Celebrate Reading: Matt de la Peña

by Misty on March 30, 2011
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Another special guest for the Celebrate Reading Festival is acclaimed author Matt de la Peña. His collection of young adult novels are critically praised, urban dramas with unforgettable characters and themes. Check out our review of Ball Don’t Lie

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Book review: Skye Object 3270A

by Misty on March 10, 2011
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It may surprise some, but I’ve read heaps more science fiction than Alex has.  It may also be surprising that there are more female science fiction authors than you’d think, which is preposterous because why should anyone think about the …

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Book review: Arts and Crafts of Micronesia

by Misty on February 12, 2011
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Arts and Crafts of Micronesia by Barbara Wavell was just one of the fall, non-fiction books to come out in 2010 from Bess Press. It’s a good introduction into the history and evolution of the art and material culture …

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Keiki book review: Kekoa and the Egg Mystery

by Misty on February 3, 2011
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You know how it is when something is bugging you, it haunts you wherever you go? Everything somehow reminds you of that thing? You notice things you never noticed before. Or when you’re on a diet and have a craving …

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Book review & recommendation: The Last Aloha

by Misty on January 24, 2011
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This review is about a year overdue. You know how it is when you really like something and it’s hard to write about it because you want it to be just right? That’s how I feel about this next book, …

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Cookbook Countdown: Week 2!

by Misty on November 17, 2010
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Well it’s another week closer to the end of 2010 and I dunno about you but I am nowhere near prepared for the holidays. I feel like it’s still August and yet, here we are already on week two …

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Keiki Book Review–Maile and the Huli Hula Chicken

by Misty on November 9, 2010
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Just in time for the holiday season, Mutual Publishing has come out with a handful of promising new keiki books! Hawaiiana children’s books are always so much fun to read especially since the quality of said keiki books produced here …

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Arnold Hiura’s “Kau Kau” is onolicious reading

by Misty on November 5, 2010
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Almost a year ago Alex and I stumbled into Haili’s on Kapahulu to buy a combo laulau plate and a new book from Watermark Publishing. Kau Kau: Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands had just been released and …

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Hawaii Five-O at Punchbowl: Book Recommendation

by Misty on October 12, 2010
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Those of us watching the recent episode of Hawaii Five-O last night were hard pressed not to notice the grassy hills and stoic marble buildings of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Generous (and gorgeous) shots of the iconic …

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Free your creativity! Book Review: Prescriptions for Living a Creative Life

by Misty on July 20, 2010
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How often do you think (or hear other people say), “I wish I could be more creative?”

I am always amazed at how creative people can be. Like my grandfather who once fixed a washing machine with a milk cap. …

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March Rec-Fest Book 4: Tuesday

by Misty on March 13, 2010
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So many books, so little time! It’s dangerous here for me and Alex, we could literally blow our entire months paycheck on books!

This next review is on another award winning book. Although not from a Hawai’i author or publisher, …

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