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.
The best part of the “huki” is that we all pull together, if you find any fun or interesting book related links/articles please feel free to share them via comments or contact us!
[gn_divider]Self Love
-We review The ʻUkulele: A History, a new UH Press book from authors Jim Tranquada and John King. [HBB]
-HBB’s @mistysanico writes her 100-word Bamboo Shoot, “Nasty Kids.” [Bamboo Ridge]
Pacific Literary
-Mission Houses Museum’s new book, Engraved at Lahainaluna, showcases ancient Hawaiian history. [KHON2]
-Book review for Hawaii writer Toby Neal’s latest in the Lei Crime series, Torch Ginger. [J.C. Martin]
-BOOK REVIEW: The Dread Hammer by Linda Nagata. [SF Signal]
-Kiana Davenport writes about adultery and her latest collection, Opium Dreams. [Davenport Dialogues]
-Check out the author website of Lani Wendt Young, who writes YA with strong Samoan themes. [Sleepless in Samoa]
-New Book ‘Deep in the Wave’ by Bear Woznick. [Surfline]
-The author of The Blue Tomato, Chef Alan Wong, is ‘Bringing Hawaiian Style to Summer Parties.’ [Wall Street Journal]
-Pre-order the landmark 100th issue of Bamboo Ridge, coming out in September. Our own Misty Sanico is a featured author! [Bamboo Ridge]
-Paradise Review is a new online literary journal. They’re currently accepting submissions. Check ’em out. [Paradise Review]
-Save 20% on Margo Sorenson’s new book Island Danger, a tween mystery adventure if you pre-order by July 28. [MuseIt Up Publishing]
-The Story Of Heroic Princess Ruth. New book from Kauai author Jo Ann Lordahl. [Expert Click]
General Literary
-What is the Future of Publishing? [Forbes]
-The Reading Lists of Your Favorite Fictional Characters. [Flavorwire]
-25 Dogs That Love Reading. [BuzzFeed]
-A Great Online Collection of Vintage Library Posters From the 1960s. [Laughing Squid]
-iDreambooks Promises “Rotten Tomatoes-like” Site for Books. [Publishing Perspective]
-9 Books That Make You Undateable. [HuffPost Books]
-Controversy over negative book blogging turns nasty—and pricey. [The Daily Dot]
-10 Things Holden Caulfield Hates About Everyone. [Flavorwire]
-What if the Black Widow starred in her own line of pulp novels? [io9]
-5 Writing Tips from Tana French. [Publisher’s Weekly]
-WWI in books, movies, songs, and poetry. [SFGate]
-Book Cover Clones: Why Do So Many Recent Novels Look Alike? [The Atlantic]
-Nine books NOT to read at the beach. [LA Times]
-Author Etiquette 101: How to Support Readers. [Author, Jody Hedlund]
-Book Sculpture: Literary Maze On Display At London 2012 Festival (PHOTOS). [HuffPost]
-Library receives 505-year-old book. [SFGate]
-Famous and Fabulous Library Cats. [Flavorwire]
-Superheroes and Their Typographic Counterparts. [Flavorwire]
Non-Literary Links
-So sad. Colorado Theater Shooting: How it Played Out Online. [Mashable]
-Five-0 Redux: Discovering Hawaiʻi Nei. [Honolulu Pulse]
-Gallery: The 50 Most Iconic Batman Images Of All Time. [Complex]
-Everyone wants to be Batman in this “I am Batman” supercut. [io9]
-Andy Warhol’s Batman? 10 Wacky And Forgotten Versions Of Famous Movies. [io9]
-Historical Political Cartoons About Hawaii. [Hawaii Digital Newspaper Project]
-UH Manoa Library’s photostream has all kinds of awesome newspaper clips. [Flickr]
-Jon Teitel’s “Forgotten Legends”: Hawaii’s Tom Henderson. [CollegeHoops.net]
-Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Is Dead. [NPR]
-A Radically Prosaic Approach to Civil Rights Images. [Lens/NYTimes]
-Hilarious. Saved By The Bell’s 20 Greatest Sports Moments. [With Leather]
-Bring the hatred. It’s the Rich Kids of Instagram. [Tumblr]
-Is the ‘Nickel and Dime’ Strategy Working for the Airlines? [Room for Debate]
-Dog Facts: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Your Pet (PHOTOS). [HuffPost]
-Paws for refreshment: 14 photos of pets on vacation. [animal tracks]
-What if the entire animal kingdom went cybernetic? [io9] [gn_divider]
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