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Earlier this week, I attended a very exclusive fashion show held at the National Museum of Fine Art. “We really want to revive [Philippine textile],” said PhilFIDA executive director Arnold “Ali” Atienza. Read about it here: mb.com.ph/2025/10/03/f...

Insect Hag has been difficult to find for a couple of months now, but don’t worry, I heard that it’s going to be back on the shelves soon, and with something extra! I’ll keep you updated! 👻🪲🪳

Artisanal chocolate brand Kakaw Meranaw from Marawi City, Lanao del Sur is known for highlighting Maranao flavors as well as supporting local farmers and working students. Read about it here: mb.com.ph/2025/09/26/m...

I can't get over the fact that the nazi with the camo and the mask and the tacti-pouches is wearing Vans.

...then don't use it

I spoke with PTRI Director Dr. Julius Leaño, Jr. about the potential of cultivating abaca for textile. Read it in full here: mb.com.ph/2025/09/18/i...

I wrote about Slow Food Pasil, where indigenous farmers from this Kalinga municipality continue to honor their traditional foodways amidst the encroachment of modernity. They’re also looking for a steady market for their heriloom rice. Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/09/12/t...

Wrote about Naneng Heritage Village, the oldest village in Tabuk, Kalinga, where locals say, “Kape!” instead of “Good morning.” Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/09/10/t...

Thank you for including Insect Hag and Other stories, @rappler! ☺️See you all at MIBF! Read the full list here: www.rappler.com/life-and-sty...

ADVISORY ‼️ Due to unforeseen circumstances (we suspect too much banana cue #iykyk), Yvette Tan’s book signing event has been MOVED to September 14 (Sunday), 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM at the National Book Store Booth of the Manila International Book Fair. May the spirits guide you towards this new schedule.

The Tabuk City Public Market’s bathroom is better than yours (or mine, for that matter).

Because I’m both an agriculture editor and horror writer, I find myself making clarifications like this:

It’s 2025. Why are Gen Z writers calling women who farm “female farmers?” It’s not like we call men who farm “male farmers.” 🫠

For natural dye artist, fashion designer, and university professor Diana Katigbak, sustainable fashion starts on the farm. Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/08/29/f...

The Lost Boys (1987) Director: Joel Schumacher #filmsky 🎬 #movies 🎬 #cinema 🎬📽🎥🎞

Am in a van playing slow songs and it’s making me physically hurt (I think it’s an ADHD thing?). I need to drown it out with metal. Anyone with ADHD experience this?

With news of a reported settlement with Anthropic I went back to check the class action form and it now allows authors outside the US to input their address, so it may be worth adding your known pirated titles (from the LibGen pirate database) www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

I interviewed Florence Amily Ao-wat, known as Manang Astrid, owner of Kinwa Etnika Handicrafts (Kinwa) and founder of the Kalinga Indigenous Weavers Association about her advocacy and business of preserving Kalinga’a rich weaving tradition. Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/08/22/k...

For @yvettetan.bsky.social

“The habitual destruction of libraries throughout human history—book banning in its rawest, most primordial form — points to another universal truth, which is that books represent a threat to despotic power.” (88)

For some members of MILALITTRA (Miarayon Lapok Lirongan Tinaytayan Talaandig Tribal Association) Ancestral Domain from Talakag on Mt. Kalatungan in Bukidnon, growing coffee has become a good way to earn from farming. Read more here: www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa...

It’s been a Filipino-horror forward day. Bookmail pt. 1 of 3; All That Darkness Allows: 13 Tales of Horror and Dread. -Eliza Victoria & @yvettetan.bsky.social are writers I’m already familiar with (and deeply fond of) #booksky

The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.

In the Philippines, many small farmers are discovering that growing coffee can be a good way to make a living. This includes the Inhandig Tribal Muti-purpose Cooperative (ITMPC), a cooperative composed of members of the Daraghuyan-Bukidnon tribe. Read about it here: mb.com.ph/2025/08/08/b...

NOW STREAMING: youtu.be/RdduHazinJs I return to TPKP with my new book, Insect Hag and Other Stories. In this episode, we talk about "Tropical Realism," the Palanca Awards, traditional occult practices, writing tips, and many other great topics. ☕

I interviewed coffee farmer Rodiyo Tubal Tacdoy from Trinidad, Benguet, whose green coffee beans from Benguet sold for a record ₱9,000 a kilo at the Philippine Quality Coffee Competition (PCQC) 2025. Read the full story here: mb.com.ph/2025/08/01/b...

Americans don’t understand that the endgame here is the complete and utter loss of trust and faith in gov & institutions. this is what happened to the Philippines in the 70s. once that’s done there’s no turning back.

imo if you can’t even write a draft you can’t call yourself a writer

Other work by the Ladybird artists ‘Life in the Corn’ (Shell Guide, 1956) Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton

Corruption leads to poverty. Poverty also promotes corruption. These two phenomena create an interlocking and self-reinforcing loop that supplements and sustains each. The vicious cyclical relationship between corruption and poverty is often referred to as the corruption-poverty nexus.

Mamaya na! Please tune in!

I laughed a bit too hard at this

What started as a recommendation from a friend turned into a sad column. Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/07/25/a...

There’s a meme that says, “without agriculture, we would all be hungry, naked, and sober.” This pertains to the “naked” part. Read the full article here: mb.com.ph/2025/07/18/s...

Alan Cumming on bathroom bills: "Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."

Reminder (because apparently it has to be said): The advice I've been giving is based on who I am, what I write, and how publishing reacts to who I am and what I write. Lagi kong disclaimer sa mga talk na if you write something else, and are a different kind of writer,

Harold Ramis during the filming of Ghostbusters (1984).

Baby crocodiles sound like they’re shooting laser guns and it’s the best thing ever... 🤣🤣

My Sight & Sound review of Superman (2025) is online www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

On the last leg of our Good Friday 2025 Cavite trip, we stopped by two Catholic churches and a cave where anting keepers meet every year to consecrate their talismans. Read it here: yvettetan.com/2025/07/14/c...

“Metal, as a culture that loves ritual, narrative and the mythic, is uniquely well-placed to fold death, aging and the limitations of the body into the heart of music and scene-making.” Superb piece. Essential reading.

Just because someone isn’t into you doesn’t mean it’s because they find you unattractive. It could also be because they think you are very dumb. Or maybe they can’t stand your terrible personality. Don’t limit yourself.

-The read I’m starting now: The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas -My prioritized TBR -After my current read: Insect Hag by @yvettetan.bsky.social #booksky

Thank you for featuring me and my work, @manilabulletin Lifestyle! Read it here: mb.com.ph/2025/06/21/y...

Saving the @yvettetan.bsky.social as an evening treat for myself when I’m back working next week & thinking I’ll go for one of the thicker ones next (while I can still read at night and don’t have to get up early). Maybe Masters of Death by Olivie Blake? #booksky

Insect Hag and Other Stories is #8 in National Bookstore’s April 2025 Fiction Bestseller List!!! 🎉 Thank you to my readers, to. @nationalbookstore, and to @anvilpublishing. This would not have been possible without you. ☺️

There’s something strange in the neighborhood. Received these from different people on the same day! I’ve always been interested in folklore and the supernatural, but it was Ghostbusters that convinced me that I could make a career out of it. 😅

Guested on PTV4’s Rise and Shine Pilipinas to talk about writing and horror, with a touch of agriculture with Audrey Gorriceta and Leslie Ordinario. Thank you to Anvil Managing Editor Jordan Santos for accompanying me. Not in the photos: our Rodic’s breakfast after.