sister : The Mango Bride, Filipino edition, translated by the...
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KBPS is this Nerd’s Version of ComiCon
I’ve listened to shows on NPR for decades and have it permanently programmed into our car and kitchen radios. When Susan McBeth, founder of Adventures by the Book and Authorpreneurs invited me to join...
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The Mango Bride’s Muse
Her candle burned at both ends and cast a light on everyone lucky enough to know her. Her stories enriched The Mango Bride but she left us too soon to read it. Re-posting this piece to mark this fourth...
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It’s More Fun in the Philippines!
When Chad from National Book Store emailed to invite me to participate in the Philippine Literary Festival this August, I felt like Cinderella winning the Lottery. Not only would they fly me home...
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Sometimes Cinderella Happens
You arrive in Manila at 3:30 a.m. after the 15-hour flight from LA and steel yourself for the gauntlet of bureaucracy and chaos that greets travelers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) ....
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Preen Rhymes with Queen
The first print article from Tuesday’s whirl of interviews can be viewed at the link below: http://preen.inquirer.net/tag/marivi-solivenFiled under: Blog
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It’s not Easy being Queen (Apologies to Kermit)
It took over a week to recover from six days of being feted like a homecoming queen in Manila, but here’s what those last days were like. The good folks at National Book Store offered a day’s respite...
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Spew a little Holiday Cheer
There is no better way to get into the Holiday spirit than to grow misty eyed watching Love Actually as you trim the Christmas tree, and then have the cat throw up all the plastic pine needles he’s...
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Miss January
Several months ago, Amanda, who works at Bethany Beach Books in Delaware, emailed to ask if I would send them over a hundred autographed book plates and book markers. She and the staff had chosen...
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Señora Concha Lives to Bitch Again
One of my favorite chapters from The Mango Bride was sadly discarded during the editing process. Now I am happy to see it’s found a home in this newly-released poetry and prose anthology on the...
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The Mango Bride Lands in Alaska
Looking forward to introducing The Mango Bride to the folks at University of Alaska. Join us for a frank discussion about domestic violence in immigrant communities and the Saving Beverly Campaign....
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Blending the Other Into Dialogue
This a preview — a literary trailer, if you will — of the workshop I’m teaching at the Alaska Writer’s Guild conference, the first of 5 events I’ll be speaking at over 6 days in Anchorage:...
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Mail Order Brides aren’t a Punchline!
After spending 4 days in Anchorage talking about domestic violence in immigrant communities, I came home to the news that NBC’s new sitcom “Mail Order Family” is based on the “comedic” premise of a...
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Filipino American History Month hits Hollywood!
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Break the Silence on Domestic Violence
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. High time we break the silence on domestic violence: http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/…/cario-brutal-plain-talk…Filed under: Blog
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The Mango Bride joins the Cool Novels Club!
Finally, something for which to be grateful: The Mango Bride made it into Literary Hub’s list of novels about the immigrant experience in America. Honored to be mentioned in a group that includes Julie...
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