Kiss My Mike by Mike Talplacido is a no-holds-barred, frank memoir of the exploration of a young man’s sexuality both in the country of his birth, the Philippines, and later in the United States. Mike was the second child of a working-class family in the...

Never stop believing in yourself, and always keep your dreams alive. These two wise statements are fleshed out in the children’s picture book Chasing New Yolk by Mike Talplacido. A small chick, Ashley Orpington, dreamed of becoming a well-known singer in New Yolk. As anyone...