22 Aug 2026
Book 2 Chapter 1 - Welcome Back to The Bookbang Club
Ayun may Season 2! We're back, mga ka-bookbang!
And because it's a new season, we're also in a new home with a new host! Join Hez, Lou, Pael, Penne, and RJ as they catch up on each other's bookish lives, look back on their favorite Season 1 moments, and as they always do, fearlessly share bookish hot takes (well, mostly, si RJ lang).
We have so much in store for our second season and we can't wait to share them with you, mga ka-bookbang! Ihanda ang popcorn, because it's another chaotic and fun chikahan dito sa paborito mong bookish podcast… The Bookbang Club! 📚
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BOOKISH MENTIONS IN THE EPISODE
Books and series: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins / Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman / Babel by R.F. Kuang / Bittersweetland by R. Torres Pandan / Bridgerton by Julia Quinn / Canticles for Dark Lovers by Wilfrido D. Nolledo / First Blades series by Neal Shusterman / Game Changer by Rachel Reid / Game Changers series by Rachel Reid / Good People by Claire Betita de Guzman / Katabasis by R.F. Kuang / Lucia Dreaming by Lucia Asul / Maharlika series by Rexy Dorado and John Ray / Moderation by Elaine Castillo / Night Gate by Lucia Asul / Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler / Percy Jackson and The Olympians series by Rick Riordan / Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir / Rising Thunder by Neal Shusterman / Scythe by Neal Shusterman / She Who Devours by Bea Bustamante / Signos: A Fiction Anthology of Filipino Supernatural by Tilde Acuña, John Bengan, Daryll Delgado, Amado Anthony G. Mendoza III, and Kristine Ong Muslim / Solo Leveling (Only I Level Up) by Chugong / Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins / Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang / Taxi Dancer by Marivi Soliven / The Divergent series by Veronica Roth / The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins / The Mango Bride by Marivi Soliven / The Maze Runner series by James Dashner / The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky / The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang / The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang / The Survivor Wants to Die at the End by Adam Silvera / Trese series by Budjette Tan / Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Publishers: Anvil Publishing / Exploding Galaxies / Lampara Books / Raygun Press
Brands, businesses, causes, events, and personalities: Donald Villamero / Jaymar Castro / Lost Books Cebu / Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) / Mica De Leon / MJ Busa scribblesandbooks / Nina Ellaine Dizon / Obi Obias obi.reads obi_reads / Philippine Book Festival (PBF) / Ronaldo S. Vivo Jr. / Segundo "Jun" Matias, Jr. / Talk Bookish to Me PH Bookclub
