Happy New Year!!!!!! It’s 2011 and that means it’s time, it’s time, it’s Book End Time! Welcome to the return of Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii.
We’re always looking for new ways to help spread the joy and discovery of Hawaii’s books, whether its to the multitude of our neighbors here in the Hawaiian Islands or to interested readers all across the United States and around the world. One of the ideas we wanted to implement, was to use Tumblr in order to post something simple on a daily basis. We came up with the idea to do “Hawaii Book A Day!” on Tumblr where we’ll feature a picture of the front cover of a Hawaii-related book and a quote from that book—usually from either the introduction or first page, depending on which sounds better. We also added a widget on our page, featuring the “Hawaii Book A Day” on the sidebar. We hope you enjoy our Hawaii Book A Day! and feel free to share any thoughts you may have about that book with us on the page, or on our Facebook page where we’ll link to each daily featured book.
Now on to the events…
Friday, January 7
07:00pm – Pulitzer Prize-winner and author Isabel Wilkerson speaks on The Decision of Their Lives: The Untold Story of America’s Great Migration in `Iolani School’s Seto Hall. The free lecture will be followed by a book signing. [Link: Facebook Event Page]
Saturday, January 8
- 09:00am – Book Fair at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana. The Campbell High School Agriculture Center will share information about their program in conjunction with Chef Alan Wong. This bookfair will continue for one week and culminate in an event with Chef Alan Wong at the Kahala Store. More info
- 09:00am – Big Island! The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will be hosting a Book Sale from 9 am to 1 pm on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library. Proceeds of the sale will help the Kona libraries. Volunteer Sorters desperately needed please email Marie at mkober@hawaii.rr.com. For more info call 322-0077.
- 10:00am – Bring Mom and Dad to Barnes & Noble Lahaina’s (Maui) Special Saturday Storytime for fun that is sure to create smiles and laughter for all. More info
10:30am – Come see the debut of “The New Sense-Sational Show” at Aina Haina 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. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. For more information, contact the library at 377-2456.
- 11:00am – Children’s Story Time at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana! They’ll be reading Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion by Mo Willems. More info
- 12:00pm – Author Event at Basically Books in Hilo (Big Island). Come to the book store for an event with author and academic Judy Rohrer! Ms. Rohrer’s new book, Haoles in Hawai’i, is the first volume in a new series on race and ethnicity in Hawaii. It strives to make sense of haole (white person/whiteness in Hawai’i) and “the politics of haole” in current debates about race. More info
01:00pm – Come to Barnes & Noble Ala Moana for a very special book signing! Chef Alan Wong will do a brief presentation, discussing some of the thought process that went into creating The Blue Tomato, what the idea of Blue Tomato means to him, and some of his philosophies on food and cooking. Then he will be signing copies of his new book. This book signing is also a fundraiser for Campbell High School’s Biological Agri-Science and Agricultural Technology classes; bring in a voucher or mention Campbell at the register, and a portion of all your purchases (including other books, magazines and café items) will benefit the school. Purchases can be made at any time during the book fair day. [Read our review of The Blue Tomato] Visit thebluetomato.net for more information.
- 02:00pm – Big Island readers, come to Basically Books (Hilo) at 2pm for an Author Event with Kathleen Porter. She is the author of skeletal health book Sad Dog, Happy Dog: How Poor Posture Affects Your Child’s Health and What You Can Do About It. The book focuses on the worsening skeletal collapse facing each successive “techno” generation. Visit Basically Books website for more info.
- 03:00pm – Come to a book signing at Mocha Java Cafe (1200 Ala Moana Boulevard) from 3 to 5pm. There you can meet Dr. Sheila Overton, author of Before It’s Too Late: What Parents Need to Know About Teen Pregnancy and STD Prevention. Overton is a gynecologist/obstetrician at Pali Women’s Health Center in Kailua and notes that Hawaii ranks 17th in teen pregnancy rates in the United States and that nationally, 1 in 10 girls ages 15 to 19 have chlamydia. She also said HIV rates among teens continue to increase. Source
Sunday, January 9
- 10:00am – It’s more cultural than literary, but visit the New Year’s Ohana Festival at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii this Sunday from 10am – 4pm. On the 5th floor there will be tables for Bamboo Ridge Press as well as Kawaii Kon with their guest, local manga artist Audra Furuichi (nemu*nemu), who will be hosting drawing workshops throughout the day. There will also be storytelling on the 5th floor from Janice Terukina Morimoto, Jeff Gere & Katana. More info at jcch.com.
- 12:00pm – Retired Colonel Ann Wright, author of Dissent: Voices of Conscience will speak at the First Unitarian Church (2500 Pali Highway Honolulu, Hawaii 96817). For details please contact Jim Lamont.
03:00pm – Come to Native Books Hawai‘i (Ward Warehouse) to celebrate the book launch of Haoles in Hawaii, which strives to make sense of haole and “the politics of haole” in current debates about race in Hawai‘i. Author Judy Rohrer will talk about race and be available to sign copies of the book from 3 – 5pm. Native Books info and UH Press info
- 07:00pm – It’s Story Slam Sundays at Ong King Arts Center (182 North King Street). Get your 5 minute personal tale together (+ 1 min. grace) on the theme for the night and come speak your truth @ Story Slam Sundays at Ong King Art Center! Stories are judged by audience volunteers, prize for 1st place. Hosts: Jeff Gere (Talk Story Festival) & Shain Miller (Ong King). (more info: jeffgere@lava.net) Source
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!
