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! Kawaii-Kon (March 15-17)! Kawaii-Kon is starting today, Friday, and happening through the weekend! Pen & Ink Works […]
April is National Poetry Month and Thursday, April 18th is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. Poem in Your Pocket Day is a great way to celebrate poetry as a part of our everyday lives. It encourages everyone to carry a poem in their pocket to share it with people they come across during the […]
The University of Hawaiʻi Press held some great sales the last few weeks such as their Year of the Snake sale (40% off China books), or the first and second Five Dollar Friday sales where they place a few select titles on sale for only $5 that day (here’s hoping for a third…and so on). […]
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! Book Fair Barnes & Noble book fairs are usually held over a weekend to help benefit some […]
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 […]
Today, March 6th is World Read Aloud Day (WRAD)! Celebrate by reading books aloud to friends and family, or donate some books to your local library. Here are a few recent keiki books that are fun to read out loud. We’ve chosen these because of their rhythmic text and creative use of words and […]
On Thursday, March 7, the Out Loud in the Library series will celebrate the rich intersection of words and visual art with their March offering: WORDS+. This event will feature both local and visiting writers and artists. The participants include: Lynn Young – A teaching artist at the school who is currently completing her master’s […]
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. This week, I apologize for the tardiness and as a result, I give you two bonus days: Tuesday and Thursday! Plan your week accordingly! Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending […]
5 Things I Learned at the 2013 SCBWI Hawaii Conference The Hawaii regional chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) has a lot going on throughout the year and even if you’re not published you can still join and attend these skill building events. Joining SCBWI Hawaii is a tremendous opportunity […]
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 /] Saturday, February 23 Mililani Library Used Book Sale – The Friends of Mililani Public Library will […]