Karinderya Love Songs is written by John Pucay, an indigenous (Kankanaey-Ibaloi) writer from Baguio City, Philippines. All orders will come with free Karinderya Love Songs bookmark and stickers. SIGNED COPIES - Author's signature + brief message – Set in the 2020s, the 23-year-old unnamed narrator is recovering from a bad breakup. He meets Kayla, a college freshman he approached at a cafe. And they spend a Viagra-assisted night together. They each confess a secret. She had two abortions. And he can't get an erection unless his partner is cheating on someone by sleeping with him. The narrator, Kayla, and R – a friend who broke off her engagement – spend drunken nights in Metro Manila and Baguio City. They purge all that alcohol through mountain excursions. And they struggle against a modern dating landscape akin to a Filipino karinderya: Bland, readily-available food that gorges but doesn't sate.