Upcoming Romance Class events, Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir, new Bond producers, and the Grant Goodman prize awardee in this week’s edition.
Romance Class upcoming events
If you’re a follower of Romance Class, you probably know all of their upcoming events. But just in case you haven’t! Here are their upcoming activities in the coming month. If you’re at the Dumaguete Lit Fest, they’re going to conduct a workshop at UNWND Boutique Hotel on April 5, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. Then from 7 to 8 p.m., there will be an erotic reading at The Garden of 58 EJ Blanco. Then on April 26, they’ll be taking part in Dia del Libro.
Gisèle Pelicot memoir announced
One story that definitely horrified me and the rest of the world was that of Gisèle Pelicot, who was assaulted by her husband and dozens and dozens of men over the course of a decade. It’s a heart-wrenching story that at least gets sort of a happy ending as her husband and 51 other men have been convicted.
Gisèle is now telling her own story in the memoir A Hymn to Life, which will come out on January 27, 2026. The English edition will be published by Penguin Press and in a statement, Gisèle expressed her gratitude for the “extraordinary support” she has received.
“I am immensely grateful for the extraordinary support I have received since the beginning of the trial. I now want to tell my story in my own words. Through this book, I hope to convey a message of strength and courage to all those who are subjected to difficult ordeals. May they never feel shame. And in time, may they even learn to savor life again and find peace.”
Check out Publishers Weekly for more details.
Sponsor storytelling books in Romblon
If you’re looking to help out disadvantaged children in Romblon, you can support a group called the Magbasa Tayo Movement. For just P500 ($8 basically!) you can provide three storytelling books for children in Magdiwang, Romblon. The group is hoping to give away 60 titles for their Reading at Home project. Check out the Facebook post above on how you can donate!
New producers for the Bond franchise named
After its acquisition of the Bond franchise hit the news, Amazon is now naming the producers that will now be shepherding it now that the Broccolis are no longer involved.
Puck reports that deals are being negotiated with Harry Potter producer David Heyman and Spider-Man producer Amy Pascal. As The Guardian points out, Amy Pascal already had some involvement with previous Bond films when she was chair of Sony’s film division, overseeing the films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall.
Grant Goodman prize awardee
Ateneo Press author D. Filomeno V. Aguilar Jr. has been awarded the 2025 Grant Goodman prize given by the Philippine Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies. The prize recognizes his “pivotal contributions to Philippine historical studies”.
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