publishing
IsTorya Studios in Bulacan is not just Cruz and Tapaya’s creative respite; It is also a platform for artists who want to tell stories beyond the canvas, and a boost for small independent creators who want to amplify the voices of others
His works can feel far apart from each other, but what unifies them despite the distance in genres or disciplines would be that feeling of almost-loss: “If we don’t do this, no one else will”
For starters, to make local publishing equitable for authors and because younger people are actually buying more books than ever, from TikTok at that