Hot Tropiks - Culture Bookstore

08/25/2026

Palamig refers to various sweetened Filipino iced drinks made with ingredients like sago, gelatin, milk, and fruit juices. Featuring artwork by design studio TeamManila, this shirt is distributed in the USA and available for order through Hot Tropiks.



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08/25/2026

Set in a dystopian Philippines, agent Mavelin Diaz joins the Department of Irregular Elimination to execute societal outcasts, only to face institutional corruption that challenges her core principles.

Limited Run US Publication by Hot Tropiks Press, the book will be available at Worldcon / LAcon V. Find us at Booth D07B-T8, Hall 100, Anaheim Convention Center.



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08/25/2026

Hot Tropiks is exhibiting at LAcon V (August 27-31) with exclusive Pinoy sci-fi and fantasy debuts. First Worldcon in LA in 20 years. Find us at Booth D07B-T8, Hall 100, Anaheim Convention Center. Since 1939, home of the Hugo Awards.

Cover Art by Sampay



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08/24/2026

The full line up!

Hot Tropiks will be exhibiting at LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), August 27–31, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Hilton Anaheim, and Anaheim Marriott. Worldcon hasn't been in the Los Angeles area in 20 years, with the last one being L.A.con IV back in 2006. Ru...

08/24/2026

08/21/2026

Kenkoy (1929), created by Tony Velasquez and Romualdo Ramos for Liwayway, is the first icon of Philippine komiks. Featuring slick hair and Americanized fashion, the satirical character satirized colonial influence and introduced the word kenkoy, meaning “joker”, into the language.



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08/20/2026

Catch National Book Award-winning artist Lucia Asul live TONIGHT with Rexy Dorado on Bawal Book Club! We’re gonna be getting into Lucia Dreaming, Night Gate, and Pinoy horror right before Worldcon. Tune in on IG this Thursday, Aug 20 at 6pm (Pacific) | Friday 9am PH time.



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08/20/2026

We’re one week away from Worldcon and I’m getting nostalgic about pinoy sci-fi films… Before CGI hit local screens, Star Cinema gave Pinoy kids our very own alien story full of heart, laughs, and 90s nostalgia. Romy Suzara’s classic brought big sci-fi energy straight to Philippine cinema, shaping childhood for a whole generation.



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08/19/2026

Our friends at KnightStudios air-freighted us new copies of Trinity straight from the Philippines! Possessed by god Agasi, Detective Ben Acana fights to save his wife as dark superhuman truths emerge. Discover premier Filipino sci-fi and fantasy with Hot Tropiks at LAcon V, the 84th Worldcon!

Booth: D07B-T8
Location: Hall 100 (Anaheim Convention Center North)
Dates: August 27–31, 2026



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08/19/2026

Born from roadside food stalls and eateries, the carinderia is a fixture of Filipino street culture. It’s an everyday gathering spot where shared tables bring people together over home-cooked lutong bahay.

The TeamManila Lutong Bahay T-Shirt honors these neighborhood spots and the cooks behind them. Wear it to celebrate Pinoy heritage and take a piece of home with you.



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