✿ From Great-Grandma's Books to Her Own: How One Family Nurtured a Bookworm
I could not remember my age then, but (my reading journey) definitely began with picture books. A relative, a great grandmother I think, gifted me and my older sister this beautiful, small boxed set of Beatrix Potter books.
✿ Spotlight: Get to Know Love Julienne of #Booktok and Her Journey to Getting 160K Followers!
As someone who has been creating bookish content since 2016, I have dreamt of having a large audience to share my love for books. But it was still so surprising to me when my first video got so many interactions. I was just expecting 10 likes yet I got 10,000!
✿ February Spotlight: The Life of a Young Librarian and Bookseller
Before I started college, I told myself
volunteering in the library will be a great opportunity to
understand the technical side of books. After all, a library
is a system passed down to us by the ancient world. So after
enrolling myself, I went directly to the library and asked if I can
volunteer.
I am more known as 'ij' in my current circle and in Passion Inside Bookstore, but you can call me Irish, Rish, or bestie. I live in Cavite, currently taking Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
✿ January Spotlight: Isla Jane on Writing Her First Book
The cornerstones of my writing skills are writing pieces for myself, voracious reading of fiction books, and the lessons I picked up from joining student publications back in college.
When people say you need to make a name for yourself to succeed in this world, I may have taken that advice literally. Isla Jane Noriega is the home I made for my creative self. It's a nod to my home island, Cebu, though I am a city girl through and through.