posted by A.Alba
Welcome to another weekend and another edition of Book End. Probably the biggest news this week for Hawaii Book Blog is that we successfully completed our very first giveaway with a winner all the way in Murfreesboro, Tennessee! She won an autographed copy of Jocelyn Fujii’s Stories of Aloha. If you’re reading this and didn’t win (or get a chance to enter), don’t worry we have more giveaways scheduled for this year, so please make sure to follow us here and on Twitter and Facebook.
In some buzz around the film industry, actor & celebrity George Clooney (Batman & Robin, Ocean’s Eleven) is in talks to star as the lead in Alexander Payne’s upcoming movie The Descendants which is based on the first novel of Hawai’i author Kaui Hart Hemmings. We haven’t reviewed the book yet, but we did review her first book House of Thieves which was a collection of her short stories. The film is scheduled to begin filming in Hawai’i next February or March. This is exciting news! Clooney helps bring a lot of star power to this Hawai’i-based project and hopefully this movie will help spotlight not only Hemmings but other Hawai’i authors and books. Clooney is a good actor who more often than not picks good projects and Alexander Payne is a fine director, having co-written and directed the critically acclaimed Sideways. Here are a few links about this announcement from the past week:
- Variety: Clooney in talk for ‘Descendants’
- MTV Movie Blogs: George Clooney and Alexander Payne Team Up For ‘The Descendants’
Fundraiser
The Hawaii United Okinawan Assocation (HUOA) and Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall will be hosting a fundraiser to benefit HUOA! From November 7-8, a minimum of 15% of all purchases at Barnes & Noble Kahala will be donated to the organization which helps with the upkeep of of the Hawaii Okinawan Center. A number of fun events (listed below) for keiki and adults will be going on those two days. Read and print out the informational flyer, (you will need the voucher for the donation) and also check out the HUOA website for more information.
There are a lot of great book events this weekend–and now you don’t have Halloween as an excuse! The 4th Annual Book Day at Queen Emma Summer Palace looks like the pick of the weekend, as it features a number of great local authors. There’s also a ton of book signings this weekend, so if you can, help support your local authors and the Hawai’i literary scene by attending one of these fine events.
Friday, Nov. 6
- 10:00am – Help support Waimanalo Public & School Library by buying books at their Fall Friday Book Sale! From 10am – 4pm, children’s books are around 50 cents, while adult books are around a dollar. Call 261-1151 for more info.
- 03:00pm – It’s the 4th Annual Book Day at the Queen Emma Summer Palace from 3 – 6pm! A number of famous local authors will be present to discuss their latest publications with the public, including Gavan Daws, Chris McKinney, Bob Dye, Mac Simson and Vera Arita. The Daughters of Hawai’i will also showcase their publications. Music and refreshments provided, free to the public. More info
- 06:00pm – Book Signing with Jocelyn Fujii author of Stories of Aloha: Homegrown Treasures of Hawai’i. At First Friday, at Maui Thing, 7 N. Market Street, Wailuku, Maui. Book sales benefit the Lōkahi for Aloha Fund for former Aloha Airlines employees.
Saturday, Nov. 7
- 10:00am – Bill’s Bookmobile, located at 690 Pohukaina St. in Kakaako, will have a sale on children’s and holiday books, romance novels, and videos from 10am – 2pm. Proceeds to benefit Hawaii State Libraries. More info
- 10:00am – Come and meet reknowned chef, Sam Choy, at Borders in Waikele as he signs and promotes his new book, Poke. More info
- 10:00am – Take your kids to Borders in Pearlridge for Keiki Storytime! More info
- 10:00am – The Friends of Pearl City Library will host a book sale at Pearl City Library from 10am to 3pm. The special is fiction books at 50 cents each! Call 453-6566 for more info.
- 11:00am – Book Signing with Jocelyn Fujii author of Stories of Aloha: Homegrown Treasures of Hawai’i. At Ali’i Kula Lavendar, 1100 Waipoli Road, Kula, Maui. Book sales benefit the Lōkahi for Aloha Fund for former Aloha Airlines employees.
- 11:00am – It’s Storytime at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana featuring Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner. More info
- 11:00am – Book signing at the Kauai Museum in Lihue. Author Daniel Harrington presents his book What Am I?: A Hawaii Animal Guessing Game (Volume 2). More info
- 12:00pm – A Book Signing/Cooking Demo event at Macy’s in Ala Moana. Join author/chef Hideaki “Santa” Miyoshi as he present’s recipes from his book Izakaya Hawai’i: Tokkuri Tei Cooking. More info
- 01:00pm – Author signing with children’s author Vera Arita as she presents her books, Can You Catch A Coqui Frog? and Animals Sing Aloha. More info here and here.
- 01:00pm – Book signing at Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall with Jane Komeiji, co-author of The Japanese Living in Hawaii: Okage Sama De. Part of the HUOA Book Fair. More info
- 01:00pm – Meet master chef Sam Choy at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana! He’ll be launching his new book, Poke. Learn new variations of this local dish. More info This source has the event at 2pm: More info
- 02:00pm – Meet the author of Rainbows Over Kapa’a, Bill Fernandez, at Borders Kona. More info
- 02:00pm – Book Signing with Jocelyn Fujii author of Stories of Aloha: Homegrown Treasures of Hawai’i. At Barnes & Noble Lahaina, 325 Keawe Street, Lahaina, Maui. Book sales benefit the Lōkahi for Aloha Fund for former Aloha Airlines employees.
Sunday, Nov. 8
- 11:00am – Children’s authors galore at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana! Vera Arita will be showcasing her latest books, Animals Sing Aloha and Can You Catch A Coqui Frog? Joining her will be children’s author Sandi Takayama, widely known for The Musubi Man and its two sequels. More info
- 11:00am – Meet master chef Sam Choy at the Navy Exchange (NEX) in Pearl Harbor as he presents and signs his latest book Poke. More info
- 01:00pm – Author signing with Gay Wong at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana; presenting a new collection of over 145 unique Hawai’i recipes in What Hawai’i Likes To Eat – Hana Hou. More info
- 02:00pm – Meet the author of Rainbows Over Kapa’a, Bill Fernandez, at Borders Hilo. More info
Remember, all events listed above may be subject to change. Please contact the venue beforehand if you plan on attending.
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!
