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]Links covering the week of November 14 – 21, 2011*
Self Love
-We are officially on Google+ now as Hawaiʻi Book Blog! Be sure to add us to your circles—we’ll reward you with some exclusive giveaways in the near future! [Google+]
-An introspective novel set in Japan. Read our review of Todd Shimoda’s Oh! A mystery of ‘mono no aware’. [Hawaii Book Blog]
-A biography about the life of tragic local hero, Percy Kipapa. Read our review of Mark Panek’s Big Happiness: The Life and Death of a Modern Hawaiian Warrior. [HBB]
-Meeting authors on the weekend: Why you should support local literary events. You just might learn something. [HBB]
-Sometimes you just want an affordable eBook to pass the time. We review Fred Zackel’s Murder in Waikiki. [HBB]
-“E nānā /Aia ka mea i loko o kekahi puke / He ānuenue e heluhelu ana” Guess what song these lyrics are from? Here’s a hint: ānuenue = rainbow. [ʻŌlelo of the Day]
Hawaiʻi Literary
-Only three more days to save 20% off on all books at University of Hawaiʻi Press! Seriously, they have some awesome books this year (and every year). Now is your chance to save. [UH Press]
-Before you go to M.I.A. tonight…be sure to read up on the latest Vice-Versa issue #7, all about Food! [Vice-Versa]
-JoAnn Carroll back in book lovers’ paradise. After closing her book store in August, Carroll finds solace working at the Maui Friends of the Library’s new store. [Lahaina News]
-There’s always a lot of great news and information on local illustrator Tammy Yee’s official website. Be sure to keep it in your bookmarks! [Tammy Yee]
-Book review from local paper on “Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii” by Patricia Jennings, the daughter of a plantation manager who was 12 when she met Georgia in 1939. [The Maui News]
-Save the date! Book launch celebration in mid-December for a very special book, Don’t Look Back: Hawaiian Myths Made New, edited by Christine Thomas. Find out more about it here. [Watermark Publishing blog]
-A fun food post that chronicles the origins of Crispy Gau Gee, making heavy reference to a number of classic Hawaii cookbooks. [Seattle Weekly]
-Hawaii Literacy featured as one of ‘6 Great Small Nonprofits and What Makes Them Succeed.’ [Hawaii Business]
General Literary
-Do you live in the world’s top 10 literary cities? Find out here. [National Geographic]
-Michael Crichton’s latest (but apparently not last) posthumous novel, Micro, is set on Oahu. [NPR Books]
-Sleeping With The Enemy (Podcast). Host talks about Kiana Davenport’s clash with big publishing. [Christine Rose]
-Old one I missed…Our Favorite Vintage Illustrations from Classic Children’s Books. [Flavorwire]
-Books of the Year 2011. Writers from Antonia Fraser to Andrew Motion choose their best books of the year. [The Telegraph]
-Kindle Fire: Out of the Box. What you’ll get this Christmas, if you decide to buy one. [O’Reilly]
-Our blog friend Becky is giving away Miss Darcy Falls in Love by Sharon Lathan. Find out how you can win a free copy of this book. [One Literature Nut]
-My childhood hero, Morris the finicky cat, dons the cover of this potentially awful book. [Awful Library Books]
-The 10 Coolest Stop-Motion Shorts We’ve Ever Seen…this particular one, an ode to books. [Flavorwire]
-Library Budget Cuts Threaten Community Services Across Country. [Huffington Post]
-Ah humor! Who Wrote Shakespeare? by Eric Idle* [The New Yorker]
-Book Publishing Websites: The Best and Worst… [Huff Post]
Off Topic Fun
-Are you excited or disappointed? Reactions to the recently released Hunger Games trailer. [The Hollywood Reporter]
-Catch up on your Hawaii Five-0 and relive last week’s episode via The Five-0 Redux by local writer, Wendie Burbridge. [Honolulu Pulse]
-You know you want to squeeze your salt and pepper from some balls. [Design Milk]
-Moment of the Day – How Krypto Got His Cape. Bad dog! [The Weekly Crisis]
-Small Space Surprise: Flip-down walls reveal writer’s cabin. [dornob]
-Time lapse photography video from space! [Bad Astronaut]
-The best eleven words strung together in the English language? “Robotic bear pillow stops your snoring by gently mauling your face.” (video) [engadget] [gn_divider]
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*some exceptions to the date range may apply
