Book Events
Press Release via Hawaiʻi Book Publishers Association: Click the flyer above to open PDF Gala Event Celebrates the 2011 Ka Palapala Po‘okela Book Awards HONOLULU—The 2011 Ka Palapala Po‘okela Awards will be presented by the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association at a gala event to be held Friday evening, May 6th, on the Mission Houses Museum […]
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. April Fool’s! Today is the first day of April which means…watch your back! If you’re on Twitter, here’s a little advice from our sister account @OlelooftheDay: Inā ʻoe e ʻōʻupē ana i kou […]
Another special guest for the Celebrate Reading Festival is acclaimed author Matt de la Peña. His collection of young adult novels are critically praised, urban dramas with unforgettable characters and themes. Check out our review of Ball Don’t Lie here. We Were Here is the story of Miguel, a Mexican-American teen who is court ordered […]
Two very special guest authors from the mainland will be appearing at the Celebrate Reading 2011 Festival on April 16 at UH Manoa (click here for more info). One of these special guests is Gene Yang, author/artist of American Born Chinese, The Eternal Smile and Prime Baby. I believe readers, especially high school students, will […]
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. Learn Hawaiian Every Day If you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to follow our sister account on Twitter: ‘Ōlelo of the Day. @OlelooftheDay will provide followers with a new Hawaiian word every […]
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. Celebrate Reading Teachers, Students, Readers, Writers… save the date: April 16, 2011. That is when the 14 Annual Celebrate Reading Festival will take place on Oahu at The University of Hawaii at Manoa. Matt […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everybody! Want to avoid the crowd Downtown and still get your drink on? Join us at the Fresh Café, 831 Queen St at 7:30 pm for this month’s M.I.A series featuring HBB’s very own Dawn Sueoka! We’re so excited that she’s been given the opportunity to showcase some of her poetry […]
This Book End is a little different—depending on what happens overnight, the events listed here may or may not happen as listed. As I’m typing this now, we’re a few hours into the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Japan. The footage on television is completely astonishing; the destruction as the water […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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