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We are primarily nonacademic in review with formal literary critiques only as needed.  We  love books and sharing information about local authors and events and are always excited to hear about new releases or discovering old favorites.  Please note that unless otherwise noted in the post itself, all of the books we review have either […]

Misty-Lynn Sanico Role: Writer/Editor Hometown: ʻEwa Beach, Hawaiʻi I am a shameless bibliophile currently working for a private corporation in the background investigation and information security industry. Making cupcakes, dancing hula, and playing ukulele are a few miscellaneous past times. I am also a freelance writer and starting editor who loves collecting books. My literary […]

The world’s books are as diverse as the people who read and author them. Hawaiʻi’s own literary landscape is beautifully unique because of the various cultures that inhabit its islands. Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London—these are well known names in literature, but they are also important to Hawaiʻi’s individual literary history. These great […]