Book End: Weekend of September 30, 2011

by Alex on September 30, 2011
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Book End Hiatus? This may be one of the last fully-fleshed Book Ends I put out for the next three weeks.  We’ll probably talk about it more at length later on this week, but Misty […]

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Book Review – Hawaiʻi’s Pets: Photos of Our Animal ʻOhana

by Alex on September 29, 2011
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How can you not be drawn into that cover?  I first saw it on Mutual Publishing’s Facebook page months before it was released.  Those puppy dog eyes, and puppy dog ears, nose, tongue; I was surprisingly eager to check this book out.  [Full Disclosure:  I admit I have a soft-spot for scrappy, little puppies.  I […]

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Huki-Links: September 26, 2011

by Alex on September 26, 2011
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Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more from across the ‘net!  For more about Huki-Links, check out our inaugural post. The best part of the “huki” is that we all pull together, if you find any fun or interesting book related links/articles please feel free to share them via comments or contact […]

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October’s ‘Coming Attractions’ in Hawaii Fiction! Plus, mini-reviews on previous novels

by Misty on September 26, 2011
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I’m so excited!! The much anticipated novel Three Years on Doreen’s Sofa by Lee Cataluna is coming out on October 1st! I’ve been waiting for this book since the first excerpt appeared in the Spring 2007 Issue 91 of Bamboo Ridge Journal. And again when a second excerpt appeared in Issue 94. Then during the  […]

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Book End: Weekend of September 23, 2011

by Alex on September 23, 2011
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Subscribe by E-mail! It took us long enough, but now you can subscribe to HBB by e-mail.  If you have too much going on in your Facebook and Twitter feeds, and don’t have the time […]

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Keiki book review: Legend of the Hula Moose

by Misty on September 20, 2011
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Hula Moose hits Hawaiʻi shelves! Previously Legend of the Hula Moose could only be purchased online and in a few specialty stores. The latest news from the book’s author Christine Taylor Sprowl Tetak, is that she will soon be able to have the book distributed locally. Congratulations Christine! Legend of the Hula Moose is a children’s book about two Canadian moose […]

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Event: Out Loud in the Library

by Alex on September 20, 2011
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Tired of being shushed when talking to your friend in the library?  Well, don’t talk now, because other people will be speaking for you—and it will be something worth listening to. Out Loud in the Library is coming to Windward Community College Library on Thursday, September 22 starting at 6:00 p.m. Out Loud in the Library is an event that […]

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Huki-Links: September 19, 2011

by Alex on September 19, 2011
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Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links from across the ‘net!  For more about Huki-Links, check out our inaugural post. The best part of the “huki” is that we all pull together, if you find any fun or interesting book related links/articles please feel free to share them via comments or contact us! [gn_divider] […]

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Book End: Weekend of September 16, 2011

by Alex on September 16, 2011
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Random musings It’s Thursday night, and I think I’m getting sick.  Ergh. We had a great time tonight at the M.I.A. Arts & Literary Series.  There were a truly dynamic line-up of performers that brought […]

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M.I.A. returns this Thursday!

by Alex on September 13, 2011
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The “Best Literary Event in Honolulu,” as voted on by the readers of Honolulu Weekly, returns from its summer hiatus this Thursday at Fresh Cafe (831 Queen Street)! The line-up is slammin’, featuring slam poetry, fiction, and page-poetry performances.  The following artists for the September event are: Serena Simmons Faith Pascua Donald Carreira Ching Sterling […]

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Book Blogger Appreciation Week 2011: Blogger Interview Swap

by Misty on September 12, 2011
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It’s Book Blogger Appreciation Week, and this year we decided to participate in an interview swap! Our featured blogger is Elizabeth of  ‘As Usual, I Need More Bookshelves.’ She blogs about all kinds of books, and even movies too! We actually share the same dilemma–not enough room for all of our beloved books! Here’s our […]

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