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Huki-Links: March 6, 2013

by Alex on March 6, 2013
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Welcome to Huki Links – a biweekly post highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more 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 […]

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World Read Aloud Day: Fun to read keiki books! (book list)

by Misty on March 6, 2013
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  Today, March 6th is World Read Aloud Day (WRAD)! Celebrate by reading books aloud to friends and family, or donate some books to your local library. Here are a few recent keiki books that are fun to read out loud. We’ve chosen these because of their rhythmic text and creative use of words and […]

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Get Loud in the Library with WORDS+

by Alex on March 5, 2013
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On Thursday, March 7, the Out Loud in the Library series will celebrate the rich intersection of words and visual art with their March offering: WORDS+. This event will feature both local and visiting writers and artists. The participants include: Lynn Young – A teaching artist at the school who is currently completing her master’s […]

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Book End: Weekend of March 1, 2013

by Alex on March 2, 2013
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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 Hawaiʻi. This week, I apologize for the tardiness and as a result, I give you two bonus days: Tuesday and Thursday! Plan your week accordingly! Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending […]

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5 Things I Learned at the 2013 SCBWI Hawaii Conference

by Misty on February 27, 2013
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5 Things I Learned at the 2013 SCBWI Hawaii Conference The Hawaii regional chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) has a lot going on throughout the year and even if you’re not published you can still join and attend these skill building events. Joining SCBWI Hawaii is a tremendous opportunity […]

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Book End: Weekend of February 22, 2013

by Alex on February 22, 2013
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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 Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events.  Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Saturday, February 23 Mililani Library Used Book Sale – The Friends of Mililani Public Library will […]

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We Go Jam (Book Review)

by Alex on February 21, 2013
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During last year’s Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival (HBAMF), I had the pleasure to attend a number of events at the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities’ tent, whose theme for the two-day affair was “The Aural History of Hawaiʻi.” At the beginning of both days were panels relating to the Council’s new book We Go […]

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Out Loud in the Library is Gonna Jam! (Book Event)

by Alex on February 19, 2013
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This Thursday, February 21, the Windward Community College’s excellent Out Loud in the Library series dives deep into Hawaiʻi’s musical roots as they help celebrate the release of We Go Jam: Celebrating Our Music, Our Soundscape, Our Hawaiʻi. The book, published by the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, compiles a number of contributions reflecting the […]

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Jack London is Dead: Contemporary Euro-American Poetry of Hawaii (review)

by Misty on February 16, 2013
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The latest anthology from TinFish Press is a collection of poems and stories from local “Euro-Americans” (being the term to encompass the “different categories of whiteness in Hawaiʻi”) and their experience as a marginalized voice within the island literary community. With work from well known local poets Susan Schultz and Eric Paul Shaffer, plus several […]

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Book End: Weekend of February 15, 2013

by Alex on February 15, 2013
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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 Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events.  Have a great weekend, everyone! President’s Day Observance In observance of Presidents Day 2013, all Hawaii public libraries will be closed from […]

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Huki-Links: February 14, 2013

by Alex on February 14, 2013
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Welcome to Huki Links – a biweekly post highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more 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 […]

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