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posted by A.Alba

Another weekend, and another busy week finished!

Don’t forget to continue donating to both the Hawai’i State Public Library and the Friends of the Library of Hawai’i.  For the HSPL, you can donate money to the statewide system, or to your local library.  One of the best ways of doing so is visiting the library in your neighborhood and purchasing some of the “Friends of the Library Book Sale” books they often have displayed near the entrance.  You can also donate to the Friends of the Library on their website here.  They are still short of their goal of $3 million, so if you want to ensure the vitality of our wonderful library system, please take the time to donate a few dollars.

Check it out!

Many avid readers out there will find particular value in an old or rare printing of a particular book.  For example, when we went to Las Vegas, Misty was in book heaven as she giddily perused the shelves of the Bauman Rare Books store in the Palazzo.  Anyway, through my random browsing on the Internet I stumbled across the Hawaii Karate Museum page.  First off, I didn’t even know we had a Karate Museum (we love museums too, btw), but this one had an interesting bonus:  A rare book collection.  This page lists by decade or subject the collection of rare books they have in their reference section at the museum.  There are even scans of the covers, spines and a few individual pages provided!  Pretty neat. Of course, if you’re in Hilo you can always check out Mandarin Books Hawaii.  They have a nice collection of rare and collectible books for sale.  The cool thing about this store is that you can purchase some of their books online on their website or eBay store.  All worth checking out if you are into rare books.

Book Events:

There are a lot of book signings this weekend.  A number of them are multiple appearances by the same author, such as Gill McBarnet and Katie Grove-Velasquez, but there are a ton more all over the State.  Please support our local literary scene by attending one of these fine book events!

Friday, Nov. 13

• 11:00am – Book Signing event at the Hale Koa Hotel.  Author Siegfried Ramler will be signing copies of his book Nuremberg and Beyond: The Memoirs of Siegfried Ramler – From 20th Century Europe to Hawai’i.  More info
• 12:00pm – Book Signing event at Borders in Kaneohe.  Join author Gill McBarnet as she presents her latest children’s book Happy as a Dolphin.  More info
• 03:00pm – Dr. Rebecca Copeland, professor of Japanese Languages and Literature at Washington University in St. Louis, will give a talk titled Freaks, Misfits, and other Maimed Souls: Kirino Natsuo and the Allure of Grotesque. Dr. Copeland will talk about the process of translating Grotesque into English.  Her lecture will be held in the Tokioka Room (Moore Hall 319 from 3:00-4:30 pm).  More info
• 06:00pm – Book Signing event at Borders in Pearlridge.  Join author Gill McBarnet as she presents her latest children’s book Happy as a Dolphin.  More info
• 07:00pm – “A Conversation with Jon Shirota” at Kapi‘olani Community College.  This free event is part of KCC’s International Week and will celebrate Shirota’s literary achievements and contributions to the local, national, and international Okinawan communities. Entertainment will be provided by noted Okinawan dance and sanshin performers in Hawai‘i.  More info

Saturday, Nov. 14

• 09:00am – The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will hold a book sale from 9am – 1pm on the Kailua-Kona Library’s lanai.  Funds from the sale help the Kailua-Kona library.  More info
• 10:00am – Book signing event at Barnes & Noble Lahaina.  Join author Gill McBarnet as she presents her latest children’s book Happy as a Dolphin.  More info
• 10:30am – Storytime at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana featuring Dewey:  There’s a Cat in the Library.
• 10:30am – “Exercise and Your Arthritis” program at Aina Haina Library.  Learn about the different forms of arthritis, how exercise can be used to treat them, and the various services that the Arthritis Foundation provides, including exercise classes.  More info
• 11:00am – Book signing event at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana.  Join local author Katie Grove-Velasquez as she presents her book New Friend for Nai’a.  More info
• 11:00am – Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Storytime at Borders Ward, Waikele, Pearlridge and Kaneohe.  Come dressed in your holiday best for stories, arts and crafts, giveaways and more!
• 12:00pm – Book signing event at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana.  Join author Gill McBarnet as she presents her latest children’s book Happy as a Dolphin.  More info
• 12:00pm – Book signing event at Borders Pearlridge as Vera Arita presents her her newest children’s books Can you Catch a Coqui Frog and Animals Sing Aloha. More info
• 12:00pm – It’s National Gaming Day at your library!  Join Hawaii Kai Library from 12p – 4p for fun and board games.  A variety of games will be provided for different age groups.  At the first floor meeting room.
• 01:00pm – Book signing event at Barnes & Noble Kahala as Gaylyn Wong signs copies of her new book What Hawaii Likes To Eat: Hana Hou. More info
• 02:00pm – Book signing event at Borders at Victoria Ward Centre.  Local children’s book author Gill McBarnet joins us to promote her book Happy As a Dolphin: A Child’s Celebration of Hawaii.  More info (Note:There is a time conflict between the Borders and Booklines postings)
• 02:00pm – Meet author Eric Paul Schaffer at the Hawaii State Library.  Eric will read selected passages and discuss “Burn & Learn: Memoirs of the Cenozoic Era,” his latest novel published last month.  More info

Sunday, Nov. 15

• 11:00am – Book Signing event at Barnes & Noble Kahala.  Join local author Katie Grove-Velasquez as she presents her book New Friend for Nai’a.  More info
• 03:00pm – Author Reading at Revolution Books (2626 South King Street).  Novelist/essayist Uzma Aslam Khan reads from her recently released The Geometry of God.  Call 808-944-3106 for details.

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!