According to the National Book Development Board, “We honor the University of the Philippines Press as one of the Publishers of the Year at the 42nd National Book Awards (NBA), where its take on independent cinema, children’s literature, the politicization of the personal, and the power of deep introspection rendered in poignant poetry have been deemed not only excellent but necessary additions to the country’s growing publishing landscape.”
Seven (7) UP Press titles are big winners in the 42nd NBA—
1. 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐎: Patining at Iba Pang Sanaysay ni Soliman A. Santos. (The Philippine Writers Series 2023)
2. 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐎: Bata, Hiwaga, Bansa: Pamana ni Rene O. Villanueva sa Panitikang Pambata nina Eugene Y. Evasco at Cheeno Mario M. Sayuno
3. 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒: Ang Mahaba’t Kagyat na Buhay ng Indie Sinema nina Rolando B. Tolentino at Aristotle J. Atienza
4. 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐎 𝐂. 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐎𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐎: Turno Kong Nokturno: Mga Bago at Piling Tula ni Lamberto E. Antonio. (The Philippine Writers Series 2023)
5. 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇: Húbad: Ester Tapia translated by Merlie M. Alunan. (The Philippine Translators Series 2021)
6. 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄: Wild City: A Photographic Guide to Amphibians, Mammals, and Reptiles of Metro Manila by Jelaine Gan, Trinket Constantino and Abby Favis
7. 𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐍 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌: View from the Foxhole: Shaping the Political into the Personal by Joel Pablo Salud
Eighteen (18) UP Press titles were also considered finalists in this year’s awards.
UP Press Director Galileo Zafra in his speech acknowledged all those who contributed to this recognition as UP Press fulfills its mandate to publish for the nation.
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