Welcome to Huki Links – a biweekly post highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more 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
-Hawaii Reads contributors were featured in two Star-Advertiser articles this past Sunday. First is Misty’s article with author Susanna Moore. (subscription needed)
-Next is Alex’s review of an excellent novel: Tyler Miranda’s ʻEwa Which Way. (subscription)
-Also, in last week’s Honolulu Weekly, Hawaii Book Blog was featured as one of five local pages to check out in Surf the Sites. Mahalo to Matthew Dekneef!
-If you haven’t read my review of Mark Panek’s latest novel Hawaiʻi, go do so and then buy the book!
-Here’s Misty’s modified review from the paper of Darien Gee’s (aka Mia King’s) latest novel The Avalon Ladies Scrapbook Society.
-In case you missed it… the best in Hawaiʻi publishing for 2012: Your 2013 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Award Winners!
-Though the Hawaii Book & Music Festival is over, we wrote a bunch of articles this year to hype it up and many of them are still applicable to some degree. Here’s a rundown:
- Sisters In Crime-Hawaii (includes mini-book reviews)
- A Few Books and Authors to look out for at HBMF13 (book recs)
- There’s an App for That. (A look at the HBMF app for smartphones)
- Hawaii Publishers Village (Info on some of the publishers and their deals)
- Keiki Read Aloud Pavilion (some info on the new kids reading area)
-In case you missed it… be sure to check out our awesome, interactive Poem in Your Pocket Day – Aloha Shirt Edition! Mahalo to all of the poets who contributed!
-Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram, and Like us on Facebook!
Hawaii Literary
-Our second favorite issue of the Honolulu Weekly is here. 2013 Summer Books has a ton of great reviews, interviews and more to get you into the local reading mood.
-HBMF was a blast! Someone on Examiner.com put up a quick summary and photo gallery: Books, Halaus, Tea, and Music.
-The MNonaka Gallery has two nicely edited YouTube videos of the 2013 HBMF, though the focus is entirely on the Main Stage and its performers.
-Pacific Business News took a brief look at the new Hawaii Book & Music Festival app.
-YA author Sue Cowing talks about why the Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall closure is a blow to Honolulu in this Star-Advertiser article. (subscription needed)
-Author Lehua Parker takes a look at mystery novelist Laurie Hanan’s book Almost Paradise.
-Tinfish editor Susan Schultz talks about what to expect when you’re expecting a poetry book.
-Nice KITV4 interview with Mike Bond, talking about his new novel Saving Paradise.
-And here is a nice radio interview with Cades Award-winning author Mark Panek on Hawaii Public Radio.
-Haven’t read it yet, but this Examiner review (from Westfield) takes a critical look at Charley Memminger’s new novel Aloha, Lady Blue.
-Here’s a Star-Advertiser article on a book company offering help with self-publishing. Hint: It’s Legacy Isle Publishing. (subscription)
-Going back to the KPP Awards, here’s a blog entry from the publisher talking how UH Press received top honors in the Hawaii book awards.
–Volcano author Tom Peek is honored for his debut novel Daughters of Fire.
-PR: Savant Books Releases Tom Donnelly/Mike Munger’s New Novel, “Blessed Are the Peacekeepers.”
-Very brief look by HONOLULU magazine of the new Kalaupapa book Mai Lepera by Kerri A. Inglis. Also includes a brief Robert Cazimero CD review.
-Not heard of it, but The Katy News says this “author takes readers on a perilous adventure through Hawaii” about Deep Green by Stone Spicer.
-One nodda blogger review of Molokai by Alan Brennert. This one is from one who loves books and Backstreet Boys.
General Literary
-Here’s some rules for writing from the guardian. These ones focus on blocking that metaphor!
-The first ever Publishing Hackathon took place. Digital designers, programmers, engineers, and assorted techies gathered to devise the means to improve book discovery.
-Even if you’re older there’s still much to take from these 65 books you need to read in your 20s.
-While we’re on book lists, here’s 10 Forgotten Fantastical Novels You Should Read Immediately.
-Something interesting from BookRiot: What your reading rules reveal about your personality.
-A 1930 interview with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in which he discusses Sherlock Holmes and more. On YouTube.
-Hay people… it’s the Stephen King Universe flowchart as designed by tessiegirl.
-Those of you looking to inspiration may want to see Famous Authors’ Handwritten Outlines for Great Works of Literature.
-Here’s a Tumblr showing photos of the Stoop Books of Brooklyn.
-You raging economists want to wind down with some good reads? Noahpinion has a list of science fiction novels for economists.
-Have you ever started reading a book and realized you’ve read it before? The Curse of Reading and Forgetting.
-How can you not love these incredible reading rooms from around the world?
-Why can’t all postage stamps contain an entire short story? This one from Ireland does.
-Book Riot does a breakdown (with time cues) of the new trailer for Ender’s Game.
-The Atlantic boldly declares: Chick Lit is Dead, Long Live Farm Lit.
-An all digital “bookless” library is coming to a San Antonio suburb.
-Is there any more appropriate place to review Alan Brennert’s new novel Palisades Park than the Asbury Park Press?
-On that note, here’s a Palisades Park review from the Washington Post.
Non-Lit Links
-Anna Weaver of Slate urges the general populace to Give SPAM a Chance. The maligned meat deserves a better rep.
-It’s always worth checking out Wendie Burbridge’s “Five-O Redux” for a recap of what happened on the latest from Hawaii Five-O. This one’s on the season finale!
-UH is bringing ‘Rainbow’ back (yeah). Them other teams just don’t know how to act. USA Today discusses Hawaii returning Rainbow to Warriors.
-The debate is on: Is Craft Beer too hoppy for mainstream tastebuds?
-Like seeing an old friend go, The Office is now no more. At one point (Seasons 2/3, especially) it was my favorite TV show. Here’s some pre-finale GIFs!
-After decades of research, scientists finally reveal why orange juice tastes so bad after brushing your teeth.
[gn_divider /]You can catch some of these links and more by following us on Facebook and Twitter. If you have interesting links you’d like to share with us, or feel like we’ve missed something out the past two weeks, please feel free to leave us a comment!
*some exceptions to the date range may apply
