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 September 13 – 26, 2012*
Self Love
-Author Interview w/ Julia Flynn Siler (Lost Kingdom) [HBB]
-Kumu Hula: Roots and Branches (book review). [HBB]
-Our own Misty Sanico reviews three books for the paper. [Honolulu Star-Advertiser]
Hawaii Literary
-Help raise money to buy books for our underprivileged keiki! First Book-Oahu fundraiser at Barnes & Noble featuring a special guest storytime with Feng Feng Hutchins (Plenty Saimin). [First Book-Oahu]
-Meeting Hawaii’s Next Generation Authors? (…and How I Handle Criticism) by Lost Kingdom author.. [Julia Flynn Siler]
-Delving into the dark McKinney’s Boi No Good reveals different side of Hawaii. [Trojan Times]
-Discovering Hawaii in Lisa Linn Kanae’s Islands Linked by Ocean. [Outrigger]
-Fall Book Recommendations for Honolulu residents: A Shark Going Inland is My Chief and We Go Jam [HONOLULU Magazine]
-Local Kauai Authors Write Just For Keiki. [Midweek Kauai]
-FAST FIVE Author Interview with Cheryl Linn Martin, author of Pineapples in Peril. [Gail M. Baugniet]
-Meet Christy Passion From Bamboo Ridge Journal’s 100th Issue. (Audio Interview) [HPR]
-Aumakua is a Hawaii thing. [Toby Neal]
-Check out this snipped of Linda Nagata’s Limit of Vision. [Hahvi.net]
-This Sunday, don’t miss out on special event at Native Books: KALAUPAPA: A Collective Memory. [Facebook]
-Speaking of which, check out an excerpt of the book here. Love the story about the picture of the woman with a guitar. [UH Press]
-The Aloha Writers Conference Welcomes New Faculty: Rebecca Walker and Kealoha. [MMD Newswire]
-Book Review: Loco Moco by Ty Hutchinson. [BlogCritics]
-Celebrate Star Wars Reads Day at Six Public Libraries on October 6. [Hawaii News Now]
-Come to Books Are Building Blocks on Oct. 2 featuring Kona’s own professional IronMan triathlete, Bree Wee. [West Hawaii Today]
General Literary
-Barnes & Noble Nook HD vs. Amazon Kindle Fire HD: Specs Compared. [PC Mag]
-Is the Pendulum Slowing for E-Books Vs. Paper Books? [Algonquin Redux]
-The best books on The Beatles. [the guardian]
-10 Great Novels and the Cocktails You Should Pair Them With. [Flavorwire]
-What’s in a literary name? How famous authors name their characters. [OUPblog]
-Using your weaknesses as a source of strength in writing. [Writer Unboxed]
-Finding inspiration in low places. [Book Life Now]
-Murakami, Japanese Authors Pulled from Chinese Bookstores. [Publishing Perspectives]
-How ‘Silent Spring’ Ignited the Environmental Movement. [NYTimes]
-Gifts for the parents. [GOOD Books]
-Could science fiction bring back the epistolary novel. [io9]
-Why book bloggers are critical to literary criticism. [the guardian]
-Oh My Pizza! Uggie the dog to publish a memoir! [EW’s Shelf Life]
-Vintage Photographs From Inside 10 Famous Libraries. [Flavorwire]
Non-Literary Links
-Google Maps goes underwater: Street View technology now lets users tour oceans. [NY Daily News]
-Speaking of Google: Happy 14th Birthday! [Mashable]
-Mr. Sexy Back tries to bring Myspace back. [Star-Advertiser]
-Could the Internet Ever “Wake Up?” [Slate]
-The 10 Finest Pieces Of ‘Arrested Development’ Merchandise Available On Etsy. [UPROXX]
-10 Things Every Guy Should Know About Rum. [Complex] [gn_divider /]
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*some exceptions to the date range may apply
