I tensed to the significance: someone, presumably in the van, tried to kill me. Thoughts such as these are shared to us in the novel Captain Cooked by S.P. Grogan, told from the first-person narrative of one Madison Merlot Dayne, videographer extraordinaire; though really just a B-roll filming, tag-along intern to her famous and successful […]
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. Captain Cooked Weekend! Three Captain Cooked events mark the weekend! One each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Geocaching, the sport of the outdoor hunt using GPS, is alive and well as a plot in […]
For good and bad, modern technology is allowing the publishing world to expand beyond its traditional processes (more on this at a later date). Alex and I are starting to see a lot of books by small, local publishers or authors who self-publish. I think the editorial process is very important, but I am also […]
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. Unfamiliar Fishes Preview More news has come out about Sarah Vowell’s upcoming book covering 19th Century Hawaiian history. For those of you interested, you can already take a sneak peak at the book on […]
When I first got this book in the mail, I was immediately drawn to the cover design. I loved the aviation references including the terminal chart, aircraft silhouette and the spiffy “Signed By Author” sticker in the shape of an aircraft turn indicator. Then, I heard somewhere that the book was something of a “romantic […]
Happy Valentine’s Day I don’t think there’s any other “holiday” that can inspire such a variety of opinions and reactions in people like Valentine’s Day does. It’s often the holiday people love to hate, an excuse to take their cynicism to obnoxious levels. While I certainly agree that it’s one of our most commercial occasions, I still love Valentine’s […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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