Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links 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 August 29 – September 5, 2011*:
Hawaii Literary Links
-The writers behind the excellent renshi book, No Choice But To Follow [read our review here], are working on a renshi about the infamous Massie Affair. Here is the first entry from Christy Passion. [Bamboo Ridge Press]
-One our favorite local writers, Lisa Linn Kanae (Islands Linked By Ocean), has a blog where she shares her inspirations, places she’s been, and her natural talent. [Red Fish]
–Talk Story: Three Tales of Hawaii by Paul G. Bens, Jr., only $1.50! [Smashwords] To learn more about Paul Bens, check out his very cool, two-part guest posts, A Haole Writes… and A Haole Reads.
-Bishop Museum Press goes digital with e-book publications. [Hawaii News Now]
-Books-To-Movies 2011: Multi-plex Bound Literary Works, includes Kaui Hart Hemmings’ The Descendants which has been made into a movie by Alexander Payne and stars George Clooney. [City Weekly]
-San Francisco, get ready for a “Taste of Hawaii” w/Chef Alan Wong and Arnold Hiura as they tour six events throughout San Fran and San Jose. [The Blue Tomato]
-Former University of Hawaii kicker, Jason Elam, now a four-time author. [Lost Lettermen]
-Available from iTunes is Hawaiian Surf Meditations by Eileen Shavelson. [Apple iTunes]
-Some of the first film reviews for Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, the movie based on Kaui Hart Hemmings’ novel. [Hollywood Reporter] [Variety]
-AP story on Maggie Goes On A Diet that is making the rounds on Hawaii and national news sites. [Google]
General Literary Links
-Avatar: The Last Airbender, four archetypes? [Gene Luen Yang]
-10 Novels We Dare You To Finish. [Flavorwire]
-Spirit of ’86: New Book Chronicles 50 years of New York Mets history & one unforgettable Game 6. [NY Daily News]
-David Bowie’s Space Oddity as a children’s book. Free download! [Badass Digest]
-The Candy Encyclopedia of American Literature. [McSweeney’s]
-Altered Books. [Design Milk]
Off Topic Sense (and Nonsense)
-New Hawaiian Islands bird species discovered after 50 years in museum drawer. [Surfbird News]
-Videos of post-Colorado game Coach McMackin press conference, Might Mo highlights and the Haka. [uhfootball.blogspot.com]
-gigi-hawaii takes you on a photographic tour of my neighborhood, Salt Lake, where she spent the first 11 years of her marriage. [gigi-hawaii]
-PONIES, think Kanye West’s POWER but with ponies. [YouTube]
-Saturday Night’s Children: A look at Jim Breuer’s career on SNL. Four words: The Joe Pesci Show. [SplitSider] [gn_divider]
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*some exceptions to the date range may apply
