Benjamin Buddy Bess, the publisher of Bess Press, donated 11,000+ books to the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i (FLH). The retail value of these books exceeds $125,000. Some of the titles include (links go to HBB reviews, if applicable): For Adults: The View from Diamond Head by Don Hibbard and David Franzen USS Arizona: […]
Did you know that August 10 through August 16 is officially designated as Elvis Week? Graceland (in Memphis, TN) will be hosting a week full of Elvis-related festivities for the diehard Elvis tourist. Even if you can’t be in Memphis during Elvis Week, Elvis.com provides you with a number of ways you can celebrate online: […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Bess Press Celebrates Keiki Earth Day with Baby Awearness Baby Awearness at Manoa Marketplace (2nd floor) is the store that sells hard-to-find, eco-friendly products, while being a resource center offering classes and workshops […]
News Release via Bess Press Local, family-run book publisher Bess Press recently announced their acquisition of fellow local publishing company, Editions Limited. For many years, publisher Gaylord Wilcox, with Editions Limited, has become known for specializing in high-quality photography-rich books and has contributed greatly to capturing classic elements of Hawai‘i’s history and culture. “This acquisition […]
On this day, 122 years ago, January 24, 1889, Robert Louis Stevenson, the famous author of such novels as Treasure Island and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, arrived in Hawaii with his family aboard his yacht the Casco. Prior to landing in Hawaii, the Casco cruised around the Pacific including the Marquesas, […]
Welcome to week 3 of the HBB Cookbook Countdown to New Year’s. This installment is a bit early but I figured everyone would be too busy cooking, eating and parade watching tomorrow. I’ll keep this post a short one since there’s so much to do before turkey time. This week I decided to pull a […]
Only two-hundred years earlier, the Hawaiians who lived during the reign of Kamehameha the Great held their carved ki’i in highest regard for their cultural significance. Now, Hawai’i’s tiki echo of this time long ago and celebrate the traditions of this time in a new and exciting way. What images are conjured when you think […]
Happy Teen Read Week! If you haven’t heard, Oct. 17-23 is Teen Read Week, sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association which is a division of the American Library Association. Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers and other concerned adults. Find out everything you […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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