Welcome to Huki Links – a biweekly post 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 […]
[gn_quote]Heaven has collapsed; the air is thick with broken souls, with nowhere to go[/gn_quote] Wing Tek Lum’s new collection of poetry, The Nanjing Massacre: Poems, uses the versatility of poetry to shed a profound light across the horrible atrocities rained down upon the Chinese during the Japanese invasion in 1937. Lum, inspired by the archival photographs […]
In Bill Fernandez’s previous book, Rainbows Over Kapaʻa, the author touched on the expansive history of the small town he grew up in, “a place of opportunity for the less fortunate,” where the identity of Kapaʻa forged itself without the typical background of being a sugar plantation village. In Fernandez’s new book, Kauaʻi Kids in Peace and WAR, […]
This Sunday, October 13 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, enjoy the fascinating tales of popular speaker Bill Fernandez (author of Rainbows Over Kapaʻa) in celebration of his new book Kauaʻi Kids in Peace and War. These stories span Fernandez’s childhood growing up in Kapaʻa in the 1930’s and during World War II. This event will be held at Native […]
Welcome to Huki Links – a biweekly post 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 […]
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. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Friday, October 4 Talk Story Event w/ Mark Panek – Come to downtown Hilo to celebrate […]
Love buying books? Then you will love this sale. You can help celebrate University of Hawai‘i Press’ 66th anniversary by saving up to 66% for an entire week during their biggest online sale of the year. The sale lasts from Thursday, October 3, noon (HST) until Thursday, October 10, noon (HST). You can save 47%* or […]