Book Events
We continue our highlight of the 2013 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards (happening this Friday, May 10) nominees with one of our favorite categories–Literature. Where applicable, we will link to book reviews from Hawaiʻi Book Blog. There hasn’t been much adult fiction (novels, short stories, or poems) released this last year and we hope local publishers will […]
The 2013 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is fast approaching (Friday, May 10), and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we will continue our tradition of doing a countdown of posts, highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from […]
The 2013 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is fast approaching (Friday, May 10), and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we will continue our tradition of doing a countdown of posts, highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from […]
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. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! Free Comic Book Day!!! May the 4th be with you. Sixteen public libraries statewide will offer FREE special […]
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. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! Inspired Foods: Roots of Hawaiian Cuisine It’s the last day to buy tickets to this special event […]
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. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Friday, April 19 50th Anniversary Celebration – The community is invited to celebrate the Library’s 50th anniversary […]
We’re so excited for our 2nd Annual Poem in Your Pocket Hawai’i Edition! This year we got some national recognition from Poets.org. They helped us spread our virtual aloha shirt pocket to others on Twitter (see screen cap below) and it was well received. This is just the beginning, with your participation we hope to […]
There are a number of excellent books coming out from local publishers, including some really terrific first novels from talented writers. This spring, we are blessed with two of the best Hawaii novels I’ve read in recent memory. While there are many other books that deserve mentioning—and I will do so at some point—I really […]
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. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! Five Dollar Friday! Be sure to check out UH Press and their Five Dollar Friday sale. A […]
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. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! Five Dollar Friday! Be sure to check out UH Press and their Five Dollar Friday sale. A […]
Monday is already pau, but there is still a lot of great events for those in Hilo this week to round out your Merrie Monarch experience. Basically Books (located on 160 Kamehameha Ave.), is in the midst of celebrating the 50th Merrie Monarch Festival with a schedule of free events highlighting the music, culture, and […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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