New publishing house Exploding Galaxies dedicated to Philippine fiction debuts with the first Philippine edition of Wilfrido D. Nolledo’s lost classic “But for the Lovers”

Based in Manila, Exploding Galaxies is a new publishing house focused on republishing out-of- print works of contemporary Philippine fiction.

This series, beginning with Wilfrido D. Nolledo’s But for the Lovers, will bring lost classics of Filipino writing back into print and in active circulation, as well as into conversations in and around Philippine literature.

Exploding Galaxies will publish two to four books each year, with a focus on novels and short story collections, in English, Tagalog, or regional languages. Each book’s spine carries the year of first publication, so that each collected copy can be lined up on a shelf by year.

Exploding Galaxies rediscovers lost classics of Philippine fiction whose revival may illuminate new stories of our time.

For many years, we have remained close to the hearts of millions of Filipinos across generations. No matter what point they are in their lives, they will always have a home here in National Book Store – whether they are readers, artists, students, even the whole family.

We are proud to remain a constant in everyone's journey, nurturing the passions and inspiring the growth of every Filipino. Our founders, Socorro Cancio – Ramos, Jose Ramos, and their family, embodied hard work and powerful leadership and persevered against all odds. Their once small stall in Escolta, despite having been burnt to the ground during the Japanese occupation and later ravaged by a typhoon, would persevere and prosper amidst such great adversity. It is this resilience and relentlessness that took us to heights they once thought were impossible.