Gail Tsukiyama is the bestselling and award winning author of six novels including Women of the Silk, The Samurai’s Garden, The Language of Threads and her most recent The Street of a Thousand Blossoms. Born to a Chinese mother from Hong Kong and a Japanese father from Hawaii her novels are a reflection of […]
April is National Poetry Month! Find out all about this national celebration via the Poets.org website. The Hawaiʻi section features W.S. Merwin and Garrett Hongo as well as some short write-ups on our local literary presses and a selected “Poem about Hawaiʻi,” Juliet Kono’s Silverswords. Here are some fun and easy suggestions that we came up with […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/hauolikaheluhelu.mp3″ text=”Hauʻoli ka Heluhelu ʻana” ] Celebrate Reading. Inā ʻaʻohe a ʻoukou ka hana i ka lā ʻapōpō, e hele mai i Ke Kulanui ʻo Hawaiʻi ma Mānoa e Hauʻoli Ka Heluhelu ʻAna ai. (If you’ve nothing to do tomorrow, come to UH Mānoa to Celebrate Reading.) [divider]
Ball Don’t Lie is the debut novel from author Matt de la Peña and tells the story of a young, foster kid who goes by the name of Sticky. Sticky comes from an impoverished background—no father, mother works as a prostitute, little to no money, abusive father stand-ins. Ending up in foster care, Sticky’s impregnable […]
Two prominent authors headline Hawaii’s only reading festival focused on young adults—but Celebrate Reading is not just for teens. HONOLULU, HAWAII — Call it a book club on steroids. Hawaii’s Celebrate Reading Festival, the state’s only reading festival focused on young adults—with dramatic presentations, storytelling, performance poetry as well as a core of reading and […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. April Fool’s! Today is the first day of April which means…watch your back! If you’re on Twitter, here’s a little advice from our sister account @OlelooftheDay: Inā ʻoe e ʻōʻupē ana i kou […]
Two very special guest authors from the mainland will be appearing at the Celebrate Reading 2011 Festival on April 16 at UH Manoa (click here for more info). One of these special guests is Gene Yang, author/artist of American Born Chinese, The Eternal Smile and Prime Baby. I believe readers, especially high school students, will […]
Celebrate Reading 2011 will be holding its 14th Annual festival for readers and writers on April 16 at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In preparation for this stellar event which brings together students, teachers, readers, writers and authors, we wanted to provide you with a near-complete reading list you can acquaint yourself with to […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Celebrate Reading Teachers, Students, Readers, Writers… save the date: April 16, 2011. That is when the 14 Annual Celebrate Reading Festival will take place on Oahu at The University of Hawaii at Manoa. Matt […]
Celebrate Reading is an annual event sponsored by the Hawaii Council for the Humanities, . In the past, it has attracted prominent guest authors like Orson Scott Card (Ender’s Game), Christopher Moore (Lamb, Fluke) and Markus Zusak (The Book Thief). Even more important to its mission is that it has attracted student participation from public schools around […]
