Happy Halloween everyone! To celebrate this special occasion we wanted to provide you with a reading list full of interesting mythology and frightening tales, while celebrating the release of a new book that is perfect for the Halloween holiday. This reading list is taken from Alex G. Paman’s excellent reference book Asian Supernatural (Mutual Publishing, […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! We wish everyone and their families a safe and happy Halloween for the weekend. While I’m sure you and your children will be busy going to parties for kids and adults, trick-or-treating, or […]
Misty and I love Halloween, it’s one of our favorite celebrations during the year. When October comes, the thought of ghosts, ghouls, demons and witches fill our creative heads as we work with her family to construct a frightening but fun experience for the children trick-or-treating in her neighborhood. Naturally, we love listening to ghost stories, watching […]
This week, the Mililani Public Library is celebrating 26 years of service! In recognition of this we thought we’d catch up on our Library Tour posts and send something out about their branch. There will be all kinds of festivities going on throughout the week so if you find yourself in the area stop by […]
I wanted to honor Teen Read Week by reading and reviewing some exceptional Hawaii fiction. Given my limited amount of time in planning this, I quickly perused through Mutual Publishing’s fiction section and found two books that caught my eye. While they didn’t necessarily mesh with the National Teen Read Week theme of “Books With […]
Happy Teen Read Week! If you haven’t heard, Oct. 17-23 is Teen Read Week, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association which is a division of the American Library Association. Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers and other concerned adults. Find out everything you […]
Earlier this week we mentioned that McCully-Moiliili Library will be hosting a mini-con (miniature Comic-Con) this weekend. If you haven’t seen the announcement, click here for more details. We thought we’d take this opportunity to catch up on our Library Tour and write-up a little something about this unique branch. The Building McCully-Moiliili is one […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. LAST CHANCE This weekend is your last chance to see the photo and art display presented by the Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii at the Hawaii State Library lobby. It’s on display until October […]
News Releases via BeachHouse Publishing Lio the Carousel Horse Illustrator Ruth Moen has teamed up with her sister, Carol Moen Wing, to create a new children’s book that introduces kids to Hawai‘i through a horse’s eyes—Lio the Carousel Horse—and introduces the concept of discovering one’s place in the world. Lio is a carousel horse at […]
Do you ever wish you could go to Comic-Con in San Diego? Or even attend Kawaii Con here in Hawai’i? Then you’ll dig the Mini Con that’s coming to McCully-Moiliili Public Library on Saturday, October 23! In celebration of Teen Read Week 2010 (October 17-23), Mini-Con will feature local artists, lots of animation and free […]
Tis the season for new book releases. One of the things we enjoy here at HBB is discussing trends in publishing, reading and technology. Right now, a particular trend has got us excited to see what’s next. If the movies have them, video games have them, and prime time tv shows have them… why not books? We’re […]