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“Canticle for Dark Lovers” displays Wilfrido D. Nolledo’s mastery of the short story form
Exploding Galaxies announces its sixth title and short story collection, Wilfrido D. Nolledo’s Canticles for Dark Lovers. Nolledo is also the author of But For the Lovers, the first novel republished by Exploding Galaxies when they launched in 2023.
WHO IS NOLLEDO?
Born in Manila...
Author, Graphic Salute Awardee Karl R. De Mesa pens debut crime and horror novel, set for int’l release
From the author of "News of the Shaman" and "Damaged People: Tales of the Gothic-Punk,” the much-awaited debut novel of Philippine horror firebrand Karl R. De Mesa is almost here. "Dreamt for Years in the Shadow of the Sun" is the first in...
Exploding Galaxies’ introduces new imprint e.g. and its first book ‘e.g. Anthology 1’
Exploding Galaxies announces its new imprint, e.g., dedicated to short-form writing, on Friday, March 20.
Starting off as a bi-monthly journal, e.g. has now evolved into an imprint that will be home to an annual anthology of collected writing and standalone books. e.g. Anthology...
Trish Shishikura’s debut poetry collection ‘the end comes on without a gasp’ arrives from Ateneo Press
Quezon City, Philippines (February 27, 2026) — Ateneo de Manila University Press, through its poetry imprint Bughaw, announces the publication of the end comes on without a gasp, the debut poetry collection by Trish Shishikura.
Written across a decade, the end comes on without...
Sarge Lacuesta’s new literary horror novel depicts a familiar monstrosity
IRÔ examines “witness consciousness”—a condition beyond judgment or moral resolution, shaped by constant exposure to violence and artifice
Milflores Publishing has announced the release of IRÔ—a literary horror novel by award-winning Filipino writer Angelo “Sarge” R. Lacuesta.
Set in a rural Philippine province ruled by...
‘The Belly of a Wolf’ probes the impact of suicide to those left behind
Releasing on March 3, The Belly of a Wolf is a moving verse novel exploring the devastating impact of youth suicide. Unflinching, emotional and darkly funny at times, Julianne Negri has written a novel that is a collision of idyllic childhood memories, overwhelming grief and...
