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Whew! Haven't done a vlog in a while! Today it's all about Randy Ribay's Manila launch for Patron Saints of Nothing, and we at Bookworms Unite PH were very grateful for the chance to organize this! For those of you who weren't able to make, I got you covered with all the Q&A footage from the event! Happy watching!
Timestamps:
2:10- What does your dedication mean?
5:30- Take us through research process for PSON
8:10- What are your similarities & differences from Jay!
11:00- Was there a lightbulb moment where you decided that you would write about the PH drug war?
12:14- What would be 3 pieces of advice you'd give to your younger writer self?
15:28- What are some of your favorite video games?
17:35- How has being a teacher informed your writing YA novels?
19:07- How would you encourage apathetic Filipinos to engage in discourse about this topic?
22:11- Diversity-wise, where do you think the publishing industry goes from here?
23:07- What do you want people to take away from your book?
25:36- Does Catholicism play a huge part in PSON?
26:28- Take us through the cover design process
27:41- Because of censorship, are you afraid that your book won't reach its target audience?
29:14- Do Philippine-based authors have a shot at being published internationally?
30:03- Are you afraid of this book receiving backlash?
31:01- How do you think teachers who include this book in their class should approach it?
32:09- Was PSON always meant to be a YA novel?
33:50- Do you feel a sense of responsibility towards the victims of the drug war?
34:36- What are your future projects?
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