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Cecilia Brainard’s Book Review of Laurel Flores Fantauzzo’s MY HEART UNDERWATER

December 10, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Please read my book review of Laurel Flores Fantauzzo's MY HEART UNDERWATER in Positively Filipino: http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/girl-interrupted "The novel My Heart Underwater by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo is about a 17-year-old Filipino American girl who is sent to the Philippines following a scandal. There, she is able to thread together the world of her parents with her … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard’s Book Review of Laurel Flores Fantauzzo’s MY HEART UNDERWATER

Filed Under: Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: books, novels, Philippine American, Philippines

Fiction by Filipinos in America, Fiction, Kindle Edition on Sale

September 8, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

PALH (Philippine American Literary House) announces the release of the US edition of the collection of short stories, FICTION BY FILIPINOS IN AMERICA, edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard. The book is available from Amazon for $17.95: <https://www.amazon.com/dp/1953716059>. It is also available in Kindle form: <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KYY1FVP>. The book collects short fiction … [Read more...] about Fiction by Filipinos in America, Fiction, Kindle Edition on Sale

Filed Under: Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: books, Philippine literature

Eve La Salle Caram & Cecilia Brainard Authors of Two Novellas

September 4, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Autbors of two novellas in the book PLEASE, SAN ANTONIO! & MELISANDE IN PARIS, Eve La Salle Caram and Cecilia Brainard. The novellas are set in Rome and Paris about women seeking healing. Amazon has both hard copy and Kindle formats of this book on sale. It is also available from Barnes and Noble Online, in which there is a nice review of it that says: "Great Summer Read that Takes … [Read more...] about Eve La Salle Caram & Cecilia Brainard Authors of Two Novellas

Filed Under: Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: book, books, France, healing, international, Italy, love, Paris, Rome, summer reading, summerreading2020, women

Cecilia Brainard’s October Literary Events — HOTP & Book Talks

October 9, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

  Cecilia Brainard will be in two literary events this October.   12/21 Statement from Cecilia Manguerra Brainard regarding PAWA and Hot Off the Press Literary Readings: Please be informed that I will no longer be working on future Hot Off the Press Literary Readings (HOTP) and other programs with the San Francisco group PAWA (also known as PAWA, Inc.).  This group is … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard’s October Literary Events — HOTP & Book Talks

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction Tagged With: authors, books, Filipino, literary events, literature, Novelists, novels, Philippine, readings, writers

Hot Off the Press Literary Readings, #FilAmBookFest SF, CA Oct. 12, 2019

October 2, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

12/21 Statement from Cecilia Manguerra Brainard regarding PAWA and Hot Off the Press Literary Readings: Please be informed that I will no longer be working on future Hot Off the Press Literary Readings (HOTP) and other programs with the San Francisco group PAWA (also known as PAWA, Inc.).  This group is also known as Philippine American Writers and Artists, Filipino American International Book … [Read more...] about Hot Off the Press Literary Readings, #FilAmBookFest SF, CA Oct. 12, 2019

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction Tagged With: #FilAmLitFest, academic, authors, books, Filam, Filipino, food, history, literature, Pinoy, writers

September Reading by Asian American Women Writers

September 6, 2019 by admin 1 Comment

  I'll be reading with some members of that awesome women's group, PAAWWW (Pacific Asian American Women Writers-West) on September 21, 2019, from 2-4 p.m. at 1952 W. 162nd Street, Gardena, CA 90247. Thanks to Timothy Toyota for organizing this event. Please join us. I'm sharing a- 1980s Photo taken after a reading that included Wanda Coleman Front L-R: Amy Uyematsu, Akemi … [Read more...] about September Reading by Asian American Women Writers

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Asian, books, literature, reading, theater, women, writers

HOT OFF THE PRESS Literary Readings, FilAm Book Festival, October 12–13, 2019

August 28, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

12/21 Statement from Cecilia Manguerra Brainard regarding PAWA and Hot Off the Press Literary Readings: Please be informed that I will no longer be working on future Hot Off the Press Literary Readings (HOTP) and other programs with the San Francisco group PAWA (also known as PAWA, Inc.).  This group is also known as Philippine American Writers and Artists, Filipino American International Book … [Read more...] about HOT OFF THE PRESS Literary Readings, FilAm Book Festival, October 12–13, 2019

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction Tagged With: authors, books, Filam, Filipino, literature, writers

Welcome!

I am a daugh­ter of the Philip­pines and an adopt­ed daugh­ter of Amer­i­ca. I have also trav­eled to many places so I am also a daugh­ter of the Earth. My expe­ri­ences have found their way into my sto­ries, which try to depict char­ac­ters caught in impor­tant moments in their lives, sit­u­a­tions that force them to act, make deci­sions, change. I try to see the world from my own point of view, not the dom­i­nant West­ern one, thus my inter­est in his­to­ry, cul­ture, and set­ting. But my char­ac­ters car­ry my sto­ries; they are the most impor­tant in my sto­ry-telling. I have to dive deep into them to under­stand their human­i­ty – their good­ness as well as their bad­ness, their beau­ty as well as their ugli­ness. Just like us. Just like each of us. I need to know where they came from, where they are now, so I under­stand where they are going. Just like us.

Please read my full biog­ra­phy here

 

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