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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.

If you’ve visited our page before, and have had the courage to explore our limited fare, you may have come across our primitive book list, which was just a simple listing of all the books we’ve featured on Hawaii Book Blog.  I’ve been meaning to remedy this list into something a little more dynamic, and have finally found something that I am happy with (for now).  It was a tedious task copying in all the information of the books we’ve covered, but I am now done for the most part with it.  You can check out our new Book List page here or just click on Book List on the menu bar just beneath our banner.

The coolest thing I found about this new table is the search function.  It’s an instant query, so you don’t have to reload the page—as you type in the letters, the table will immediately begin sorting!  I’ve also added info on the publisher, date published, and a “tags” column where I’ll classify the books by type (literary fiction, cook books, etc.) and major themes (i.e. Japanese, World War II).

Whether you like the new book list or not, please feel free to provide me with any feedback on it.  I’m also looking to expand the book list page by including links to a number of the themed book list posts that we write, so that if you’re looking for something more specific, we may have written a post about that.  So, keep checking out our Book List for all the new books we review, new lists of books we compile, and more!

It’s somewhat of an aside, but I recently joined Book Journey’s 2011 Where Are You Reading Challenge.  Given that the majority of books I read are from one specific state (can you guess?), I thought it might be fun to try and read 49 books from the other states in the Union before the year is up.  Can I do it?  Given my plodding pace, I doubt it, but either way I’ll have fun trying.

What I really dug about the challenge is the use of Google Maps to create a visual representation of your reading goals.  You can check out my map here…although as of this moment I have nothing to show for it!  🙂  Hopefully that will change soon, but I’m currently reading (at a crawling speed) a 900 page biography, a 400+ page history book and an 800 page fantasy book (on a Kindle), none of which will contribute to my map!  So, we’ll see how that turns out…feel free to join in if you’re interested.

Now on to the events!

Friday, January 16

• 12:30pm – Author talk and discussion at UH-Manoa, Kuykendall 410 from 12:30pm to 2pm.  Come and meet Judy Rohrer, the author of Haoles in Hawaii as she talks about her book and the issues surrounding its topic.  This event is free to the public.  For more info email: biograph, or call 956-3774.  Read more at UH Press.

• 03:00pm – Come and see “The New Sense-Sational Show” at Waipahu Public Library!  This show takes into consideration young children’s developmental level and puts them at the center of the production.  Part performance, part participation, this new take on a popular HTY production offers plenty to see! And smell!  And hear!  And touch!  And even to taste!  This free 30-minute program is suggested for ages 3 to 5.  Call 675-0358 for more info.

• 03:30pm – It’s the Great Kahuku Curry Cook-Off at Kahuku Public & School Library.  Calling all cooks with a favorite curry recipe!  Bring your recipe for judges to sample and a copy of the recipe to share with others.  Registration is requested for both cooks and judges; call or sign up at the Library which normally closes on Fridays at 3 p.m. but will be open for participants of this special event.  For more information or to register for a program, please call the Library at 293-8935.

Saturday, January 15

• 09:00am – The Friends of the Library of Hawaii are holding a big book sale event, “Friends, Books, Music…The Sale!”  It will be held at their new store at Harbor Warehouse (Forrest Ave).  The sale will be from 9am – 5pm on Saturday and Sunday and 9am – 3pm on Monday with free admission for all. Ove r 40,000 records, thousands of books, dvds, cds and videos will be on sale. Proceeds to support Hawaii’s 51 public libraries.  Call 536-4174 for more info. The Friends of the Library are also on Facebook and Twitter!  Be sure to follow them there and visit the official website: friendsofthelibraryofhawaii.org.  Click the flyer image on the right to open a PDF version.

• 10:00am – Maui!  Children’s Story Time will be presented at Barnes & Noble in Lahaina.  More info.

• 10:00am – Publishing talk series begins at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus (Big Island).  Enjoy a lively morning of Q & A with author/ex-New York editor/filmmaker Cristina Salat in this new series of monthly Publishing Salons on Saturday morning. Understand the business-side of publishing/film & be one step closer to getting creative projects to their intended audience. Registration 9:30-9:45 am.  $25 per salon or $60 for all three salons via cash (exact change please) or check (payable to “Cristina Salat”), sorry, no credit cards. For information call (808) 985-9055 or visit volcanoartcenter.org.

• 10:30am – Come and see “The New Sense-Sational Show” at McCully-Moiliili Public Library!  This show takes into consideration young children’s developmental level and puts them at the center of the production.  Part performance, part participation, this new take on a popular HTY production offers plenty to see! And smell!  And hea r!  And touch!  And even to taste!  This free 30-minute program is suggested for ages 3 to 5.  Call 973-1099 for more info.

• 11:00am – The first Sisters in Crime luncheon of 2011 will be held at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki.  The guest speaker this month will be the award-winning author of One Man’s Paradise [HBB review here], Douglas Corleone.  The luncheon costs $25.  For details call 949-2820 or visit the Sisters’ website at sistersincrimehawaii.org.

• 11:00am – Enjoy Children’s Story Time at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana.  They will be reading among other books, The Very Fairy Princess by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton.  More info here.

• 01:00pm – Special Author Event at Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall:  Please welcome award-winning Chef Alan Wong as he signs copies of his new cookbook, The Blue Tomato [HBB’s review here].  He’ll also be giving a presentation and sampling of some recipes from his cookbook.  Learn more about the book and event at http://thebluetomato.net.

• 03:00pm – Great Book Discussion Event at Kihei Public Library on Maui!  Michi Kodama-Nishimoto and Warren S. Nishimoto, editors of Talking Hawaii’s Story: Oral Histories of an Island People (also edited by Cynthia A. Oshiro), will present a brief overview and introduce two narratives from the anthology that will be read by actors. The readings will bring to life the words of actual people.  A question-and-answer “talk story” session will follow the readings.  For more information about the event, call 875-6833.  For info on the book visit UH Press.

• 03:00pm – Special Author Event at Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall:  Come and meet David L. Callies, professor of law at the University of Hawaii.  He will be signing copies of his new book, Regulating Paradise: Land Use Controls in Hawaii, Second Edition.  Read more about the book at UH Press and about the signing on their blog [Link: UH Press Blog – Book Signings Scheduled for Author of Regulating Paradise].

• 03:00pm – Author Event at Native Books / Na Mea Hawaii at Ward Warehouse.  Meet author Kathleen Dean Moore, best known for her books of essays about wet, wild places, such as Oregon Book Award winner The Pine Island Paradox.  Her latest book, Moral Ground, brings together testimony from 80 visionaries, including Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama, Gary Snyder, Brian Doyle, Terry Tempest Williams and David James Duncan.  Call 596-8885 for more info or visit nativebookshawaii.com.

Sunday, January 16

• 09:00am – The Friends of the Library of Hawaii are holding a big book sale event, “Friends, Books, Music…The Sale!”  It will be held at their new store at Harbor Warehouse (Forrest Ave).  The sale will be from 9am – 5pm on Saturday and Sunday and 9am – 3pm on Monday with free admission for all. Over 40,000 records, thousands of books, dvds, cds and videos will be on sale. Proceeds to support Hawaii’s 51 public libraries.  Call 536-4174 for more info. The Friends of the Library are also on Facebook and Twitter!  Be sure to follow them there and visit the official website: friendsofthelibraryofhawaii.org.

• 03:00pm – Come to Revolution Books (2626 S. King Street) for a talk by Ann Wright, author of Dissent: Voices of Conscience (Koa Books).  She has just returned from a 10-day trip to Afghanistan and is one of the people organizing the largest flotilla ever to Gaza (which will include a U.S. ship). She’ll talk about these subjects and more!  More info at revolutionbookshonolulu.org.

Remember, all events listed above may be subject to change.  Please contact the venue beforehand if you plan on attending.  We encourage you to click on the links that are included with the events in the timeline above.  More events can be found on our Hawaii Book Blog Events Calendar.  You can also keep up with events through us on Twitter by following @HawaiiBookBlog.

If you have an event you would like us to help promote, please leave us a comment here or e-mail me at aalba@hawaiibookblog[dot]com.  Replace the [dot] with a ‘.’ when you compose the message.  Mahalo and have a great weekend!