Huki-Links: December 5, 2011

by Alex on December 5, 2011
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Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more over the past week 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 […]

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Book End: Weekend of December 2, 2011

by Alex on December 2, 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. In case you don’t get that far… FRIDAY—TODAY, has a lot of events.  Check out the schedule below. Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day Tomorrow, December 3, is “Take Your Child to a Bookstore” […]

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Book Event Wednesday – November 30, 2011

by Alex on November 29, 2011
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We’re not going out with a whimper this month with literary events, we are going out with a BANG! There are no less than four book events happening this Wednesday, November 30—spread out across the Hawaiian Islands.  If you like to read, listen to performances, or just appreciate the celebration of our local culture and […]

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Huki-Links: November 28, 2011

by Alex on November 28, 2011
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Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more over the past week 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 […]

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Book End: Weekend of November 25, 2011

by Alex on November 25, 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. Hope all of our American readers enjoyed their Thanksgiving!  I know a lot of you out there are probably exhausted from Black Friday (or may even still be going at it), but don’t miss out […]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

by Alex on November 24, 2011
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We here at Hawaii Book Blog want to wish every one of you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving. Some of you are still preparing your feasts, while others like ourselves are already full from a delicious Thanksgiving meal (Act One), and are prepping our overstuffed tummies for yet another meal (Round Two).  Football […]

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Book Review: Up Among the Stars

by Alex on November 23, 2011
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Up Among the Stars (Mutual Publishing, 2011) is the sequel to Matthew Kaopio’s debut novel, Written in the Sky.  For more on his first novel, you can read my review here: [Book Review: Written in the Sky]. The book picks up from where we last left our homeless teenage protagonist. ʻĪkauikalani still lives in Ala […]

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Keiki book review: On Vacation with Tutu

by Misty on November 22, 2011
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On Vacation with Tūtū (Mutual Publishing, 2011) by Lynne Wikoff is a new keiki book about a bunch of energetic children who think that vacation with Tūtū will be a breeze–just wild fun and games with no parents around to tell them what to do. The children were used to giving their parents a hard […]

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Huki-Links: November 21, 2011

by Alex on November 21, 2011
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Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more over the past week 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 […]

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Book Review – Damien: The Making of a Saint

by Alex on November 21, 2011
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Father Damien is likely the most famous religious figure to come out of Hawaiʻi.  Everyone more or less knows the story of the man who would become a Saint.  Born Jozef de Veuster in Belgium, he would later take his vows as Damien.  Chosen to join a mission in Hawaiʻi, he began to see leprosy […]

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eBook Review: Murder in Waikiki

by Alex on November 18, 2011
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When a tourist is found dead on the shuttle ride between the airport and the Ainahau Hotel, it’s up to Honolulu police detectives Steven Keʻaloha Shaw, the Hero of Hotel Street, and his partner Aaron Tusitala to solve the mystery.  The list of suspects begin with a motley group of tourists who rode on the […]

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