Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more over the past week from across the ‘net! For more about Huki-Links, check out our inaugural post.
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Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Enjoy a few random VD links in the selection below…
[gn_divider]Links covering the week of February 7 – 14, 2012*
Self Love
-Misty is participating in the Months of Letters Challenge. Here’s her Week 1 progress plus a related Hawaiʻi book recommendation! She’s still looking for people to receive letters from her. Inquire within… [Hawaii Book Blog]
-It’s February! That means Black History Month…and also President’s Day. Read our post celebrating both of these events in Hawaiʻi with mucho book recommendations. [HBB]
-It took me long enough, but I share my Book Blogger Swap 2011 gifts with you! See what I got for Christmas! [HBB]
Hawaii Literary
–A nice interview with poet and Tinfish Press editor, Susan Schultz. She talks a bit about her new book of poetry, Memory Cards. [Honolulu Weekly]
-Filling the Creative Well. A guest blog post by local author Toby Neal (Blood Orchids). [bornstoryteller]
-The author of The Descendants, Kaui Hart Hemmings, writes an article: “Setting the Scene for ‘The Descendants’.” [Wall Street Journal]
-Interview with Richard Tillotson, Author of Acts of God While On Vacation. [seattle pi]
-Look Forward to These Don’t Look Back readings. Post includes excerpts from the book by contributors Darien Gee (Mia King) and editor Christine Thomas. [Watermark Publishing Blog]
-Hamilton Library presents HamSlam: slam poetry sessions. [University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]
-Famed Star Trek alumnus and overall awesome fellow George Takei writes a thank you letter to Watermark Publishing. Check out his flawless script work! [Facebook]
-A wonderful historical resource: The Polynesian Voyaging Society Archives are now online. View an amazing amount of scanned documents, books, photographs and more; organized by category. [hookele.org]
-Quickie blog review of Alan Brennert’s Molokaʻi. [Book Buzz]
-Another blog review; this one about The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings. [Tracey Cordle]
-HTFG donates new books to Kona, Hilo libraries. [Hawaii 24/7]
-HPU hosts annual writing workshops with award-winning writer Tyler McMahon. March 3. [Hawaii Pacific University]
-Magic club to give free lessons on sleight of hand at Kalihi-Palama Public Library on the 23rd. [Hawaii News Network]
General Literary
-Police Sketches of Literary Characters. Check out Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre. Misty hates this depiction of him, which makes me laugh. I think he kind of looks like the villain from the film No Country For Old Men. [GalleyCat]
-Are We Suffering from eReader Fatigue? Yes, No, and Maybe So. Local author Toby Neal quoted in article. [HuffPost Books]
-Perfect literary match: Beers & Bookshops. [Shelf Awareness]
-Pinterest is the latest social media craze (especially for women). Here are some Pinterest Boards for Book Lovers! [GalleyCat]
-This week’s Literary Mixtape are for those star-crossed lovers of Shakespeare’s: Romeo & Juliet. Happy V-D! [Flavorwire]
-And on that note… Books You Shouldn’t Give Your Valentine. [Flavorwire]
-The only problem with chick-lit is the name. [Beattie’s Book Blog]
-10 Worst Mistakes That Authors of Alternate History Make. [io9]
-Fall in Love with a Good Book. [Library Displays]
-Game of Thrones Valentine’s Day Cards. [next round]
-The Very Best Books for Every Travel Destination (Hawaii included). [2 Eyes Watching]
-Vendors say sales remain strong at San Francisco Antiquarian Book, Print & Paper Fair 2012. [Antique Trader]
Off-Topic
-The Dark Origins of Valentine’s Day. [NPR]
-Just in time for Valentine’s Day…. The 50 Greatest Love Songs of All Time. [Nerve]
-Don’t have anyone on Valentine’s Day? These celebrities are here to hit on YOU! [Team COCO]
-A raw beef bouquet for me on Valentine’s Day? I love you! [Gizmodo]
-Found hearts on adorable animals. All in time for…you guessed it…Valentine’s Day. [Cute Overload]
-Fun new app reveals your Twitter Crush. [Mashable]
-Here’s Arguably The Greatest Video Valentine Ever. A mashup of movie characters saying the lyrics to Bryan Adams’ “Everything I Do.” [UPROXX]
-6 Pop Culture Mysteries That Were Solved by Fans. [Cracked]
-Adorable Puppy Rescue Has Happy Ending, Goes Viral. [Mashable]
-Ranking All 120 College Football Stadiums Heading Into 2012. Aloha Stadium comes in at #47! [Bleacher Report] [gn_divider]
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*some exceptions to the date range may apply
