In 2010, when I was still a book blogger, I decided to actively read Filipino-authored books. Back then, it was a bit of a challenge to get up to 20 titles, but I did it, and continued to do it the next years. Six years later, I found it was easier to do it because most of the books I have access to and the ones I actually want to read were written by fellow authors.

I know that it’s not always the case for other people, because we are still discovering people who are just discovering us and our books as well. So if you’re one of those wondering if there are English books written by Filipino authors — especially romance — here’s a list for you. 😀 Links lead to their Amazon pages, whenever available!

Books by Filipino Authors Read in 2016

• The Hometown Hazard by Dawn Lanuza
• Seventeen: A Collection of 7 Teen Love Stories by A.S. Santos
• The Year We Became Invincible by Mae Coyiuto
• Songs to Get Over You by Jay E. Tria (my review)
• 12:01 by Russell Molina and KaJo Baldisimo
• The Bye-Bye Bouquet by Chi Yu Rodriguez
• When Cocoy Became Kikay by C.P. Santi
• After Eden by Arnold Arre
• Scandalized by Tara Frejas (my review)
• Beginner’s Guide: Love and Other Chemical Reactions by Six de los Reyes
• The Future Chosen (Parts 1 and 2) by Mina V. Esguerra
• Maybe This Time: Stories of Love and Second Chances by C.P. Santi
• Other Than Easy by Laney Castro
• Martial Law Babies by Arnold Arre
• Crushingly Close by Stella Torres
• Iris After the Incident by Mina V. Esguerra
• What About Today by Dawn Lanuza 
• Full-Bodied (Short Story) by Laney Castro
• When Sparks Fly by Ines Bautista-Yao (my review)
• Prom Queen Perfect by Clarisse David
• Songs to Make You Stay by Jay E. Tria (my review)
• If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman (my review)
• Settle the Score/Hustle Play by Tara Frejas (my review)
• Prep & Prejudice by Miren B. Flores
• The Last Time I’ll Write About You by Dawn Lanuza
• Wired Differently by Chris Mariano
• Dare to Love by C.P. Santi
• Another Word for Happy by Agay Llanera
• Make My Wish Come True by #romanceclass

That’s 30 out of the 37 books I read this year, which tells me maybe I should also go read books by other authors, and other genres. Haha. This is not an exhaustive list of all the books out there, of course! And there are more to come in 2017! 🙂