Meet Gary the Skeleton!
He’s serving writer’s tears, handing out candy, and lurking at the Unsolicited Press table at PBF.
📸 Bring your camera. Bring your questions. Bring your courage.
Gary guarantees literary mischief.
#GaryTheSkeleton #UnsolicitedPress #BookFestivalFun #PBF2025
… for the 46th time many thanks to all organisers, volunteers and attendees of the Peterborough Beer Festival - yet another triumph of effort and organisation. Peterborough at its best @BoroBeerFest @peterboroughtel @CAMRA_Official #PBF2025
Joomla! celebrating 20 years from 2005 to 2025 with a fun event called Pizza, Bugs & Fun on August 23rd, 2025, featuring a green bug mascot.
Join us for the 20th anniversary of Pizza, Bugs & Fun on August 23, 2025, at 9:00 AM! Help test Joomla! 5.4 & 6.0. Host a local meetup, and we’ll cover pizza! 🍕 Let’s make this the best PBF yet! More info how to join: pizza-bugs-fun.com/en/
#Joomla #PBF2025 #20yearsJoomla #PBF
Once again, it was a privilege to be in the same room with Choir21 at Paisley Book Festival for the 'Music In The Middle' event this afternoon. Each time I listen to Katy Lironi (chatting with Alistair Braidwood) I learn something new and enriching about the Down's Syndrome community. ❤️
#PBF2025
A page from the Sunday THE MANILA TIMES with a feature about me, including photos of me holding copies of my books in Filipino translation standing in front of Manila landmarks, and also a photo of not just my books but some Filipino titles I've translated into Spanish. Text is too long to fit in the alt text but here is the link: https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/03/23/the-sunday-times/arts-awake/lawrence-schimel-bridges-cultures-through-childrens-literature/2078225
Today's The Manila Times. 😍😍
Gracias to Ms. Iza Iglesias for interviewing me last week when I was in Manila for the Philippine Book Festival #pbf2025 about my four children's books translated into Filipino, and my translations of Filipino writers into Spanish.
#kidlit #kidlituk
Flatlay photo of DIFFERENT COUNTRIES by Clarissa Militante, THE GREATEST FIGHT OF SUNNY ANDRADA AND OTHER STORIES by Kenneth Yu, HEAD ON THE CEILING by Anthony Hsieh, and KISS AWAY THE GOODBYE by H. Bentham
#PBF2025 book haul, from exactly one week ago! Wanted to get a couple more Avenida titles, but they had already sold out. Ah well. Will get to them some day (because I haven’t even gotten to a ton of my other books yet.😆) #Pinoybooksky #booksky
The day before (Saturday) was even more crowded at #pbf2025! Especially in the afternoon.
My experience during Philippine Book Festival 2025
#PBF2025 #8lettersbooks #pinoybooks #sustainablepublishing
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I didn't buy enough books in Manila at #pbf2025. 😢
My bag weighed only 19kg and Qatar Airways has a 27kg limit.
(I got only 46 books, plus 10 author copies of my new picture book.)
Jet lagged, it seems. Nodding off in the Grab home from #PBF2025, plopped into bed at 9:30 and just fell asleep, woke up almost 1am and am now snacking. Though I think I’m feeling sleepy again. Wish me luck!
Why don't more authors sign with a stamp? 🦧
I finally caught Lyra Garcellano at #PBF2025 and had my copy of Elsewhere signed. She signed it with a stamp I made at a print demo last year.
Go out and support local authors at Philippine Book Festival on its last day, today. Entrance is free!
Thank you very much! I hope for the success of our books!
#PBF2025 #8lettersbooks #pinoybooks #sustainablepublishing #CallofAdventure #AeonFrigg
Arrived at the Philippine Book Festival today, ready to sign your personal copies, as well as give randomized stickers!
#PBF2025 #8lettersbooks #pinoybooks #sustainablepublishing
Yesterday I finally got to meet Eugene Evasco in person at Philippine Book Festival.
He translated my picture book WILL YOU READ A BOOK WITH ME into Filipino for Kahel Press, who published it with new illustrations by Pepot Atienza.
#PBF2025
Hotel shelfie of books bought during my first two days in the Philippines.
Manila days 1 & 2. 15 books and 14 books, respectively. Bought at Everything is Fine and at Philippine Book Festival.
#pbf2025
A photo of me on the stage for the Philippine Book Festival. I'm a white middle aged man with dark hair and a salt and pepper beard, dressed in black and wearing an embroidered Filipino vest. I am standing in front of a mic and reading from a folded piece of paper with my poem
Proud to have taken part this morning in the multilingual opening ceremony for the Philippine Book Festival, by reading a poem in Spanish. #pbf2025
Selfie in the Everything is Fine bookshop, whose shelves for March feature only women writers and artists. Behind me are wooden shelves and a table and the cash register, overflowing with independent Filipino and foreign books and zines and art.
Buying lots of books at Everything Is Fine, a gorgeous small press and independent bookshop in Manila.
Tomorrow the Philippine Book Festival #pbf2025 kicks off. (Am sure to pick up lots more books there, too! And hopefully sign some for Filipino readers as well...)
#booksky #amreading #bookstore
Selfie wearing an n95 mask dressed in a purple hoodie that matches the empty purple seats around me.
Next stop: Manila for the Philippine Book Festival #pbf2025 😍😍
(via Doha)
I am matchy-matchy with the Qatar Airway decor. 🤣
Philippine Book Festival Book signing graphic: photo of Mina and three of her books, March 15 Saturday 1 to 2 PM RomanceClass Booth BO11
Philippine Book Festival Book signing graphic: photo of Mina and three of her books, March 15 Saturday 3 to 4 PM Vibal Booth BO28
I will be at the Philippine Book Festival #PBF2025 on all days but definitely sitting at the booth to sign books at these times!
March 15:
1 to 2 PM #RomanceClass booth BO11
3 to 4 PM Vibal booth BO28
BTW I can sign books anytime anywhere at PBF...if you see me just ask!
See you! 💕
#PBF2025 is only SEVEN DAYS AWAY! Have you got your book shopping lists ready?
If you're just about to make one or are looking for more books to complete your haul, here are some amazing #RomanceClass recommendations from Young Adult Romance to Queer Romance to some of your favorite romance tropes!
SEE YOU ALL AT #PBF2025! AAAAAAAAAA
This gorgeous cover art was created by Rye Quizon (@/bibongtsubibo on IG and X).
Congratulations, @bentchbites.bsky.social! 🙌🏳️🌈🎉
Hope to see you all at #PBF2025!!! #RomanceClass #BlushBooks
Confirmed! We got another book… and for my Birth month! 📖
See ya all at the Philippine Book Festival at the Megatrade Halls 1-3 in SM Megamall from March 13-16!
#PBF2025
#PhilippineBookFestival
#PhilippineBookFestival2025
#AklatParaSaLahat
#MagbasaTayo
#NBDB #BDAP
#WritingCommunity
#CJEdmunds
Last beers at Colne #PBF2025 🧙♀️ #PendleBeerFestival🧙 #RealAle 🍺 #BeerResearch 📝 #casķ 🍺 #cheerstobeers 🍻 #CAMRGB 🍺 #CosAlien👽 #camra 🇬🇧 #GoToThePub👍#SupportOurPubs 🤗 #Colne #Lancashire 🌹
