Book Events
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. Borders Going Out of Business Sale I received an e-mail from Borders Rewards letting me know that this was the last week of sales and that everything in the store was going at the astronomical […]
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. Today is the birthday of Hawaiʻi’s last reigning monarch, Liliʻuokalani. One of the many hats (crowns?) worn by the multi-talented monarch was that of a writer and author. One of the must-read pieces of Hawaii […]
[gn_quote] A debut middle-grade novel and a cleverly framed story of self-determination and family relationships. Fresh, funny, unexpected and, at times, just a little dark. [/gn_quote] Recently, I came across an uncanny book trailer while scouring the Internet for Hawaii book news. The trailer was for a new novel titled You Will Call Me Drog […]
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 Hawaii. [gn_divider] Now on to the events… Friday, August 26 Friends of the Wahiawa Library Book Sale – Today is the last day for the book sale. The proceeds of the sale go to the support […]
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 Hawaii. First Book-Oahu Fundraiser Do you love Chinese food (fast-food style)? Do you support giving free books to impoverished children? If you deny either of these…I don’t want to know you! But if you agree to […]
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 Hawaii. It’s weeks like these that I’m glad and proud of doing this Book End for you every week. There were a variety of book events spanning multiple neighbor islands that I had to really search […]
Tofu may not be as culturally significant to us (here in Hawaii) as rice is, but without it, things just wouldn’t be the same. Pork tofu would just be pork! Those soft, pillowy squares of tofu at the bottom of your miso soup are like a surprise prize in your bowl. Without tofu, miso soup […]
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 Hawaii. Hawaii Book Blog is mobile! We’ve had a mobile version of the website for a couple months now, but for those of you who do a majority of your browsing on a smartphone (iPhone, Android, […]
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 Hawaii. Ongoing: The Borders liquidation sale is still ongoing, with discounted prices up to 40% off. The last time we visited Borders Ward (on Wednesday), the majority of the Hawaiiana section was still intact, with the […]
If you’ve never been to one of the fantastic events at Native Books – Nā Mea Hawaiʻi, then auwē! You have no idea what you’re missing out on. A couple weeks ago, we went to the book launch of Hawaiian Surfing: Traditions from the Past by John R.K. Clark [read our review]. It was definitely […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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