Young Blood Books

Since 1994, the ground-breaking Young Blood column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Opinion section, has given voice to the love and loss, the highs and lows, the victories and disappointments of Filipino twentysomethings and younger. It has become required reading for the youth and a rite of passage for the aspiring young writer. Since then, the best of the Young Blood essays has been collected in anthologies; the Young Blood books are now in its 7th incarnation.

After 2020's Young Blood Omnibus Volume One collected the first three out-of-print volumes in electronic form, Young Blood Omnibus Volume Two collects 2012's Young Blood 4, 2015's Young Blood 5 and 2017's Young Blood 6 digitally for the first time. The personal, authentic, well-crafted essays in Young Blood Omnibus Volume Two chronicle the continued experiences of young people in the Philippines but are relatable to young people anywhere.

Since 1994, the ground-breaking Young Blood column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Opinion section, has given voice to the love and loss, the highs and lows, the victories and disappointments of Filipino twentysomethings and younger. It has become required reading for the youth and a rite of passage for the aspiring young writer. Since then, the best of the Young Blood essays has been collected in anthologies; the Young Blood books are now in its 7th incarnation.

Now, the out-of-print first three volumes of that series, 1998's The Best of Young Blood, 2000's Young Blood 2.0 and 2006's Young Blood 3 have been collected exclusively in a single electronic volume with more than 800 pages. The essays in Young Blood Omnibus Volume One gather the experiences of young people in the Philippines but are also universal for young people anywhere in just how authentic, personal and well-written they are.

It's back and it's bigger than ever. This fourth edition of Young Blood puts together the best essays published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer column from 2005 to 2011. Love. Loss. Joy. Pain. Rock and roll. A new generation of dreamers gives you a glimpse into their world in a collection that's more real than any reality show and more riveting than your Twitter feed. Brace yourself for a wild ride – Internet connection not required.

These are just some of the voices you will get to know in Young Blood 7, a compilation of the best essays published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer column in 2016 and 2017. There's a party in these pages and everyone has a story to tell.