Welcome to Huki Links – a biweekly post highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more from across the ‘net!
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[gn_divider /]Links for the period of September 25, 2013 – October 8, 2013
Hawaii Literary
–This is Paradise author Kristiana Kahakauwila on balancing two worlds as author and professor.
-And here is Kristiana on the Drunken Odyssey podcast.
-Comic book style used to tell WWII veteran stories
-Another review of The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata.
-Speaking of which, here’s Nagata explaining How she self-published The Red: First Light. Why is also linked.
-Author Toby Neal asks, “To Kirkus Review or not to Kirkus Review, indie author?”
-Makiki Community Library will receive funding from the state.
–Lahaina Library landscape project seeks contributors
-Hawaiian writer Kirby Wright releases futuristic thriller The End, My Friend.
-Importance of Place: Lisa Linn Kanae Visits Writers in Community
General Literary
-Walter White’s “I am the one who knocks” speech as written by other authors.
-E.B. White explains why he wrote Charlotte’s Web.
-A different Kafka.
-It’s time to get rid of Nikola Tesla from science fiction writing.
-New York Public Library Unveils its List of 100 Great Children’s Books of the Last 100 Years
-10 Things Kids Shouldn’t Do According to an 1819 Book of Cautionary Tales.
-The ALA’s Top 10 Challenged Books of 2012.
-What libraries do for us and children’s literacy.
-Want to read other’s thoughts? Try reading some literary fiction.
-What’s terrifying young teens in today’s YA? The economy.
–10 Old English words you need to be using.
-Dirty Etymology of 9 everyday words.
-The “fake a disability” trope and why it’s tired and dangerous.
–4 Tips to Solve 99% of Your Writing Problems, with Janice Hardy. Hint: POV.
-Diversity 101: Blurring the Lines Between Familiar and Foreign.
-On overcoming doubt as an author.
-The 10 silliest rules of time travel from science fiction.
-42 idiom origins explained.
–20 great American cities for writers–that aren’t New York.
Non-Literary Links
-Congrats to Lanai and the gang for winning the Great Food Truck Race. Here’s an interview with the winners. (TV)
-The 10 Best Science Fiction Stories where humans are the monsters. (Pop Culture)
-Every reference in Guillermo Del Toro’s awesome ‘Simpsons’ intro, including famous authors. (Pop)
-It’s about time that Lane Kiffin fired as USC Trojans head coach. #FightOn (Football)
-Time to tackle the Washington Redskins’ racist mascot problem. (Football)
-65 amazing facts that will blow your mind. (Facts)
-Ryan Gosling and Kate Upton explain the government shutdown. (Current Event)
-London’s top ten animal statues! (Travel)
-Breaking Bad’s greatest fashion moments. (TV)
-What Vulture and everyone else wrote about the Breaking Bad finale. (TV)
-Screw it, more BB: Breaking Bad Characters First and Last Appearance Gifs and the Finale’s best meme’s, tributes, and callbacks. (TV)
-Rockstar really did think of everything with Grand Theft Auto V. (Gaming)
-This quiz pinpoints your American dialect down to the town. (Linguica)
-See what the medieval fuss is over knight vs. snail. (History)
–Extrusive volcanism formed the Hawaiian Islands. (Hawaiʻi)
-HuffPost queries locals on Hawaii’s Best Hiking Trails. (Hawaiʻi)
-United States of Franks: a guide to regional hot dog styles. (food)
-Phonte compares rappers to TV shows. (Social Media)
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